ANNIVERSARY OF RESTORATION OF HIERARCHY IN NETHERLANDS

VATICAN CITY, MAY 31, 2003 (VIS) - Made public today was a letter written in Latin and dated May 7 in which the Pope appoints Cardinal Jan P. Schotte, C.I.C.M., as his special envoy to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the reestablishment of Catholic hierarchy in the Netherlands which will take place on June 7.

Msgrs. Santiago De Wit Guzman, Petrus Albertus G. Rentinck and Hubertus Jozef Gerard Maria Schnackers, respectively secretary of the nunciature in The Hague, vicar general of the archdiocese of Utrecht and vicar general of the diocese of Roermond, will accompany Cardinal Schotte, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops.

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