Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Palau, in the Federated States of Micronesia, and in Vanuatu
Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia
Resignation and appointment of prefect apostolic of the Marshall Islands
Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Poitiers, France
Appointment of prelate auditor of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
Appointment of office head in the Dicastery for Evangelization
Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Palau, in the Federated States of Micronesia, and in Vanuatu
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Gábor Pintér, titular of Velebusdo, apostolic nuncio in New Zealand and Fiji, as apostolic nuncio in Palau, in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Nouméa, New Caledonia, presented by Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M.
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Susitino Sionepoe, S.M., of Wallis and Futuna, as metropolitan archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia.
Resignation and appointment of prefect apostolic of the Marshall Islands
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic prefecture of the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands, presented by the Reverend Fr. Ariel A. Galido, M.S.C.
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Tamati Alefosio Sefo, M.S.C., until now parish priest of Saint Peter Chanel in Samoa, as prefect apostolic of the same apostolic prefecture.
Curriculum vitae
The Reverend Fr. Tamati Alefosio Sefo, M.S.C., was born on 28 April 1972 in Tafitoala Safata, Samoa. After his studies in philosophy and theology at the Pacific Regional Seminary, Suva, Fiji, he was ordained a priest on 27 November 2004.
After ordination, he first held the roles of interim parish priest of Saint Andrew in Faleula, Samoa (2005), and parish priest of Saint Agnes in Samabula, Fiji (2006-2009). Following a course in formation at Marymount Mercy Centre, New South Wales, Australia (2010), he went on to serve as formator and then director of formation of the M.S.C. (2011-2014), chalrman of the Chevalier Youth Trust Board (2015-2023), superior of the M.S.C.-Pacific Union (2015-2021), and M.S.C. provincial superior of the islands of the Pacific (2021-2023). Since 2023 he has been parish priest of Saint Peter Chanel in Samoa.
Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Poitiers, France
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Jérôme Beau of Bourges as metropolitan archbishop of Poitiers, France.
Curriculum vitae
Archbishop Beau was born on 24 December 1957 in Paris. He carried out his ecclesiastical studies at the interdiocesan seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Issy-les-Moulineaux and at the Institut Catholique de Paris, where he obtained a licentiate in theology.
He was ordained a priest on 23 June 1984 for the archdiocese of Paris.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Notre-Dame de Lorette in Paris (1984-1989), parish vicar of Saint-Denis du Saint-Sacrement in Paris (1989-1993), formator in the major seminary of Paris (1989-2001), diocesan chaplain of the Youth Eucharistic Movement (M.E.G.) (1990-1993), parish priest of Saint-Séverin in Paris and head of the Saint Séverin House of the Seminary of Paris (1993-2001), rector of the Seminary of Paris and diocesan delegate for seminarians (2001-2006), director of the Work for Vocations (2003-2006), and vicar general of Paris (2006-2018).
On 1 June 2006 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Paris and, on 25 July 2018, he was transferred to the archepiscopal see of Bourges.
Within the French Episcopal Conference, he is a member of the Ressources et Moyens Board.
Appointment of prelate auditor of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Tomasz Kubiczek, until now promoter of Justice in the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, as prelate auditor of the same Tribunal.
Appointment of office head in the Dicastery for Evangelization
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Gilbert Ndyamukama Gosbert, official of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and the new particular Churches, as office head in the same Curial Institution.
