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   #000000; }  VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
   YEAR XXII - N° 124   
   DATE 03-07-2014   
      
   Summary:   
   - PRESENTATION OF THE WORLD YOUTH DAY 2016 LOGO   
   - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
      
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   OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
   Vatican City, 3 July 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has:   
   - appointed Rev. Julian LeowBengKim as archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (area   
   63,760, population 11,000,000, Catholics 180,000, priests 55, permanent   
   deacons 1, religious 154), Malaysia. The bishop-elect was born in Seremban,   
   Malaysia in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 2002. He holds a licentiate in   
   ecclesiastical history from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and has   
   served as vicar of the “Visitation” parish in Seremban and priest   
   of the “Holy Family” parish in Kajang. He is currently dean of   
   studies and formator at the major seminary of Penang.   
   - appointed Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V., auxiliary of the   
   archdiocese of Newark, U.S.A., as bishop of Fall River (area 3,107, population   
   834,000, Catholics 315,00, priests 224, permanent deacons 81, religious 245),   
   U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop George W. Coleman, whose resignation upon reaching   
   the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.   
   - appointed Rev. Fr. John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp., as bishop of   
   Sekondi-Takoradi (area 12,681, population 2,033,000, Catholics 408,651,   
   priests 110, religious 70), Ghana. The bishop-elect was born in Powa, Ghana in   
   1958 and was ordained a priest in 1988. He holds a licentiate in sacred   
   scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, and has served as   
   vicar of the “Sacred Heart” parish in Banjul, Gambia and has held   
   a number of pastoral roles in the parishes of “St. John” in Bohyen   
   Bamtama, “Holy Spirit” in the archdiocese of Kumasi, and   
   “St. Catherine” and “St. Maurice” in the archdiocese   
   of Accra. He has also served as vice president of the Conference of Major   
   Superiors for Africa; provincial superior of the Congregation of West Africa;   
   coordinator of the Continental Conference of Major Superiors for Africa, and   
   first assistant of the Superior General of the Congregation.   
   - appointed Msgr. Jean-Paul Gusching as bishop of Verdun (area 6,211,   
   population 197,100, Catholics 172,700, priests 55, permanent deacons 15,   
   religious 44), France. The bishop-elect was born in Neuville Coppegueule,   
   France in 1955 and was ordained a priest in 1983. He holds a bachelor's degree   
   in theology from the seminary of Rheims and has served in a several pastoral   
   roles, including: priest of the parish of Corbie, vicar of the Cathedral   
   parish, priest at the Amiens city centre parish, priest in the parish of   
   Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Peronne, moderator of the parishes of Saint-Joseph de   
   Moilains-Combles and Notre Dame de Moyenpoint, Roisel. He is currently vicar   
   general of the diocese and diocesan administrator of Amiens.   
   - appointed Msgr. Hector David Garcia Osorio as bishop of Yoro (area 7,781,   
   population 575,000, Catholics 461,000, priests 28, religious 43), Honduras.   
   The bishop-elect was born in Concepcion de Maria, Honduras in 1966 and was   
   ordained a priest in 1997. He holds a licentiate in spiritual theology from   
   the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and has served in a number of   
   pastoral roles in the diocese of Choluteca, including diocesan coordinator of   
   delegates for the celebration of the Word of God, diocesan vicar for pastoral   
   care, chancellor of the diocesan curia, vicar general of the diocese, and   
   rector of the “Pablo VI” minor seminary; and then priest of the   
   parish of “San Jeronimo” in Goascoran. He is currently vice rector   
   of the “Nuestra Senora de Suyapa” major seminary in Tegucigalpa   
   and adjunct secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Honduras.   
      
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