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Jocelyne Pagé

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	2500 Don Reid Drive
	Ottawa
	Ontario
	K1H 2J2
	Canada

Telephone:	(613) 241-9461 ext. 161
Fax:	(613) 241-9048

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His Holiness Benedict XVI was elected Pope on April 19, 2005, becoming the 264^th successor of Saint Peter. The Pope performs three roles: he is the Bishop of Rome, Shepherd of the Universal Church and Head of State of Vatican City.