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Friday, July 25, 2003

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JUL 25, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:

- Bishop Joseph Francis Martino, auxiliary of Philadelphia, U.S.A., as bishop of Scranton (area 22,905, population 1,066,308, Catholics 365,079, priests 410, permanent deacons 6, religious 523), U.S.A. He also accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese presented by Bishop James Clifford Timlin upon having reached the age limit.

- Msgr. Piero Coda, professor of the Pontifical Lateran University, as secretary prelate of the Pontifical Academy of Theology.

NER; RE; NA;...;...;MARTINO; TIMLIN; CODA ;VIS;20030725;Word: 90;

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