Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand
Appointment of bishop of Yokadouma, Cameroon
Resignation of apostolic administrator of the archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars
Appointment of members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Appointment of members of Curial Institutions
Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana, until now bishop of Chiang Mai and apostolic administrator of Bangkok, as metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand.
Appointment of bishop of Yokadouma, Cameroon
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Justin Georges Ebengue, of the clergy of Batouri, until now rector of the Notre Dame de l’Espérance Interdiocesan Major Seminary of Bertoua, as bishop of Yokadouma, Cameroon.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Justin Georges Ebengue was born on 18 May 1970. He attended the Saint Jean-Baptiste Preparatory Seminary of Doumé, and studied philosophy and theology at the Notre Dame de l’Espérance Interdiocesan Major Seminary of Bertoua, receiving a licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of Central African in Yaoundé.
He was ordained a priest on 18 February 2006 for the diocese of Batouri.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar, parish priest, rector of the minor seminary of Doumé, chancellor of the diocese of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, head of diocesan pastoral care and catechesis, diocesan administrator of Batouri (2017-2018), rector of the Cathedral of Batouri, chaplain of the Bary Catholic College, member of the College of Consultors, the Presbyteral Council and the Council for Economic Affairs, member of the administration of the diocesan Procuratorate, vicar general of Batouri.
Since 2023 he has been rector of the Notre-Dame de l’Espérance Interdiocesan Major Seminary of Bertoua.
Resignation of apostolic administrator of the archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of apostolic administrator of the archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, India, presented by Bishop Bosco Puthur, emeritus of the eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne of the Syro-Malabars, Australia.
Appointment of members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
The Holy Father has appointed the following as members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments: His Excellency Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations and head of the Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir; the Reverend Father Abbot Dom Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B., of Mount Angel Abbey, United States of America; the distinguished Professors Mary Healy, lecturer at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, United States of America, and Donna Lynn Orsuto, lecturer in the Faculty of Theology of the Collegium Maximum of the Pontifical Gregorian University and director of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas in Rome, Italy.
Appointment of members of Curial Institutions
The Holy Father has included the following Most Eminent and Reverend Cardinals among the members of the Curial Institutions:
- in the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding evangelization in the world, Cardinal Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Primate of Argentina;
- in the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for first evangelization and the new particular Churches, Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, archbishop of Naples, Italy;
- in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinals: Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, bishop of Kalookan, Philippines; Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., archbishop of Porto Alegre, Brazil; Ignace Bessi Dogbo, archbishop of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire; Roberto Repole, archbishop of Turin and bishop of Susa, Italy;
- in the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, head of Apostolic Journeys at the Secretariat of State;
- in the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., archbishop of Porto Alegre, Brazil;
- in the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan of the Latins, Iran;
- in the Dicastery for Bishops, Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major;
- in the Dicastery for the Clergy, Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar general of His Holiness for the diocese of Rome, Italy;
- in the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life, Cardinal Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador;
- in the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Cardinal Fabio Baggio, C.S., under-secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development;
- in the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D., archbishop of Belgrade Serbia;
- in the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., archbishop of Alger, Algeria;
- in the Dicastery for Culture and Education, Cardinal Mykola Bychok, C.Ss.R., bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians, Australia;
- in the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Cardinal Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio, archbishop of Lima, Peru;
- in the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, Cardinal Frank Leo, archbishop of Toronto, Canada;
- in the Dicastery for Communication, Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan;
- in the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Cardinal Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, archbishop of Santiago de Chile, Chile.
