Pacifico Tiziano Micheloni

On 25 April 1933, Pius XI appointed him Apostolic Vicar of Arabia[3] and Titular Bishop of Lete. He received episcopal ordination on 8 September from the Bishop of Pistoia and Prato, Giuseppe Debernardi and co-consecrating were the Bishop of Pescia, Angelo Simonetti and Bishop of Imola, Paolino Giovanni Tribbioli.

The following year Msgr. Micheloni returned to the Vicariate, where he was able to maintain diplomatic relations with The British Empire to expand the missionary presence in Somalia, which, at that time, consisted of only one religious, Father Adolfo da Lasalla. The difficulties were numerous. An initial disapproval from the British Authorities,[1] all be expressed unofficially, was followed by a severe stiffening of the permissions granted, motivated by "alleged" street demonstrations by the Missionaries. Msgr. Micheloni hence rushed to Berbera,[1] where he discovered that there had been only a small demonstration. Msgr, Micheloni later stated that – "the governor, moved by fears for himself and the religious, regretted the concessions and had himself staged the demonstration to justify the sudden change. The reality, however, was substantially different"[1] Msgr. Micheloni traveled all over Somalia again, with the company of a young Christian, and often had numerous requests to remain in the Villages without ever being marked as inconsiderate.

He paid particular attention to the numerous Orphanages in Aden. "They are fine – he wrote in 1932 – but they will not be able to thrive until they can be transported to Somalia. All the orphans are Somalis and are uncomfortable in the climate of Aden". On the other hand, the schools generally welcome older children and, almost always, with their families on the spot, had more impact on the future of the mission. At the time, there were seventeen Government Schools,[1] including five of the mission in Aden. The latter, however, had a higher number of pupils than the others. There was no lack of problems, primarily due to the presence of Catholic and Muslim students, in the same classes with considerable risks for education to the Catholic faith.