VATICAN CITY, JUN 18, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Msgr. Isaac Thottunkal, protosincello (vicar general) of the eparchy of Bathery, India, as auxiliary of the archieparchy of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankars (area 8,684, population 8,350,000, Catholics 305,000, priests 227, religious 819), India, also giving him the office of apostolic visitator to Syro-Malankarese faithful in North America and Europe. The bishop-elect was born in Mukkoor, India, in 1959 and ordained a priest in 1986.
On Saturday, June 16, it was made public that he:
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of Villavicencio, Colombia, presented by Bishop Alfonso Cabezas Aristizabal C.M., in accordance with Canon 401, para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Appointed Bishop Miguel Angel Alba Diaz, auxiliary of Antequera, Oaxaca, Mexico, as bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (area 73,677, population 395,500, Catholics 375,500, priests 60, religious 220), Mexico.
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