Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar

Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Taranto, Italy

Erection of the diocese of Wote, Kenya, and appointment of first bishop

Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Toliara, Madagascar, presented by Archbishop Fulgence Rabeony, S.J.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T., as metropolitan archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar, transferring him from the diocese of Maintirano.

Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Taranto, Italy

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Taranto, Italy, presented by Archbishop Filippo Santoro.

He is succeeded by Archbishop Ciro Miniero, until now coadjutor archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Erection of the diocese of Wote, Kenya, and appointment of first bishop

The Holy Father has erected the new diocese of Wote, Kenya, with territory taken from the diocese of Machakos, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru, hitherto of Embu, as first bishop of the diocese of Wote.

The new diocese of Wote in Kenya [voten(sis)] is located in the County of Makueni.

It is a suffragan of the metropolitan archdiocese of Nairobi. The see of the diocese is the city of Wote.

The Cathedral Church of the new ecclesiastical circumscription is the current Saint Joseph the Worker parish Church.

Statistical data 2022