Thursday, March 3, 2005

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, MAR 3, 2005 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

 - Appointed Bishop Mario Espinosa Contreras of Tehuacan, Mexico, as bishop of Mazatlan (area 19,105, population 755,023, Catholics 702,171, priests 80, religious 136), Mexico. He succeeds Bishop Rafael Barraza Sanchez, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese was accepted by the Holy Father, upon having reached the age limit.

 - Appointed Msgr. Salvatore Ronald Matano, local collaborator of the apostolic nunciature to the U.S.A., as coadjutor bishop of Burlington (area 23,651, population 608,827, Catholics 149,048, priests 168, permanent deacons 38, religious 261), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Providence, U.S.A., in 1946 and ordained a priest in 1971.
NER:RE:NEC/.../ESPINOSA:BARRAZA:MATANO            VIS 20050303 (120)

No comments:

Post a Comment