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Msgr. Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Voli

Msgr. Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk, Priest of Elbląg (Poland), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Permanent Representative to Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), was elected Titular Archbishop of Voli and Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe

Bishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa, Bishop emeritus of Mutare (Zimbabwe), passed away at 84

Archbishop Marek Zalewski, Non-Residential Pontifical Representative for Vietnam and Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, was appointed as Residential Pontifical Representative for Vietnam

Fr. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi was consecrated as Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.SS.R., Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe) and Vice-President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Bishop of Masvingo (Zimbabwe) and Apostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi, Priest of Hwange (Zimbabwe), was elected Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E., Bishop emeritus of Gokwe (Zimbabwe), passed away at 83

Fr. Fradereck Chiromba resigned as General Secretary of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Fr. Tryvis Moyo, C.SS.R., was appointed as General Secretary of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

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

Sr. Annah Theresa Nyadombo, H.L.M.C., was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu resigned as General Secretary of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa

Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro, Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe) and Apostolic Administrator of Gokwe (Zimbabwe), was appointed as General Secretary of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa

Archbishop George Kocherry resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) and General Secretary of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera resigned as Bishop of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Martin Munyanyi, Bishop emeritus of Gweru (Zimbabwe), passed away at 66

Archbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D., resigned as Vice-President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu resigned as President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm., Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe), was appointed as President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.SS.R., Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe), was appointed as Vice-President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Fr. Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube was consecrated as Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube, Priest of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), was elected Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Joseph Albert Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Moses Hamungole, Bishop of Monze (Zambia), passed away at 53

Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro, Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro, Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe), was appointed as Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) and President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as General Secretary of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa

Msgr. Paolo Rudelli was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Mesembria

Msgr. Paolo Rudelli, Priest of Bergamo (Italy), Permanent Observer to Council of Europe, Observer to International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Mesembria

Archbishop Marek Zalewski, Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe, was appointed as Non-Residential Pontifical Representative for Vietnam and Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore

Archbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), was appointed as Vice-President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) and Vice-President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera resigned as President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Fr. Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.SS.R., was consecrated as Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.SS.R., was elected Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera, Bishop of Masvingo (Zimbabwe) and President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Xavier Johnsai Munyongani, Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe), passed away at 67

Sr. Monica Mary Ncube, C.P.S., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood

Fr. Rudolf Nyandoro was consecrated as Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, Apostolic Nuncio to Greece, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Bishop Patrick Mumbure Mutume, Auxiliary Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe), passed away at 73

Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E., resigned as Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Rudolf Nyandoro, Priest of Masvingo (Zimbabwe), was elected Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

Archbishop Giacinto Berloco resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Fr. Paul Horan, O. Carm., was consecrated as Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe)

Fr. Paul Horan, O. Carm., was elected Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa resigned as Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe)

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) and Vice-President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J., resigned as Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

Msgr. Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk, Priest of Elbląg (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Permanent Representative to Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Msgr. Paolo Rudelli, Priest of Bergamo (Italy), Chaplain of His Holiness, Permanent Observer to Council of Europe and Observer to International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS), was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness