Resignation of auxiliary bishop of Aachen, Germany
Appointment of bishop of Torit, South Sudan
Appointment to the College of Protonotaries Apostolic de numero participantium
Appointment of office head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Resignation of auxiliary bishop of Aachen, Germany
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Aachen, Germany, presented by Bishop Johannes Bündgens.
Appointment of bishop of Torit, South Sudan
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta, of the clergy of Khartoum, until now parish priest of the Cathedral of Saint Matthew of the archdiocese of Khartoum, as bishop of the diocese of Torit, South Sudan.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta was born on 19 December 1973 in Kapoeta, in the diocese of Torit. He attended the Saint Augustine Minor Seminary in Khartoum (1994-1995), and then the Saint Paul Major Seminary in Khartoum (1996-2003).
On 24 October 2004 he was ordained a priest for the archdiocese of Khartoum.
After ordination, he served as parish vicar of the Holy Spirit parish in Omdurman, Khartoum (2004-2007) and director of the Institute of Catechists for the Third Millennium, Khartoum (2007-2010). He then obtained a bachelor’s degree in Science of Education – Religious Education (2010-2012) and a licentiate in Education – Youth Pastoral Care and Catechetics from the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome (2012-2014). He went on to hold the roles of deputy parish priest of the Saint Peter and Paul parish in Khartoum (2014-2017), and since 2017, parish priest of the Cathedral of Saint Matthew, archdiocese of Khartoum.
Appointment to the College of Protonotaries Apostolic de numero participantium
The Holy Father has appointed Msgr. Brian Edwin Ferme, prelate secretary of the Council for the Economy, as member of the College of Protonotaries Apostolic de numero participantium.
Appointment of office head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Francesco Panizzolo, O.F.M. Conv., official of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, as office head of the same Dicastery.
