VATICAN CITY, 16 SEP 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Sergio Aparecido Colombo of Paranavai, Brazil, as bishop of Braganca Paulista (area 4,400, population 1,054,000, Catholics 789,000, priests 96, religious 196), Brazil. He succeeds Bishop Jose Maria Pinheiro, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
- Appointed Bishop Jacinto Inacio Flach, auxiliary of Porto Alegre, Brazil, as bishop of Criciuma (area 5,093, population 539,000, Catholics 447,000, priests 66, permanent deacons 1, religious 163), Brazil.
NER:RE/.../COLOMBO:PINHEIRO:FLACH VIS 20090916 (100)
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