CROATIA'S CATHOLIC BISHOPS NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER MONTENEGRO

SPLIT, Nov 9 (Hina) - Roman Catholic Bishops from southern Croatia were not allowed to enter Montenegro on Saturday. Bishop of Split Msgr. Ante Juric, Bishop of Hvar Msgr. Slobodan Stambuk, and Bishop of Dubrovnik Msgr. Zelimir Puljic, should have attended the celebration of the beatified Gracija Kotorski in the Montenegrin town of Kotor at the Adriatic coast on November 9. However, Montenegrin officials refused to let the Bishops to pass the border crossing at Debeli Brijeg, although the Bishops had asked for the permission at time, the Split Archbishop's office said this evening. (hina) mš 091949 MET nov 96