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Monday, October 8, 2012

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS


Vatican City,  (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Sandomierz, Poland, presented by Bishop Edward Frankowski, upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna of the clergy of Malta, Malta, promoter of justice at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Malta (area 246, population 412,970, Catholics 388,970, priests 671, religious 1,291). The bishop-elect was born in Toronto, Canada in 1959 and ordained a priest in 1986. Having studied in Malta and in Rome, he worked as defender of the bond and promoter of justice at the metropolitan tribunal of Malta. He was also active in education and in the pastoral care of various parishes.

- Appointed Archbishop Henryk Jozef Nowacki, apostolic nuncio to Sweden and Iceland, also as apostolic nuncio to Denmark.

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