VATICAN CITY, APR 1, 2006 (VIS) - Made public today was a letter from the Holy Father, written in Latin and dated March 3, in which he appoints Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, archbishop of Madrid, Spain, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the fifth centenary of the birth of St. Francis Xavier, due to be held in the Spanish town of Javier on April 7.
Accompanying Cardinal Rouco Varela on his mission will be Fr. Elias Royon S.J., provincial superior of the Society of Jesus in Spain, and Fr. Anastasio Gil Garcia of the clergy of the archdiocese of Madrid, director of the secretariat of the Episcopal Commission for Missions and Cooperation between Churches.
BXVI-LETTER/SPECIAL ENVOY/JAVIER:ROUCO VIS 20060403 (130)
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