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2026.03.07

Burkina Faso Msgr. Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Hilta

2026.02.16

Mexico Archbishop Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲), Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia

2026.02.15

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. François Halyday Mbouangui was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

2026.02.10

Burkina Faso Archbishop-elect Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon

2026.01.28

Burkina Faso Msgr. Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo, Priest of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Hilta and Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo

2025.12.11

Spain Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso, Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

2025.12.01

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. François Halyday Mbouangui, Priest of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

2025.11.22

Mexico Archbishop Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲), Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

2025.11.14

Italy Archbishop Diego Causero, Titular Archbishop of Grado, passed away at 85

2025.07.19

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Brice Armand Ibombo was consecrated as Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

2025.05.30

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

2025.05.28

Congo-Brazzaville Archbishop Gélase Armel Kema, C.S.Sp., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Brice Armand Ibombo, Priest of Gamboma (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

2024.02.24

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Abel Liluala was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

2024.01.25

Venezuela Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

2024.01.06

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Gélase Armel Kema, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville) and Apostolic Administrator of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Abel Liluala, Priest of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Archbishop Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

2023.08.22

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Vivien Carol Etouolo, Priest of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Congo

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Brice Armand Ibombo resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Congo

2023.08.20

Congo-Brazzaville Archbishop Victor Abagna Mossa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Gélase Armel Kema, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)

2022.12.01

Poland Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

2022.09.10

Poland Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski resigned as Secretary for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State

2022.07.31

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Toussaint Ngoma Foumanet, C.S.Sp., was consecrated as Bishop of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville)

2022.05.11

Congo-Brazzaville Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Toussaint Ngoma Foumanet, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville)

2022.05.01

Congo-Brazzaville Archbishop Victor Abagna Mossa resigned as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Congo

Congo-Brazzaville Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou, Apostolic Administrator of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Congo

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Daniel Mizonzo resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Congo

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Urbain Ngassongo, Bishop of Gamboma (Congo-Brazzaville), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Congo

2022.04.23

Mexico Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲) was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Vulturara

2022.02.13

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Gélase Armel Kema, C.S.Sp., was consecrated as Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

2022.02.05

Mexico Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲), Priest of Autlán (Mexico), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Head of Study Mission in Hong Kong of Philippines, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo, Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon and Titular Archbishop of Vulturara

2021.12.08

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Gélase Armel Kema, C.S.Sp., was elected Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

2021.11.21

Congo-Brazzaville Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Archbishop Anatole Milandou resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville)

2021.10.18

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Alain Mayama, C.S.Sp., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers)

2021.10.16

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

2021.08.31

Italy Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro

2021.08.18

Italy Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Clergy and former President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

2021.06.11

Italy Cardinal Beniamino Stella resigned as Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

2021.06.04

Venezuela Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti

2021.02.12

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Bernard Nsayi, Bishop emeritus of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville), passed away at 77

2020.12.17

Poland Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski, Delegate for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Secretary for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State

2020.06.28

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga was consecrated as Bishop of Kinkala (Congo-Brazzaville)

2020.05.30

Congo-Brazzaville Diocese of Owando was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Owando (with suffragan sees Impfondo and Ouesso) (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Diocese of Pointe-Noire was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire (with suffragan sees Dolisie and Nkayi) (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Victor Abagna Mossa, Bishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Congo, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B., Bishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

2020.05.01

Italy Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order and Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina

2020.04.18

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou, Bishop of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville) and Apostolic Administrator of Dolisie (Congo-Brazzaville)

2020.03.05

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga, Priest of Kinkala (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Bishop of Kinkala (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu resigned as Bishop of Kinkala (Congo-Brazzaville)

2020.03.01

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Daniel Nzika was consecrated as Bishop of Impfondo (Congo-Brazzaville)

2020

Mexico Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲), Priest of Autlán (Mexico) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Head of Study Mission in Hong Kong of Philippines

2019.12.12

Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp., resigned as Bishop of Impfondo (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Daniel Nzika, Priest of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville), was elected Bishop of Impfondo (Congo-Brazzaville)

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