Papal appointments for Mexico, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Estonia, Latvia

(Vatican Radio) The Vatican has released information regarding the latest appointments made by Pope Francis for positions within the Church. Pope Francis has nominated two Auxiliary Bishops to Monterrey, Mexico. Rev. Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes, Parish priest of “San Francisco de Asis” parish in Apodaca has been assigned the titular see of Auzegera. Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola, Chancellor of the Curia for the Archbishop, has been assigned the titular see of Idicra.

In the Vietnamese Church, the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City Cardinal John-Baptist Pham Minh Mân in accordance with canon law 401 § 1. He will be succeeded by Bishop Paul Bùi Van Doc, Coadjutor of the same archdiocese.

Pope Francis has also appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka, Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot, until now the Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Pedro López Quintana to be the new Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia and Latvia. The Archbishop is currently Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania.