Zagreb, October 2, 1998 (IKA) — According to initial and still incomplete information, 58 archbishops and bishops will participate in the encounters with the Pope in Marija Bistrica, Split and Solin. From the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina: retired Archbishop Cardinal Franjo Kuharić of Zagreb, Archbishop Cardinal Vinko Puljić of Sarajevo, Archbishop Josip Bozanić of Zagreb, Archbishop Anton Tamarut of Rijeka-Senj, Archbishop Ante Jurić of Split-Makarska, Archbishop Ivan Prenđa of Zadar, retired Bishop Marijan Oblak of Zadar, Bishop Marin Barišić of Ðakovo-Srijem, Auxiliary Bishop Ðuro Gašparović of Ðakovo-Srijem, retired Bishop Ćiril Kos of Ðakovo, Bishop Slobodan Štambuk of Hvar-Brač-Vis, Bishop Ivan Milovan of Poreč-Pula, retired Bishop Antun Bogetić of Poreč-Pula, Bishop Valter Župan of Krk, Bishop Marko Culej of Varaždin, Bishop Antun Škvorčević of Požega, Bishop Ante Ivas of Šibenik, Bishop Želimir Puljić of Dubrovnik, Auxiliary Bishop Pero Sudar of Sarajevo, Bishop Franjo Komarica of Banja Luka and Bishop Ratko Perić of Mostar-Duvno. From the territory of SR Yugoslavia: Bishop Ilija Janjić of Kotor, Bishop Janoš Penzeš of Subotica and Archbishop Zef Gashi of Bar. Evangelical Bishop Vladimir Deutsch of Croatia will also attend. From other countries: Bishop Joakim Herbut of Skopje, Bishop Marko Sopi of Prizren, Archbishop Franc Rode of Ljubljana, Bishop Franc Kramberger of Maribor, Bishop Sebastian Krauter of Timi oara, Bishop Georgi Ivanov Iočev of Rumania, Bishop Alexandru Mesian of Rumania; from Austria: Apostolic Nuncio Msgr. Donato Squicciarini, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Bishop Christian Werner, Bishop Paul Iby, Bishop Aichern Maximilian; from Slovakia: Cardinal Jan Chryzostom Korec, Archbishop Jan Sokol and Bishop Pavel Hnilica; Archbishop Rrok Mirdita of Albania, Msgr. Marcel van de Ven of the Netherlands, Archbishop Dermot Clifford of Ireland; from Italy: Msgr. Francesco Cuccarese, Bishop Montalvo Gabriel, Bishop Ternyak Csaba, Bishop Eugenio Ravignani and Bishop Giuseppe Mani; Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Germany, Archbishop Marei Gyula of Hungary, Bishop Josef Kajnek of the Czech Republic, Bishop Michel Dubost of France, Cardinal Aloysius Matthew Ambro iæ of Canada and Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of the USA. The Holy Father will be accompanied by Msgr. Jose Saraiva Martinis, Msgr. Giovanni Battista Re, Msgr. Stanislaw Dziwisz, Msgr. Piero Marini and Secreatry of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano of the Holy See.