VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
   YEAR XXII - # 013   
   DATE 19-01-2015   
      
   Summary:   
   - Pope Francis returns to Rome   
   - Other Pontifical Acts   
      
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    Pope Francis returns to Rome   
    Vatican City, 19 January 2015 (VIS) - This morning the Pope celebrated Mass   
   privately in the apostolic nunciature in Manila. Shortly after he transferred   
   by Popemobile to the Villamor Air Base, greeting the faithful who lined the   
   streets along the way. Upon arrival at the airport he was received in the   
   presidential pavilion by Benigno Aquino III, president of the Philippines, who   
   accompanied him on foot to the aircraft. The farewell ceremony took place   
   beside the aeroplane, in the presence of the civil authorities and around a   
   thousand faithful.   
    The papal aircraft left Manila at 10 a.m. local time and is expected to land   
   in Rome's Ciampino airport at 5.40 p.m. The Pope will return directly to the   
   Vatican, thus concluding his seventh international apostolic trip.   
      
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    Other Pontifical Acts   
    Vatican City, 19 January 2015 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:   
    - appointed Bishop Mario Toso, S.D.B., secretary of the Pontifical Council   
   "Justice and Peace", as bishop of Faenza-Modigliana (area 1,044, population   
   140,821, Catholics 132,259, priests 92, permanent deacons 11, religious 155),   
   Italy. He succeeds Bishop Claudio Stagni, whose resignation from the pastoral   
   care of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy   
   Father.   
    - erected the eparchy of Bahir Dar-Dessie (area 221,775, population   
   16,215,850, Catholics 17,544, priests 24, religious 47), Ethiopia, with   
   territory from the metropolitan archieparchy of Addis Abeba, making it a   
   suffragan of the same ecclesiastical circumscription. He appointed Bishop   
   Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun, formerly auxiliary of Addis Abeba, as the   
   first bishop of the new eparchy of Bahir Dar-Dessie, Ethiopia.   
    - erected the metropolitan Church "sui iuris" of Eritrea, dividing it from   
   the metropolitan archieparchy of Addis Abeba. The seat of the new metropolitan   
   Church is Asmara, which is elevated to the status of metropolitan   
   archieparchy. It corresponds to the territory of Eritrea and regroups the   
   eparchies of Asmara, Barentu, Keren and Seghenity. He appointed Bishop   
   Menghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.J., formerly eparchal bishop of Asmara, as the   
   first metropolitan of Eritrea.   
      
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