AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, DEC 2, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany.

- Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, apostolic nuncio in Algeria and Tunisia.

- Sanjbegz Tumur-Ochir, president of Mongolia's parliament, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.

- Two prelates from the French Episcopal Conference on their 'ad limina' visit :

- Bishop Jacques Maurice Faivre of Le Mans.

- Bishop Michel Santier of Lucon.

Later this afternoon, the Holy Father is scheduled to receive in audience four prelates the French Episcopal Conference on their 'ad limina' visit:

- Bishop Georges Soubrier, P.S.S., of Nantes.

- Bishop Clement Guillon, C.I.M., of Quimper.

- Bishop Lucien Fruchaud of Saint-Brieuc.

- Bishop Francois-Mathurin Gourves of Vannes.

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