OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, FEB 23, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Raised Msgr. Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, to the dignity of bishop, naming him titular bishop of Vescovio, Italy.

- Appointed Bishop Jiri Padour, O.F.M., auxiliary of Prague, as coadjutor of Ceske Budejovice (area 12,500, population 795,000, Catholics 365,000, priests 155, permanent deacons 15, religious 246), Czech Republic.

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