Vatican City, 4 March 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has:
- appointed Bishop Joaquim Wladimir
Lopes Dias as bishop of Colatina (area 13,086, population 568,000,
Catholics 484,000, priests 59, permanent deacons 11, religious 86),
Brazil. Bishop Lopes Dias is currently auxiliary of the archdiocese
of Vitoria, Brazil.
- appointed Rev. Jorge Cuapio Bautista
as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Tlalnepantla (area 682, population
2,300,239, Catholics 1,953,239, priests 312, permanent deacons 10,
religious 347), Mexico. The bishop-elect was born in Santa Ana
Chiauhteman, Mexico in 1967 and was ordained a priest in 1992. He
belongs to the Community of the Missionaries of Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart. He holds a licentiate in philosophy from the
Universidad Popular Autonoma of the state of Pueblo, and a licentiate
in science of the family from the John Paul II Institute in Rome. He
has served in a number of pastoral roles in the diocese of Texcoco,
including parish vicar, professor in the seminary, parish priest of
the “San Salvador” and “San Bartolome Apostol” parishes,
episcopal vicar for pastoral ministry and member of the College of
Consultors. He currently assists in the parish of “Santa Isabel
Ixtapan”.
- accepted the resignation from the
office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Tlalnepantla, Mexico,
presented by Bishop Francisco Ramirez Navarro upon reaching the age
limit.
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