Appointment of apostolic nuncio to Yemen and apostolic delegate to the Arabian Peninsula

Elevation of the diocese of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, to the rank of archdiocese, and appointment of first archbishop

Appointment of apostolic nuncio to Yemen and apostolic delegate to the Arabian Peninsula

The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, titular of Roselle and apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates, as apostolic nuncio to Yemen and apostolic delegate to the Arabian Peninsula.

Elevation of the diocese of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, to the rank of archdiocese, and appointment of first archbishop

The Holy Father has elevated the diocese of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, to the rank of archdiocese, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan See of Tucumán.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., hitherto bishop of the same See, attributing to him the title of Primate of Argentina, until now held by the pro tempore archbishop of Buenos Aires.