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Monday, June 2, 2008

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, 31 MAY 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

 - Fr. Francis Antonysamy of the clergy of Tanjore, India, pastor of the basilica of Vailankanni, as bishop of Kumbakonam (area 7,823, population 5,095,798, Catholics 210,313, priests 207, religious 457), India. The bishop-elect was born in Iluppur, India in 1946 and ordained a priest in 1974.

 - Msgr. Barthelemy Yaouda Hourgo of the clergy of Maoura-Mokolo, Cameroon, apostolic administrator of that diocese, as bishop of Yagoua (area 22,062, population 1,234,862, Catholics 86,850, priests 43, religious 90), Cameroon. The bishop-elect was born in Mayo-Ouldeme, Cameroon in 1964 and ordained a priest in 1996.

 - Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, as a member of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State.

 - Claudio Ceresa as a consultor of Vatican City State.
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