Archdiocese chooses secondary patron

St. John Paul II is the only canonized saint to visit Vancouver

The Consul General of Poland in Vancouver Krzysztof Olendzki (right), his wife, and John Paul II statue committee members pose before the statue Oct. 16. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

The Vatican has made it official: St. John Paul II is now the secondary patron saint of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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