VATICAN CITY, JAN 8, 2004 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed archbishop edoardo menichelli of chieti-vasto, italy, metropolitan archbishop of ancona-osimo (area 500, population 207,220, catholics 205,682, priests 190, religious 289, permanent deacons 15), italy. he succeeds archbishop franco festorazzi whose resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese was accepted upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed fr. michel meranville, pastor of the cathedral of fort-de-france, france as archbishop of saint-pierre et fort-de-france (area 1,080, population 400,000, catholics 298,000, priests 62, religious 183), france. the archbishop-elect was born in 1936 in vauclin, france was ordained a priest in 1959. he succeeds archbishop maurice marie-sainte whose resignation from the same archdiocese was accepted upon having reached the age limit.
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