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Monday, November 6, 2006

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, NOV 6, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, U.S.A., presented by Bishop Vincent M. Rizzotto, upon having reached the age limit.

  On Saturday, November 4, it was made public that he appointed Bishop Mansueto Bianchi of Volterra, Italy, as bishop of Pistoia (area 821, population 224,312, Catholics 213,400, priests 143, permanent deacons 23, religious 265), Italy. He succeeds Bishop Simone Scatizzi, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
RE:NER/.../RIZZOTTO:BIANCHI:SCATIZZI                VIS 20061106 (100)

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