Recent Events

Fr. Urbain Ngassongo was consecrated as Bishop of Gamboma (Congo-Brazzaville)

Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Belize

Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title, Pontifical Delegate emeritus for the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, passed away at the age of 90

Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

Fr. Urbain Ngassongo was elected Bishop of Gamboma (Congo-Brazzaville)

Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Great Britain, passed away at the age of 75

Fr. Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S. was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Naiera, Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Strathearn, Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

Fr. Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S. was elected Titular Bishop of Naiera and Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe was elected Titular Bishop of Strathearn and Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M., Bishop emeritus of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at the age of 79

Msgr. Jean-Marie Mate Musivi Mpendawatu, Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, was appointed as Secretary of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

Bishop Camille Lembi Zaneli, Bishop of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at the age of 61

Bishop Jérôme Nday Kanyangu Lukundwe, Bishop emeritus of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at the age of 82

Fr. Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M. resigned as Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutists)

Bishop Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu, Bishop emeritus of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at the age of 83

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia mare

Fr. Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa was consecrated as Bishop of Mahagi–Nioka (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Archbishop Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia mare

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo

Fr. Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa was elected Bishop of Mahagi–Nioka (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar

Bishop Gabriel Kembo Mamputu resigned as Bishop of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi succeeded as Bishop of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Dominique Kimpinde Amando resigned as Bishop of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S. was consecrated as Vicar Apostolic of Archipel des Comores (Comoros), Titular Bishop of Apisa maius

Fr. Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S. was elected Titular Bishop of Apisa maius and Vicar Apostolic of Archipel des Comores (Comoros)

Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka succeeded as Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Faustin Ngabu resigned as Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Dominique Bulamatari, Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Bishop of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Joseph Bolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasame resigned as Bishop of Budjala (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M. succeeded as Bishop of Budjala (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi was appointed as Assistant Papal Master of Ceremonies of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Msgr. Jean-Marie Mate Musivi Mpendawatu was appointed as Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

Fr. José Moko Ekanga, P.S.S. was consecrated as Bishop of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga, Titular Bishop of Utimmira and Auxiliary Bishop of Mbujimayi (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Bishop of Mbujimayi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku resigned as Bishop of Mbujimayi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. José Moko Ekanga, P.S.S. was elected Bishop of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka, Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Elie Amsini Kiswaya, Bishop emeritus of Sakania–Kipushi (Congo-Kinshasa), passed away at the age of 80

Bishop Marcel Utembi Tapa, Bishop of Mahagi–Nioka (Congo-Kinshasa), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisangani (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi, Titular Bishop of Cataquas and Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. resigned as Bishop of Kole (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B., Bishop of Uvira (Congo-Kinshasa), was promoted as Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Étienne Ung’eyowun was consecrated as Bishop of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Léon Kalenga Badikebele was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Magnetum, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana

Fr. Étienne Ung’eyowun was elected Bishop of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conza–Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Bisaccia (Italy), Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Nusco (Italy), passed away at the age of 93

Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agnese in Agone, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title

Fr. Léon Kalenga Badikebele was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and Titular Archbishop of Magnetum

Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola, Bishop of Tshumbe (Congo-Kinshasa), was appointed as President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo

Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya resigned as President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo

Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova and Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisangani (Congo-Kinshasa) and President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo, was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Fr. Willy Ngumbi, M. Afr. was consecrated as Bishop of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa)