AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, MAY 26, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Five prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on their "ad limina" visit:

- Cardinal Ivan Dias, archbishop of Bombay, accompanied by auxiliary Bishops Bosco Penha, Percival Joseph Fernandez, Agnelo Rufino Gracias.

- Bishop Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca, former auxiliary of Bombay.

- Bishop Valerian D'Souza of Poona.

- Archbishop Juliusz Janusz, apostolic nuncio in Hungary.

On Saturday May 24, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Simeon Saxe Coburg-Gotha, prime minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, and an entourage.

- Grzegorz W. Kolodko, vice prime minister and minister of Finance of the Republic of Poland.

- Hyun-seop Seo, ambassador of Korea, accompanied by his wife, on his farewell visit.

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

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