VATICAN CITY, 6 APR 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Bishop Paul J. Bradley, auxiliary of the diocese of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., as bishop of Kalamazoo (area 13,817, population 965,000, Catholics 107,700, priests 76, permanent deacons 36, religious 245), U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop James A. Murray, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
On Saturday 4 April, it was made public that he:
- Appointed Cardinal Josip Bozanic, archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the 1700th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Quirinus, due to take place in Krk, Croatia, on 4 June.
- Appointed Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, as his special envoy to preside at the election of the new minister general of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor. The ceremony is due to take place during the Order's general chapter in Assisi, Italy, on 4 June.
- Appointed Fr. Silvio Siripong Charatsri, vicar general of Ratchaburi, Thailand, as bishop of Chanthaburi (area 34,000, population 4,454,615, Catholics 38,918, priests 112, religious 215), Thailand. The bishop-elect was born in Ban Nok Kwaek, Thailand in 1959 and ordained a priest in 1987. He succeeds Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. James Wainaina Kungu of the clergy of Nyahururu, Kenya, rector of the major seminary of Christ the King in the archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya, as bishop of Muranga (area 4,016, population 1,522,000, Catholics 716,950, priests 99, religious 120), Kenya. The bishop-elect was born in Ngenya, Kenya in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1984.
- Appointed Bishop Thomas Dabre of Vasai, India, as bishop of Poona (area 49,678, population 25,271,000, Catholics 71,236, priests 205, religious 1,220), India. He succeeds Bishop Valerian D'Souza, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Edmund Woga C.Ss.R., administrator of the diocese of Weetebula, Indonesia, as bishop of the same diocese (area 11,052, population 706,000, Catholics 135,107, priests 85, religious 78). The bishop-elect was born in Hewokloang, Indonesia in 1950 and ordained a priest in 1977.
- Appointed Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, auxiliary of Bomadi, Nigeria, as apostolic vicar of the same apostolic vicariate (area 18,000, population 2,884,000, Catholics 22,266, priests 19, religious 7). He succeeds Bishop Joseph O. Egerega, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same apostolic vicariate the Holy Father accepted, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Appointed Fr. Manlio Sodi S.D.B., professor at the faculty of theology of the Pontifical Salesian University and ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy for Theology, as president of the same academy.
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On Saturday 4 April, it was made public that he:
- Appointed Cardinal Josip Bozanic, archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the 1700th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Quirinus, due to take place in Krk, Croatia, on 4 June.
- Appointed Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, as his special envoy to preside at the election of the new minister general of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor. The ceremony is due to take place during the Order's general chapter in Assisi, Italy, on 4 June.
- Appointed Fr. Silvio Siripong Charatsri, vicar general of Ratchaburi, Thailand, as bishop of Chanthaburi (area 34,000, population 4,454,615, Catholics 38,918, priests 112, religious 215), Thailand. The bishop-elect was born in Ban Nok Kwaek, Thailand in 1959 and ordained a priest in 1987. He succeeds Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. James Wainaina Kungu of the clergy of Nyahururu, Kenya, rector of the major seminary of Christ the King in the archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya, as bishop of Muranga (area 4,016, population 1,522,000, Catholics 716,950, priests 99, religious 120), Kenya. The bishop-elect was born in Ngenya, Kenya in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1984.
- Appointed Bishop Thomas Dabre of Vasai, India, as bishop of Poona (area 49,678, population 25,271,000, Catholics 71,236, priests 205, religious 1,220), India. He succeeds Bishop Valerian D'Souza, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Edmund Woga C.Ss.R., administrator of the diocese of Weetebula, Indonesia, as bishop of the same diocese (area 11,052, population 706,000, Catholics 135,107, priests 85, religious 78). The bishop-elect was born in Hewokloang, Indonesia in 1950 and ordained a priest in 1977.
- Appointed Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, auxiliary of Bomadi, Nigeria, as apostolic vicar of the same apostolic vicariate (area 18,000, population 2,884,000, Catholics 22,266, priests 19, religious 7). He succeeds Bishop Joseph O. Egerega, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same apostolic vicariate the Holy Father accepted, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Appointed Fr. Manlio Sodi S.D.B., professor at the faculty of theology of the Pontifical Salesian University and ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy for Theology, as president of the same academy.
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