VATICAN CITY, OCT 11, 2004 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Galle, Sri Lanka presented by Bishop Elmo N.J. Perera, in accordance with Canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law.
- Made the following previsions for the Church of the Latin Rite in Turkey:
- Appointed Bishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M., apostolic vicar of Anatolia, Turkey as archbishop of Izmir (area 1,350, priests 9, religious 18), Turkey. The archbishop-elect was born in Saltino, Italy in 1939 and was ordained a priest in 1963. He succeeds Archbishop Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese was accepted upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap., president of the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality (Antonianum), as apostolic vicar of Anatolia (Catholics 4,550, priests 9, permanent deacons 2, religious 1,007), Turkey. The bishop-elect was born in Milan, Italy in 1947 and was ordained a priest in 1973.
On Saturday October 9, it was made public that the Holy Father appointed:
- Fr. Joseph Prathan Sridanusil, S.D.B., provincial superior of the Salesians in Thailand, as bishop of Surat Thanai (area 76,562, population 9,015,380, Catholics 6,682, priests 52, religious 99), Thailand. The bishop-elect was born in Wat Phleng, Thailand in 1946 and was ordained a priest 1975.
- Bishop Juan Barros Madrid of Iquique, Chile as military ordinary for Chile, elevating him to the dignity of archbishop. Bishop Madrid was born in 1956 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
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- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Galle, Sri Lanka presented by Bishop Elmo N.J. Perera, in accordance with Canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law.
- Made the following previsions for the Church of the Latin Rite in Turkey:
- Appointed Bishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M., apostolic vicar of Anatolia, Turkey as archbishop of Izmir (area 1,350, priests 9, religious 18), Turkey. The archbishop-elect was born in Saltino, Italy in 1939 and was ordained a priest in 1963. He succeeds Archbishop Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese was accepted upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap., president of the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality (Antonianum), as apostolic vicar of Anatolia (Catholics 4,550, priests 9, permanent deacons 2, religious 1,007), Turkey. The bishop-elect was born in Milan, Italy in 1947 and was ordained a priest in 1973.
On Saturday October 9, it was made public that the Holy Father appointed:
- Fr. Joseph Prathan Sridanusil, S.D.B., provincial superior of the Salesians in Thailand, as bishop of Surat Thanai (area 76,562, population 9,015,380, Catholics 6,682, priests 52, religious 99), Thailand. The bishop-elect was born in Wat Phleng, Thailand in 1946 and was ordained a priest 1975.
- Bishop Juan Barros Madrid of Iquique, Chile as military ordinary for Chile, elevating him to the dignity of archbishop. Bishop Madrid was born in 1956 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
NER:RE: NA/.../... VIS 20041011 (260)
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