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Other
Pontifical Acts
Vatican Information Servic
February 3, 2014
http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2014/02/other-pontifical-acts.html
- appointed Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil S.D.B.,
emeritus of Guwahati, as apostolic administrator “sede vacante
et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” of the diocese of Jowai (area 17,551,
population 7,236,000, Catholics 78,526, priests 145, religious
678), India.
Yesterday, 2 February, the Holy Father appointed Fr.
Vincent Mduduzi Zungo, O.F.M., as bishop of Port Elizabeth (area
71,828, population 2,952,000, Catholics 1110,000, priests 56,
religious 138), South Africa. The bishop-elect was born in
Mbongolwane, South Africa in 1966. He took his perpetual vows in
1994. He studied philosophy and theology at the “St. John
Vianney” major seminary in Pretoria, and holds a doctorate in
moral theology from the Catholic University of Strasbourg,
France. He has served in a number of pastoral roles, including
parish vicar in the mission of Hardenberg, master of novices and
guardian of the convent of Besters, professor in the “St. John
Vianney” major seminary, provincial vicar and assistant to the
master of postulants, and provincial of the Franciscans in South
Africa. Since 2009 he has served as definitor general for Africa
and for the Middle East in Rome.
On Saturday, 1 February the Holy Father:
- accepted the resignation from the office of
auxiliary of the archdiocese of New York, U.S.A., presented by
Bishop Josu Iriondo, upon having reached the age limit.
- appointed Rev. Alex Joseph Vadakumthala as bishop of
Kannur (area 4,988, population 2,772,000, Catholics 50,768,
priests 122, religious 692), India. The bishop-elect was born in
Maradu-Panangad, India in 1959 and was ordained a priest in
1984. He holds a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical
Urbaniana University, Rome. He has served in a number of
pastoral and administrative roles, including parish assistant in
the cathedral of Verapoly, priest of St. Philomenas' Church,
Koonammavu; official at the Pontifical Council for Healthcare
Workers (for Health Pastoral Care); secretary general of the
Health Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India
(CBCI); lecturer at St. Joseph's Pontifical seminary, Alwaye,
India, director of the Cochin Arts Communications of Verapoly,
director of the Society of Medical Education in North India
project, Ranchi; and president of the Canon Law Society of
India. He is currently vicar general of the archdiocese of
Verapoly.
- appointed Msgr. Luis Fernando Ramos Perez as
auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (area
9,132, population 5,958,000, Catholics 4,135,000, priests 969,
permanent deacons 318, religious 3037), Chile. The bishop-elect
was born in Santiago, Chile in 1959 and was ordained a priest in
1990. He studied engineering at the University of Chile. He
studied philosophy and theology at the major seminary of
Santiago and holds a doctorate in theology, specialising in
sacred Scriptures, from the Pontifical Gregorian University,
Rome. He has served in a number of pastoral roles, including
prefect of philosophy in the major seminary of Santiago, vicar
of the parishes of “Cristo Emaus” and “Santo Toribo de
Mogrovejo”, official of the Congregation for Bishops, and
archdiocesan episcopal vicar for education. He is currently
rector of the major seminary of Santiago and episcopal vicar for
the clergy.
- appointed Rev. Galo Fernandez Villasecca as
auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, Chile.
He was born in Santiago, Chile in 1961 and ordained a priest in
1987. He has served in the following pastoral roles: vicar of
the parish of “Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes” in Santiago;
priest of the parish of “Cristo Redentor” in Penalolen, priest
of the parish of “Santa Clara”, and episcopal vicar of “Vicaria
de la Esperanza Joven”, He is currently episcopal vicar of the
western zone of the archdiocese.
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