OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JUN 28, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Bishop Jan Chrapek, auxiliary of the diocese of Torun, Poland, as bishop of Radom (area 8,000, population 1,050,000, Catholics 1,047,000, priests 700, religious 608), Poland. He succeeds Bishop Edward Materski whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

On Saturday, June 26, it was made public that the Holy Father appointed:

- Fr. Gabriel Chang Bong-hun of the clergy of the diocese of Cheongju (area 5,767, population 1,290,450, Catholics 110,000, priests 100, religious 321), Korea, as bishop of the same diocese. The bishop-elect was born in Um-seong-gun, Korea, in 1947, ordained a priest in 1976 and since 1993 has been director of the Shrine of the Blessed Martyrs at Paeti.

- Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano as pontifical legate for the closing celebration of the European Youth Meeting which will take place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, from August 4-8.

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