OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, FEB 18, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

- Bishop Thomas C. Collins of Saint Paul in Alberta, as coadjutor archbishop of Edmonton (area 81,151, population 1,149,245, Catholics 294,935, priests 199, religious 640), Canada.

- Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone of Chascomus as bishop of Santiago del Estero (area 81,969, population 671,000, Catholics 530,000, priests 62, religious 108), Argentina.

- Msgrs. Anthony Mancini and Louis Dicaire as auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Montreal (area 1,399, population 2,170,792, Catholics 1,570,650, priests 1,541, religious 7,586), Canada. Bishop-elect Mancini was born in Mignano Monte Lungo, Italy, in 1945 and was ordained a priest in 1970. He is currently vicar general, bursar and director of the pastoral care of English-speaking people in the archdiocese of Montreal. Bishop-elect Dicaire was born in Montreal in 1946, was ordained a priest in 1974 and since 1996 has been episcopal vicar of the eastern region of Montreal.

- Frs. Nello Cipriani O.S.A., Giovanni Iammarone O.F.M. Conv., and Maurizio Faggioni O.F.M., as consultors for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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