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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, 4 JAN 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed Archbishop Joao Braz de Aviz of Brasilia, Brazil, as prefect of the
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic
Life. He succeeds Cardinal Franc Rode C.M., whose resignation from the same
office the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.

- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of
Bombay, India, presented by Bishop Percival Joseph Fernandez, upon having
reached the age limit.
NA:RE/VIS 20110104 (90)

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