Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 8, 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Anastasio Gil Garcia, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Madrid as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain for five years (from 2016 to 2021). The appointment takes effect from March 22, 2016. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 05/04/2016)