Resignation and appointment of apostolic nuncio in Germany
Resignation of bishop of Nicopolis, Bulgaria, and appointment of apostolic administrator sede vacante
Appointment of members of the Dicastery for Communication
Resignation and appointment of apostolic nuncio in Germany
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of apostolic nuncio in Germany, upon reaching the age limit, presented by Archbishop Nikola Eterović, and has appointed Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, titular of Novaliciana, until now apostolic nuncio in Kenya, as apostolic nuncio in Germany.
Resignation of bishop of Nicopolis, Bulgaria, and appointment of apostolic administrator sede vacante
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Nicopolis, Bulgaria, presented by Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov, and has appointed Bishop Rumen Ivanov Stanev of Sofia and Plovdiv as apostolic administrator sede vacante of the same circumscription.
Appointment of members of the Dicastery for Communication
The Holy Father has appointed the following as members of the Dicastery for Communication: Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches; Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, president of the Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar; Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., archbishop of Rabat, Morocco; Cardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão, archbishop of Goa and Damão, India, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences; Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education; Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World; Archbishop Ryan Jimenez P. of Agaña, Guam; Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbasa of Kondoa, Tanzania, president of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Communications; Bishop Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit of San Pablo, Philippines, president of the Office of Social Communications of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences; Bishop Lizardo Estrada Herrera, O.S.A., auxiliary bishop and vicar general of Cuzco, Peru, secretary general of the Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño; the Reverend Father Roberto Pasolini, O.F.M. Cap., preacher of the Papal Household; and the distinguished Dr. Helen Osman, president of SIGNIS.
