Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Appointment of bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic
Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Koszalin- Kołobrzeg, Poland
Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archieparchy of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Abune Tesfaye (Tesfasilasie) Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.J., until now auxiliary of the archieparchy of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as metropolitan archbishop of the same see.
Appointment of bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas as bishop of the diocese of La Vega, Dominican Republic, transferring him from the diocese of Barahona.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas was born on 24 July 1967 in Ramonal Arriba, diocese of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. He holds a licentiate in letters and philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra in Santiago de los Caballeros, and a licentiate in biblical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
He was ordained a priest on 8 July 1995 for the diocese of San Francisco de Macorís.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar, formator in the minor seminary, director of the diocesan Work for Priestly Vocations, professor, dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, and formator at the Pontifical Major Seminary Santo Tomás de Aquino, and parish priest.
He was appointed bishop of Barahona on 23 February 2015, receiving episcopal ordination the following 25 April.
Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Koszalin- Kołobrzeg, Poland
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Wacław Grądalski, until now parish priest of the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Skrzatusz, as auxiliary bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland, assigning him the titular see of Adrumeto.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Wacław Grądalski was born on 25 December 1964 in Gorlice (then diocese of Tarnów, currently diocese of Rzeszów). He was ordained a priest on 28 May 1989.
He has held the following offices: vicar of the parish of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sławno (1989-1992) and in Kołobrzeg (1992-1992); parish priest of Saint Michael Archangel in Kołobrzeg (1992-2003); diocesan chaplain for young people (1998-2008); since 2003, president of the Fundacja Charytatywna Im. Biskupa Czesława Domina and representative of the Cenacolo Community; ecclesiastical assistant of the Catholic Youth Association (2003-2009); deanery spiritual director in Gościno (2008–2012); assistant to Catholic Action (2009–2012); spiritual director at the major seminary in Koszalin (2012–2015); since 2012, member of the Council for the Formation of Priests; pastoral assistant (2015–2016), parish priest and custodian (since 2017) at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Skrzatusz; since 2017, diocesan spiritual director; since 2021, diocesan moderator of the Living Rosary; since 2022, canon of the Chapter of Koszalin Cathedral; and since 2024, member of the diocesan Pastoral Council.
