Pope’s appointments in India and
ASEAN
Pope has appointed Bishop Peter Machado of Belgaum as
Archbishop of Bangalore. He has also appointed Archbishop Piero Pioppo as
Apostolic Nuncio to ASEAN.
By Robin Gomes
Pope Francis on Monday appointed a new archbishop in
Bangalore, in southern India’s Karnataka state, and a new apostolic nuncio to
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Bangalore
The Pope appointed Bishop Peter Machado of Belgaum as
the new Archbishop of Bangalore. At the same time he also accepted the
resignation of Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras who stepped down having reached
the retirement age of 75 in 2016. St. Pope John Paul II had
appointed Archbishop Moras to Bangalore on July 22, 2004.
Bishop Peter Machado was born on May 26, 1954, in Honavar.
He was ordained a priest on December 8, 1978, for the Diocese of Karwar, which
had been created in 1976.
He was appointed Bishop of Belgaum on Feb. 2, 2006, and was
ordained bishop on March 30 that year. Prior to his episcopal appointment, he
completed doctoral studies in Rome in Canon Law and served as procurator,
judicial vicar, consultor and secretary of the Karnataka regional bishops'
Laity Commission, based in Bangalore.
ASEAN
Also on Monday, Pope Francis appointed current Apostolic
Nuncio to Indonesia, Archbishop Piero Pioppo as the new
Apostolic Nuncio to ASEAN. The post has been vacant since September 13,
2017, following the transfer of Archbishop Leopold Girelli to Israel and
Cyprus, as apostolic Nuncio and Apostolic Delegate respectively.
Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, ASEAN is the regional
intergovernmental organization comprising ten Southeast Asian countries, which
promotes Pan-Asianism and intergovernmental cooperation, and facilitates
economic growth, social progress and cultural development. It also
promotes regional peace and stability, through respect for justice and the rule
of law.
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