Vatican City, 13 October 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has appointed:
- Rev. Msgr. Justin Bernard
Gnanapragasam as bishop of Jaffna (area 4,400, population 1,493,720,
Catholics 240,682, priests 153, religious 324), Sri Lanka. The
bishop-elect was born in Karampon, Sri Lanka in 1948 and ordained a
priest in 1974. He has served in a number of roles in the diocese of
Jaffna, including parish vicar, parish priest, vice rector and rector
of St. Henry's College, dean of the Ilavalai deanery, director of a
group of state schools, visiting professor at the major seminary and
rector of St. Patrick's College. He is currently vicar general of
Jaffna. He succeeds Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam Emmanuel, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching
the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
- Rev. Fr. Arthur J. Colgan, C.S.C., as
auxiliary of the diocese of Chosica (area 3,418, population
1,931,000, Catholics 1,706,000, priests 131, religious 717), Peru.
The bishop-elect was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. in
1946, gave his religious vows in 1966 and was ordained a priest in
1973. He has served in a number of pastoral and administrative roles
within his religious Institute, including superior of the
Congregation of the Holy Cross in Peru, parish priest, vicar general,
episcopal vicar for the archdiocese of Lima, Peru, theological
assessor for the Episcopal Commission for Social Action of the
Peruvian Episcopal Conference, and provincial superior for the
Eastern Province of his congregation in Bridgeport, Connecticut,
U.S.A. He is currently vicar general of the diocese of Chosica, Peru.
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