AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 9 JUN 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

 - Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla, apostolic nuncio to Korea and Mongolia.

 - Five prelates from the Catholic Bishop's Conference of Bangladesh, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Archbishop Paulinus Costa of Dhaka, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Theotonius Gomes C.S.C.

    - Bishop Patrick D'Rozario C.S.C. of Chittagong.

    - Bishop Moses Costa C.S.C. of Dinajpur.

    - Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze O.M.I. of Khulna.

  On Saturday 7 June, he received in separate audiences:

 - Four prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing S.J. of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia, accompanied by Bishop emeritus James Chan Soon Cheong.

    - Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom of Sandakan, Malaysia.

    - Bishop Cornelius Sim, apostolic vicar of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam.

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