Recent Events

Archbishop Karl Hesse, M.S.C., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 86

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Archbishop William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 87

Bishop Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M., Bishop of Pangkalpinang (Indonesia), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

Fr. Walenty Gryk, S.V.D., was consecrated as Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Archbishop Michael Meier, S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 93

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title

Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Bereina (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 92

Fr. Walenty Gryk, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

Bishop Michael Marai, Bishop emeritus of Goroka (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 73

Fr. Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N., was consecrated as Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Justin Ain Soongie was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D., was consecrated as Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Paul Sundu was consecrated as Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

Msgr. Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Virunum and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Fr. Justin Ain Soongie was elected Titular Bishop of Forma and Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana (易福霖), Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Bishop Gilles Côté, S.M.M., resigned as Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D., was elected Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Francis Meli resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N., was elected Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Paul Sundu was elected Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

Msgr. Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez was elected Titular Archbishop of Virunum and Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia

Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 78

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Dariusz Kałuża, M.S.F., Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Benedict To Varpin, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madang (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 84

Archbishop Anton Bal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

Archbishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C., resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

Bishop Otto Separy, Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C., President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands and Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) and Apostolic Administrator of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 94

Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

Bishop Henk Kronenberg, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 85

Fr. John Bosco Auram was consecrated as Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 74

Fr. John Bosco Auram was elected Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Francis Meli, Bishop of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Aitape (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Bernard Unabali, Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 62

Bishop Anton Bal, Bishop of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea)

Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Otto Separy, Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea), was appointed as Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M., Bishop emeritus of Lae (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 77

Fr. Rozario Menezes, S.M.M., was consecrated as Bishop of Lae (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M., resigned as Bishop of Lae (Papua New Guinea)

Fr. Rozario Menezes, S.M.M., was elected Bishop of Lae (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop John Doaninoel, S.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands), passed away at 68

Bishop Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C., Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands, was appointed as Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C., resigned as Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C., Bishop emeritus of Kerema (Papua New Guinea), passed away at 83

Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi, Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mali, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador