According to the Eglises d´Asie news service, the Vietnamese delegation will also include four bishops and 15 priests.
Bishop Nguyen Van Sang of Thai Binh, who heads the bishops´ Commission for the Laity which is preparing for the event, contacted all the country´s dioceses so that each one will be represented in the delegation traveling to Canada in late July.
The Prime Minister, the Religious Affairs Office, and the Ministry of Security were also contacted for the necessary permits for the delegation to travel.
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