VATICAN CITY, 8 JAN 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra of Oviedo, Spain, as archbishop of Valencia (area 13,060, population 3,127,368, Catholics 2,962,702, priests 1,541, permanent deacons 8, religious 4,690), Spain. He succeeds Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco Vicente, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Philippe Mousset of the clergy of La Rochelle, France, diocesan director of vocations, pastor of Saint-Paul and episcopal vicar, as bishop of Pamiers (area 4,903, population 137,205, Catholics 100,301, priests 51, permanent deacons 11, religious 99), France. The bishop-elect was born in Le Gua, France in 1955 and ordained a priest in 1988.
NER:RE/.../OSORO:GARCIA:MOUSSET VIS 20090108 (130)
- Appointed Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra of Oviedo, Spain, as archbishop of Valencia (area 13,060, population 3,127,368, Catholics 2,962,702, priests 1,541, permanent deacons 8, religious 4,690), Spain. He succeeds Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco Vicente, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Philippe Mousset of the clergy of La Rochelle, France, diocesan director of vocations, pastor of Saint-Paul and episcopal vicar, as bishop of Pamiers (area 4,903, population 137,205, Catholics 100,301, priests 51, permanent deacons 11, religious 99), France. The bishop-elect was born in Le Gua, France in 1955 and ordained a priest in 1988.
NER:RE/.../OSORO:GARCIA:MOUSSET VIS 20090108 (130)
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