Vatican City, 30 October 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has appointed:
- Bishop Fidel Herraez Vegas, auxiliary
of Madrid, Spain, as archbishop of Burgos (area 13,850, population
374,970, Catholics 337,473, priests 519, religious 1,377), Spain. He
succeeds Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellin, whose resignation from the
pastoral care of the same archdiocese upon reaching the age limit was
accepted by the Holy Father.
- Bishop Renauld de Dinechin, auxiliary
of Paris, France, as bishop of Soissons (area 7,378, population
557,000, Catholics 403,000, priests 89, permanent deacons 22,
religious 97), France.
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