SPECIAL ENVOY TO SEVENTH CENTENARY OF THE DEATH OF ST. IVO

VATICAN CITY, MAY 10, 2003 (VIS) - Made public today was a Letter by Pope John Paul, written in Latin and dated March 22, in which he names Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda as his special envoy to the May 16-18 celebrations in Treguier, France for the seventh centenary of the death of St. Ivo, patron saint of lawyers.

Accompanying the cardinal prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura will be Archbishop Francois Saint-Macary of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo, Msgr. Santo Gangemi, nunciature counsellor in Paris and Canon Jean Basset of the clergy of the diocese of Saint-Brieuc and Treguier, dean of the cathedral chapter and judicial vicar of Brittany.

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