Recent Events

Fr. Antoine Kambanda was elected Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda)

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia

Archbishop William Aquin Carew, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio emeritus to Japan, passed away at the age of 89

Msgr. Luciano Russo was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Monteverde, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Fr. Vincent Harolimana was consecrated as Bishop of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Bishop Augustin Misago, Bishop of Gikongoro (Rwanda), passed away at the age of 69

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Titular Archbishop of Urbisaglia, President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State and President of Governorate of the Vatican City State, was created Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia

Archbishop Luciano Russo was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Fr. Vincent Harolimana was elected Bishop of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Msgr. Luciano Russo was elected Titular Archbishop of Monteverde

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State and President of Governorate of the Vatican City State

Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz (尤雅士), Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to India

Bishop Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege, Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo resigned as Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda) and Apostolic Administrator of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo, Bishop of Ruhengeri (Rwanda), was appointed as Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda) and Apostolic Administrator of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Bishop Frédéric Rubwejanga resigned as Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda)

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Fr. Smaragde Mbonyintege was consecrated as Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

Fr. Smaragde Mbonyintege was elected Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

Bishop Anastase Mutabazi resigned as Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

Fr. Anselmo Guido Pecorari was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Populonia, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Fr. Anselmo Guido Pecorari was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda and Titular Archbishop of Populonia

Bishop Alexis Habiyambere, S.J., Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Brunei, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar

Archbishop André Perraudin, M. Afr., Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Kabgayi (Rwanda), passed away at the age of 88

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz (尤雅士), Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

Fr. Ivo Scapolo was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Thagaste, Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia

Fr. Ivo Scapolo was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and Titular Archbishop of Thagaste

Bishop Frédéric Rubwejanga resigned as President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa

Bishop Frédéric Rubwejanga, Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda), was appointed as President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa

Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, Permanent Observer to Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG) and Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico

Bishop Joseph Sibomana, Bishop emeritus of Kibungo (Rwanda), passed away at the age of 84

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi, Bishop emeritus of Butare (Rwanda), passed away at the age of 79

Archbishop Nicola Rotunno, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (Italy), passed away at the age of 70

Fr. Salvatore Pennacchio was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Montemarano, Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kigali (Rwanda), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

Fr. Salvatore Pennacchio was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda and Titular Archbishop of Montemarano

Archbishop Juliusz Janusz (尤雅士), Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

Archbishop Vito Roberti, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Caserta (Italy), passed away at the age of 86

Fr. Kizito Bahujimihigo was consecrated as Bishop of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Bishop Wenceslas Kalibushi, Bishop emeritus of Nyundo (Rwanda), passed away at the age of 78

Fr. Kizito Bahujimihigo was elected Bishop of Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Archbishop William Aquin Carew resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia

Fr. Philippe Rukamba was consecrated as Bishop of Butare (Rwanda)

Fr. Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. was consecrated as Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda)

Fr. Jean Damascène Bimenyimana was consecrated as Bishop of Cyangugu (Rwanda)

Fr. Jean Damascène Bimenyimana was elected Bishop of Cyangugu (Rwanda)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi resigned as Bishop of Butare (Rwanda)

Fr. Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. was elected Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda)

Bishop Wenceslas Kalibushi resigned as Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda)

Fr. Philippe Rukamba was elected Bishop of Butare (Rwanda)