OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, 14 NOV 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia, presented by Archbishop John A. Bathersby, upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Msgr. Francesco Cavina of the clergy of the diocese of Imola, Italy, official of the Secretariat of State, as bishop of Carpi (area 415, population 127,808, Catholics 117,785, priests 56, permanent deacons 13, religious 62), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in Faenza, Italy in 1955 and ordained a priest in 1980. He has worked as vice rector of the regional seminary of Bologna, defender of the bond and later judge in the Tribunal of the same archdiocese, and canon of the cathedral of Imola. He succeeds Bishop Elio Tinti, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit.
RE:NER/ VIS 20111114 (150)