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Monday, February 5, 2007

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, FEB 5, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted:

 - The resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Chur, Switzerland, presented by Bishop Amedee Grab O.S.B., upon having reached the age limit.

 - The resignation from the office of auxiliary of Chur, Switzerland, presented by Bishop Peter Henrici S.J., upon having reached the age limit.

  On Saturday, February 3, it was made public that he appointed:

 - As members of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See: Cardinals Wilfrid Fox Napier O.F.M., archbishop of Durban, South Africa; Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, archbishop of Lima, Peru; Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria; Eusebio Oscar Scheid S.C.I., archbishop of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; George Pell, archbishop of Sydney, Australia; Marc Ouellet P.S.S., archbishop of Quebec, Canada; Gaudencio B. Rosales, archbishop of Manila, Philippines; Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk of Seoul, Korea.

 - Cardinal Franc Rode C.M., prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, as a member of the pontifical commission "Ecclesia Dei."

 - Msgr. Jose Maria Serrano Ruiz as president of the Court of Appeal of Vatican City State.
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