CARDINAL BIFFI CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD

VATICAN CITY, DEC 22, 2000 (VIS) - Made public today was a Message from Pope John Paul to Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, archbishop of Bologna, Italy, who tomorrow celebrates the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The Message is written in Latin and dated December 1, 2000.

Cardinal Biffi was born in Milan in 1928, ordained a priest in 1950 and a bishop in 1976. He was named archbishop of Bologna in 1984 and became a cardinal in the consistory of May 1985.

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