Monday, October 2, 2006

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, OCT 2, 2006 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Coutances, France, presented by Bishop Jacques Fihey, upon having reached the age limit.

On Saturday, September 30, the Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation presented by Bishop Salvador Flores Huerta for the pastoral government of the diocese of Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, in conformity to canon 401 paragraph 2 of the CIC.

- Appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, as a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, the Congregation for Bishops and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

- Appointed Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State Emeritus and Dean of the College of Cardinals, as Pontifical Legate to the celebrations for Hungarian freedom, in response to the invitation from President of the Hungarian Republic and the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Cardinal Peter Erdo. These celebrations will take place in Budapest, Hungary on the 22 and 23 of October 2006.
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