Monday, November 5, 2007

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, NOV 5, 2007 (VIS).- The Holy Father appointed Giovanni Amici, and Paolo Sagretti as subdirectors of the General Services of the Governorate of Vatican City State.

  On Saturday, November 3, the Holy Father appointed:

- Bishop Angel Rubio Castro, auxiliar of Toledo (Spain), as bishop of Segovia (area 6.949, population 155.517, catholics 149.492, priests 180, religious 485), Spain. He succeeds bishop Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

- Bishop Samuel Kleda, of Batouri (Cameroon), as coadjutor archbishop of Douala (area 1.200, population 2.591.000, catholics 552.314, priests  262, religious 429), Cameroon.

- Bishop Domenico Sigalini, of Palestrina (Italy), as Assistant General Ecclesiastic of Italian Catholic Action for the next three years.
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