VATICAN CITY, 8 JUN 2011 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father:
- accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Campos (area 12,520, population 1,063,000, Catholics 919,000, priests 81, permanent deacons 2, religious 103), Brazil, presented by Bishop Roberto Gomes Guimaraes, upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferreria Paz, who is currently auxiliary bishop of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (area 4,768, population 804,000, Catholics 604,267, priests 51, permanent deacons 2, religious 82), Brazil presented by Bishop Joao Maria Messi, O.S.M., upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Bishop Francesco Biasin, who is currently bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- appointed Fr. Omar Alberto Sanchez Cubillos, O.P., as bishop of Tibu (area 7,825, population 222,000, Catholics 211,000, priests 30, permanent deacons 1, religious 42), Colombia. The bishop-elect was born in Cogua, Clombia in 1963 and was ordained a priest in 1990. He is currently prior of the Cristo Rey Monastery in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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- accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Campos (area 12,520, population 1,063,000, Catholics 919,000, priests 81, permanent deacons 2, religious 103), Brazil, presented by Bishop Roberto Gomes Guimaraes, upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferreria Paz, who is currently auxiliary bishop of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (area 4,768, population 804,000, Catholics 604,267, priests 51, permanent deacons 2, religious 82), Brazil presented by Bishop Joao Maria Messi, O.S.M., upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Bishop Francesco Biasin, who is currently bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- appointed Fr. Omar Alberto Sanchez Cubillos, O.P., as bishop of Tibu (area 7,825, population 222,000, Catholics 211,000, priests 30, permanent deacons 1, religious 42), Colombia. The bishop-elect was born in Cogua, Clombia in 1963 and was ordained a priest in 1990. He is currently prior of the Cristo Rey Monastery in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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