Resignation and appointment of Special Apostolic Visitator for the parish of Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Appointment of bishop of Soissons, France Resignation and appointment of Special Apostolic Visitator for the parish of Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of Special Apostolic Visitator for the parish of Medjugorje, presented by Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, Apostolic Nuncio.
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Francesco Cavina, emeritus of Carpi, as Special Apostolic Visitator for the parish of Medjugorje, for an indefinite period and ad nutum Sanctae Sedis . Appointment of bishop of Soissons, France The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Martial Bernard, of the clergy of the diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes, until now vicar general and moderator of the Curia, as…
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Francesco Cavina, emeritus of Carpi, as Special Apostolic Visitator for the parish of Medjugorje, for an indefinite period and ad nutum Sanctae Sedis
Appointment of bishop of Soissons, France The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Martial Bernard, of the clergy of the diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes, until now vicar general and moderator of the Curia, as bishop of Soissons, France. Curriculum vitae
Martial Bernard, of the clergy of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes, was born on 26 January 1978 in Bourg-la-Reine, in the diocese of Nanterre. He attended the Saint-Sulpice Seminary in Issy-les-Moulineaux, and undertook a placement at the Municipal Conservatoire in
Subsequently, after studying at the Saint-Paul Seminary in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, he obtained a licentiate in theology, specializing in catechetical and practical theology at the Institut Catholique de Paris . He was ordained a priest on 25 June