OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, APR 18, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed Bishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A., of Isiro-Niangara, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as metropolitan archbishop of Bukavu (area 8,815, population 1,620,000, Catholics 831,562, priests 172, religious 517), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The archbishop-elect was born in Kilubo in 1942, was ordained a priest in 1969 and a bishop in 1990.

- Appointed Fr. Dulcenio Fontes de Matos, pastor of the Cathedral of Estancia, Brazil, as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Aracaju (area 7,048, population 963,598, Catholics 739,631, priests 106, permanent deacons 1, religious 162), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in Lagarto, Brazil, in 1958, and ordained to the priesthood in 1985.

On Tuesday, April 17, it was announced that he appointed Archbishop Paolo Romeo, apostolic nuncio in Canada, as apostolic nuncio in Italy and the Republic of San Marino.

On Saturday, April 14, it was made public that he accepted the resignation of Bishop Yves-Georges-Rene Ramousse, M.E.P., from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, in conformity with canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Emile Destombes, M.E.P.

On Thursday, April 12, the following appointments were announced:

- Msgr. Arthur Roche, of the clergy of Leeds, England, secretary general of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, and Msgr. George Stack, administrator of Westminster Cathedral, England, as auxiliaries of the archbishop of Westminster (area 22,000, population 4,415,000, Catholics 460,000, priests 770, permanent deacons 4, religious 1,901), England. Bishop-elect Roche was born in Batley Carr, England, in 1950, and ordained to the priesthood in 1975. Bishop-elect Stack was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1946, and ordained to the priesthood in 1972.

- Fr. Filippo Iannone, O.Carm., vicar general of the archdiocese of Naples (area 274, population 1,600,000, Catholics 1,592,235, priests 987, permanent deacons 159, religious 3,004), Italy, as auxiliary bishop of the same archdiocese. The bishop-elect was born in Naples in 1957, and ordained to the priesthood in 1982.

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