Nuncio Named for Tanzania

And Members Appointed to Culture Council, Administration

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VATICAN CITY, NOV. 11, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The apostolic nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, has been named nuncio to Tanzania.

The Vatican reported the assignment of the 58-year-old Philippine prelate on Thursday.

At the same time, it announced that Cardinal Attilio Nicora, president of the Financial Information Authority, and Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, retired president of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, were named members of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.

Today, the Vatican reported that Auxiliary Bishop Carlos de Pinho Moreira Azevedo was named delegate of the Pontifical Council for Culture.

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