President Obama Names Representatives for the Canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha and Marianne Cope
President Barack Obama has announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Holy See to attend the Canonization Mass of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha and Blessed Marianne Cope on October 21, 2012.
Head of Delegation
The Honorable Miguel Humberto Diaz United States Ambassador to the Holy See
Members of the Presidential Delegation
- Sister Agnelle Ching Assistant General Minister, Sisters of Saint Francis of the Neumann Communities; Chief Sponsorship Officer, Saint Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.
- Sister Kateri Mitchell Sister of Saint Ann (Mohawk Nation); Tekakwitha Conference National Officer; Executive Director, Great Falls, Montana.
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