Pope sends envoys to Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Ukraine

(Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict XVI has named Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, as his special envoy to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the fourth centenary of the evangelisation of the Bengal region scheduled for 9 - 10 November, 2012.

The letter naming Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals, as pontifical legate for the dedication of the cathedral of Karaganda, Kazakhstan scheduled for 9 September was also released Saturday. The letter, written in Latin, is dated 27 July. The members of the pontifical mission who will accompany the cardinal are Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary of Astana, Kazakhstan, Msgr. Konraad Krajewski, and Dr. Giovanni Rocchi.


Finally, Pope Benedict XVI has also designated Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, as his special envoy to the 600th anniversary of the creation of the archdiocese of Leopoli of the Latins. Celebrations will take place in Lviv, Ukraine on Saturday, 8 September.