Tuesday, December 19, 2006

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, DEC 19, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

 - Appointed Archbishop Paolo Romeo, apostolic nuncio to Italy and the republic of San Marino, as metropolitan archbishop of Palermo (area 1,366, population 915,787, Catholics 887,169, priests 518, permanent deacons 33, religious 1,706), Italy. He succeeds Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

 - Appointed Bishop Richard J. Garcia, auxiliary of the diocese of Sacramento, U.S.A., as bishop of Monterey in California (area 21,916, population 975,451, Catholics 195,000, priests 118, permanent deacons 5, religious 206), U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop Sylvester D. Ryan, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
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