Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva and eight Kalaupapa patients and caregivers will be among those traveling to Rome for the Oct. 21 canonization of Blessed Mother Marianne Cope.

The official tour is tentatively scheduled to run from Oct. 14-23. It will begin with a visit to Syracuse, N.Y., home of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, which Mother Marianne joined in 1862. A shrine and a museum dedicated to her are located there. Besides heading into Rome and Vatican City for the canonization, travelers may also go to Florence, Italy.

Seawind Tours & Travel, which is organizing the official tour, will have packages with visits to Syracuse and Florence as options, as well as a Rome-only itinerary.

Seawind took 546 people from the 50th State to St. Damien’s canonization in October 2009.

Go to www.seawindtours.com/blessedmariannecope for updates.