Recent Events

Msgr. Djivoh Houenagnon Mellon was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Éric Soviguidi was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Cerenza

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and Special Representative to African Union (AU)

Bishop Barthélemy Adoukonou, Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Culture, passed away at 83

Archbishop-elect Éric Soviguidi, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Niger

Msgr. Éric Soviguidi, Priest of Cotonou (Benin), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was elected Titular Archbishop of Cerenza and Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia

Msgr. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Ursona

Br. Pascal Ahodegnon, O.H., was appointed as Prior General of Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God

Msgr. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi, Priest of Santo Tomé (Argentina) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Ursona, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo

Archbishop Mark Gerard Miles, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cotonou (Benin), passed away at 82

Archbishop Roger Houngbédji, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Archbishop Pascal N’Koué resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Bishop Victor Agbanou resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Bishop Aristide Gonsallo, Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Bishop Eugène Cyrille Houndékon resigned as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Bishop Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S., Bishop of Djougou (Benin), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Fr. Coffi Roger Anoumou was consecrated as Bishop of Lokossa (Benin)

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals

Bishop Victor Agbanou resigned as Bishop of Lokossa (Benin)

Fr. Coffi Roger Anoumou, Priest of Lokossa (Benin), was elected Bishop of Lokossa (Benin)

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title, Member of Council of Cardinals, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Fr. Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S., was consecrated as Bishop of Djougou (Benin)

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia and Member of Council of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title

Archbishop Pascal N’Koué resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Djougou (Benin)

Fr. Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S., was elected Bishop of Djougou (Benin)

Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D., resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Msgr. Éric Soviguidi, Priest of Cotonou (Benin) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Msgr. Dieudonné Datonou was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense

Msgr. Dieudonné Datonou, Priest of Cotonou (Benin) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense and Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State

Msgr. Mark Gerard Miles was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale

Archbishop-elect Mark Gerard Miles, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Togo

Msgr. Mark Gerard Miles, Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar), Prelate of Honour of His Holiness and Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS), was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Titular Archbishop of Città Ducale

Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka

Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka

Msgr. Éric Soviguidi, Priest of Cotonou (Benin) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Msgr. Mark Gerard Miles, Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS)

Archbishop Pascal N’Koué, Metropolitan Archbishop of Parakou (Benin) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Djougou (Benin)

Bishop Paul Kouassivi Vieira, Bishop of Djougou (Benin), passed away at 69

Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D., Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

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)

Bishop Barthélemy Adoukonou resigned as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Culture

Archbishop Nestor Assogba, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cotonou (Benin), passed away at 88

Cardinal Ivan Dias, Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay (India) and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, passed away at 81

Msgr. Mark Gerard Miles, Priest of Gibraltar (Gibraltar) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop Pascal N’Koué, Metropolitan Archbishop of Parakou (Benin), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Bishop Victor Agbanou, Bishop of Lokossa (Benin), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Bishop Eugène Cyrille Houndékon, General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin and Bishop of Abomey (Benin), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Fr. Roger Houngbédji, O.P., was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

Archbishop Antoine Ganyé resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Benin and Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

Fr. Roger Houngbédji, O.P., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

Fr. Aristide Gonsallo was consecrated as Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin)

Fr. Aristide Gonsallo, Priest of Parakou (Benin), was elected Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin)

Fr. Jean-Benoît Gnambode, C.I.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Porto Novo (Benin)

Fr. François Gnonhossou, S.M.A., was consecrated as Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé (Benin)

Archbishop André Dupuy resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands and Permanent Representative to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)