van Megen named Kenya Nuncio

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic in September 2018.

Archbishop van Megen had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and to Eritrea.

Elevated: Asmara (Eritrean), Eritrea; Tesfamariam named Archbishop

The Eparchy of Asmara (Eritrean), Eritrea was elevated to a Metropolitan Archeparchy.

Archbishop-designate Menghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.I. was named its first Archbishop. He had been serving as Bishop of the same jurisdiction.

The Eparchies of Barentu, Keren, and Segheneity become suffragans of the new Archeparchy.

van Megen named Eritrea Nuncio

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea in addition to his other posts.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran in July 2013.

Boccardi named Iran Nuncio

Archbishop Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of in January 2013.

Archbishop Boccardi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and to Eritrea.

Erected: Segheneity (Ethiopian), Eritrea; Tsalim named Bishop

The Eparchy of Segheneity (Ethiopian), Eritrea was erected with territory taken from Asmara (Ethiopian).

Bishop-elect Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim was named its first Bishop.

Boccardi named Nuncio to Eritrea

Archbishop-elect Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea in addition to his other duties.