Recent Events

Fr. Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Archbishop Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba, Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea and Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

Fr. Giorgio Ferretti was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

Fr. Giorgio Ferretti, Priest of Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino (Italy), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

Bishop Manuel Chuanguira Machado, Bishop emeritus of Gurué (Mozambique), passed away at 73

Fr. Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C., was elected Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

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)

Fr. Pietro Tosato, O.F.M. Cap., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Quelimane (Mozambique)

Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Archbishop Antonio Arcari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Fr. Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Œscus and Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Fr. Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua, Priest of Gurué (Mozambique), was elected Titular Bishop of Œscus and Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Fr. António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.J., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Sutunurca and Auxiliary Bishop of Beira (Mozambique)

Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula, Bishop of Xai-Xai (Mozambique) and Second Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, was appointed as First Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Fr. António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.J., was elected Titular Bishop of Sutunurca and Auxiliary Bishop of Beira (Mozambique)

Bishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes, Bishop of Chimoio (Mozambique) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

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

Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula resigned as President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa

Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Estonia (Estonia), passed away at 79

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Member of Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Bishop Ernesto Maguengue, Titular Bishop of Furnos minor and Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula (Mozambique), was appointed as Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, Titular Bishop of Arsennaria, Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique), Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, was appointed as Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique)

Fr. Rafael Simbine Junior was appointed as General Secretary of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Bishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes, Bishop of Chimoio (Mozambique), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Archbishop Inácio Saure, I.M.C., Metropolitan Archbishop of Nampula (Mozambique) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique) and Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Cardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maputo (Mozambique), passed away at 97

Fr. Inácio Lucas Mwita was consecrated as Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique)

Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P., Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, was promoted as Archbishop-Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil)

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (Mozambique)

Fr. Inácio Lucas Mwita, Priest of Nacala (Mozambique), was elected Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique)

Msgr. Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Nasai

Archbishop Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nampula (Mozambique), passed away at 96

Msgr. Luís Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba, Priest of Toledo (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea, Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and Titular Archbishop of Nasai

Bishop Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S., Bishop emeritus of Tete (Mozambique), passed away at 85

Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula, Bishop of Xai-Xai (Mozambique), President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa and President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, was appointed as Second Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Archbishop Antonio Arcari, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Fr. Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C., was consecrated as Bishop of Tete (Mozambique)

Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C., Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique), passed away at 74

Fr. Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C., was elected Bishop of Tete (Mozambique)

Fr. Sandro Faedi, I.M.C., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tete (Mozambique)

Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

Fr. António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Arsennaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Fr. António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, Priest of Chimoio (Mozambique), was elected Titular Bishop of Arsennaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P., Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Bishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Archbishop Inácio Saure, I.M.C., Metropolitan Archbishop of Nampula (Mozambique), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

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

Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula, Bishop of Xai-Xai (Mozambique) and President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa, was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz (尤雅士) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, was appointed as Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State

Bishop Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho, Titular Bishop of Plestia and Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal)

Bishop Germano Grachane, C.M., resigned as Bishop of Nacala (Mozambique)

Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M., Titular Bishop of Nova barbara and Auxiliary Bishop of Xai-Xai (Mozambique), was appointed as Bishop of Nacala (Mozambique)