OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, FEB 21, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed Bishop Celso Jose Pinto da Silva of Vitoria da Conquista, as metropolitan archbishop of Teresina (area 26,995, population 1,183,327, Catholics 986,108, priests 86, permanent deacons 1, religious 209), Brazil. The archbishop-elect was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1933, ordained to the priesthood in 1959, and elevated to the dignity of bishop in 1978. He succeeds Archbishop Miguel Fenelon Camara Filho, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, in accordance with the age limit.
- Accepted the resignation of Bishop Joaquim Rufino do Rego from the pastoral care of Parnaiba (area 20,565, population 590,000, Catholics 530,000, priests 32, religious 74), Brazil, in accordance with the age limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Alfredo Schaffler.

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