OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JUL 24, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation of Archbishop Benedict To Varpin from the pastoral care of Madang (area 27,752, population 283,154, Catholics 138,494, priests 34, permanent deacons 2, religious 152), Papua New Guinea, in conformity with canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop William Joseph Kurtz of the same archdiocese.

- Appointed Bishop John Joseph Myers of Peoria, U.S.A., as metropolitan archbishop of Newark (area 1,328, population 2,666,569, Catholics 1,319,558, priests 957, permanent deacons 255, religious 1,861), U.S.A.

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