OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, FEB 7, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation of Bishop Altamiro Rossato, C.SS.R., from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Brazil, in accordance with canon 401, para. 1, of the Code of Canon Law. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop Dadeus Grings of the same archdiocese.

- Appointed Bishop David Dias Pimentel, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, as bishop of Sao Joao da Boa Vista (area 7,153, population 470,000, Catholics 352,000, priests 99, permanent deacons 3, religious 200), Brazil.

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