POPE NAMES PRESIDENTS, RELATOR AND SECRETARY OF SYNOD

VATICAN CITY, MAR 15, 2001 (VIS) - The 10th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be held in the Vatican from September 30 to October 27, 2001, on the theme "The Bishop, Servant of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the Hope of the World." The Holy Father has appointed the presidents, relator and secretary of that synod:

The presidents delegate are Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, Bernard Agre, archbishop of Abidjan, Ivory Coast and Ivan Dias, archbishop of Bombay, India.

The relator general will be Cardinal Edward Michael Egan, archbishop of New York, U.S.A.

Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Oria, Italy, has been appointed as special secretary.

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