Vatican
City, 7 January 2016 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father
erected the apostolic exarchate for Syrian Catholics in Canada with
territory taken from the Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of
Newark. The Holy Father appointed Fr. Antoine Nassif as first exarch
of the newly-erected apostolic exarchate. Bishop-elect Nassif was
born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1969 and ordained for the Syrian Catholic
patriarchal eparchy in 1992. After ordination he served in various
roles including: principal of the school of Charfet, Lebanon;
vice-pastor in two parishes; and, most recently, as rector of the
Patriarchal Major Seminary of Charfet. He speaks French, English, and
Italian.
Yesterday,
6 January, the Holy Father appointed:
Bishop
Luiz Gonzaga Fechio as Bishop of Amparo (area 2,084, population
381,500, Catholics 314,000, priests 53, permanent deacons 1,
religious 123), Brazil. Bishop Fechio was previously auxiliary of
Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Bishop
Juarez Sousa da Silva as Coadjutor Bishop of Parnaiba (area 20,839,
population 623,000, Catholics 514,000, priests 48, religious 69),
Brazil. Bishop da Silva was previously bishop of the Diocese of
Oeiras, Brazil and apostolic administrator of Sao Raimundo Nonato,
Brazil.
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