Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 15 October 2026
A bishop ordained in China, an appointment in Brazil, Cluj-Gherla united in persona Episcopi and the Dominican President at the Secretariat of State
China. Ignatius Ding Zuyao was ordained bishop of Haimen (Jiangsu). The Pope had appointed him on 24 August within the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China.
Brazil. Leo XIV appointed Msgr. Paolo Andreolli, a Xaverian missionary from Noventa Vicentina, as bishop of Ponta de Pedras.
Romania. The Eparchy of Cluj-Gherla has been united «in persona Episcopi» to the Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia: the two jurisdictions remain distinct but are entrusted to the same bishop.
Secretariat of State. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, together with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, received the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader. The talks covered good bilateral relations, the regional situation, conflicts and transnational organised crime.
Source: Sala Stampa della Santa Sede