VATICAN CITY, JAN 19, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Stephen E. Blaire, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Los Angeles, as bishop of Stockton (area 25,950, population 1,035,972, Catholics 191,195, priests 95, religious 98), United States of America. He succeeds Bishop Donald W. Montrose, whose resignation from the pastoral care of this diocese was accepted by the Holy Father on having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Michael P. Driscoll, auxiliary of the diocese of Orange in California, as bishop of Boise City (area 218,277, population 1,163,000, Catholics 116,500, priests 102, religious 149), United States of America.
- Appointed Sandro Bianchini as Bureau Chief of the Ordinary Section of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See.
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