Vatican City, 24 October 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has appointed:
- Archbishop Paolo Rocco Gualtieri,
apostolic nuncio in Madagascar and the Seychelles, as apostolic
nuncio in Mauritius.
- Fr. Aristide Gonsallo as bishop of
Porto Novo (area 4,545, population 1,720,996, Catholics 650,000,
priests 227, religious 124), Benin. The bishop-elect was born in
Cotonou, Benin in 1966 and was ordained a priest in 1992. He holds a
doctorate in theology from the Catholic University of Angers, France
and a master's degree and doctorate in modern letters from the state
University of Angers. He has served as a teacher in the minor
seminary of Parakou, and is currently pastor of the St. Martin parish
in Panape and chaplain of the diocesan hospital, and is responsible
for the reorganisation of the diocesan health service.
- Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B.,
archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, as papal legate for the 51st
International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Cebu, Philippines
from 24 to 31 January.
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