AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, APR 26, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Ariel Sharon, foreign affairs minister of Israel, accompanied by his wife and entourage.
- Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli, archbishop of Florence, Italy, on his "ad limina" visit.
- Four prelates from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on their "ad limina" visit (Ontario):
- Bishop Eugene Philippe LaRocque of Alexandria-Cornwall.
- Bishop John Michael Sherlock of London, with his auxiliary, Bishop Richard Grecco.
- Bishop Andre Vallee oF Hearst. - Archbishop Hector Gonzalez Martinez of Antequera, Oaxaca, Mexico.
- A group of ten prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference (Tuscany region) on their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Gaetano Bonicelli of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.
- Bishop Alberto Ablondi of Livorno.
- Bishop Alberto Giglioli of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.
- Bishop Simone Scatizzi of Pistoia.
- Bishop Luciano Giovannetti of Fiesole.
- Bishop Edoardo Ricci of San Miniato.
- Bishop Giacomo Babini of Grosseto.
- Bishop Gastone Simoni of Prato.
- Bishop Gualtiero Bassetti of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepulcro.
- Bishop Mario Meini of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbatello.

On Saturday April 24, he also received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
- Archbishop Luis Robles Diaz, apostolic nuncio in Cuba.
- Archbishop Romeo Panciroli, apostolic nuncio.
- Bishop Sergio Goretti of Assisi, Italy, on his "ad limina" visit.
- Bishop Julian Voronovsky of Sambir-Drohobych of the Ukraines, Ukraine.
- Elliot Latevi-Atcho Lawson, ambassador of Togo, on a farewell visit.
- Professor Andrzej Rottermund, Poland, and his entourage.
- Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
- A group of seven prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference of their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Giuseppe Chiaretti of Perugia-Citta della Pieve.
- Archbishop Riccardo Fontana of Spoleto-Norcia.
- Bishop Decio Lucio Grandoni of Orvieto-Todi.
- Bishop Franco Gualdrini of Terni-Narni-Amelia.
- Bishop Pellegrino Tommaso Ronchi of Citta di Castello.
- Bishop Pietro Bottaccioli of Gubbio.
- Bishop Arduino Bertoldo of Foligno.

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