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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - N° 38
DATE 22-02-2013
Summary:
- HOLY SEE AND REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
HOLY SEE AND REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES
Vatican City, 22 February 2013 (VIS) – The Holy See and the Republic of
South Sudan, desirous of promoting bonds of mutual friendship, have decided by
common accord to establish diplomatic relations at the level of Apostolic
Nunciature on the part
of the Holy See and of Embassy on the part of the Republic of South Sudan,
according to information provided in a communique today.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 22 February 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father:
- appointed Fr. Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B., as bishop of
Pointe-Noire (area 13,500, population 2,384,000, Catholics 1,392,000, priests
76, religious 89), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bishop-elect was born
in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
in 1948 and was ordained a priest in 1976. Since ordination he has served in
several missionary, congregational, and pastoral roles in African dioceses,
most recently in DR Congo as apostolic administrator for the Diocese of
Pointe-Noire, director of
National Caritas, Migrant Pastoral Services, and the Justice and Peace
Commission, and president of the national office for Social Communications.
- erected the Diocese of Gamboma with territory taken from the Diocese of
Owando, Democratic Republic of the Congo, making it a suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
- appointed Fr. Urbain Ngassongo as the first bishop of the new Diocese of
Gamboma (area 38,400, population 193,000, Catholics 110,000, priests 15,
religious 14), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bishop-elect, previously
secretary of the Episcopal
Conference of DR Congo, was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo in 1961 and was
ordained a priest in 1996. Since ordination he has served in several academic
and pastoral roles, most recently as pastoral administrator of Balvano in
Potenza, Italy.
- appointed Msgr. Ettore Balestrero as apostolic nuncio to Colombia, at the
same time elevating him to the dignity of archbishop and assigning him the
titular see of Vittoriana. The archbishop-elect, previously under-secretary
for the Holy See’s
Relations with States, was born in Genoa, Italy in 1966 and was ordained a
priest in 1993. On entering the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1996, he
has served as a papal legate in Korea, Mongolia, Holland, and in the section
of Relations with
States of the Secretariat of State.
- appointed Archbishop Leon Kalenga Badikebele as apostolic nuncio to El
Salvador. Archbishop Badikebele, titular of Magnetum, was previously apostolic
nuncio to Ghana.
- appointed Msgr. Miroslaw Adamczyk as apostolic nuncio to Libera, at the same
time elevating him to the dignity of archbishop and assigning him the titular
see of Oticoli. The archbishop-elect was born in Gdansk, Poland in 1962 and
was ordained a
priest in 1987. On entering the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1993, he
has served in the apostolic nunciatures of Madagascar, India, Hungary,
Belgium, South Africa, and Venezuela.
- appointed Msgr. Michael W. Banach as titular archbishop of Memfi, at the
same time assigning him the office of apostolic nuncio. The archbishop-elect
was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA and was ordained a priest in 1988.
He previously served as
Holy See permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency
(AIEA), to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and
to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Organization (CTBTO),
and Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations Organization for
Industrial Development (ONUDI), and to the Office of the United Nations in
Vienna, Austria.
- appointed Msgr Brian Udaigwe as titular archbishop of Suelli, at the same
time assigning him the office of apostolic nuncio. The archbishop-elect was
born in Tiko, Southwest Province, Cameroon in 1964 and was ordained a priest
in 1992. On entering the
diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1994, he has served as a papal legate in
Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Bulgaria, Thailand, and Great Britain.
- appointed Msgr. Antoine Camilleri as under-secretary for the Holy
See’s Relations with States. Msgr. Camilleri was previously a nunciature
counsellor of the Secretariat of State.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews130222
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - N° 38DATE 22-02-2013
Summary: - HOLY SEE AND REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
SUDAN ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC
TIES - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
HOLY SEE AND REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES
Vatican City, 22 February 2013 (VIS) – The Holy See and the Republic
of South Sudan, desirous of promoting bonds of mutual friendship, have decided
by common accord to establish diplomatic relations at the level of Apostolic
Nunciature on the
part of the Holy See and of Embassy on the part of the Republic of South
Sudan, according to information provided in a communique today.
Vatican City, 22 February 2013 (VIS) – Today, the Holy Father:
- appointed Fr. Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B., as bishop of
Pointe-Noire (area 13,500, population 2,384,000, Catholics 1,392,000, priests
76, religious 89), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bishop-elect was born
in Pamplona, Navarre,
Spain in 1948 and was ordained a priest in 1976. Since ordination he has
served in several missionary, congregational, and pastoral roles in African
dioceses, most recently in DR Congo as apostolic administrator for the Diocese
of Pointe-Noire, director
of National Caritas, Migrant Pastoral Services, and the Justice and Peace
Commission, and president of the national office for Social Communications.
- erected the Diocese of Gamboma with territory taken from the Diocese of
Owando, Democratic Republic of the Congo, making it a suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Brazzaville.
- appointed Fr. Urbain Ngassongo as the first bishop of the new Diocese of
Gamboma (area 38,400, population 193,000, Catholics 110,000, priests 15,
religious 14), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bishop-elect, previously
secretary of the
Episcopal Conference of DR Congo, was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo in 1961 and
was ordained a priest in 1996. Since ordination he has served in several
academic and pastoral roles, most recently as pastoral administrator of
Balvano in Potenza, Italy.
- appointed Msgr. Ettore Balestrero as apostolic nuncio to Colombia, at the
same time elevating him to the dignity of archbishop and assigning him the
titular see of Vittoriana. The archbishop-elect, previously under-secretary
for the Holy
See’s Relations with States, was born in Genoa, Italy in 1966 and was
ordained a priest in 1993. On entering the diplomatic service of the Holy See
in 1996, he has served as a papal legate in Korea, Mongolia, Holland, and in
the section of
Relations with States of the Secretariat of State.
- appointed Archbishop Leon Kalenga Badikebele as apostolic nuncio to El
Salvador. Archbishop Badikebele, titular of Magnetum, was previously apostolic
nuncio to Ghana.
- appointed Msgr. Miroslaw Adamczyk as apostolic nuncio to Libera, at the
same time elevating him to the dignity of archbishop and assigning him the
titular see of Oticoli. The archbishop-elect was born in Gdansk, Poland in
1962 and was ordained a
priest in 1987. On entering the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1993, he
has served in the apostolic nunciatures of Madagascar, India, Hungary,
Belgium, South Africa, and Venezuela.
- appointed Msgr. Michael W. Banach as titular archbishop of Memfi, at the
same time assigning him the office of apostolic nuncio. The archbishop-elect
was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA and was ordained a priest in 1988.
He previously served
as Holy See permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency
(AIEA), to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and
to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Organization
(CTBTO), and Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations Organization
for Industrial Development (ONUDI), and to the Office of the United Nations in
Vienna, Austria.
- appointed Msgr Brian Udaigwe as titular archbishop of Suelli, at the same
time assigning him the office of apostolic nuncio. The archbishop-elect was
born in Tiko, Southwest Province, Cameroon in 1964 and was ordained a priest
in 1992. On entering
the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1994, he has served as a papal
legate in Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Bulgaria, Thailand, and Great
Britain.
- appointed Msgr. Antoine Camilleri as under-secretary for the Holy
See’s Relations with States. Msgr. Camilleri was previously a nunciature
counsellor of the Secretariat of State.
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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