Vatican Report | Saturday midday, 7 November 2026

From Uruguay, Leo XIV changes the leadership of three dioceses in Latin America and Africa: Santiago de Cuba, San Lorenzo in Paraguay and Bissau. He also accepted the resignation of the bishop of Bangued in the Philippines. 🎖️ Appointments Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz, until now bishop of Matanzas, is the new metropolitan archbishop of Santiago de Cuba. Born in 1960 in Céspedes, he studied civil engineering before the seminary and holds a licentiate in sacred scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute; he was bishop of Ciego de Ávila from 2017 and of Matanzas from 2022. He succeeds Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez, whose resignation the Pope accepted. Pierre Laurent Jubinville, a Spiritan born in Ottawa in 1960, moves from the diocese of San Pedro to become bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay. A missionary in the country since 1991 and bishop of San Pedro since 2013, he has been president of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay since 2024. He replaces Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero, whose resignation was accepted. Victor Luis Quematcha, a Franciscan, moves from the diocese of Bafatá to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, where he was born in 1967. Bishop of Bafatá since March 2025, he previously served as definitor general of the Friars Minor for Africa. He succeeds José Lampra Cá, whose resignation was accepted. ↩️ Resignations The Pope accepted the resignation of Leopoldo C. Jaucian, S.V.D., from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bangued, Philippines. Today's Bulletin (B0878) names no successor. 📌 To watch • Today at 14:00 Rome time: Holy Mass in Paysandú, Parque París Londres • Tonight in Montevideo: Casavalle at 21:00, Catholic University at 22:00, prayer vigil at the Centenario Stadium at 23:00 (Rome time) • Sunday 8 November: Mass in Florida, farewell from Uruguay and flight to Buenos Aires Photo: Vatican Media via @VaticanNews Source: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2026/11/07/261107a.html