AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 10, 2002 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Andres Pastrana Arango, president of the republic of Colombia, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.
- Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, apostolic vicar of Kontagora, Nigeria on his "ad limina" visit.
- Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier, professors from the World Foundation for Research and Prevention of AIDS.
- Megawati Soekarnoputri, president of the republic of Indonesia, accompanied by her husband and an entourage.

On Saturday June 8, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- John Agyekum Kufuor, president of Ghana, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.
- Three prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Felipe Gonzalez Gonzalez, apostolic vicar of Tucupita.
- Bishop Jesus Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, apostolic vicar of Caroni.
- Bishop Jose Angel Divasson Cilvetti, apostolic vicar of Puerto Ayacucho.
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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