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#000000; }  VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 124
DATE 03-07-2014

Summary:
- PRESENTATION OF THE WORLD YOUTH DAY 2016 LOGO
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

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OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 3 July 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has:
- appointed Rev. Julian LeowBengKim as archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (area
63,760, population 11,000,000, Catholics 180,000, priests 55, permanent
deacons 1, religious 154), Malaysia. The bishop-elect was born in Seremban,
Malaysia in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 2002. He holds a licentiate
in ecclesiastical history from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome,
and has served as vicar of the “Visitation” parish in
Seremban and priest of the “Holy Family” parish in
Kajang. He is currently dean of studies and formator at the major seminary
of Penang.
- appointed Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V., auxiliary of the
archdiocese of Newark, U.S.A., as bishop of Fall River (area 3,107,
population 834,000, Catholics 315,00, priests 224, permanent deacons 81,
religious 245), U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop George W. Coleman, whose
resignation upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
- appointed Rev. Fr. John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp., as bishop of
Sekondi-Takoradi (area 12,681, population 2,033,000, Catholics 408,651,
priests 110, religious 70), Ghana. The bishop-elect was born in Powa, Ghana
in 1958 and was ordained a priest in 1988. He holds a licentiate in sacred
scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, and has served as
vicar of the “Sacred Heart” parish in Banjul, Gambia
and has held a number of pastoral roles in the parishes of “St.
John” in Bohyen Bamtama, “Holy Spirit” in the
archdiocese of Kumasi, and “St. Catherine” and
“St. Maurice” in the archdiocese of Accra. He has also
served as vice president of the Conference of Major Superiors for Africa;
provincial superior of the Congregation of West Africa; coordinator of the
Continental Conference of Major Superiors for Africa, and first assistant
of the Superior General of the Congregation.
- appointed Msgr. Jean-Paul Gusching as bishop of Verdun (area 6,211,
population 197,100, Catholics 172,700, priests 55, permanent deacons 15,
religious 44), France. The bishop-elect was born in Neuville Coppegueule,
France in 1955 and was ordained a priest in 1983. He holds a bachelor's
degree in theology from the seminary of Rheims and has served in a several
pastoral roles, including: priest of the parish of Corbie, vicar of the
Cathedral parish, priest at the Amiens city centre parish, priest in the
parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Peronne, moderator of the parishes of
Saint-Joseph de Moilains-Combles and Notre Dame de Moyenpoint, Roisel. He
is currently vicar general of the diocese and diocesan administrator of
Amiens.
- appointed Msgr. Hector David Garcia Osorio as bishop of Yoro (area 7,781,
population 575,000, Catholics 461,000, priests 28, religious 43), Honduras.
The bishop-elect was born in Concepcion de Maria, Honduras in 1966 and was
ordained a priest in 1997. He holds a licentiate in spiritual theology from
the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and has served in a number of
pastoral roles in the diocese of Choluteca, including diocesan coordinator
of delegates for the celebration of the Word of God, diocesan vicar for
pastoral care, chancellor of the diocesan curia, vicar general of the
diocese, and rector of the “Pablo VI” minor seminary;
and then priest of the parish of “San Jeronimo” in
Goascoran. He is currently vice rector of the “Nuestra Senora de
Suyapa” major seminary in Tegucigalpa and adjunct secretary of
the Episcopal Conference of Honduras.

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