Pope: New Nuncio to Cuba, New Vicar for Ethiopia

(23 Jul 09 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI nominated a new nuncio to Cuba on Thursday.
Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu shall be the new diplomatic representative of the Holy See to the Cuban government.
Until now, Archbsihop Becciu has been apostolic nuncio in Angola and São Tomé and Principe.


Pope Benedict XVI: New Vicar Apostolic for Nekemte, Ethiopia
Also on Thursday, Pope Benedict named Vincentian Fr. Theodorus van Ruyjven as the new vicar apostolic for Nekemte in Ethiopia.
Until now, bishop-elect van Ruyven has been Apostolic Administrator of Nekemte and Apostolic Prefect of Jimma-Bonga.
An Apostolic Vicariate is a provisional territorial jurisdiction directly under the Apostolic See, and are usually headed by a titular bishop who exercises the jurisdiction of the Pope.
There are currently 81 Apostolic Vicariates in the world, most of them in mission territories or very remote regions.