AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, OCT 17, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Aleksander Kwasniewski, president of the Republic of Poland, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.

- Seven prelates from the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Vincent Gerard Nichols of Birmingham, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Philip Pargeter.

- Bishop Declan Ronan Lang of Clifton.

- Bishop Brian Michael Noble of Shrewsbury.

- Archbishop Peter Smith of Cardiff.

- Bishop Mark Jabale, O.S.B., of Menevia.

- Bishop Edwin Regan of Wrexham.

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