AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, NOV 17, 2003 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in separate audiences eight prelates from the Belgian Episcopal Conference:

- Cardinal Godfried Daneels, archbishop Mechelen-Brussel, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Remy Victor Vancottem, Jan De Bie, and Jozef De Kesel.

- Bishop Paul Schruers of Hasselt, accompanied by Coadjutor Bishop Patrick Hoogmartens.

- Bishop Paul Van den Berghe of Antwerpen.

- Bishop Roger Joseph Vangheluwe of Brugge.

On Saturday November 15, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

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

- Bishop Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B. of Dharmapuri.

- Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss of Tanjore.

- Bishop Singaboyan Sebastianappan of Salem.

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

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