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Calendar of Celebrations presided over by the Holy Father Leo XIV (February – April 2026)

15 February Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Pastoral visit to the parish of “Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lida”, 17.00 Holy Mass

18 February Ash Wednesday Church of Saint Anselm, 16.30 Statio and penitential procession

Basilica of Saint Sabina, 17.00 Holy Mass with the blessing and imposition of the ashes

22 February First Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the parish of “Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio”, 9.00 Holy Mass

22 February Apostolic Palace, 17.00 Beginning of the Spiritual Exercises of the Holy Father and the Roman Curia

27 February Apostolic Palace, 17.00 Conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises of the Holy Father and the Roman Curia

1 March Second Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the parish of “Ascensione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo”, 17.00 Holy Mass

8 March Second Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the parish of “Santa Maria della Presentazione”, 17.00 Holy Mass

15 March Fourth Sunday of Lent Pastoral visit to the parish of “Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Ponte Mammolo”, 17.00 Holy Mass

29 March Palm Sunday: Passion of the Lord Saint Peter’s Square, 10.00 PAPAL CHAPEL Commemoration of the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem and Holy Mass

2 April Holy Thursday Saint Peter’s Basilica, 9.30 Chrism Mass

2 April Holy Thursday, “The Lord’s Supper” Basilica of Saint John Lateran, 17.30 PAPAL CHAPEL Vespertine Mass

3 April Good Friday, “Passion of the Lord” Saint Peter’s Basilica, 17.00 PAPAL CHAPEL Celebration of the Passion of the Lord

3 April Good Friday, “Passion of the Lord” Colosseum, 21.15 Via Crucis - Way of the Cross

4 April Easter Sunday, “Resurrection of the Lord” Saint Peter’s Basilica, 21.00 PAPAL CHAPEL Easter Vigil on the Holy Night

5 April Easter Sunday, “Resurrection of the Lord” Saint Peter’s Square, 10.15 PAPAL CHAPEL Mass of the day

5 April Easter Sunday, “Resurrection of the Lord” Central loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica, 12.00 “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing

Vatican City, 3 February 2026

✠ Diego Ravelli Titular Archbishop of Recanati Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations

Resignation of vicar apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru

Appointment of member of the Commission for Confidential Matters

 

Resignation of vicar apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of San José del Amazonas, Peru, presented by Bishop José Javier Travieso. Martín, C.M.F.

 

Appointment of member of the Commission for Confidential Matters

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Sr. Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State, as member of the Commission for Confidential Matters.

Decree on the Inscription of the Celebration of Saint John Henry Newman, Priest and Doctor of the Church, in the General Roman Calendar

Additiones in Libris liturgicis Ritus Romani de memoria ad libitum sancti Ioannis Henrici Newman, presbyteri et Ecclesiæ doctoris

Comment on the Decree by the Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

 

Decree on the Inscription of the Celebration of Saint John Henry Newman, Priest and Doctor of the Church, in the General Roman Calendar

DECREE

on the Inscription of the Celebration of Saint John Henry Newman, Priest and Doctor of the Church, in the General Roman Calendar

The kindly light of God’s grace, which came into this world to enlighten the gentiles (cf. Lk 2: 32), led John Henry Newman to find peace in the Catholic Church and gave him such strength that he was able to say “God has created me to do Him some definite service … I have a part in this great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connexion between persons. He has not created me for naught”. Throughout his long life Cardinal Newman was unstinting in this service to which he had been called. The service of intellectual enquiry; the service of preaching and teaching; as well as service to the poor and the least.

His lively mind has left us enduring monuments of great importance in the fields of theology and ecclesiology, as well as poetic and devotional compositions. His constant search to be led out of shadows and images into the fullness of the truth has become an example for every disciple of the Risen One. Thus, in a special way, Saint John Henry, having been recognized as a radiant light for the Church on pilgrimage through history, may rightly be numbered among the other saintly Doctors inscribed in the General Roman Calendar.

For this reason, considering the recent declaration of the title of Doctor of the Church which has been conferred upon a saintly pastor of such outstanding significance for the entire community of the faithful, the Supreme Pontiff Pope LEO XIV has decreed that Saint John Henry Newman, Priest and Doctor of the Church, be inscribed in the General Roman Calendar, and that his Optional Memorial be celebrated by all on 9 October.

This new Memorial is to be inserted into all Calendars and Liturgical Books for the celebration of Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours, adopting the liturgical texts attached to the present decree, which are to be translated, approved, and—after confirmation by this Dicastery—published by the Conferences of Bishops.

Anything to the contrary notwithstanding.

From the Dicastery of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, 9 November 2025, on the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica.

Arthur Card. Roche Prefect

  Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. Archbishop Secretary

 

Additiones in Libris liturgicis Ritus Romani de memoria ad libitum sancti Ioannis Henrici Newman, presbyteri et Ecclesiæ doctoris

Additiones in Libris liturgicis Ritus Romani

de memoria ad libitum sancti Ioannis Henrici Newman, presbyteri et Ecclesiæ doctoris

IN CALENDARIUM ROMANUM GENERALE

OCTOBER

9  S. Ioannis Henrici Newman, presbyteri et Ecclesiæ doctoris

IN MISSALE ROMANUM

Die 9 octobris

S. Ioannis Henrici Newman, presbyteri et Ecclesiæ doctoris

De Communi pastorum: pro uno pastore (p. 933), vel de Communi doctorum Ecclesiæ (p. 943).

Collecta

Deus, qui sanctum Ioánnem Henrícum, presbýterum,

lumen benígnum tuum sequéntem

pacem in Ecclésia tua inveníre contulísti,

concéde propítius ut, eius intercessióne et exémplo,

ex umbris et imagínibus

in plenitúdinem veritátis tuæ perducámur.

Per Dominum.

IN ORDINEM LECTIONUM MISSÆ

Die 9 octobris

655bis S. Ioannis Henrici Newman, presbyteri et Ecclesiæ doctoris

De Communi pastorum vel doctorum Ecclesiæ

Lectio I  Sir 39,  8-14 (gr. 6-11), n. 725, 4.

Ps. Resp.  Ps 39,  2 et 4ab. 7-8a. 8b-9. 10, n. 721, 3.

Alleluia  Mt 23,  9b. 10b., n. 723, 1.

Evang.  Mt 13,  47-52, n. 730, 3.

IN LITURGIAM HORARUM

Die 9 octobris

S. IOANNIS HENRICI NEWMAN,

PRESBYTERI ET ECCLESIÆ DOCTORIS

Londinii natus anno 1801, officiis clerici anglicani atque Socii collegii Oxoniensis vulgo Oriel nuncupati plus quam viginti annos functus est. Ecclesiæ primævæ historiam enixe perscrutatus, ad fidem catholicam pedetemptim attractus, anno demum 1845 in unicum Redemptoris ovile, ut ait, receptus est. Sacerdotio catholico auctus anno 1847, Oratorium Sancti Philippi Neri in Anglia instituit. De variis rebus multa magno effectu scripsit. Ut humilis atque ardens pastor laudatus, qui lumine suo intellectuali Ecclesiam valde illustraverat, anno 1879 a papa Leone XIII in Collegium Cardinalium aggregatus est. Birminghamiæ mortuus est die 11 augusti anno 1890. In numero sanctorum adscriptus anno 2019 atque doctor Ecclesiæ a Summo Pontifice Leone XIV anno 2025 declaratus est.

De Communi pastorum: pro presbyteris, vel doctorum Ecclesiæ.

Ad Officium lectionis

Lectio altera

Ex Scriptis sancti Ioánnis Henríci Newman, presbýteri et Ecclésiæ doctóris

( Apologia Pro Vita Sua , Chapter V: Position of My Mind since 1845, London 1864,

pp. 238-239, 250-251)

Tamquam fluctibus agitatum in portum me tandem venisse videbatur

Ex illa die qua cathólicus factus sum et déinceps, nihil plane sententiárum de religióne narrándum plus hábeo. Mentem autem nequáquam pigram réliqui neque a ratiocinatiónibus theológicis abstínui, sed neve variatiónes in cogitatióne neve sollicitúdines in corde reférre váleo. Omnis dúbii expers, in pace perfécta atque tranquillitáte hucúsque vivo. De intelléctu vel móribus a die conversiónis meæ mutátis nihil cónscius sum. Etenim, nec fidem in veritátes Revelatiónis principáles firmiórem, nec mei compotiórem, nec meípsum ferventiórem sentiébam. At tamquam flúctibus agitátum in portum me tandem venísse videbátur; unde meípsum usque ad hodiérnam diem beátum iúgiter ǽstimo.

Neque artículos ínsuper qui de sýmbolo anglicáno desunt diffíciles recéptu invéni. Nonnúllos enim iamdúdum accéperam; ómnibus autem absque periclitatióne consénsi. Quos in die receptiónis sine ulla disceptatióne proféssus sum, eósdem étiam nunc ita confíteor. Sunt enim difficultátes intellegéndi in ómnibus sýmboli christiáni artículis sive a cathólicis sive a protestántibus proféssis quas neque negáre neque simplíciter me sólvere posse assevéro. Ac tamétsi multi sunt qui difficultátes in Religióne séntiant, quorum ego unus sum, coniunctiónem tamen numquam vidére pótui inter apprehensiónem illárum difficultátum, quamvis acúte et quotquot sint, et dubitatiónem doctrinárum cum quibus coniúnctæ sunt. Decem mília enim difficultátum ne síngulum quidem dúbium gígnere posse mihi vidétur, eo quod difficultátes nequáquam dúbiis commetiúntur. Difficultátes enimvéro in arguméntis prorsus adésse possunt; hic autem de difficultátibus in ipsis doctrínis intrínsecis vel quoad earúndem doctrinárum relatiónes in altérutras loquor. Scílicet ut áliquis vexátur dum quæstiónem mathemáticam sólvere non potest, étiam cum solútio illi sive prǽstita sive reténta est, sed non dúbitat quin solútio admítti possit vel solútio quædam vera exsístat. Ex ómnibus fídei dogmátibus, mea senténtia valde difficíllimum est quod Deus exsístat, sed méntibus nostris quam potentíssime imprímitur.

Sunt tamen qui doctrínam Transubstantiatiónis diffícilem créditu aiunt. Ego quidem, cum illi doctrínæ non credíderam donec cathólicus essem, nihilóminus simul ac Ecclésiam Románam Cathólicam esse oráculum Dei cognóveram, atque eam docuísse istam doctrínam ab orígine esse revelátam, facíllime crédidi. Quod hanc doctrínam mente concípere sit árduum, immo impossíbile, libénter concédo; sed quómodo sit diffícile huic crédere, quæso. Toto vero dógmati reveláto, ab Apóstolis docto et Ecclésiæ trádito et ab Ecclésia mihi declaráto, credo; atque ut nunc interpretátur et, implícite, sicut ab illa auctoritáte cui commíssum est prætérea símili modo interpretábitur usque ad consummatiónem sǽculi, idem accípio. Insuper illis traditiónibus semper et ubíque in Ecclésia recéptis, in quibus res continétur definitiónum dogmaticárum intérdum declaratárum, et quæ in ómnibus sǽculis dógmati Cathólico iam declaráto textum et exémplum præbent, adhǽreo. Aliis quoque Sanctæ Sedis senténtiis, sive theológicis sive non, per instruménta a se statúta procedéntibus, quæstióne utrum infallibilitáte sint prǽditæ prætermíssa, quibus saltem parére atque obtemperáre débeo, me submítto. Existimánda est porro, ut opínor, Cathólicæ fídei investigátio paulátim per sǽcula spécies certas et várias assumpsísse, in formam sciéntiæ se exstruxísse, ratióne et locutióne sibi própriis a doctíssimis sicut Athanásio, Augustíno atque Thoma de Aquíno evolútis, se ornásse; neque talem hereditátem intellectuálem nobis his posterióribus diébus legátam ullo modo dirúmpere vellem.

Responsorium Cf. Eph 3, 7. 10; Io 16, 13

R/. Evangélii factus sum miníster secúndum donum grátiæ Dei, quæ data est mihi secúndum operatiónem virtútis eius, * Ut innotéscat per ecclésiam multifórmis sapiéntia Dei.

V/. Cum autem vénerit ille, Spíritus veritátis, dedúcet vos in omnem veritátem. * Ut innotéscat.

Oratio

Deus, qui sanctum Ioánnem Henrícum, presbýterum, lumen benígnum tuum sequéntem pacem in Ecclésia tua inveníre contulísti, concéde propítius ut, eius intercessióne et exémplo, ex umbris et imagínibus in plenitúdinem veritátis tuæ perducámur. Per Dominum.

IN MARTYROLOGIUM ROMANUM

Addi debet ad diem 9 octobris primo loco elogium quod sequitur:

Sancti Ioánnis Henríci Newman, doctóris Ecclésiæ, qui, ex Anglia oriúndus, æque philósophus et theólogus dignus laude, in confessióne Anglicána natus, públice intrávit cathólicam Ecclésiam auxílio étiam beáti Domínici a Matre Dei e Congregatióne Passiónis, tum présbyter factus, óperam Oratoriórum Sancti Philíppi Neri in natióne sua cepit atque promóvit, paulo post Cardinális Sanctæ Ecclésiæ Románæ a Leóne papa Décimo Tértio creátus, prædicatióne et scriptis super veritáte Christi náviter emínuit.

 

Comment on the Decree by the Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Saint John Henry Newman proclaimed Doctor of the Church

and inscribed in the General Roman Calendar

On 1 November 2025 Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints in Saint Peter’s Square, in the presence of representatives from the world of education who had come to Rome for the Holy Year. On that occasion he proclaimed the priest, Saint John Henry Newman, as a Doctor of the Church and “together with Saint Thomas Aquinas, as co-Patron of the Church’s educational mission” (Pope Leo XIV,  Homily ).

The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has issued a Decree in the name of the Holy Father (Prot. N. 760/25, dated 9 November 2025, Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica) by which Saint John Henry Newman, Priest and Doctor of the Church, has been inscribed in the  General Roman Calendar  on 9 October, with the rank of optional memorial. Together with the Decree, the liturgical texts to be inserted into all  Calendars , in the  Roman Missal , in the  Liturgy of the Hours and in the  Roman Martyrology  have been published in the Latin language. It now falls to the Episcopal Conferences to translate these texts, approve them, and, after the  confirmatio/recognitio  of this Dicastery, to publish the liturgical texts for this celebration, in accordance with the norms currently in force [cf. Apostolic Letter issued Motu proprio  Magnum principium  in  AAS 109/10 (2017) 967-970; Executory Decree  Postquam Summus Pontifex  in  Notitiæ  57 (2021) 152-222].

The inclusion of Saint John Henry Newman in the  General Roman Calendar , which follows upon his proclamation as a Doctor of the Universal Church, is intended to present his figure as an outstanding example of the constant search for the truth that enlightens and saves.

During the homily of the Eucharistic Celebration in which the Rite of the Proclamation of Saint John Henry Newman took place, Pope Leo XIV recalled that “this reference to the darkness that surrounds us echoes one of Saint John Henry Newman’s best-known texts, the hymn ‘Lead, Kindly Light.’” The Holy father continued: “The task of education is precisely to offer this  Kindly Light  to those who might otherwise remain imprisoned by the particularly insidious shadows of pessimism and fear. For this reason, I would like to say to you: let us disarm the false reasons for resignation and powerlessness, and let us share the great reasons for hope in today’s world.” While the late Pope Francis, in the Encyclical  Dilexit nos , highlighted another significant aspect of the life of Saint John Henry Newman, namely that he “took as his motto the phrase  Cor ad cor loquitur , since, beyond all our thoughts and ideas, the Lord saves us by speaking to our hearts from his Sacred Heart. This realization led him, the distinguished intellectual, to recognize that his deepest encounter with himself and with the Lord came not from his reading or reflection, but from his prayerful dialogue, heart to heart, with Christ, alive and present” (n. 26)

In the liturgical texts for this celebration, the  Collect  reveals the very essence of the Saint’s spiritual journey: God guided him by his “kindly light” until he led him into the peace of his Church. That journey of his becomes for us too a source of inspiration and a reason for humble prayer, we who desire to be led out of shadows and appearances, so as to arrive at the full light of truth.

The choice of the readings seeks to shed light on certain characteristics of the life and person of the Saint. The first reading, taken from the Book of Sirach, presents someone who, by the will of the Lord, is filled with the spirit of understanding (cf.  Sir  39: 8-14). The Responsorial Psalm ( Ps  39: 2, 4ab. 7-8a. 8b-9. 10) with its refrain –  Behold, I have come, Lord, to do your will  – enables the assembly to express the desire to live, like the Saint, in complete docility to God’s will, even in adverse circumstances. The Gospel, preceded by the acclamation through which the assembly acknowledges and welcomes the one Father in heaven and the one Instructor, the Christ (cf.  Mt  23: 9b, 10b.), is taken from the Gospel of Matthew ( Mt  13: 47-52) in which the Kingdom of God is compared to a net cast into the sea that gathers all kinds of fish. Only one who becomes a disciple can understand the parable of the Kingdom, becoming “like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old”. John Henry Newman made himself a disciple in the search for the truth of God; for this reason, for the community of believers, he has become a doctor of the faith, capable of bringing forth from his treasure things new and things old, drawing from the entire treasury of Revelation, from which the wisdom of the Saints never ceases to draw

In the Liturgy of the Hours, following the hagiographical note, the second reading of the Office of Readings is taken from the  Apologia pro Vita Sua , a work written by the Saint in 1864. In it, he recounts his own experience of conversion to Catholicism, likening it to a ship coming into port after a rough sea.

Lastly, the  Martyrologium Romanum  assigns the elogium of the saintly Doctor to the first place among the Saints commemorated on 9 October.

The inclusion of this celebration in the  General Roman Calendar  invites us to contemplate Saint John Henry Newman as a man led by the “kindly light” of God’s grace to find peace within the Catholic Church. His enduring contributions of profound theological and ecclesiological significance, as well as his poetic and devotional writings, continue to inspire the spiritual and intellectual journey of the faithful. His steadfast pursuit of moving beyond shadows and images to reach the fullness of truth remains a shining example for every disciple of the Risen Lord.

Arthur Card. Roche

Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship

and the Discipline of the Sacraments

This morning, the Holy Father Leo XIV received in Audience, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, His Excellency Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic, who subsequently met with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness, accompanied by His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations.

During the cordial talks, which took place at the Secretariat of State, mutual appreciation was expressed for the sound bilateral relations, as well as for the good relations between the State and the local Church. Attention then turned to the painful consequences and damage caused by Storm Kristin.

Finally, reference was made to the national and international socio-political situation, with particular attention to Portuguese-speaking countries, noting the importance of constant commitment to supporting peace in the world.

From the Vatican, 2 February 2026

Resignation of apostolic nuncio in Syria

Resignation of apostolic nuncio in Malta and Libya

Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Praha, Czech Republic

Resignation and succession of bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar

Appointment of bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

Appointment of bishop of Koszalin- Kołobrzeg, Poland

Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Perth, Australia

 

Resignation of apostolic nuncio in Syria

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of apostolic nuncio in Syria presented by His Eminence Cardinal Mario Zenari, upon reaching the age limit.

 

Resignation of apostolic nuncio in Malta and Libya

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of apostolic nuncio in Malta and Libya presented by Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, titular of Sila, upon reaching the age limit.

 

Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Praha, Czech Republic

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Praha, Czech Republic, presented by Archbishop Jan Graubner.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Stanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R., transferring him from the see of Litoměřice.

Curriculum vitae

Bishop Stanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R., was born on 16 November 1971 in Praha. On 22 June 1996 he was ordained a priest for the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists).

After ordination, he first held the roles of chaplain of the Shrine of Our Lady at Svatá Hora (2996-1999), parish priest of the same Shrine (1999-2008), and provincial superior of the Congregation of the Redemptorists and president of archdiocesan Caritas of Praha. He was awarded a licentiate in theology in 2012, and served as vicar general of the diocese of Litoměřice and secretary general of the Czech Episcopal Conference (2009-2016), administrator of the parishes of Horní Police, Jezvé and Žandov. He graduated with the title of Magister and engineer in economics and management and was awarded a doctorate in theology (2019) and a doctorate in history of figurative art (2025). He was a member of the National Team for the Synod on Synodality.

On 23 November 2023 he was appointed bishop of Litoměřice, receiving episcopal consecration the following 2 March. Since 29 April 2025 he has served as vice president of the Czech Episcopal Conference.

 

Resignation and succession of bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Pekhon, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Peter Hla.

He is succeeded by Bishop Felice Ba Htoo, until now coadjutor bishop of the same diocese.

 

Appointment of bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Luis Dario Martín, hitherto auxiliary bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina, and titular of Bisenzio, as bishop of the same diocese.

Curriculum vitae

Bishop Luis Dario Martín was born on 4 March 1961 in General Pico, diocese of Santa Rosa. He studied philosophy and theology at the seminary of Buenos Aires.

He was ordained a priest on 17 March 1990 for the metropolitan archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

He has held the following offices: parish vicar of three Communities in Buenos Aires, parish administrator of Corpus Domini , dean and member of the Presbyteral Council, president of the Council of Schools of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires, parish priest of Nuestra Señora de Luján de los Patriotas.

On 20 March 2019 he was appointed bishop of Bisenzio and auxiliary of the diocese of Santa Rosa. On 28 July 2025 he was appointed diocesan administrator of Santa Rosa.

Within the Argentine Episcopal Conference, he is a member of the Episcopal Commission for Aid to the Regions most in need.

 

Appointment of bishop of Koszalin- Kołobrzeg, Poland

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Krzysztof Zadarko as bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland, transferring him from the titular see of Cavaillon and the office of auxiliary bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg.

Curriculum vitae

Bishop Krzysztof Zadarko was born on 2 September 1960 in Słupsk, in the diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg. After completing his studies at the major seminary in Koszalin, he was ordained a priest on 25 May 1986.

He studied homiletics at the Catholic Theological Academy of Warsaw, where he was awarded a licentiate.

He has held the following offices: professor of homiletics at the major seminary of Koszalin and moderator of the seminary (1990-1994), director of the diocesan radio station in Koszalin (1993-1995), teacher at the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences in Koszalin (since 1993), director of the Pastoral Section of the Episcopal Curia (since 1995), and canon of the Collegial Chapter of Piła (since 2002). He provided pastoral care for Polish faithful at the Polish Catholic Mission in Zurich, Switzerland (2007-2009). He was awarded a doctorate in homiletics in 2008.

On 16 February 2009 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, and assigned the titular see of Cavaillon. On 25 April 2009 he received episcopal ordination in the Cathedral of Koszalin. On 5 May 2025 he was elected diocesan administrator of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg. Within the Episcopal Conference, he is chair of the Commission for Migrants and Refugees.

 

Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Perth, Australia

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Nelson Po, of the clergy of the archbishop of Perth, Australia, until now parish priest of Saint Benedict’s parish in Applecross, as auxiliary bishop of the same metropolitan archdiocese, assigning him the titular see of Agunto.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Nelson Po was born on 5 June 1968 in Leyte, in the Philippines. He was awarded a degree in industrial engineering from the Leyte Institute of Technology in Tacloban. He studied philosophy at the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City, and theology at the Maryhill School of Theology in Manila.

He was ordained a priest on 9 December 2005 for the metropolitan archdiocese of Perth.

He has held the following offices: parish vicar in Kalgoorlie (2006-2008), chaplain of the Royal Perth Hospital (2008-2010), parish priest of Cloverdale (2010-2016), and parish priest of Applecross (since 2016).