Wednesday, September 15, 2004

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, SEP 15, 2004 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the Military Ordinariate for the United States presented by Bishop Francis X. Roque, upon having reached the age limit.

- Accepted the resignation from the office of Auxiliary of the Military Ordinariate for the United States presented by Bishop Joseph Madera, upon having reached the age limit.

- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Luziania, Brazil, presented by Bishop Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv., in accordance with Canon 401, para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.  Coadjutor Bishop Afonso Fioreze, C.P.,  succeeds him.

- Appointed Msgr. Martin Vidovic, an official in the Secretariat of State, as apostolic nuncio in Belarus, raising him at the same time to the dignity of archbishop.
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