AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, FEB 8, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Eight prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Yves-Georges-Rene Ramousse M.E.P., apostolic vicar of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia; apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of Battambang; responsible for the office of apostolic work among Cambodians; accompanied by his coadjutor, Bishop Emile Destombes, M.E.P.
- Bishop Thomas Khamphan, apostolic vicar of Pakse, Laos.
- Bishop Jean Khamse Vithavong O.M.I., apostolic vicar of Vientiane, Laos; apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the apostolic vicariate of Luang Prabang, Laos.
- Bishop Jean Sommeng Vorachak, apostolic vicar of Savannakhet, Laos.
- Bishop Pierre Bach, former apostolic vicar of Savannakhet, responsible for the office of promotion of apostolic work among Laotians, Thailand.
- Bishop Alessandro Staccioli, former auxiliary bishop of Siena-Colle of Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, Italy; assistant to the head of the office of promotion of apostolic work among Laotians.
- Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P., apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the apostolic prefecture of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia.
- Fifteen prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference whom he received together:
- Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Holy Father's vicar general for the diocese of Rome.
- Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia, vice-gerent of Rome.
- Bishop Girolamo Grillo of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia.
- Bishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli of Viterbo.
- Bishop Pietro Garlato of Tivoli.
- Bishop Salvatore Boccacio of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto.
- Bishop Divo Zadi of Civita Castellana.
- Bishop Antonio Buoncristiani of Porto-Santa Rufina.
- Bishop Delio Lucarelli of Rieti.
- Bishop Enzo Dieci, auxiliary of Rome.
- Bishop Armando Brambilla, auxiliary of Rome.
- Bishop Vincenzo Apicella, auxiliary of Rome.
- Bishop Salvatore Fisichella, auxiliary of Rome.
- Bishop Luigi Moretti, auxiliary of Rome.
- Fr. Paolo Lunardon, abbot of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls.

On Saturday Feb 6, he received:
- Francesco Rutelli, mayor of Rome.
- Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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