Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-23 | Page 2 | Pope Names London Delegate, First since 16th Century

Pope Names London Delegate First Since Century VATICAN CITY Nov 23 PJ- PJ Pope Pius today appointed an apostolic delegate to London Vatican sources said it was the first time since the sixteenth century century cen cen- tury that such an appointment had been made Monsignor William Godfrey rector of the English college in Rome since sinde 1930 was named to the post at the same time becomIng becoming becom becom- ing titular archbishop of Cio Clo in Asia Minor LONDON Nov 23 Mon IP-Mon- Mon Monsignor signor William Godfrey new apostolic apostolic apos apos- delegate to London will be bea bea bea a purely church official without diplomatic privileges official in informants in- in said today They said the pope was free to name a delegate just as he names I bishops without seeking the approval ap ap- ap- ap I of the British government since he is acting in his spiritual and not temporal capacity Only when a nuncio is named by the pope acting as the sovereign sovereign sov soy of a temporal state is the official approval of the recipient state required it was explained