OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, APR 15, 2002 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Bishop Adolfo Gonzalez Montes, of Avila, Spain as bishop of Almeria (area 8,774, population 512,843, Catholics 482,843, priests 168, religious 472), Spain. He also accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese presented by Bishop Rosendo Alvarez Gaston, upon having reached the age limit.

On Saturday April 13, it was made public that the Holy Father appointed Bishop Karl Josef Romer, auxiliary of Sao Sebastiao de Janeiro, Brazil, as secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family.

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