In a letter published today, written in Latin and dated 15 February, the Holy Father appoints Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State, as his special envoy at the celebrations of the fortieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Ghana and the Holy See, and the sixtieth anniversary of the Independence of the same Republic, scheduled to take place in Accra, Ghana from 3 to 6 March 2017.

The mission accompanying the cardinal will be composed of Msgr. Francis Adoboli, vicar general of Accra, and Rev. Don Lazarus Anondee, secretary general of the Episcopal Conference of Ghana.