Pope John Paul II will visit the Republic of Slovenia on Sunday 19 September 1999. The central part of the visit will be a solemn mass at Betnavski dvorec (Betnava Castle) by Maribor, during which Pope John Paul II will beatify Bishop Anton Martin Slom¹ek. During the visit, Pope John Paul II will also meet with President of the Republic of Slovenia Milan Kučan.
The following programme is foreseen:
Sunday, 19 September 1999
- 10.00 - arrival of the Pope at Maribor airport, where the guest will be met by President of the Republic of Slovenia Milan Kučan
- 11.00 - solemn mass and beatification of Bishop Slom¹ek at Betnavski dvorec
- 17.30 - prayers at Slom¹ek's grave in the cathedral and meeting with delegates of the Slovene synod
- 18.45 - the Mayor of Maribor greets the Pope, the Pope signs the Golden Book of the city of Maribor (in the airport terminal)
- 19.00 - meeting of Pope John Paul II with President of the Republic of Slovenia Milan Kučan at Maribor airport
- 19.30 - departure of the Pope from Maribor airport