AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 7, 2002 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Dato' Seri Mahathir bin Mohamad, prime minister of Malaysia, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.
- Five prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Gustavo Garcia Naranjo of Guarenas.
- Bishop Jose de la Trinidad Valera Angulo of La Guaira.
- Bishop Manuel Felipe Diaz Sanchez of Carupano.
- Bishop Jose Sotero Valero Ruz of Guanare.
- Bishop Georges Kahhale Zouhairaty, apostolic exarch for the Greek-Melkite faithful in Venezuela and apostolic visitor for the Greek-Melkite faithful in Argentina.
- Bengt O. Johansen, ambassador of Norway, accompanied by his wife, on his farewell visit.

This afternoon the Holy Father will receive in audience Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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