Thursday, January 11, 2007

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JAN 11, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

 - Fr. Kurian Valiakandathil of the clergy of the diocese of Bhagalpur, India, pastor of Leela, as bishop of the same diocese (area 40,000, population 8,247,236, Catholics 76,940, priests 94, religious 306). The bishop-elect was born in Elanjy, India in 1952 and ordained a priest in 1977.

 - Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, apostolic nuncio to Mexico, as apostolic nuncio to Italy.
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