OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, 24 OCT 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

 - Appointed Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal S.V.D. of Jhabua, India, as bishop of Indore (area 19,073, population 4,648,689, Catholics 35,803, priests 79, religious 399), India. He succeeds Bishop George M. Anathil S.V.D., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

 - Appointed Archbishop George Panikulam, apostolic nuncio to Mozambique, as apostolic nuncio to Ethiopia and apostolic delegate to Somalia.
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