AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, FEB 24, 2003 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in audience five prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Romania on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Gyorgy-Miklos Jakubinyi of Alba Iulia, apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the Ordinariate for Catholics of the Armenian rite in Romania, accompanied by auxiliary Bishop Jozsef Tamas.

- Archbishop Lucian Muresan of Fagaras of the Romanians.

- Bishop Petru Gherghel of Iasi, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Aurel Perca.

On Saturday February 22, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Tony Blair, prime minister of Great Britain, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.

- Archbishop Stephen Fumio Hamao, emeritus of Yokohama and president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples.

- Louis Esmel, ambassador of the Ivory Coast, on his farewell visit.

- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation of Bishops.

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