OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, DEC 5, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Dourados, Brazil, presented by Bishop Alberto Johannes Forst, O. Carm., upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S.

- Appointed Bishop Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle of Quiche, Guatemala, as bishop of Jalapa (area 7,204, population 733,360, Catholics 623,356, priests 33, religious 67), Guatemala. He succeeds Bishop Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

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