VATICAN CITY, 3 JAN 2009 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Allen H. Vigneron, previously bishop of Oakland, California in the United States, as metropolitan archbishop of Detroit (area 10,106, population 4,441,551, Catholics 1,478,231, priests 698, permanent deacons 165, religious 2,018), Michigan in the United States. He succeeds Cardinal Adam J. Maida, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese was accepted upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I., previously auxiliary bishop of Halifax, Canada, as bishop of Edmundston (area 12,838, population 52,073, Catholics 48,695, priests 33, religious 103), Canada. He succeeds Bishop Francois Thibodeau, C.I.M., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese was accepted in conformity with canon 401 §2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Accepted the resignation of Bishop John J. McRaith from the pastoral care of the diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky in the United States in conformity with canon 401 §2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Appointed Fr. Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap., as bishop of Mbanza Congo (area 39,459, population 676,400, Catholics 339,258, priests 16, religious 50), Angola. The bishop-elect was born in Kimacaka-Bamba, Angola in 1957, made final vows in 1984, and was ordained a priest in 1985. He was previously councillor general of his order.
- Appointed Fr. Cirilo Flores as auxiliary bishop of Orange in California (area 2,025, population 2,988,072, Catholics 1,165,826, priests 276, permanent deacons 93, religious 449) in the United States. The bishop-elect was born in Corona, California, U.S.A, in 1948 and was ordained a priest in 1991. He was previously pastor of St. Anne parish in Santa Ana, California.
- Appointed Archbishop Bruno Musaro, previously apostolic nuncio to Guatemala, as apostolic nuncio to Peru.
This past Saturday, 3 January, it was made public that the Pope:
- Accepted the resignation of Bishop Jan De Bie from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, Belgium in conformity with canon 401 §2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Appointed Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi, previously bishop of Abengourou, Ivory Coast, as bishop of the diocese of San Pedro-en-Cote-d'Ivoire (area 30,375, population 1,280,110, Catholics 71,084, priests 52, religious 45), Ivory Coast.
- Appointed Bishop Jean Salomon Lezoutie, previously bishop of Odienne, Ivory Coast, as bishop coadjutor of the diocese of Yopougon (area 7,367, population 2,552,000, Catholics 512,282, priests 104, permanent deacons 2, religious 111), Ivory Coast.
- Appointed Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, as a member of the Congregation for Bishops.
- Appointed Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Bishop of Mainz, Germany, as a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
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- Appointed Bishop Allen H. Vigneron, previously bishop of Oakland, California in the United States, as metropolitan archbishop of Detroit (area 10,106, population 4,441,551, Catholics 1,478,231, priests 698, permanent deacons 165, religious 2,018), Michigan in the United States. He succeeds Cardinal Adam J. Maida, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese was accepted upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I., previously auxiliary bishop of Halifax, Canada, as bishop of Edmundston (area 12,838, population 52,073, Catholics 48,695, priests 33, religious 103), Canada. He succeeds Bishop Francois Thibodeau, C.I.M., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese was accepted in conformity with canon 401 §2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Accepted the resignation of Bishop John J. McRaith from the pastoral care of the diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky in the United States in conformity with canon 401 §2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Appointed Fr. Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap., as bishop of Mbanza Congo (area 39,459, population 676,400, Catholics 339,258, priests 16, religious 50), Angola. The bishop-elect was born in Kimacaka-Bamba, Angola in 1957, made final vows in 1984, and was ordained a priest in 1985. He was previously councillor general of his order.
- Appointed Fr. Cirilo Flores as auxiliary bishop of Orange in California (area 2,025, population 2,988,072, Catholics 1,165,826, priests 276, permanent deacons 93, religious 449) in the United States. The bishop-elect was born in Corona, California, U.S.A, in 1948 and was ordained a priest in 1991. He was previously pastor of St. Anne parish in Santa Ana, California.
- Appointed Archbishop Bruno Musaro, previously apostolic nuncio to Guatemala, as apostolic nuncio to Peru.
This past Saturday, 3 January, it was made public that the Pope:
- Accepted the resignation of Bishop Jan De Bie from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, Belgium in conformity with canon 401 §2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Appointed Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi, previously bishop of Abengourou, Ivory Coast, as bishop of the diocese of San Pedro-en-Cote-d'Ivoire (area 30,375, population 1,280,110, Catholics 71,084, priests 52, religious 45), Ivory Coast.
- Appointed Bishop Jean Salomon Lezoutie, previously bishop of Odienne, Ivory Coast, as bishop coadjutor of the diocese of Yopougon (area 7,367, population 2,552,000, Catholics 512,282, priests 104, permanent deacons 2, religious 111), Ivory Coast.
- Appointed Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, as a member of the Congregation for Bishops.
- Appointed Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Bishop of Mainz, Germany, as a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
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