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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples announced the following appointments:
The Holy Father has appointed as Apostolic Nuncio in Greece His Exc. Msgr. Savio Hon Tai-Fai, titular Archbishop of Sila, currently Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples.
The Holy Father has appointed as Under-secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Rev. Fr. Ryszard Szmydki, O.M.I., currently Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Society of the Propagation of the Faith.
Rev. Fr. Ted Nowak, O.M.I., collaborator of the Missionary Dicastery, was appointed Pro-tempore Secretary general of the Pontifical Missionary Society of the Propagation of the Faith.
Sister Roberta Tremarelli, of the Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, was appointed Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Childhood Society.
Sister Iolanda Plominska, of the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver, was appointed Director of the Mater Ecclesiae College of Castelgandolfo.
Prof. Leonardo Sileo O.F.M., Ordinary of History of Medieval Philosophy was appointed new Rector of the Pontifical Urbaniana University. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 28/09/2017)
ASIA/CHINA - The historical archive of Propaganda Fide is being presented to professors and students in the People’s Republic of China for the first time
ASIA/MONGOLIA - The new beginning
EUROPE/ROMANIA - Children's mission organizations from European countries come together in Bucharest: The focus is on cooperation
EUROPE/FRANCE - Inauguration of the "Point Mission" in the heart of Lourdes