Monday, October 10, 2005

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, OCT 10, 2005 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

 - Bishop Jabulani Nxumalo O.M.I., auxiliary of the archdiocese of Durban, South Africa, as metropolitan archbishop of Bloemfontein (area 64,393, population 123,185, Catholics 113,833, priests 32, religious 91), South Africa.

 - Fr. Barry Wood O.M.I., former vicar general of Durban, South Africa, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese (area 20,318, population 3,000,000, Catholics 205,387, priests 134, permanent deacons 30, religious 597). The bishop-elect was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in 1942 and ordained a priest in 1968.
NER:NEA/.../NXUMALO:WOOD                        VIS 20051010 (100)

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