VATICAN CITY, MAR 23, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante, coadjutor of Dallas, U.S.A., as bishop of Camden (area 6,967, population 1,337, 476, Catholics 450,271, priests 353, permanent deacons 115, religious 406 ), U.S.A.
- Erected the new ecclesiastic province of Raipur (area 135,242, Catholics 367,028, priests 496, religious 1,380), India, taking it from the ecclesiastic province of Bhopal. The new province will consist of the suffragan dioceses of Ambikapur, Jagdalpur of the Siro-Malabars and Raigarh.
- Appointed Bishop George Thomas, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Seattle, U.S.A., as bishop of Helena (area 134,426, population 509,439, Catholics 67,693, priests 82, permanent 34, religious 49), U.S.A.
- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Syracuse, U.S.A., presented by Bishop Thomas Joseph Costello upon having reached the age limit.
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- Appointed Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante, coadjutor of Dallas, U.S.A., as bishop of Camden (area 6,967, population 1,337, 476, Catholics 450,271, priests 353, permanent deacons 115, religious 406 ), U.S.A.
- Erected the new ecclesiastic province of Raipur (area 135,242, Catholics 367,028, priests 496, religious 1,380), India, taking it from the ecclesiastic province of Bhopal. The new province will consist of the suffragan dioceses of Ambikapur, Jagdalpur of the Siro-Malabars and Raigarh.
- Appointed Bishop George Thomas, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Seattle, U.S.A., as bishop of Helena (area 134,426, population 509,439, Catholics 67,693, priests 82, permanent 34, religious 49), U.S.A.
- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Syracuse, U.S.A., presented by Bishop Thomas Joseph Costello upon having reached the age limit.
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