OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, APR 27, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

- Bishop Jesus E. Catala Ibanez, auxiliary of Valencia, as bishop of Alcala de Henares (area 2,586, population 725,000, Catholics 640,000, priests 184, religious 607), Spain.

- Bishop Francesco Pio Tamburrino of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy, as secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, elevating him to the dignity of archbishop.

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AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, APR 27, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Paulos Tzadua, archbishop emeritus of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
- Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, C.S., apostolic nuncio in Ethiopia and Eritrea; apostolic delegate in Djibouti.
- A group of ten prelates from Ethiopia and Eritrea:
- Bishop Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot of Adigrat, Ethiopia.
- Bishop Luca Milesi, O.F.M.Cap., of Barentu, Eritrea.
- Bishop Tesfamariam Bedho of Keren, Eritrea.
- Bishop Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M.Cap., apostolic vicar of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia.
- Bishop Yohannes Woldegiorgis, apostolic vicar of Meki, Ethiopia.
- Bishop Woldetensae Ghebreghiorgis, apostolic vicar of Harar, Ethiopia.
- Bishop Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I., apostolic vicar of Awasa, Ethiopia.
- Bishop Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M., apostolic vicar of Nekemte, Ethiopia.
- Bishop Berhane-Yesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., "sede vacante" apostolic administrator of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
- Fr. Theo van Ruyven C.M., apostolic prefect of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia.

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PRESENTATION OF INITIATIVES FOR JUBILEE YEAR 2000

VATICAN CITY, APR 27, 1999 (VIS) - On Friday April 30 at 11:30 a.m. at the Holy See Press Office, there will be a presentation of some initiatives for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. Cardinal Roger Etchegaray and Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe, respectively president and secretary of the Central Committee of the Great Jubilee, are among some those scheduled to speak at the press conference.

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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, APR 24, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

- Fr. Salvador Emilio Riveron Cortina as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of San Cristobal de La Habana (area 7,542, population 3,010,000, Catholics 1,375,000, priests 129, religious 352), Cuba. The bishop-elect was born in Florida, Cuba, in 1948, was ordained a priest in 1982, and since 1996 has been episcopal vicar and parish priest for the forementioned archdiocese.

- Fr. Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M., as bishop of the eparchy of Wroclaw-Gdansk (Catholics 53,000, priests 23, religious 14), Poland. The bishop-elect was born in Legnica, Poland, in 1957, made his perpetual vows in 1983, was ordained a priest in 1983, and since 1994 has been provincial superior of the Order of St. Basil the Great and pastor of Warsaw.

- Fr. Tadeusz Pikus as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Warsaw (area 3,350, population 1,526,000, Catholics 1,457,050, priests 1,004, religious 3,249), Poland. The bishop-elect was born in Zbiele, Poland, in 1949, was ordained a priest in 1971, and is currently dean of fundamental theology at the Metropolitan Seminary of Warsaw.

- Fr. Grzegorz Balcerek as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Poznan (area 9,700, population 1,624,000, Catholics 1,559,500, priests 1,084, religious 2,163), Poland. The bishop-elect was born in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland, in 1954, was ordained a priest in 1979, and is currently pastor of San Stanislao Kostka in Poznan, and dean of the Sociology of Religion at the Faculty of Theology of the Adam Mickiezicz University in Poznan.

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HOLY FATHER TO VISIT TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY THURSDAY

VATICAN CITY, APR 24, 1999 (VIS) - On Thursday April 29, the Pope will visit the Roman University of Tor Vergata, where at 11 a.m. he will meet with students, academic staff and university personnel in the square in front of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.

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