Brian Hyland   (973) 497-4187

For Release October 13, 1998

PRESS ADVISORY:
Cardinal of Sarajevo to Visist Archdiocese, Meet with Media 
                                                          
Vinko Cardinal Puljic, Archbishop of Sarajevo will be available to the media at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 1998, at the Archdiocesan Center, located at 171 Clifton Avenue in Newark, NJ. 

The Cardinal will answer questions about the constantly changing political and military tensions in the former Yugoslav Republic. His first-hand experiences allow for a clear-cut picture of the situation in that region. Members of the media will have an opportunity to speak with the Cardinal about such issues. 

Sarajevo is the seat of the largest Roman Catholic diocese in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Cardinal Puljic was consecrated archbishop in January 1991 and was elevated to the College of Cardinals in November, 1994. At 53, he is the youngest of the Cardinals, and the first from Bosnia. 

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