Vatican City, 25 April 2014 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has:
- appointed Rev. Paul Simick as
apostolic vicar of Nepal (area 147,180, population 28,610,000,
Catholics 7,950, priests 71, religious 170). The bishop-elect was
born in Gitdubling, India in 1963 and was ordained a priest in 1992.
He holds a licentiate and a doctorate in biblical theology from the
Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome, and has served in a number of
pastoral roles, including priest of the “Christ the King” parish,
Pakyong, India; dean of the East Sikkim Deanery; bursar and
subsequently deputy head of St. Xavier's School, Pakyong. He succeeds
Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J., whose resignation upon reaching
the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
- appointed Archbishop Anselmo Guido
Pecorari, formerly apostolic nuncio in Uruguay, as apostolic nuncio
in Bulgaria.
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