OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, FEB 11, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation to the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan, presented by Bishop Leonard Hsu Ying-fa, O.F.M., in conformity with Canons 411 and 401, para 1 of the Code of Canon Law.

Yesterday it was made public that he:

- Appointed Msgr. Renato Boccardo, head of the Youth Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, as chief of protocol with special duties of the Secretariat of State.

- Relieved Bishop Luis Munive Escobar of the pastoral care of the diocese of Tlaxcala, Mexico, for reasons of health and age. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Jacinto Guerrero Torres.

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