AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, SEP 20, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in separate audiences:

- Josep Pique, foreign minister of Spain, accompanied by his entourage.
- Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, apostolic nuncio in Tanzania.
- Archbishop Luigi Gatti, apostolic nuncio in Lebanon.
- Four prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua, on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara of Esteli.
- Bishop Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano of Matagalpa.
- Bishop Bernardo Hombach of Juigalpa.
- Bishop Pablo Schmitz Simon, apostolic vicar of Bluefields.

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