Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa

Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Benin and Togo

Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Benin and Togo

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi, nunciature counsellor, as apostolic nuncio in Benin and Togo, at the same time elevating him to the titular see of Ursona, with the dignity of archbishop.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi was born in Córdoba, Argentina, on 17 November 1964. He was ordained a priest on 26 May 1991, and incardinated in the diocese of Santo Tomé.

He was awarded a licentiate in dogmatic theology and a doctorate in canon law.

He entered the Holy See diplomatic service on 1 March 2000, and has served in the pontifical representations in the Republic of the Congo and Gabon, Slovenia and Macedonia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Cuba, the Central African Republic and Chad, France and finally in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.

He knows French, English, Italian and Portuguese.

Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa, presented by Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.

The Holy Father has appointed His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Brislin, until now metropolitan archbishop of Cape Town, as metropolitan archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa.