OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JUN 27, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Brazil, presented by Auxiliary Bishop Antonio do Carmo Cheuiche O.C.D., in accordance with Canons 411 and 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon law.

- Appointed Fr. Francisco Clavel Gil, canon of the cathedral in Mexico (area 1,479, population 10,910,245, Catholics 9,271,527, priests 1,670, permanent deacons 74, religious 8,291), Mexico, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese. The bishop-elect was born in Tlacotepec, Mexico, in 1935 and ordained a priest in 1959.

- Appointed Fr. Rogelio Esquivel Medina, episcopal vicar and pastor in Mexico, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese. The bishop-elect was born in Periban de Ramos, Mexico, in 1940 and ordained a priest in 1970.

- Appointed Fr. Jonas Guerrero Corona of the clergy of the diocese of Autlan, Mexico, and master of ceremonies at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Mexico. The bishop-elect was born in El Chante, Mexico, in 1946 and ordained a priest in 1974.

- Appointed Fr. Gustavo Rodriguez Vega, rector of the seminary of the archdiocese of Monterrey (area 17,886, population 4,650,000, Catholics 4,324,500, priests 437, permanent deacons 7, religious 964), Mexico, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese. The bishop-elect was born in Monterrey in 1955 and ordained a priest in 1980.

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