VATICAN CITY, 2 MAY 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, U.S.A., presented by Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop John C. Neinstedt.
- Appointed Fr. Byran Bayda C.SS.R., pastor and superior of the Redemptorist Fathers at Yorkton, Canada, as bishop of the eparchy of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Catholics 8,422, priests 11, permanent deacons 3, religious 27), Canada. The bishop-elect was born in Saskatoon in 1961 and ordained a priest in 1987. He succeeds Bishop Michael Wiwchar C.SS.R., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same eparchy the Holy Father accepted, in accordance with canon 210 para. 1 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
- Appointed Fr. Fulop Kocsis, a monk of Damoc, Hungary, as bishop of the eparchy of Hajdudorog (Catholics 270,000, priests 227, permanent deacons 2, religious 22), Hungary and apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the apostolic exarchate of Miskolc (Catholics 20,000, priests 38), Hungary. The bishop-elect was born in Szeged, Hungary in 1963 and ordained a priest in 1989.
On Thursday 1 May, the Holy Father:
- Appointed Fr. Anibal Saldana Santamaria O.A.R., pastor of Totonicapan in the archdiocese of Guatemala, Guatemala, as bishop-prelate of Bocas del Toro (area 8,115, population 126,000, Catholics 63,000, priests 11, religious 20), Panama. The bishop-elect was born in Puerto Armuelles, Panama in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1982. He succeeds Jose Agustin Ganuza Garcia O.A.R., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same territorial prelature the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Msgr. Gerardo Melgar Viciosa, vicar general of Palencia, Spain, as bishop of Osma-Soria (area 10,287, population 93,503, Catholics 75,500, priests 160, permanent deacons 1, religious 269), Spain. The bishop-elect was born in Cervatos de la Cueza, Spain in 1948 and ordained a priest in 1973.
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- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, U.S.A., presented by Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop John C. Neinstedt.
- Appointed Fr. Byran Bayda C.SS.R., pastor and superior of the Redemptorist Fathers at Yorkton, Canada, as bishop of the eparchy of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Catholics 8,422, priests 11, permanent deacons 3, religious 27), Canada. The bishop-elect was born in Saskatoon in 1961 and ordained a priest in 1987. He succeeds Bishop Michael Wiwchar C.SS.R., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same eparchy the Holy Father accepted, in accordance with canon 210 para. 1 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
- Appointed Fr. Fulop Kocsis, a monk of Damoc, Hungary, as bishop of the eparchy of Hajdudorog (Catholics 270,000, priests 227, permanent deacons 2, religious 22), Hungary and apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the apostolic exarchate of Miskolc (Catholics 20,000, priests 38), Hungary. The bishop-elect was born in Szeged, Hungary in 1963 and ordained a priest in 1989.
On Thursday 1 May, the Holy Father:
- Appointed Fr. Anibal Saldana Santamaria O.A.R., pastor of Totonicapan in the archdiocese of Guatemala, Guatemala, as bishop-prelate of Bocas del Toro (area 8,115, population 126,000, Catholics 63,000, priests 11, religious 20), Panama. The bishop-elect was born in Puerto Armuelles, Panama in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1982. He succeeds Jose Agustin Ganuza Garcia O.A.R., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same territorial prelature the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Msgr. Gerardo Melgar Viciosa, vicar general of Palencia, Spain, as bishop of Osma-Soria (area 10,287, population 93,503, Catholics 75,500, priests 160, permanent deacons 1, religious 269), Spain. The bishop-elect was born in Cervatos de la Cueza, Spain in 1948 and ordained a priest in 1973.
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