OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JAN 24, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed the following as auxiliaries of the archdiocese of Chicago (area 3,653, population 5,803,000, Catholics 2,394,000, priests 1,693, permanent deacons 618, religious 4,673), U.S.A:

- Fr. Francis J. Kane, of the clergy of the same archdiocese and pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Wilmette, U.S.A. Bishop-elect Kane was born in 1942 in Chicago and was ordained a priest in 1969.

- Fr. Thomas J. Paprocki, of the clergy of the same archdiocese and pastor of St. Constance Parish in Chicago. Bishop-elect Paprocki was born in 1952 in Chicago and was ordained a priest in 1978.

- Fr. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S., superior of the Christ the Priest Vicariate of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit in California. Bishop-elect Garcia was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 1956 and was ordained a priest in 1984.

- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Chicago, U.S.A., presented by the following prelates upon having reached the age limit: Bishop Raymond E. Goedert, Bishop John R. Gorman and Bishop Thaddeus J. Jakubowski.

- Appointed Bishop Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, as his special envoy to the celebration of the 11th World Day of the Sick which will take place on February 11, 2003 in Washington, D.C.

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