VATICAN CITY, 31 JAN 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:
- Bishop Jose Maria De la Torre Martin, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico, as bishop of Aguascalientes (area 11,200, population 1,622,000, Catholics 1,599,000, priests 293, permanent deacons 1, religious 760), Mexico.
- Fr. Prasad Gallela of the clergy of the diocese of Kurnool, India, spiritual director and professor of philosophy at St. John's Regional Seminary in Kondadaba, India, as bishop of Cuddapah (area 15,359, population 6,035,581, Catholics 81,580, priests 104, religious 355), India. The bishop-elect was born in Adoni, India in 1962 and ordained a priest in 1989.
- Fr. Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes S.D.B., director of the Manique Salesian School in Lisbon, Portugal, as auxiliary of the patriarchate of Lisbon (area 3,735, population 2,336,132, Catholics 1,936,268, priests 618, permanent deacons 65, religious 1,740). The bishop-elect was born in Casteloes de Cepeda, Portugal in 1948 and ordained a priest in 1983.
- Professor Takashi Gojobori, vice-director of the National Institute of Genetics in Mishima, Japan and professor of genetics at the institute's Centre for Information Biology and DNA Data Bank, as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Science.
NER:NEA:NA/.../... VIS 20080131 (200)
- Bishop Jose Maria De la Torre Martin, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Guadalajara, Mexico, as bishop of Aguascalientes (area 11,200, population 1,622,000, Catholics 1,599,000, priests 293, permanent deacons 1, religious 760), Mexico.
- Fr. Prasad Gallela of the clergy of the diocese of Kurnool, India, spiritual director and professor of philosophy at St. John's Regional Seminary in Kondadaba, India, as bishop of Cuddapah (area 15,359, population 6,035,581, Catholics 81,580, priests 104, religious 355), India. The bishop-elect was born in Adoni, India in 1962 and ordained a priest in 1989.
- Fr. Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes S.D.B., director of the Manique Salesian School in Lisbon, Portugal, as auxiliary of the patriarchate of Lisbon (area 3,735, population 2,336,132, Catholics 1,936,268, priests 618, permanent deacons 65, religious 1,740). The bishop-elect was born in Casteloes de Cepeda, Portugal in 1948 and ordained a priest in 1983.
- Professor Takashi Gojobori, vice-director of the National Institute of Genetics in Mishima, Japan and professor of genetics at the institute's Centre for Information Biology and DNA Data Bank, as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Science.
NER:NEA:NA/.../... VIS 20080131 (200)
No comments:
Post a Comment