OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, FEB 8, 2002 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina, presented by Auxiliary Bishop Mario Jose Serra upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Fr. Mario Aurelio Poli, director of the preparatory vocational institute of Buenos Aires (area 202, population 3,826,000, Catholics 3,506,000, priests 848, permanent deacons 5, religious 2,437), Argentina, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese. The bishop-elect was born in Buenos Aires in 1947 and ordained a priest in 1978.

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