CLOSING CELEBRATIONS OF DIOCESAN SYNOD OF BELARUS

VATICAN CITY, SEP 22, 2000 (VIS) - Made public today was a letter from the Pope in which he names Cardinal Camillo Ruini, vicar general for the diocese of Rome and president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, as his special envoy to closing celebrations for the synod of the diocese of Belarus, due to take place in Minsk on September 29 and 30. The letter is written in Latin and bears the date of September 1.

Cardinal Ruini will be accompanied by Bishops Kazimierz Wielikosielec O.P. and Cyril Klimowicz, respectively auxiliary and vicar general of the diocese of Pinsk and auxiliary and vicar general of the archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev; and by Msgrs. Frantisek Kiselj and Julio Murat, respectively vicar general of the diocese of Vitebsk and secretary of the apostolic nunciature in Minsk.

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