OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

Vatican City,  (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

- Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera Lopez of Tuxtla-Gutierrez, Mexico, as archbishop of Monterrey (area 17,886, population 7,327,000, Catholics 5,862,000, priests 549, permanent deacons 42, religious 1,109), Mexico.

- Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach of Toledo, Brazil, as bishop of Sao Jose dos Pinhais (area 3,271, population 882,954, Catholics 688,704, priests 80, permanent deacons 62, religious 244), Brazil.