Archbishop Roussin ill.Vancouver -- In an August 26 letter to the faithful of the Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc of Vancouver, Archbishop Raymond Roussin announced he will be away from his day-to-day duties for a period of five to six months to deal with clinical depression. He wrote that he decided to be "frank" about his condition in order to help remove some of the stigma stigma: see pistil. Stigma mark of Cain God’s mark on Cain, a sign of his shame for fratricide. [O. T.: Genesis 4:15] scarlet letter "wrongly and unfortunately" associated with depression. He asked the faithful for prayers and, on a positive note, indicated that his doctor believes he will make a full recovery from the condition. Comment: Readers may send expressions of support to the Archbishop through the Chancery chancery: see equity. chancery Court of public record and archive of state documents. The chancery system of the Roman Empire served as the model for the royal chanceries of medieval France and Germany. Office of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, 150 Robson Street Robson Street is a major southeast-northwest thoroughfare in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its name honours John Robson, a major figure in British Columbia's entry into the Canadian Confederation, and Premier of the province from 1889 to 1892. , Vancouver, B.C., V6B 2A7 or by e-mail via the website at: www.rcav.org/whatsnew/bishop.htm. |
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