CELEBRATION FOR THE CENTENARY OF MADAGASCAR DIOCESE

VATICAN CITY, SEP 11, 1999 (VIS) - Made public today was a letter from the Holy Father to Cardinal Armand Gaetan Razafindratandra, archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar, naming him as special envoy at the closing celebrations for the centenary of the evangelization of the diocese of Antsirabe, due to take place from September 17 to 19. The letter, written in Latin, is dated August 27.

The Pontifical Mission accompanying the cardinal will be composed of Fr. Vicent Sylvestre Randrianaivozaka, vicar general of the diocese of Antsirabe and Fr. Louis Ernest Razakarisoa, provincial superior of the Missionaries of our Lady of La Salette.

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