AUDIENCES

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

- His Beatitude Michel Sabbah, patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins.
- Seven prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Croatia on their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Anton Tamarut of Rijeka-Senj.
- Archbishop Ante Juric of Split-Makarska, accompanied by his auxiliary, Bishop Marin Barisic.
- Archbishop Josip Bozanic of Zagreb, accompanied by his auxiliaries, Bishops Josip Mrzljak, Vlado Kosic and Ivan Prendja.
- A group of thirteen prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference (second group from the Campania region) on their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Gerardo Pierro of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.
- Archbishop Felice Cece of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia.
- Archbishop Bruno Schettino of Capua.
- Archbishop Beniamino De Palma of Amalfi-Cava de'Tirreni.
- Archbishop-elect Salvatore Nunnari of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia.
- Bishop Gioacchino Illiano of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno.
- Bishop Antonio Forte of Avellino.
- Bishop Giuseppe Rocco Favale of Vallo della Lucania.
- Bishop Antonio Napoletano of Sessa Aurunca.
- Bishop Michele de Rosa of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata dei Goti.
- Bishop Gennaro Pascarella of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.
- Dom Benedetto Maria Salvatore Chianetta O.S.B., abbot of Holy Trinity Abbey of Cava de'Tirreni.
- Dom Tarcisio Giovanni Nazzaro O.S.B., abbot of the abbey of Montevergine.

On Saturday March 6 he received:

- Cardinal Michele Giordano, archbishop of Naples, Italy, on his "ad limina" visit.
- Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, permanent observer at the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva and the World Business Organization.
- Archbishop Franc Rode of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Twelve prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference (Campania region) on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Agostino Vallini, auxiliary bishop of Naples.
- Archbishop Serafino Sprovieri of Benevento.
- Archbishop Mario Milano, bishop of Aversa.
- Archbishop Francesco Saverio Toppi, prelate of Pompei.
- Bishop Antonio Riboldi of Acerra.
- Bishop Raffaele Nogaro of Caserta.
- Bishop Francesco Tommasiello of Teano-Calvi.
- Bishop Umberto Tramma of Nola.
- Bishop Silvio Padoin of Pozzuoli.
- Bishop Filippo Strofaldi of Ischia.
- Bishop Francesco Pio Tamburrino of Teggiano-Policastro.
- Bishop-elect Pietro Farina of Alife-Caiazzo.
- Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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