OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, SEP 30, 2002 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed Cardinal Jan P. Schotte, C.I.C.M., as a member of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State.

- Appointed Eugenio Borgognoni, director of the Administrative Department of the Governatorate, as the director of the Department of Accounts of the State for a period of five years.

- Appointed Massimo Stoppa as "ad interim" director of the Department of Telecommunications. Mr. Stoppa retains his title as director of Technical Services of the State.

- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar, presented by Archbishop Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Bishop Sotero Phamo of Loikaw, Myanmar, as apostolic
administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of Yangon, Myanmar.

On Saturday September 29 it was made public that the Holy Father appointed Cardinal Francis Arinze, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, as his special envoy to the celebrations of the Third National Eucharistic Congress which will take place in Ibadan, Nigeria from November 15 - 17, 2002.

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