Appointment of Pontifical Legate for the celebration of the eighth centenary of the Cathedral of Bruxelles
Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Darjeeling, India
Appointment of auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Fortaleza, Brazil
Appointment of Pontifical Legate for the celebration of the eighth centenary of the Cathedral of Bruxelles
The Holy Father has appointed His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, as Pontifical Legate for the Eucharistic celebration to be held on Sunday 11 January 2026, on the occasion of the eighth centenary of the Cathedral of Bruxelles.
Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Darjeeling, India
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Edward Baretto, of the clergy of the diocese of Darjeeling, India, until now director of the Divya Vani Pastoral Centre, as coadjutor bishop of the same diocese.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Edward Baretto was born on 5 January 1965 in Nirkan, in the diocese of Mangalore, India. He studied philosophy and theology at the Morning Star Regional Seminary in Calcutta. He was awarded a master’s degree in philosophy at the Jnana Deepa Institute of Philosophy and Theology in Pune and a licentiate in canon law at Saint Peter’s Pontifical Institute in Bangalore.
He was ordained a priest on 25 March 1993 for the diocese of Darjeeling.
He has held the following offices: deputy director of Saint John XXIII Minor Seminary in Darjeeling (1993–1996 e 2003-2004); professor at the Morning Star Regional Seminary in Barrackpore (1998–2000); judicial vicar of the diocese of Darjeeling (2004–2007); professor at the Saint John XXIII Minor Seminary (2004–2007); chargé at Our Lady of Lourdes, Liza Hill Tea Garden (2004–2007); parish priest of Mary Mother of God in Kalimpong (2007–2016); judicial vicar and judge of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal (2016–2021); parish priest of Saint Paul in Tadong (2021–2023); and to date, director of the Divya Vani Pastoral Centre in Darjeeling.
Appointment of auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Fortaleza, Brazil
The Holy Father has appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of Fortaleza, Brazil: the Reverend Jânison de Sá Santos, of the clergy of the diocese of Propriá, adjunct undersecretary for pastoral care of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, assigning him the titular see of Cillio, and the Reverend Antônio Carlos do Nascimento, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Fortaleza, judicial vicar of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal, assigning him the titular see of Cibaliana.
Curriculum vitae of Msgr. Jânison de Sá Santos
Msgr. Jânison de Sá Santos was born on 8 December 1969 in Propriá, in the diocese of the same name, in the State of Sergipe. He studied philosophy at the São Bento Monastery in Olinda-PE and theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He was awarded a licentiate and a doctorate in theology, specializing in catechesis at the Salesian Pontifical University of Rome and subsequently a post-doctoral qualification at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.
He was ordained a priest on 18 August 1995, and incardinated in the diocese of Propriá.
He has held the following offices: parish priest of Nossa Senhora da Saúde in Japaratuba-SE (1999-2003), diocesan pastoral coordinator, diocesan catechesis coordinator and regional catechesis coordinator (2000-2003), bursar of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição of the ecclesiastical province of Aracajú (2002-2003), assessor of the Biblical-Catechetical Commission of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2003-2007/2019-2022), assessor of the Biblical-Catechetical Commission of the Nordeste 3 Region (2011-2017), rector of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição Major Seminary of the ecclesiastical province of Aracajú (2011-2018), member of the Presbyteral Council (2011-2018), member of the Group of Specialists in Catechesis of the C.E.L.A.M. (2011-2019), collaborator in Prison Pastoral Care in Sergipe (2015-2017), teacher in the specialist course in catechetic pedagogy of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (2011-2017) and in the Faculdade do Planalto Central – Campus Aracajú (2017-2018), parish priest of São João Batista in Cedro de São João – SE (2019); assessor of the National Episcopal Pastoral Commission for Biblico-Catechetical Animation (2019-2023); member of the Sociedade dos Catequetas Latino-americanos; member of the National Pastoral Institute Padre Alberto Antoniazzi and assessor of the Commission for General Guidelines on Evangelizing Action (since 2023), member of the National Animation Team for the Synod (since 2025).
He is currently adjunct undersecretary for pastoral care of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (since 2023) and president of the Sociedade Brasileira de Catequetas.
Curriculum vitae of Msgr. Antônio Carlos do Nascimento
Msgr. Antônio Carlos do Nascimento was born on 22 November 1972 in Fortaleza, in the archdiocese of the same name, in the State of Ceará. He studied philosophy at the Universidade Estadual do Ceará and theology at the Instituto Teológico Pastoral do Ceará in Fortaleza. He was awarded a licentiate in canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome.
He was ordained a priest on 22 December 2003, and incardinated in the archdiocese of Fortaleza.
After ordination, he held the roles of parish vicar of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Messejana (2003-2004), judge auditor of the Regional Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal (2003-2005), parish priest of Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro (2005-2016), professor of canon law at the Faculdade Católica de Fortaleza (since 2010), member of the Presbyteral Council (since 2015), parish priest of São Pio X (2016-2025), canonical assessor of the Nordeste I Region of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (since 2019) and member of the College of Consultors (since 2021).
He is currently pursuing a doctorate in canon law at the Universidad Católica Argentina, and serves as judicial vicar, president of the Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal of Ceará (since 2015) and parish vicar of Mãe Santíssima in Fortaleza.
