Vatican
City, 31 January 2014
(VIS) - Today, the Holy Father:
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appointed Msgr. Stefano Manetti, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of
Florence, Italy, as bishop of the Diocese of
Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza (area 1,068, population 73,177, Catholics
69,508, priests 61, permanent deacons 3, religious 19), Italy. The
bishop-elect was born in Florence, Italy in 1959 and was ordained a
priest in 1984. Since ordination he has served in various pastoral
and diocesan roles, most recently as coordinator of the Presbyteral
Council. He has been a member of the College of Consultors since
2009.
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appointed Fr. Antonio Mura, of the clergy of the Diocese of
Alghero-Bosa, Italy, as bishop of the Diocese of Lanusei (area 2,349,
population 68,713, Catholics 67,954, priests 51, permanent deacons 8,
religious 23), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in Bortigali, Italy
in 1952 and was ordained a priest in 1979. Since ordination he has
served in various pastoral and diocesan roles, most recently as
director of the diocesan weekly and regional director of the Cultural
Project for the Italian Bishops' Conference. He succeeds Bishop
Antioco Piseddu, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
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appointed Archbishop Franco Coppola, previously apostolic nuncio to
Burundi, as apostolic nuncio to Central African Republic.
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