Appointment of special envoy to the ceremony for the centenary of the canonical erection of the Lithuanian Ecclesiastical Province
Appointment of apostolic nuncio in El Salvador
Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Libya
Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Berbérati, Central African Republic, and appointment of metropolitan archdiocese
Appointment of archbishop coadjutor of Bangui, Central African Republic
Appointment of apostolic administrator of Southern Albania
Appointment of bishop of Guasdualito, Venezuela
Appointment of special envoy to the ceremony for the centenary of the canonical erection of the Lithuanian Ecclesiastical Province
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State, as his special envoy to the ceremony for the centenary of the canonical erection of the Lithuanian Ecclesiastical Province, scheduled to take place on 27 June at the Cathedral of the archdiocese of Kaunas.
Appointment of apostolic nuncio in El Salvador
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Giancarlo Dellagiovanna, titular of Sistroniana, as apostolic nuncio in El Salvador.
Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Libya
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Wojciech Załuski, titular of Diocletiana, as apostolic nuncio in El Libya.
Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Berbérati, Central African Republic, and appointment of metropolitan archdiocese
The Holy Father has erected the ecclesiastical province of Berbérati, with the suffragan dioceses of Bouar, Mbaïki, and Bossangoa, and has appointed Bishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A., until now bishop of Berbérati, as metropolitan archbishop of the same province.
Curriculum vitae
Archbishop-elect Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A., was born on 9 October 1964 in Kadjebi-Akan, diocese of Jasikan, Volta Region, Ghana. After carrying out his national civil service, he entered the Society of African Missions. He then studied philosophy in the diocesan seminary of Accra, Ghana, and carried out the year of spirituality in Cavali, Benin, and his pastoral apprenticeship in Bèlèmboké in the diocese of Berbérati. He went on to complete his studies in theology at the interdiocesan major seminary of Anyama, Cote d’Ivoire, and gave his perpetual vows on 29 June 1996.
He was ordained a priest on 12 July 1997.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar in Berbérati (1997-1999), parish priest in Berbérati and director of development projects for the Pygmy People; member of the Episcopal Council and head of the management of pharmaceutical products, and assistant to the regional superior (1999–2005); superior of the Formation House in Bangui and member of the diocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, as well as regional superior of the Fathers of the Society of African Missions, re-elected in 2010 for a second term (2007–2012). He was appointed bishop of Berbérati on 14 May 2012 and received episcopal consecration on the following 22 July.
Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Father Joseph Samedi, S.J., until now director of the Pope Francis School Complex and superior of the Society of Jesus in Bangui, as coadjutor archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Joseph Samedi, S.J., was born on 20 December 1971 in Mongoumba, in the diocese of M’Baiki, Central African Republic. After his novitiate in Bafoussam, Cameroon, he studied philosophy in the Saint-Pierre Canisius Faculty of Philosophy in Kinshasa, he continued his Jesuit formation in Chad and, finally, studied theology in Brussels, Belgium. He was then awarded a licentiate in Church history at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome.
He was ordained a priest on 6 August 2006.
He has held the following offices: head of the Library and vicar of the French-speaking parish of Bangui (2008-2009), formator at the Saint-Marc National Major Seminary of Bangui (2009-2018), superior ad tempus of the Society of Jesus in Bangui and head of ongoing formation of the clergy of the archdiocese of Bangui (2011-2018), director of the Saint-Charles Lwanga College in Sarh, Chad (2018-2024), and to date, director of the Pope Francis School Complex and superior of the Society of Jesus in Bangui (since 2024).
Appointment of apostolic administrator of Southern Albania
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Father Flavio Cavallini, O.F.M., until now parish priest of Saint Anthony in Tirana, as apostolic administrator of Southern Albania, without episcopal rank.
Curriculum vitae
The Reverend Father Flavio Cavallini, O.F.M., was born on 12 August 1957 in Verona. After carrying out his studies in philosophy and theology at the San Bernardino Inter-Provincial Theological Studium in Verona, he continued his intellectual formation in Jerusalem, obtaining a licentiate in biblical theology.
He was ordained a priest on 16 June 1984.
He has held the following offices: vicar general of the diocese of Pult (1993-1995), provincial minister (1995-2004), parish priest of Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary in Shköder (2000-2001), parish priest of Blessed Virgin Mary of the Annunciation in Kodër Marlekaj, Lezhë (2004-2016), and episcopal chancellor in Lezhë (2007).
Appointment of bishop of Guasdualito, Venezuela
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend José Magdaleno Álvarez Briceño, of the clergy of the diocese of Trujillo, until now episcopal vicar for the clergy, rector of the Shrine of Niño Jesús and parish priest of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Isnotú, as bishop of the diocese of Guasdualito, Venezuela.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Álvarez Briceño was born on 2 July 1971 in Carache, diocese of Trujillo. He was awarded a licentiate in theology from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, a licentiate in philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Santa Rosa in Lima and a degree in social communications from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas.
He was ordained a priest on 15 August 1996 for the diocese of Trujillo.
He has held the following offices: spiritual director of the minor seminary of Trujillo, parish priest of various parishes, diretor of the Institute of Religious Sciences, professor of the major seminary, episcopal vicar for communication and pro vicar general, and to date, parish priest of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Isnotú, rector of the Shrine of Niño Jesús and episcopal vicar for the clergy.
