Resignation and appointment of archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Resignation and appointment of military ordinary for the Dominican Republic

Appointment of bishop of the eparchy of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México, Mexico

Resignation and appointment of archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, presented by Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta. He is succeeded by Archbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, hitherto coadjutor archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Resignation and appointment of military ordinary for the Dominican Republic

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the military ordinariate for the Dominican Republic, presented by Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta.

The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, metropolitan of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as military ordinary for the Dominican Republic.

Appointment of bishop of the eparchy of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México, Mexico

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Milad Yaghi, M.L., until now parish priest of the parish of Our Lady of the Cedars in Houston, Texas, United States of America, as eparchial bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México, Mexico.

Curriculum vitae

Fr. Milad Yaghi, M.L. was born on 20 June 1964 in Lebanon. He gave his perpetual vows in the Congregation of Lebanese Maronite Missionaries in 1986 and received priestly ordination in 1988.

He was awarded a degree in theology from the University of the Holy Spirit in Kaslik, Lebanon, in 1988, and a master’s degree in theology from the University of Strasbourg, France, in 1991.

He has held the following offices: chaplain for Christian student youth in Lebanon (1982-1988), assistant to his Congregation for youth and pastoral activities in Lebanon (1983-1988), parish vicar in various parishes within the diocese of Metz, France (1988-1991), assistant to the Regional Superior of his Congregation (1992-2013), founder and parish priest of the Our Lady of the Cedars parish in Houston, Texas, United States of America (since 1991), and private secretary to the eparchial bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (since 2013).