Appointment of special envoy to the celebration of the 650th anniversary of the arrival at the Shrine of Trsat (archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia) of the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1 July 2017)

The Holy Father Francis has appointed His Eminence Cardinal Josip Bozanić, archbishop of Zagabria, as his special envoy at the celebration of the 650th anniversary of the arrival in the Shrine of Trsat (archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia) of the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, donated by Pope Urban V to Croatian pilgrims in Loreto in 1367, scheduled to take place on 1 July 2017.