Recent Events

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Titular Archbishop of Zella, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Samoa–Apia (Samoa) and Apostolic Administrator of Tokelau (Tokelau)

Bishop Kolio Etuale succeeded as Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M., Bishop emeritus of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa), passed away at 94

Fr. Kolio Etuale was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Titular Archbishop of Satriano, passed away at 88

Fr. Kolio Etuale, Priest of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Archbishop Thomas A. White (陶懷德), Titular Archbishop of Sabiona, passed away at 85

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi resigned as Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu

Fr. Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R., was consecrated as Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M., resigned as Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Fr. Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Msgr. Novatus Rugambwa was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Tagaria

Archbishop-elect Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Angola

Msgr. Novatus Rugambwa, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Titular Archbishop of Tagaria

Archbishop Patrick Coveney resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Msgr. Martin Krebs was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Taborenta

Msgr. Martin Krebs, Priest of Essen (Germany) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali and Titular Archbishop of Taborenta

Msgr. Novatus Rugambwa, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Archbishop Antonio Magnoni, Undersecretary for Sacraments emeritus of Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, passed away at 87

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean and Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island

Cardinal Pio Taofinu’u, S.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Samoa–Apia (Samoa), passed away at 82

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Titular Archbishop of Zella and Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Msgr. Charles Daniel Balvo was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Castello

Msgr. Charles Daniel Balvo, Priest of New York (USA) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean and Titular Archbishop of Castello

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Fr. Kolio Etuale was appointed as Priest of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Cardinal Pio Taofinu’u, S.M., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean and Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi was appointed as Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Msgr. Martin Krebs, Priest of Essen (Germany) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Novatus Rugambwa, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary and Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Delegate to Djibouti, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga

Archbishop Thomas A. White (陶懷德) resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu and Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati