AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 15, 2002 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Mathieu Kerekou, president of the republic of Benin, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.
- Archbishop Telesphore Placidus Toppo of Ranchi, India.
- Bishop Jerzy Mazur of St. Joseph at Irkutsk, Russian Federation.
- Desai Niranjan Natverlal, ambassador of India, on his farewell visit.
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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