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Pontifical Acts

January 12, 2009 | 2 Comments

The Holy Father:

- Appointed Fr. Richard F. Stika of the clergy of the archdiocese of Saint
Louis, U.S.A., pastor of the church of the Annunziata, as bishop of
Knoxville (area 36,872, population 236,573, Catholics 56,068, priests 70,
permanent deacons 25, religious 53), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in
Saint Louis in 1957 and ordained a priest in 1985.

- Appointed Bishop Anton Bal, auxiliary of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea, as
bishop of the same diocese (area 6,181, population 315,000, Catholics
105,283, priests 26, religious 41). He succeeds Bishop Henk Te Maarssen
S.V.D., whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the
Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Archbishop Andres Carrascosa Coso, apostolic nuncio to the
Republic of Congo and Gabon, as apostolic nuncio to Panama.

- Appointed Msgr. Luigi Bianco, counsellor to the apostolic nunciature in
Spain, as apostolic nuncio to Honduras, at the same time elevating him to
the dignity of archbishop. The bishop-elect was born in Montemagno, Italy in
1960 and ordained a priest in 1985.

On Saturday 10 January it was made public that he accepted:

- The resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Chioggia, Italy,
presented by Bishop Angelo Daniel, upon having reached the age limit.

- The resignation from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Milan,
Italy, presented by Bishop Marco Ferrari, in accordance with canons 411 and
401 para. 1 of the Code of Canon Law.


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  1. Br. Michael Anthony on January 14, 2009 8:04 pm

    The Holy Father:

    - Appointed Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen, apostolic nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, as apostolic nuncio to Austria. He succeeds Archbishop Edmond Farhat, whose resignation from the same office the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

    - Appointed Msgr. Philippe Ballot, vicar general of Besancon, France, as archbishop of Chambery and bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne e Tarentaise (area 7,460, population 362,000, Catholics 319,000, priests 168, permanent deacons 20, religious 380), France. The archbishop-elect was born in Corbenay, France in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1985.

    - Appointed Fr. Sviatoslav Shevchuk of the clergy of the archieparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians, Ukraine, rector of the archieparchal major seminary, as auxiliary of the eparchy of Santa Maria del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Catholics 160,000, priests 17, permanent deacons 1, religious 93), Argentina. The bishop-elect was born in Stryj, Ukraine in 1970 and ordained a priest in 1994.

    - Appointed Msgr. Liro Vendelino Meurer of the clergy of the archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Brazil, pastor of the parish of “Sao Geraldo”, as auxiliary of Passo Fundo (area 12,200, population 508,000, Catholics 382,000, priests 126, religious 463), Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in Salvador do Sul, Brazil in 1954 and ordained a priest in 1981.

  2. Br. Michael Anthony on January 15, 2009 3:44 pm

    The Holy Father accepted:

    – The resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mansa, Zambia, presented by Andrew Aaron Chisha, upon having reached the age limit.

    – The resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Saint-Denis, France, presented by Bishop Olivier de Berranger, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.

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