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Menorca´s Bishop Joan Piris awarded silver medal in Madrid

Bishop of menorca

C.M.W..Maó

Monsignor Joan Piris was last week presented with a silver medal by the Minister of the Interior, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, in Madrid.

The Bishop was awarded the medal by the State Office for Prisons in recognition of the Menorcan diocese´s contribution to improving the conditions of the island´s prisoners and their families.

The medal is among the awards granted to individuals or groups for outstanding collaboration with the prison service.