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Monday, November 24, 2003

SPECIAL ENVOYS TO GUATEMALA, AUSTRALIA, ITALY


VATICAN CITY, NOV 22, 2003 (VIS) - Today in three pontifical letters, written in Latin and made public today, the Pope appoints special envoys for the following celebrations: the Second American Missionary Congress in Guatemala on November 25-30, the re-opening of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Parramatta, Australia on November 29, and the Fifth Centenary of the election of Pope Julius II in Savona, Italy on November 30.
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, will go as a special envoy to Guatemala, accompanied by Msgrs. Giuseppe Cavallotto, rector of the Pontifical Urban University, Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernandez, chancellor of the archdiocese of Guatemala, and Fr. Damian Ac Cahuec, of the clergy of the apostolic vicariate of Peten, Guatemala.

Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, special envoy to Australia, will be accompanied by Msgr. Francisco M. Padilla, counselor of the apostolic nunciature in Australia, Fr. John Boyle, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Seven Hills in the diocese of Parramatta, and Fr. Peter Blayney, judicial vicar of the diocese of Parramatta.

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of State, special envoy to Savona, Italy will be accompanied by Msgrs. Andrea Giusto, vicar general of the diocese of Savona-Noli and Piero Pioppo, counselor of the nunciature in service to the secretariat of State.

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