AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, APR 23, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Francisco Fadul, prime minister of Guinea Bissau, and his entourage.
- Bishop Joseph Anthony Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States of America, together with Bishop Wilton Daniel Gregory of Belleville, vice-president, and Msgr. Dennis M. Schnurr, secretary general.
- Cardinal Jose T. Sanchez.
- Archbishop Piero Biggio, apostolic nuncio in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway.
- A group of nine prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference (second group, Sicily region) on their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Giuseppe Costanzo of Siracusa.
- Archbishop Luigi Bommarito of Catania.
- Archbishop Giovanni Marra of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, accompanied by his auxiliary, Bishop Francesco Sgalambro.
- Bishop Angelo Rizzo of Ragusa.
- Bishop Giuseppe Maladrino of Noto.
- Bishop Ignazio Zambito of Patti.
- Bishop Vincenzo Manzella of Caltagirone.
- Bishop Salvatore Gristina of Acrireale.

He is scheduled to meet later this evening with Archbishop Tarciscio Bertone, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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