OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JAN 10, 2000 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

- Fr. Andrew Francis, national director of the Pontifical Missionary Works and pastor of the parish of St. Anthony in Lahore, Pakistan, as bishop of Multan (area 98,705, population 16,761,000, Catholics 100,000, priests 28, religious 87), Pakistan. The bishop-elect was born in Adah, Pakistan, in 1944 and ordained a priest in 1972.

- Fr. Max John Rodrigues, headmaster of St. Paul English High School and parochial vicar of St. Paul's Church in Karachi, Pakistan, as bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan (area 278,529, population 14,650,000, Catholics 59,864, priests 36, religious 74). The bishop-elect was born in Karachi in 1939 and ordained a priest in 1966.

On Saturday, January 8, it was made public that he appointed Fr. Methodius Kilaini, secretary general of the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference, as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (area 40,000 population 1,811,000, Catholics 548,217, priests 92, religious 351), Tanzania. The bishop-elect was born in Katoma, Tanzania, in 1948 and ordained a priest in 1972.

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