Other Pontifical Acts, 04.07.2016

Vatican Information Service
July 4, 2016

http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/07/04/160704c.html

The Holy Father:

- appointed Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, as metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese of Santo Domingo (area 4,032, population 3,821,278, Catholics 3,490,035, priests 402, permanent deacons 159, religious ), Dominican Republic. He succeeds Cardinal archbishop Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same archdiocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.

- accepted the resignation presented by Bishop Amancia Escapa Aparicio from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, upon reaching the age limit.