Vatican City, 18 September 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has appointed Fr. David Tencer, O.F.M. Cap., as
bishop of Reykjavik (area 103,000, population 325,671, Catholics
11,454, priests 15, religious 37), Iceland. The bishop-elect was born
in Nova Bana, Slovakia in 1963 was ordained a priest in 1986. He gave
his solemn vows in 1994. He holds a licentiate in theology and has
served as pastor in Holic, rector of the convent of Hrinova, and
superior of the convent in Zilina. He transferred to Iceland in 2004
where he has served as vicar of Stella Maris in Reykjavik, and is
currently pastor of the parish of St. Þórlákur (Thorlak) in
Reyðarfjörður. He succeeds Bishop Peter Burcher, whose resignation
from the pastoral care of the same diocese in accordance with canon
401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law was accepted by the Holy Father.
Friday, September 18, 2015
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