Friday, June 18, 2004

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JUN 18, 2004 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed Fr. Emmanuel Lafont of the clergy of Tours, France as bishop of the diocese of Cayenne (area 90,000, population 200,000, Catholics 150,000, priests 31, religious 63), French Guyana. The bishop-elect was born in Paris, France in 1945 and was ordained a priest in 1970.

- Appointed Bishop Louis Sankale of Cayenne, French Guyana as coadjutor of Nice, France.
NER:NEC/.../LAFONT:SANKALE        VIS 20040618 (80)

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