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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, MAR 30, 2005 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed Bishop Jose Francisco Rezende Dias, auxiliary of Pouso Alegre,
Brazil, as bishop of Duque de Caxias (area 499, population 1,235,626, Catholics
976,000, priests 34, permanent deacons 3, religious 92), Brazil. He succeeds
Bishop Mauro Morelli 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 Daniel J. Bohan, auxiliary of Toronto, Canada, as
metropolitan archbishop of Regina (area 151,375, population 448,000, Catholics
126,000, priests 100, permanent deacons 3, religious 145), Canada. He succeeds
Archbishop Peter Joseph Mallon whose resignation from the pastoral care of the
same archdiocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Bishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Koforidua, Ghana, as
metropolitan archbishop of Accra (area 3,255, population 3,112,500, Catholics
139,000, priests 105, religious 147), Ghana. He succeeds Archbishop Dominic
Kodwo Andoh whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese
the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, archivist and librarian of Holy Roman
Church, as his special envoy to the central celebrations of the extraordinary
Jubilee Year of the diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay, France, which are due to take
place on May 29, 2005 in the basilica cathedral of 'Notre Dame du Puy.'

On Tuesday, March 29, it was made public that he accepted the resignation from
the pastoral care of the diocese of Nice, France, presented by Bishop Jean
Bonfils S.M.A., upon having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor
Bishop Louis Sankale.

On Thursday, March 24, it was made public that he:

- Appointed Msgr. Domenico Sigalini of the clergy of the diocese of Brescia,
Italy, ecclesiastic vice-assistant general of Italian Catholic Action, as
bishop of the suburbicarian diocese of Palestrina (area 418, population 88,000,
Catholics 87,000, priests 82, religious 221), Italy. The bishop-elect was born
in Dello, Italy, in 1942 and ordained a priest in 1966. He succeeds Bishop
Eduardo Davino whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese was
accepted by the Holy Father, upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Fr. Joaquim Justino Carreira of the clergy of the diocese of
Jundiai, vicar general of the diocese and episcopal vicar for the area of the
city of Itu, as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Sao Paulo (area 1,645,
population 8,950,800, Catholics 6,713,100, priests 838, permanent deacons 3,
religious 3,240), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in Leiria-Fatima, Portugal,
in 1950 and ordained a priest in 1977.
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