OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JUN 20, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

 - Appointed Bishop Laszlo Kiss-Rigo, auxiliary of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, as bishop of Szeged-Csanad (area 10,851, population 875,157, Catholics 358,107, priests 114, permanent deacons 4, religious 93), Hungary. He succeeds Bishop Endre Gyulay, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Bishop Andras Veres, auxiliary of Eger, Hungary, as bishop of Szombathely (area 4,660, population 378,000, Catholics 296,000, priests 144, religious 67), Hungary. He succeeds Bishop Istvan Konkoly, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
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