VATICAN CITY, 12 FEB 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:
- Bishop Rafael Ramon Conde Alfonzo of Margarita, Venezuela, as bishop of Maracay (area 7,014, population 1,685,000, Catholics 1,393,000, priests 83, permanent deacons 16, religious 127), Venezuela.
- Fr. Michael Gregory Campbell O.S.A., episcopal vicar and pastor of the parish of St. Augustine in the diocese of Westminster, England, as coadjutor of the diocese of Lancaster (area 2,900, population 1,200,000, Catholics 124,256, priests 179, permanent deacons 50, religious 178), England. The bishop-elect was born in Larne, Northern Ireland in 1941 and ordained a priest in 1971.
On Monday, 11 February, it was made public that he:
- Appointed Bishop Vincent Barwa, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Ranchi, India as bishop of Simdega (area 2,323, population 519,700, Catholics 169,188, priests 98, religious 203), India. He succeeds Bishop Joseph Minj, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Ivan Sasko of the clergy of the archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia, professor of liturgy at the Faculty of Theology of Zagreb, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese (area 13,495, population 1,546,064, Catholics 1,272,277, priests 787, religious 1,829). The bishop-elect was born in Divan in 1966 and ordained a priest in 1992.
On Saturday, 9 February, it was made public that he appointed Fr. Carlos Simon Vazquez of the clergy of the diocese of Coria-Caceres, Spain, professor at the "San Pedro de Alcantara" Theological Institute of Caceres and at the "Facultad Teologica del Norte de Espana" in Burgos, as under-secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
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- Bishop Rafael Ramon Conde Alfonzo of Margarita, Venezuela, as bishop of Maracay (area 7,014, population 1,685,000, Catholics 1,393,000, priests 83, permanent deacons 16, religious 127), Venezuela.
- Fr. Michael Gregory Campbell O.S.A., episcopal vicar and pastor of the parish of St. Augustine in the diocese of Westminster, England, as coadjutor of the diocese of Lancaster (area 2,900, population 1,200,000, Catholics 124,256, priests 179, permanent deacons 50, religious 178), England. The bishop-elect was born in Larne, Northern Ireland in 1941 and ordained a priest in 1971.
On Monday, 11 February, it was made public that he:
- Appointed Bishop Vincent Barwa, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Ranchi, India as bishop of Simdega (area 2,323, population 519,700, Catholics 169,188, priests 98, religious 203), India. He succeeds Bishop Joseph Minj, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Ivan Sasko of the clergy of the archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia, professor of liturgy at the Faculty of Theology of Zagreb, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese (area 13,495, population 1,546,064, Catholics 1,272,277, priests 787, religious 1,829). The bishop-elect was born in Divan in 1966 and ordained a priest in 1992.
On Saturday, 9 February, it was made public that he appointed Fr. Carlos Simon Vazquez of the clergy of the diocese of Coria-Caceres, Spain, professor at the "San Pedro de Alcantara" Theological Institute of Caceres and at the "Facultad Teologica del Norte de Espana" in Burgos, as under-secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
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