WORLD IN BRIEF : VATICAN : Ambassador to U.S. Appointed by Pope
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, a veteran Vatican diplomat, has been named papal envoy to the United States, the Vatican announced. Pope John Paul II appointed the 63-year-old Italian to succeed Archbishop Pio Laghi, 68, recently transferred to Rome to head the Congregation for Catholic Education. Cacciavillan has been serving as envoy to India and Nepal. One of the tasks of a nuncio is to advise the Pope on the appointment of bishops.
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