COMMUNIQUE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BISHOP OF SALTILLO

VATICAN CITY, DEC 30, 1999 (VIS) - Made public today was a communique regarding the appointment of Bishop Raul Vera Lopez O.P., as the new bishop of Saltillo, Mexico. Up until now Bishop Vera Lopez has been coadjutor of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico,

The communique indicates that "Bishop Vera Lopez's transfer is motivated by purely ecclesiastical reasons, both as regards San Cristobal de las Casas and Saltillo."

"The fact that Bishop Vera Lopez is leaving San Cristobal de las Casas will in no way diminish the Church's commitment to supporting civil peace and the spiritual and human promotion of the entire population of Chiapas. Also on this occasion, the Holy See cannot fail to express once more the hope that all the sides involved in the tensions that exist in the region may find, in dialogue and law, the harmony to which they justly aspire."

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