Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Croatia
Appointment of bishop of Belleville, U.S.A
Appointment of auxiliary bishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Aracaju, Brazil
Appointment of Apostolic visitator for Slovak Greek-Catholic faithful resident in Western Europe
Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Croatia
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, titular of Capri, until now apostolic nuncio in India and Nepal, as apostolic nuncio in Croatia.
Appointment of bishop of Belleville, U.S.A
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B., of the Archabbey of Saint Meinrad, Indiana, until now diocesan administrator of Belleville, United States of America, as bishop of the same diocese of Belleville.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B., was born on 22 Janjuary 1966 in Salem, Illinois, in the diocese of Belleville. He was awarded a bachelor’s degree in history and a Master of Divinity from Saint Meinrad College, and a doctorate in liturgy from the Catholic University of America.
He was ordained a priest on 5 June 1994.
He has held the following offices: professor at Saint Meinrad College, rector of the Cathedral of the diocese of Evansville, rector of Belleville Cathedral, parish priest of Blessed Sacrament and Queen of Peace in Belleville, vicar general of Belleville, and diocesan administrator of Belleville (since May 2025).
Appointment of auxiliary bishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Aracaju, Brazil
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jefferson Santos Pinheiro, of the clergy of the metropolitan archdiocese of Aracaju, Brazil, parish priest of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Aracaju, as auxiliary bishop of the same metropolitan archdiocese, assigning him the titular see of Tagaria.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Jefferson Santos Pinheiro was born on 17 July 1976 in Propriá, in the diocese of the same name, in the State of Sergipe. He studied philosophy at the Nossa Senhora da Conceição Seminary in Aracaju-SE, theology in the São José Seminary in Mariana-MG, and psychology at the Universidade Tiradentes in Aracaju.
He was ordained a priest on 21 December 2002, and incardinated in the metropolitan archdiocese of Aracaju.
He has held the following offices: parish administrator of Santo Amaro in Santo Amaro das Botas (2003-2005) and of São José de Anchieta in Aracaju (2005-2012); spiritual director of the Sagrado Coração de Jesus Minor Seminary (2006-2008); psychological assistant for seminarians of the archdiocese of Aracaju (2012-2016); professor of the Sagrado Coração de Jesus Preparatory Seminary (2012-2017); episcopal vicar of the vicariate of São João and parish priest of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (2012-2018); member of the Presbyteral Council, the College of Consultors and the Council of the Sagrado Coração de Jesus archdiocesan College (2012-2021); professor (2012-2017), rector (2018-2021) and spiritual director (2021-2024) of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição Major Seminary in Aracaju; and parish priest of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Aracaju-SE (since 2021).
Appointment of Apostolic visitator for Slovak Greek-Catholic faithful resident in Western Europe
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Marián Andrej Pacák, C.Ss.R., emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovaks of Byzantine rite, as Apostolic visitator for Slovak Greek-Catholic faithful resident in Western Europe.
