CARDINAL CASTRILLON CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD

VATICAN CITY, OCT 26, 2002 (VIS) - Made public today was John Paul II's Letter to Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination on October 26. The Letter was written in Latin and dated September 10.

Cardinal Castrillon was born in Medellin, Colombia on July 4, 1929, and was ordained a priest in 1952 and a bishop in 1971 and became a cardinal in 1998. In February of that same year, he was appointed prefect of the Congregation for Clergy and since April of 2000 he has been the president of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei."

JPII-LETTER;PRIESTLY JUBILEE;...;CASTRILLON;VIS;20021028;Word: 100;