AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, DEC 10, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in separate audiences:

- His Beatitude Raphael I Bidawid, patriarch of Babylonia of the Chaldeans, Iraq, with Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni, on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit.
- Bishop Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf of Le Caire of the Chaldeans, Egypt, apostolic visitor for the Chaldeans in Europe, on the occasion of his "ad limina" visit.
- Bishop Michel Kassarji of Beirut of the Chaldeans, Lebanon, on the occasion of his "ad limina" visit.
- Fr. Abbot Yousif Ibrahim, O.A.C., patriarchal administrator of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans, Iraq, on the occasion of his "ad limina" visit.
- Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, apostolic nuncio in Angola, and in Sao Tome and Principe, accompanied by family members.

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