VATICAN CITY, FEB 24, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Anil Couto, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Delhi, India, as bishop of Jullundur (area 51,120, population 44,908,643, Catholics 107,767, priests 117, religious 768), India. He succeeds Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath O.F.M. Cap., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Derek Fernandes, chancellor of the diocese of Belgaum, India, as bishop of Karwar (area 10,277, population 1,300,000, Catholics 53,870, priests 99, religious 227), India. The bishop-elect was born in Belgaum in 1954 and ordained a priest in 1979. He succeeds Bishop William Leonard D'Mello, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Raphy Manjaly, pastor of the cathedral of Agra, India, as bishop of Varanasi (area 21,418, population 19,044,428, Catholics 16,595, priests 202, religious 449), India. The bishop-elect was born in Vendere, India, in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1983. He succeeds Bishop Patrick Paul D'Souza, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- As members of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana; Archbishops Hector Ruben Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, and Juan Garcia Rodriguez of Camaguey, Cuba; and Savino Pezzotta, president of the "Ezio Tarantelli" Foundation, Italy.
- As consultor of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Stefano Fontana of the diocese of Verona, Italy, professor of the "Nicolo Rezzara" Institute of Social Sciences, and director of the "Card. Van Thuan" International Observatory of the Church's Social Doctrine.
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- Appointed Bishop Anil Couto, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Delhi, India, as bishop of Jullundur (area 51,120, population 44,908,643, Catholics 107,767, priests 117, religious 768), India. He succeeds Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath O.F.M. Cap., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Derek Fernandes, chancellor of the diocese of Belgaum, India, as bishop of Karwar (area 10,277, population 1,300,000, Catholics 53,870, priests 99, religious 227), India. The bishop-elect was born in Belgaum in 1954 and ordained a priest in 1979. He succeeds Bishop William Leonard D'Mello, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Raphy Manjaly, pastor of the cathedral of Agra, India, as bishop of Varanasi (area 21,418, population 19,044,428, Catholics 16,595, priests 202, religious 449), India. The bishop-elect was born in Vendere, India, in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1983. He succeeds Bishop Patrick Paul D'Souza, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- As members of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana; Archbishops Hector Ruben Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, and Juan Garcia Rodriguez of Camaguey, Cuba; and Savino Pezzotta, president of the "Ezio Tarantelli" Foundation, Italy.
- As consultor of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Stefano Fontana of the diocese of Verona, Italy, professor of the "Nicolo Rezzara" Institute of Social Sciences, and director of the "Card. Van Thuan" International Observatory of the Church's Social Doctrine.
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