VATICAN CITY, 14 MAR 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun S.D.B., bishop of Hong Kong, China, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the pastoral visit of Servant of God John Paul II to Thailand, due to take place in Bangkok on 10 and 11 May.
- Appointed Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Shrine of Christ the King in Almada, Portugal. The event is due to take place there on 17 May.
- Appointed Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, apostolic nuncio to Cuba, as apostolic nuncio to Lithuania and Estonia.
- Erected the new territorial prelature of Esquel (area 78,074, population 68,609, Catholics 56,440, priests 14) Argentina, with territory taken from the diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Bahia Blanca. He appointed Msgr. Jose Slaby C.Ss.R., superior and pastor of the Redemptorist community of Esquel, as the first bishop-prelate of the new prelature. The bishop-elect was born in Zeleznikowa, Poland in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1984.
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- Appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun S.D.B., bishop of Hong Kong, China, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the pastoral visit of Servant of God John Paul II to Thailand, due to take place in Bangkok on 10 and 11 May.
- Appointed Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Shrine of Christ the King in Almada, Portugal. The event is due to take place there on 17 May.
- Appointed Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, apostolic nuncio to Cuba, as apostolic nuncio to Lithuania and Estonia.
- Erected the new territorial prelature of Esquel (area 78,074, population 68,609, Catholics 56,440, priests 14) Argentina, with territory taken from the diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Bahia Blanca. He appointed Msgr. Jose Slaby C.Ss.R., superior and pastor of the Redemptorist community of Esquel, as the first bishop-prelate of the new prelature. The bishop-elect was born in Zeleznikowa, Poland in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1984.
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