OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, SEP 29, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father conferred the dignity of archbishop upon Bishops James Michael Harvey, prefect of the Pontifical Household; Stanislaw Dziwisz, adjunct prefect of the Pontifical Household and Piero Marini, master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations. They retain the titular sees assigned to them.

On Saturday September 27 it was made public that the Holy Father:

- Gave his consent to the canonical election by the Synod of Bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church, who met in Baghdad, Iraq October 16-24, 2002, of Fr. Louis Sako, pastor of the Parish of Perpetual Help at Mossul, to the archieparchy of Kerkuk of the Chaldeans (Catholics 5,095, priests 3, religious 2), Iraq.

- Appointed Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, as his special envoy to the re-opening ceremony of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Parramatta, Australia on November 29, 2003.

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