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2024.08.15

Pakistan Archbishop Benny Mario Travas, Vice-President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Lahore (Pakistan)

2024.07.22

Lebanon Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula

2023.11.10

Pakistan Archbishop Joseph Arshad resigned as President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Pakistan Bishop Samson Shukardin, O.F.M., Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan) and Vice-President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2023.08.12

Angola Msgr. Germano Penemote was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Treia

2023.06.16

Angola Msgr. Germano Penemote, Priest of Ondjiva (Angola) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Treia and Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

2023.05.28

Pakistan Bishop Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P., Bishop emeritus of Multan (Pakistan), passed away at 97

2023.02.17

Philippines Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

2023.02.15

Algeria Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

2023.02.02

Pakistan Fr. Yousaf Sohan was consecrated as Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

2023.01.03

Lebanon Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

2022.12.09

Pakistan Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Multan (Pakistan)

Pakistan Fr. Yousaf Sohan, Priest of Multan (Pakistan), was elected Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

2022.04.30

Italy Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

2022.04.12

Venezuela 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

2021.06.03

Philippines Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

2021.04.11

Pakistan Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lahore (Pakistan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Multan (Pakistan)

2021.03.25

Pakistan Fr. Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

2021.02.11

Pakistan Cardinal Joseph Coutts resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Pakistan Bishop Benny Mario Travas, Bishop of Multan (Pakistan) and Vice-President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

2021.01.01

Pakistan Fr. Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., was elected Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

2020.12.12

Pakistan Bishop Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan), passed away at 80

2020

Pakistan Bishop Samson Shukardin, O.F.M., Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan) and General Secretary of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Vice-President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2019.09.13

Pakistan Fr. Indrias Rehmat was consecrated as Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan)

2019.07.04

Italy Archbishop Renzo Fratini resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

2019.06.29

Pakistan Fr. Indrias Rehmat, Priest of Faisalabad (Pakistan), was elected Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan)

2019.01.19

Lebanon Msgr. Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Roselle

2018.11.24

Lebanon Msgr. Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Priest of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and Titular Archbishop of Roselle

2018.09.29

Pakistan Cardinal Joseph Coutts took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Bonaventura da Bagnoregio

2018.08.15

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

2018.06.28

Pakistan Archbishop Joseph Coutts, Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Bonaventura da Bagnoregio

2017.12.28

Italy Archbishop Giulio Einaudi, Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana, passed away at 89

2017.12.08

Pakistan Bishop Joseph Arshad, Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan), Apostolic Administrator of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan) and President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was promoted as Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan) and Archbishop ad personam

2017.11.10

Pakistan Archbishop Joseph Coutts resigned as President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Pakistan Bishop Joseph Arshad, Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan) and Apostolic Administrator of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan), was appointed as President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Pakistan Bishop Benny Mario Travas, Bishop of Multan (Pakistan), was appointed as Vice-President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2017.08.24

Algeria Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

2017.06.10

Italy Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

2017.06.06

Pakistan Bishop Andrew Francis, Bishop emeritus of Multan (Pakistan), passed away at 70

2017.04.27

Italy Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

2016.11.12

Pakistan Bishop Joseph Arshad, Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

2016.11.11

Angola Msgr. Germano Penemote, Priest of Ondjiva (Angola) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

2016.10.17

Pakistan Bishop Rufin Anthony, Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan), passed away at 76

2016.02.27

Italy Archbishop Renzo Fratini resigned as Permanent Observer to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

2016.02.10

Italy Archbishop Luigi Bressan resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy)

2015.08.15

Pakistan Fr. Benny Mario Travas was consecrated as Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

2015.05.29

Pakistan Fr. Benny Mario Travas, Priest of Karachi (Pakistan) and Apostolic Administrator of Multan (Pakistan), was elected Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

2015.05.23

Algeria Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader, Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and Titular Archbishop of Mathara in Numidia

2015.02.21

Venezuela Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

2015.02.17

Philippines Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

2015.01.31

Pakistan Fr. Samson Shukardin, O.F.M., was consecrated as Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

2015

Pakistan Bishop Rufin Anthony resigned as General Secretary of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Pakistan Bishop-elect Samson Shukardin, O.F.M., Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan), was appointed as General Secretary of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2014.12.16

Pakistan Bishop Max John Rodrigues resigned as Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

Pakistan Fr. Samson Shukardin, O.F.M., was elected Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

2014.10.01

Lebanon Msgr. Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Priest of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

2014.06.13

Pakistan Fr. Benny Mario Travas, Priest of Karachi (Pakistan), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Multan (Pakistan)

Pakistan Bishop Andrew Francis resigned as Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

2013.11.14

Pakistan Bishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Knin, Auxiliary Bishop of Lahore (Pakistan) and Apostolic Administrator of Lahore (Pakistan), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lahore (Pakistan)

2013.11.01

Pakistan Msgr. Joseph Arshad was consecrated as Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan)

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