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Fr. Augustin Simmel Ndiaye was consecrated as Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

Fr. Augustin Simmel Ndiaye, Priest of Dakar (Senegal), was elected Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

Bishop André Gueye, Bishop of Thiès (Senegal), Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal) and Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal)

Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal)

Fr. Jean Baptiste Valter Manga was consecrated as Bishop of Ziguinchor (Senegal)

Bishop André Gueye, Bishop of Thiès (Senegal), Second Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal), was appointed as Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Bishop Paul Abel Mamba Diatta, Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau and Bishop of Tambacounda (Senegal), was appointed as President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Fr. Jean Baptiste Valter Manga, Priest of Ziguinchor (Senegal), was elected Bishop of Ziguinchor (Senegal)

Fr. Victor Ndione was consecrated as Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Fr. Victor Ndione, Priest of Nouakchott (Mauritania), was elected Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Bishop André Gueye, Bishop of Thiès (Senegal) and Second Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

Bishop Ernest Sambou resigned as Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

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

Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

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

Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tambacounda (Senegal)

Bishop Paul Abel Mamba Diatta, Bishop of Ziguinchor (Senegal) and Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Bishop of Tambacounda (Senegal)

Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Fr. Augustin Thiaw was appointed as General Secretary of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Fr. Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S., was consecrated as Bishop of Kaolack (Senegal)

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Fr. Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S., was elected Bishop of Kaolack (Senegal)

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

Msgr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Maastricht

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)

Msgr. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, Priest of Pelplin (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua and Titular Archbishop of Maastricht

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)

Bishop André Gueye, Bishop of Thiès (Senegal), was appointed as Second Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye resigned as President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Bishop Paul Abel Mamba Diatta, Bishop of Ziguinchor (Senegal), was appointed as Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène, Bishop of Kolda (Senegal), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tambacounda (Senegal)

Bishop Jean-Noël Diouf resigned as Bishop of Tambacounda (Senegal)

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

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania

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

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

Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dakar (Senegal), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Senegal)

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal

Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr resigned as President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa

Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

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

Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal)

Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye, Bishop of Kaolack (Senegal) and President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal)

Fr. Victor Ndione, Priest of Thiès (Senegal), was appointed as Priest of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

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

Bishop Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé resigned as Bishop of Nice (France)

Fr. André Gueye was consecrated as Bishop of Thiès (Senegal)

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Memphis

Archbishop-elect Michael Wallace Banach was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Msgr. Michael Wallace Banach, Priest of Worcester (USA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Memphis

Fr. André Gueye, Priest of Thiès (Senegal), was elected Bishop of Thiès (Senegal)

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

Bishop Augustin Sagna, Bishop emeritus of Ziguinchor (Senegal), passed away at 92