OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, MAR 18, 2005 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

 - Fr. Fulgence Muteba Mugalu of the clergy of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, secretary general of the National Episcopal Conference of the Congo, as bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga (area 54,000, population 441,716, Catholics 130,200, priests 26, religious 38), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bishop-elect was born in Kongolo in 1962 and ordained a priest in 1990.

 - Fr. Vincent De Paul Kwanga Njubu of the clergy of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, national director of the Pontifical Missionary Works in that country, as bishop of Manono (area 45,000, population 296,850, Catholics 152,158, priests 44, religious 1), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bishop-elect was born in Budi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1985.

 - Fr. John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen, pastor of Chombung and director of the evangelization center, as bishop of Ratchaburi (area 31,362, population 2,237,381, Catholics 15,730, priests 71, religious 88), Thailand. The bishop-elect was born in Bangtan-Banpong, Thailand, in 1949 and ordained a priest in 1976.

 - Fr. Marco Antonio Cortez Lara of the clergy of Chiclayo, Peru, pastor of the parish of Santa Lucia in Ferrenafe, as coadjutor bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (area 30,539, population 914,300, Catholics 804,854, priests 68, permanent deacons 4, religious 121), Peru. The bishop-elect was born in Chiclayo in 1957 and ordained a priest in 1985.

 - Fr Luis Sole Fa C.M., pastor and episcopal vicar of Mosquitia, Honduras, as bishop of Trujillo (area 25,500, population 280,000, priests 17, religious 23), Honduras. The bishop-elect was born in Tarragona, Spain, in 1946 and ordained a priest in 1973.
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