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Showing posts with label Algeria. Show all posts

15 March 2025

Vayalunkal named Chile Nuncio

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

The post had been vacant since Archbisop Alberto Ortega Martín was named Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela in May 2024.

Archbishop Vayalunkal had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia.

06 October 2024

Cardinals!!! (updated 4 Nov 2024)

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 7 December 2024. Here is the list:

Cardinal-Designates:

Count: 20; Average Age: 62.5

  • Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):
  • Declined before being Created Cardinal:

  • On 12 October, it was announced that the date was changed to 7 December (from 8 December).
    On 4 November, Abp Battaglia was added to the list.

    22 October 2023

    01 January 2021

    Vayalunkal named Algeria Nuncio

    Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal was named Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria.

    The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Panama in August 2020.

    Archbishop Vayalunkal had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands.

    24 December 2016

    Desfarges named Alger Archbishop

    Archbishop-designate Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. was named Archbishop of Alger, Algeria.

    The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan in May 2015.

    Archbishop-designate Desfarges had been serving as Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone).

    23 May 2015

    Bader named Pakistan Nuncio

    Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader was named Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan and titular archbishop of Mathara in Numidia.

    The post had been vacant since Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra was named Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique in February 2015.

    Archbishop Bader had been serving as Archbishop of Alger, Algeria.

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