OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, DEC 3, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation of Archbishop Leonard A. Faulkner, from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia, in accordance with the age limit. He is succeeded by Archbishop Philip E. Wilson, coadjutor of the same archdiocese.

On Saturday, December 1, it was made public that the Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation of Bishop John Satterthwaite from the pastoral care of the diocese of Lismore, Australia, in conformity with canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law. He is succeeded by Bishop Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett, coadjutor of the same diocese.

- Appointed as members of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars; and Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, major archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians.

- Appointed as consultors of the Pontifical Council for the Family Dr. Kevin Andrews, Australia; Dr. Jean-Marie Caidor, executive secretary of the Episcopal Commission for the Family, Haiti; and Kathryn Hauwa Hoomkwap, president of the Christian Health Association, Nigeria.

- Appointed Dr. Prof. Wolfgang Bernhardt as international auditor for the Prefecture for Economic Affairs of the Holy See.

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