VATICAN CITY, 16 NOV 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Queenstown, South Africa, presented by Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof S.A.C., in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
On Saturday 14 November it was made public that the Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana of Ihosy, Madagascar, as bishop of Antsirabe (area 16,000, population 1,840,000, Catholics 821,000, priests 100, religious 501), Madagascar. He succeeds Bishop Felix Ramananarivo M.S., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Harrisburg, U.S.A., as bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend (area 15,200, population 1,262,788, Catholics 158,899, priests 276, permanent deacons 12, religious 869), U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop John M. D'Arcy, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Fr. Joseph Luechai Thatwisai of the clergy of Udon Thani, Thailand, professor at the Lux Mundi major national seminary of Sampran, and secretary of the episcopal conference's biblical commission, as bishop of Udon Thani (area 50,046, population 5,346,154, Catholics 17,000, priests 33, religious 100). The bishop-elect was born in Phonsung, Thailand in 1962 and ordained a priest in 1990. He succeeds Bishop George Yod Phimphisan C.Ss.R., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Jerome E. Listecki of La Crosse, U.S.A., as metropolitan archbishop of Milwaukee (area 12,323, population 2,287,185, Catholics 681,781, priests 663, permanent deacons 164, religious 2,165), U.S.A. The archbishop-elect was born in Chicago, U.S.A. in 1949, he was ordained a priest in 1975 and consecrated a bishop in 2001.
- Appointed Bishop Dominique Bulamatari, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, as bishop of Molegbe (area 79,000, population 3,966,000, Catholics 1,875,000, priests 54, religious 119), Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Appointed Bishop Alick Banda of Solwezi, Zambia, as coadjutor of Ndola (area 32,000, population 2,140,000, Catholics 954,200, priests 164, religious 354), Zambia.
- Appointed Fr. Giovanni D'Ercole F.D.P., bureau chief in the First Section of the Secretariat of State, as auxiliary of the archdiocese of L'Aquila (area 1,516, population 111,700, Catholics 110,500, priests 169, permanent deacons 8, religious 288), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in Morino, Italy in 1947 and ordained a priest in 1974.
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