New Apostolic Vicar for the Vicariate of Southern Arabia

His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed H.E Bishop Paolo Martinelli Capuchin, currently the  Auxiliary Bishop of Milan as the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia to succeed  H.E. Bishop Paul Hinder.

Bishop Paolo Martinelli will assume office in coming months and till that time Bishop Paul Hinder will continue as the Apostolic Administrator of Southern Arabia.