Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 13 November 2026

Today's Holy See Press Office Bulletin, Friday 13 November, so far contains one communication: Resignations and Appointments.

Appointment of bishop of Peterborough, Canada. The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger as bishop of the diocese of Peterborough, Canada, transferring him from the titular see of Gemellae in Numidia and the office of auxiliary of Hamilton. Born on 1 December 1966 in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, after his university studies in the Faculty of Music of Wilfrid Laurier University, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Saint Jerome's University in Waterloo and a Master of Divinity in theology from Saint Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario. He was ordained a priest on 7 May 1994 for the diocese of Hamilton. He has held, among other offices, those of parish priest, president of the Presbyteral Council, episcopal vicar for Consecrated Life, and spiritual director at Saint Peter's Seminary in London. On 21 November 2020 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Hamilton, receiving episcopal ordination on 18 April 2021.

Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Kisii, Kenya. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Father Joseph Onyango Oduor, O.S.A., until now parish priest of Santa Monica in Nyamsaria, in the archdiocese of Kisumu, as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Kisii, Kenya. Born on 2 May 1977, after joining the Order of Saint Augustine in 1998 in Kenya, he completed his studies in philosophy at the Consolata Institute of Philosophy and in theology at Tangaza University in Nairobi, undertook his novitiate in Jos, Nigeria, and was awarded a licentiate in philosophy from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (C.U.E.A.) in Nairobi. He made his perpetual vows on 16 October 2005 and was ordained a priest on 4 November 2006. He has held, among other offices, those of parish priest of the Sacred Heart parish in Baba Dogo, Nairobi, prior and formator at the International Formation House of the Augustinians (Theologicum) in Nairobi, dean of the deanery of Kisumu, advisor of the Vicariate of the Augustinians in Kenya, and, since 2020, parish priest of Saint Monica in Nyamsaria; since 2024 he has been a member of the College of Consultors of the archdiocese of Kisumu.

(No. 0909, Bulletin)

The appointments are also in our Appointments section.

Source: Holy See Press Office, Bulletin of 13 November

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