Recent Events

Archbishop George Antonysamy resigned as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ), Titular Archbishop of Oderzo, passed away at 83

Archbishop George Antonysamy resigned as Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

Bishop Natale Paganelli, S.X., resigned as President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

Bishop George Biguzzi, S.X., Bishop emeritus of Makeni (Sierra Leone), passed away at 88

Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone), passed away at 91

Fr. Bob John Hassan Koroma was consecrated as Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Fr. Bob John Hassan Koroma, Priest of Makeni (Sierra Leone), was elected Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Bishop Natale Paganelli, S.X., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Archbishop Walter Erbì, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia

Archbishop George Antonysamy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India) and Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, was appointed as Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

Msgr. Walter Erbì was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Nepi

Archbishop-elect Walter Erbì, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone

Msgr. Walter Erbì, Priest of Iglesias (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Nepi and Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia

Archbishop Dagoberto Campos Salas, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

Bishop Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell resigned as President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

Bishop Natale Paganelli, S.X., Apostolic Administrator of Makeni (Sierra Leone), was appointed as President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk, Apostolic Nuncio to Panama, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

Bishop Henry Aruna, Titular Bishop of Nasbinca and Auxiliary Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone), was appointed as Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone)

Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma, Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone), passed away at 68

Archbishop Dagoberto Campos Salas, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone

Msgr. Dagoberto Campos Salas was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana

Archbishop-elect Dagoberto Campos Salas, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia

Msgr. Dagoberto Campos Salas, Priest of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana

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)

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Archbishop George Antonysamy, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India), was appointed as Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

Bishop John C. O’Riordan, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Kenema (Sierra Leone), passed away at 92

Bishop Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell, Bishop of Bo (Sierra Leone), was appointed as President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma resigned as President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

Archbishop Antonio Lucibello resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye and Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan

Fr. Natale Paganelli, S.X., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala

Bishop Henry Aruna, Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone), was appointed as Titular Bishop of Nasbinca and Auxiliary Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone)

Fr. Natale Paganelli, S.X., Apostolic Administrator of Makeni (Sierra Leone), was elected Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala

Archbishop Charles Edward Tamba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown (Sierra Leone), was appointed as Vice-President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

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

Fr. Paul Morana Sandi was appointed as General Secretary of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone

Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia

Msgr. Mirosław Adamczyk was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Otricoli

Msgr. Mirosław Adamczyk, Priest of Gdańsk (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Titular Archbishop of Otricoli

Fr. Henry Aruna was consecrated as Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Msgr. Walter Erbì, Priest of Iglesias (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Archbishop George Antonysamy, Titular Archbishop of Sulci, Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (India)

Msgr. Dagoberto Campos Salas, Priest of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Natale Paganelli, S.X., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Fr. Henry Aruna, Priest of Kenema (Sierra Leone), was appointed as Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Bishop George Biguzzi, S.X., resigned as Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ), Apostolic Nuncio to Japan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Fr. Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell was consecrated as Bishop of Bo (Sierra Leone)

Diocese of Bo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo and became suffragan of Freetown) (Sierra Leone)

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freetown (lost territory to establish Diocese of Bo and gained suffragan see Bo) (Sierra Leone)

Archbishop Charles Edward Tamba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown (Sierra Leone)

Fr. Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell, Priest of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone), was elected Bishop of Bo (Sierra Leone)

Bishop George Biguzzi, S.X., resigned as President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma, Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone), was appointed as President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC