OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, DEC 13, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

- Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, apostolic nuncio in Georgia and Armenia, as apostolic nuncio in Azerbaijan.

- Msgr. Adolfo Tito Yllana, nunciature counsellor, as apostolic nuncio in Papua New Guinea, at the same time elevating him to the dignity of archbishop. The archbishop-elect was born in Naga City, the Philippines, in 1948, and ordained to the priesthood in 1972.

- Bishop Wilhelm Schraml, auxiliary of Regensburg, as bishop of Passau (area 5,442, population 588,372, Catholics 540,567, priests 458, permanent deacons 11, religious 1,057), Germany.

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