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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000949377-02-000310
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020507

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PHOENIX SENECA FUNDS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001005020
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-65137
		FILM NUMBER:		02635832

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		909 MONTGOMERY STREET
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94133
		BUSINESS PHONE:		415 677-1570

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		56 PROSPECT STREET
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 150480
		CITY:			HARTFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06115-0480

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SENECA FUNDS
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951218
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                              PHOENIX-SENECA FUNDS
                            PHOENIX-SENECA BOND FUND

        Supplement dated May 6, 2002 to Prospectus dated January 29, 2002

         The disclosure in the fourth paragraph on page 21 under the heading
"Portfolio Management" is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

         Albert Gutierrez. Albert Gutierrez is a team leader for the
         Phoenix-Seneca Bond Fund. He has been Chief Investment Officer, Fixed
         Income of Seneca since April 2002. Prior to joining Seneca, Mr.
         Gutierrez was Executive Vice President and Head of Portfolio Management
         and Trading at American General Investment Management, where he was
         responsible for management of $75 billion in fixed income assets, from
         2000 to 2001. He served in an almost identical role from 1988 to 2000
         with Conseco Capital Management. Mr. Gutierrez began his fixed income
         career in research and trading at Kidder, Peabody & Co. in New York in
         1983. He earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst
         designation in 1990.

           INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT WITH THE PROSPECTUS
                             FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

PXP 2069/PM (05/02)


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