VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 180
DATE 15-10-2015

Summary:
- Conference on the parents of St. Therese
- Other Pontifical Acts

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 Conference on the parents of St. Therese
 Vatican City, 15 October 2015 (VIS) - At 11.30 a.m. tomorrow, Friday 16
October, in the Holy See Press Office, the French Episcopal Conference will
present an overview of the parents of St. Therese de Lisieux, to be canonised on
Sunday by Pope Francis. The life and work of the blesseds Louis and Zelie Martin
will be presented by Rev. Fr. Olivier Ruffray, rector of the shrine of Lisieux,
Fr. Jean-Marie Simar, rector of the shrine of Alencon, an Fr. Antonino Sangalli,
postulator of the cause.

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 Other Pontifical Acts
 Vatican City, 15 October 2015 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
 - appointed Rev. Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve as bishop of Mocoa - Sibundoy
(area 25,282, population 347,510, Catholics 300,200, priests 81, permanent
deacons 4, religious 98), Colombia. The bishop-elect was born in Fredonia,
Colombia in 1958 and ordained a priest in 1986. He holds a licentiate in
spiritual theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and has
served as formator and spiritual director of the major seminary, professor and
chaplain at the Pontifical Bolivarian University, parish priest and
administrator of a priestly society. He is currently episcopal vicar of the
diocese of Medellin, Colombia.
 - appointed Bishop Titus Joseph Mdoe, auxiliary of the archdiocese of
Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, as bishop of Mtwara (area 7,780, population 884,000,
Catholics 75,800, priests 41, religious 306), Tanzania. He succeeds Bishop
Gabriel Mmole, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon
reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
 - appointed Fr. Edgardo Cedeno Munoz, S.V.D., as bishop of Penonome (area
4,927, population 259,000, Catholics 210, 337, priests 25, religious 34),
Panama. The bishop-elect was born in Panama City, Panama in 1960, took his
religious vows in 1988 and was ordained a priest in 1989. He has served in a
number of roles within his order including provincial superior, formator,
provincial bursar, as well as chaplain and parish priest. He is currently pastor
of the parish of the "Virgen de la Medalla Milagrosa" in Panama City.
 - appointed Fr. George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D., as bishop of Zomba (area 3,232,
population 822,450, Catholics 232,976, priests 42, religious 81), Malawi. The
bishop-elect was born in Zomba, Malawi in 1968, gave his religious vows in 1991
and was ordained a priest in 1996. He holds a licentiate in theology, has served
in a number of roles within his order, and has been a seminary professor and
president of the Association of Superiors Major in Malawi. He is currently
definitor general of the Carmelites.
 - accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of Spis, Slovakia,
presented by Bishop Andrej Imrich in accordance with canons 411 and 402 para. 2
of the Code of Canon Law.

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