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03 March 2021

Vanqa named Queenstown Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, S.A.C. was named Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Dabula Anthony Mpako was named Bishop of South Africa, Military in April 2019.

Tsoke named Kimberley Bishop

Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke was named Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Abel Gabuza was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban in December 2018.

Bishop Tsoke had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg.

Krebs named Switzerland and Liechtenstein Nuncio

Archbishop Martin Krebs was named Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

The posts had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson in December 2020.

Archbishop Krebs had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

Bou Najem confirmed as Antélias Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Antoine Farès Bou Najem was confirmed Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon.

The archeparchy had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Camille Zaidan in October 2019.

02 March 2021

19 February 2021

Howlader named Chattogram Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. was named Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. in July 2020.

Archbishop-designate Howlader had been serving as Bishop of Barisal.

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