Vatican City, 3 July 2014 (VIS) – The
Holy Father has:
- appointed Rev. Julian Leow Beng Kim as
archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (area 63,760, population 11,000,000,
Catholics 180,000, priests 55, permanent deacons 1, religious 154),
Malaysia. The bishop-elect was born in Seremban, Malaysia in 1964 and
was ordained a priest in 2002. He holds a licentiate in
ecclesiastical history from the Pontifical Gregorian University,
Rome, and has served as vicar of the “Visitation” parish in
Seremban and priest of the “Holy Family” parish in Kajang. He is
currently dean of studies and formator at the major seminary of
Penang.
- appointed Bishop Edgar Moreira da
Cunha, S.D.V., auxiliary of the archdiocese of Newark, U.S.A., as
bishop of Fall River (area 3,107, population 834,000, Catholics
315,00, priests 224, permanent deacons 81, religious 245), U.S.A. He
succeeds Bishop George W. Coleman, whose resignation upon reaching
the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
- appointed Rev. Fr. John Bonaventure
Kwofie, C.S.Sp., as bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi (area 12,681,
population 2,033,000, Catholics 408,651, priests 110, religious 70),
Ghana. The bishop-elect was born in Powa, Ghana in 1958 and was
ordained a priest in 1988. He holds a licentiate in sacred scripture
from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, and has served as vicar
of the “Sacred Heart” parish in Banjul, Gambia and has held a
number of pastoral roles in the parishes of “St. John” in Bohyen
Bamtama, “Holy Spirit” in the archdiocese of Kumasi, and “St.
Catherine” and “St. Maurice” in the archdiocese of Accra. He
has also served as vice president of the Conference of Major
Superiors for Africa; provincial superior of the Congregation of West
Africa; coordinator of the Continental Conference of Major Superiors
for Africa, and first assistant of the Superior General of the
Congregation.
- appointed Msgr. Jean-Paul Gusching as
bishop of Verdun (area 6,211, population 197,100, Catholics 172,700,
priests 55, permanent deacons 15, religious 44), France. The
bishop-elect was born in Neuville Coppegueule, France in 1955 and was
ordained a priest in 1983. He holds a bachelor's degree in theology
from the seminary of Rheims and has served in a several pastoral
roles, including: priest of the parish of Corbie, vicar of the
Cathedral parish, priest at the Amiens city centre parish, priest in
the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Peronne, moderator of the
parishes of Saint-Joseph de Moilains-Combles and Notre Dame de
Moyenpoint, Roisel. He is currently vicar general of the diocese and
diocesan administrator of Amiens.
- appointed Msgr. Hector David Garcia
Osorio as bishop of Yoro (area 7,781, population 575,000, Catholics
461,000, priests 28, religious 43), Honduras. The bishop-elect was
born in Concepcion de Maria, Honduras in 1966 and was ordained a
priest in 1997. He holds a licentiate in spiritual theology from the
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and has served in a number of
pastoral roles in the diocese of Choluteca, including diocesan
coordinator of delegates for the celebration of the Word of God,
diocesan vicar for pastoral care, chancellor of the diocesan curia,
vicar general of the diocese, and rector of the “Pablo VI” minor
seminary; and then priest of the parish of “San Jeronimo” in
Goascoran. He is currently vice rector of the “Nuestra Senora de
Suyapa” major seminary in Tegucigalpa and adjunct secretary of the
Episcopal Conference of Honduras.
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