Pope names Bishops for local
churches throughout the world
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Pope Francis has named new Bishops for dioceses in South
Sudan, the Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, the United States,
and Poland.
By Vatican News
On Thursday, the Holy See announced the following
resignations and appointments for various episcopal sees around the world.
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has:
- accepted the resignation of Archbishop Paulino
Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.J., from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Juba,
South Sudan; and at the same time, named Bishop Stephen Ameyu Martin
Mulla, until now Bishop of Torit, as Archbishop of the same Metropolitan
See
- accepted the resignation of Bishop Jean Gardin,
C.S.Sp., from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Impfondo, Republic of
Congo; and at the same time, named Father Daniel Nzika, of the
clergy of Ouessa, and until now Vicar General, as Bishop of the same Diocese
- named Father Julius Yakubu Kundi, of the
clergy of Zaria, and until now Pastor of Saint John in Muchia, as Bishop of the
Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria
- named Bishop Sedundo René Coba Galarza, until
now Military Ordinary of Ecuador, as Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
- accepted the resignation of Bishop Carlos Germán
Mesa Ruiz from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Socorro y San Gil,
Colombia; and named Father Luis Augusto Campos Flórez, of the
clergy of the Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia, and until now Episcopal Vicar of
the Archdiocesan Zone of the Holy Spirit, as Bishop of the same Diocese
- named Father Giorgio Barbetta, of the clergy
of Gubbio, Italy, as titular Bishop of Isola and Auxiliary of the Diocese of
Huari, Peru, where he has been serving as a fidei donum priest,
and Rector of the Señor de Pomallucay Seminary
- accepted the resignation of Bishop Paul Joseph
Swain from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, United States;
and named Father Donald Edward DeGrood, of the clergy of the
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, until now Pastor of St John the
Baptist Parish in Savage, Minnesota, as Bishop of the same Diocese
- named Father Adrian Jósef Galbas, S.A.C., until
now Provincial of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate of the Province of
Poznań, as Auxiliary of the Diocese of Ełk, Poland, assigning him the titular
see of Naisso
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