PRESS RELEASE November 25, 2024 (CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed the Very Reverend Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar, former Apostolic Administrator and currently the Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Agana, Guam, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands. The appointment was officially published […]
ENCYCLICAL LETTER DILEXIT NOS OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST 1. HE LOVED US”, Saint Paul says of Christ (cf. Rom 8:37), in order to make us realize that nothing can ever “separate us” from that love (Rom 8:39). Paul could say this with certainty because Jesus […]
Tegucigalpa, 27 July 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters, “You multiplied joy, you increased joy” (Is 9:2). At this moment of joy in the Lord when my appointment as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand is announced, I wish to greet each of you with sincere affection. I am very grateful to Divine Providence and to the […]
Appointment of Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, CEPAC, and Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Islands
The Holy Father has appointed His Excellency, Archbishop Gábor PINTÉR as the Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, CEPAC, and Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Islands. This appointment is officially published today, July 27, 2024, at noontime in Rome. Curriculum Vitae – Born in Kunszentmarton, Hungary, on 9 March 1964. – Ordained Catholic Priest on […]
(CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Most Reverend Ryan P. Jimenez, Bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, as the new Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam. The appointment was officially published on July 6, 2024 (12:00 noon CET Rome). The Installation Mass will be held on August […]
1st September 2024 Hope and Act with Creation Dear Brothers and Sisters! “Hope and Act with Creation” is the theme of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to be held on 1 September 2024. The theme is drawn from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans (8:19-25), where the Apostle explains […]
(CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Mosese Vitolio Tui, SDB, currently serving in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand as the new Archbishop of Samoa-Apia. This announcement was published in the Daily Bulletin of the Holy See on June 12, 2024, at noon Rome time. Bishop-Elect Reverend Mosese was […]
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Eliseo Napiere, M.S.P. until now member of the Presbyteral Council and parish priest of Saint James the Less in Perris, in the diocese of San Bernardino, United States of America, as ecclesiastical superior of the Missio sui iuris of Funafati, Tuvalu. Curriculum vitae Msgr. Eliseo Napiere, M.S.P., was born on 14 […]