Vatican City, 9 December 2014 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has appointed:
- Bishop Martin Musonde Kivuva of
Machakos, Kenya, as archbishop of Mombasa (area 38,000, population
2,214,000, Catholics 323,000, priests 116, religious 321), Kenya.
- Msgr. Adolfo Ramon Canecin as
coadjutor of the diocese of Goya (area 33,603, population 307,500,
Catholics 283,000, priests 48, religious 51), Argentina. The
bishop-elect was born in Formosa, Argentina in 1958 and was ordained
a priest in 1988. He has served as vicar in the parish of “Maria
Madre de la Iglesia” and parish priest of the “Sagrada Familia”
parish, Formosa; rector of the cathedral of Formosa; and vicar
general and rector of “La Encarnacion” interdiocesan seminary in
Resistencia, Chaco. He is currently episcopal vicar for pastoral
ministry and parish priest in the “San Francisco de Asis” parish.
On Monday, 8 December, the Holy Father
appointed Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Cabinda,
Angola, as archbishop of Luanda (area 343, population 3,682,000,
Catholics 2,717,000, priests 14, religious 493), Angola.
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