Appointment of archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Hôchiminh Ville, Viêt Nam

Appointment of bishop of Machiques, Venezuela

Appointment of archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Hôchiminh Ville, Viêt Nam

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Joseph Nguyên Năng of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam, as archbishop of the archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Hôchiminh Ville.

Appointment of bishop of Machiques, Venezuela

The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Machiques, Venezuela, the Reverend Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas, of the clergy of the diocese of Cabimas, Venezuela, currently vicar general and parish priest of the “Sagrado Corazón de Jesús” parish in Cabimas.

The Reverend Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas was born on 8 December 1963 in Maracaibo, in the archdiocese of the same name. He obtained a licentiate in theology and a licentiate in pedagogy in Caracas.

He received priestly ordination on 22 July 1989, and was incardinated in the diocese of Cabimas.

He has held the following offices: parish priest of the parish of Saint Antonio of Padova in Cabimas, head of vocational pastoral care, parish priest of the “Santo Niño Jesús” parish in Cabimas, deputy managing director and professor of the major seminary of Caracas, diocesan bursar and head of diocesan missionary pastoral care, parish priest of the parish of Saint Antonio of Padova in El Consejo de Ziruma, head of the “Convenio ME”, parish priest of the parish of “Nuestra Señora de Altagracia” in Cabimas and professor of the major seminary of Maracaibo. He is currently vicar general and parish priest of Saint Antonio of Padova in Cabimas.