Recent Events

Bishop Anthony Randazzo, Bishop of Broken Bay (Australia), President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania and Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia), was promoted as Prefect of Dicastery for Legislative Texts and Archbishop ad personam

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Cardinal Angelo Acerbi took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Undersecretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, passed away at 67

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agaña (Guam), passed away at 66

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa

Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar was consecrated as Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau and Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Titular Archbishop of Zella, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino

Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar, Priest of Agaña (Guam), was elected Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Bishop Ryan Jimenez Pagente, Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)

Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Agaña (Guam)

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Bishop Ryan Jimenez Pagente, Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

Bishop Anthony Randazzo, Bishop of Broken Bay (Australia) and President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia)

Msgr. Carl Leonard Reid resigned as Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia)

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B., Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Libya

Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)

Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar, Priest of Agaña (Guam), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Agaña (Guam)

Bishop Anthony Randazzo, Bishop of Broken Bay (Australia), was appointed as President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B., Apostolic Nuncio to Greece, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

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

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo resigned as Bishop of Reno (USA)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa and Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga and Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

Bishop Anthony Randazzo, Titular Bishop of Quiza and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Broken Bay (Australia)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Palau

Fr. Carl Leonard Reid, Priest of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia) and Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia), was appointed as Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary

Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap., was deposed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Msgr. Harry Entwistle resigned as Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia)

Fr. Carl Leonard Reid, Priest of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia), was appointed as Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia)

Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)

Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, Permanent Observer to United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B., Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

Archbishop Thomas A. White (陶懷德), Titular Archbishop of Sabiona, passed away at 85

Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes, Titular Bishop of Eguga and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Agaña (Guam)

Msgr. Anthony Randazzo was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Quiza and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Fr. Ryan Jimenez Pagente was consecrated as Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Msgr. Gábor Pintér was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus

Msgr. Anthony Randazzo, Priest of Brisbane (Australia) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was elected Titular Bishop of Quiza and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Fr. Ryan Jimenez Pagente, Priest of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) and Apostolic Administrator of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands), was elected Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-fai (韓大輝), S.D.B., Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Agaña (Guam)

Msgr. Gábor Pintér, Priest of Vác (Hungary) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus and Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus

Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar, Priest of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines), was appointed as Priest of Agaña (Guam)

Archbishop George Hamilton Pearce, S.M., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Suva (Fiji), passed away at 94

Archbishop Angelo Acerbi resigned as Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe and Apostolic Nuncio to Angola, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu and Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands and Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru