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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, JUN 25, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed Fr. Martin Su Yao-wen of the clergy of the diocese of Taichung,
Taiwan, director of campus ministry at Providence University, as bishop of the
same diocese (area 7,836, population 4,134,000, Catholics 36,836, priests 74,
religious 122). The bishop-elect was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1959 and
ordained a priest in 1989. He succeeds Bishop Joseph Wang Yu-jung, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father
accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

- Elevated the diocese of Niamey (area 200,000, population 6,349,000, Catholics
15,532, priests 26, religious 82), Niger, to the rank of metropolitan
archdiocese, giving it as suffragan the diocese of Maradi. He appointed Bishop
Michel Christian Cartateguy S.M.A., of Niamey, as metropolitan archbishop of
the new circumscription. The archbishop-elect was born in Hasparren, France in
1951, he was ordained a priest in 1979 and consecrated a bishop in 1999.

- Appointed Fr. Venant Bacinoni of the clergy of Bururi, Burundi, professor at
the inter-diocesan major seminary "Jean Paul II" in Gitega, as bishop of Bururi
(area 6,500, population 902,000, Catholics 400,000, priests 97, religious 111).
The bishop-elect was born in Kirisi, Burundi in 1940 and ordained a priest in
1965.

- Appointed Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, archivist and librarian of Holy Roman
Church, as president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.

- Appointed Bishop Raffaele Farina S.D.B., prefect of the Vatican Apostolic
Library, as archivist and librarian of Holy Roman Church, at the same time
elevating him to the dignity of archbishop. The archbishop-elect was born in
Ariano Irpino, Italy in 1933, ordained a priest in 1958 and consecrated a
bishop in 2006.

- Appointed Msgr. Cesare Pasini, vice-prefect of the Ambrosian Library in
Milan, Italy, as prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library.

On Saturday, June 23, it was made public that he:

- Appointed Bishop Edward Dajczak, auxiliary of Zielona Gora-Gorzow, as bishop
of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg (area 14,640, population 925,000, Catholics 910,900,
priests 527, religious 374), Poland.

- Appointed Fr. Murray Chatlain of the clergy of Saskatoon, Canada, pastor of
St. Patrick's church, as coadjutor of MacKenzie-Fort Smith (area 1,523,400,
population 43,047, Catholics 22,000, priests 10), Canada. The bishop-elect was
born in Saskatoon in 1963 and ordained a priest in 1987.
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