Recent Events

Cardinal Jean Zerbo resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamako (Mali)

Bishop Robert Cissé, Bishop of Sikasso (Mali), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamako (Mali)

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

Cardinal Jean Zerbo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamako (Mali), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Mali)

Fr. Robert Cissé was consecrated as Bishop of Sikasso (Mali)

Fr. Robert Cissé, Priest of Sikasso (Mali), was elected Bishop of Sikasso (Mali)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Sikasso (Mali)

Archbishop Pablo Puente Buces, Titular Archbishop of Macri, passed away at 91

Archbishop Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

Msgr. Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title

Msgr. Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Priest of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Potenza Picena and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Archbishop Tymon Tytus Chmielecki resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

Fr. Hassa Florent Koné was consecrated as Bishop of San (Mali)

Fr. Hassa Florent Koné, Priest of San (Mali), was elected Bishop of San (Mali)

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

Fr. Thierry Magnin resigned as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama, Bishop of Sikasso (Mali), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Sikasso (Mali) and Bishop of Mopti (Mali)

Bishop Jean-Gabriel Diarra, Bishop of San (Mali), passed away at 74

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Fr. Thierry Magnin was appointed as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France

Msgr. Tymon Tytus Chmielecki was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Tre Taverne

Msgr. Jean-Sylvain Emien Mambé, Priest of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Tymon Tytus Chmielecki, Priest of Toruń (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, Apostolic Nuncio to Mali and Titular Archbishop of Tre Taverne

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 Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

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)

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio and President emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Fr. Edmond Dembélé resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mali

Fr. Alexandre Denou  was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mali

Cardinal Jean Zerbo took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Archbishop Jean Zerbo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamako (Mali), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana

Archbishop Luigi Barbarito, Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino, passed away at 94

Bishop Jonas Dembélé, Bishop of Kayes (Mali), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Mali

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Mali

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò resigned as President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Bishop Augustin Traoré, Bishop of Ségou (Mali), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mali

Bishop Georges Fonghoro, Bishop of Mopti (Mali), passed away at 58

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

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 Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mali

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

Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established (Nigeria)

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

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea

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. Jonas Dembélé was consecrated as Bishop of Kayes (Mali)

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 Santo Rocco Gangemi resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Fr. Jonas Dembélé, Priest of San (Mali), was elected Bishop of Kayes (Mali)

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel, Apostolic Nuncio to Iran, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS)

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Msgr. Santo Rocco Gangemi was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico

Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò, Titular Archbishop of Eclano and President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio

Msgr. Santo Rocco Gangemi, Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands and Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico