Recent Events

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

Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Chullu and Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Archbishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon

Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene, Bishop of Oyem (Gabon) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon

Fr. Ephrem Ndjoni was consecrated as Bishop of Franceville (Gabon)

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

Archbishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Franceville (Gabon)

Fr. Ephrem Ndjoni, Priest of Franceville (Gabon), was elected Bishop of Franceville (Gabon)

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

Fr. Severin Nziengui Mangandza, C.S.Sp., was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon)

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano and Apostolic Commissioner for Institute of the Incarnate Word, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Ponziano pro hac vice Title

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

Bishop Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon)

Fr. Severin Nziengui Mangandza, C.S.Sp., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon)

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

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

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

Bishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba, Bishop of Franceville (Gabon), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Franceville (Gabon) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon)

Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon)

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan resigned as First Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló was appointed as Apostolic Commissioner for Institute of the Incarnate Word

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., resigned as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul was consecrated as Bishop of Annunciation of Ibadan of the Maronites (Nigeria)

Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province) (Nigeria)

Fr. Simon T. Faddoul, Priest of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon), Apostolic Exarch of Western and Central Africa of the Maronites (Nigeria) and Apostolic Visitator in Southern Africa of the Maronites, was elected Bishop of Annunciation of Ibadan of the Maronites (Nigeria)

Fr. Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba was consecrated as Bishop of Franceville (Gabon)

Sr. Marie-Sidonie Oyembo, C.I.C., resigned as President of Confederation of Conferences of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (CO.S.M.A.M.)

Fr. Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba, Priest of Libreville (Gabon), was elected Bishop of Franceville (Gabon)

Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Franceville (Gabon)

Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari, Titular Archbishop of Tronto, passed away at 73

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

Fr. Michel Ange Bengone Othoungha was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Gabon

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló resigned as Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona (何明哲), Priest of Autlán (Mexico) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Bishop of Mouila (Gabon) and President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon, was appointed as First Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Msgr. Francisco Escalante Molina was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Gratiana

Archbishop-elect Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon

Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Franceville (Gabon)

Fr. Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu was consecrated as Bishop of Port-Gentil (Gabon)

Bishop Timothée Modibo-Nzockena, Bishop of Franceville (Gabon), passed away at 66

Msgr. Francisco Escalante Molina, Priest of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Titular Archbishop of Gratiana

Fr. Célestin-Marie Bawilima Gaoua was consecrated as Bishop of Sokodé (Togo)

Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil (Gabon)

Fr. Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu, Priest of Libreville (Gabon), was elected Bishop of Port-Gentil (Gabon)

Fr. Célestin-Marie Bawilima Gaoua, Priest of Kara (Togo), was elected Bishop of Sokodé (Togo)

Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski, Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo and Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon, was appointed as Delegate for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State

Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Spain)

Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland and Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Sr. Marie-Sidonie Oyembo, C.I.C., was appointed as President of Confederation of Conferences of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (CO.S.M.A.M.)

Fr. Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp., was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon) and Titular Bishop of Siccenna

Apostolic Prefecture of Makokou was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Makokou (Gabon)

Fr. Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon), was elected Vicar Apostolic of Makokou (Gabon) and Titular Bishop of Siccenna

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Apostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil (Gabon) and Bishop of Mouila (Gabon), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon

Bishop Timothée Modibo-Nzockena resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon

Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene, Bishop of Oyem (Gabon), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon