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26 July 2005
Zur retired, Farhat named Austria Nuncio
Archbishop Giorgio Zur retired and Archbishop Edmond Y. Farhat was named Nuncio to Austria. Archbishop Zur had been serving as an archbishop for 26 years. Archbishop Farhat had been serving as Nuncio to Slovenia, Macedonia, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.
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