VATICAN CITY, 2 JAN 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Sale, Australia, presented by Bishop Jeremiah Joseph Coffey, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Juiz de Fora, Brazil, as bishop of Uberlandia (area 13,852, population 830,000, Catholics 612,000, priests 64, permanent deacons 19, religious 119), Brazil.
On Saturday, 29 December 2007, it was made public that the Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Stefan Regmunt, auxiliary of Legnica, as bishop of Zielona Gora-Gorzow (area 10,805, population 1,119,214, Catholics 1,035,994, priests 609, religious 338), Poland. He succeeds Bishop Adam Dyczkowski, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Sandomierz, Poland, presented by Bishop Marian Kazimierz Zimalek, upon having reached the age limit.
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- Appointed Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Juiz de Fora, Brazil, as bishop of Uberlandia (area 13,852, population 830,000, Catholics 612,000, priests 64, permanent deacons 19, religious 119), Brazil.
On Saturday, 29 December 2007, it was made public that the Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Stefan Regmunt, auxiliary of Legnica, as bishop of Zielona Gora-Gorzow (area 10,805, population 1,119,214, Catholics 1,035,994, priests 609, religious 338), Poland. He succeeds Bishop Adam Dyczkowski, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Sandomierz, Poland, presented by Bishop Marian Kazimierz Zimalek, upon having reached the age limit.
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