VATICAN CITY, 10 OCT 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr. Nuno Bras da Silva Martins, rector of the major seminary of "'Cristo Rei' dos Olivais", as auxiliary of the patriarchate of Lisbon (area 3,735, population 2,233,000, Catholics 1,867,000, priests 608, permanent deacons 75, religious 1,559), Portugal. The bishop-elect was born in Vimeiro, Portugal in 1963 and ordained a priest in 1987. Since his ordination he has worked as a vice pastor, editor of a diocesan weekly newspaper and professor of theology. He has published a number of works on theological subjects and was rector of the Pontifical Portuguese College in Rome from 2002 to 2005.
On Saturday 8 October it was made public that the Holy Father:
- Appointed Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the centenary of the cathedral of Yangon, Myanmar, due to take place on 8 December.
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Sonsonate, El Salvador, presented by Bishop Jose Adolfo Mojica Morales, upon having reached the age limit, appointing Bishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca, military ordinary for El Salvador, as apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the same diocese.
- Appointed Fr. Marek Solarczyk of the clergy of the diocese of Warszawa-Praga, Poland, pastor of the cathedral, as auxiliary of the same diocese (area 3,300, population 1,138,000, Catholics 1,098,000, priests 643, religious 1,542). The bishop-elect was born in Wolomin, Poland in 1966 and ordained a priest in 1992. Having gained his doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Warsaw he worked as vice pastor in a number of parishes. From 2005 to 2009 he was vice rector of the diocesan seminary and continues to teach in high schools and the seminary.
NEA:NA:RE/ VIS 20111010 (310)
Monday, October 10, 2011
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