AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, MAY 20, 2002 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Fernando Henrique Cardoso, president of Brazil, accompanied by his wife and an entourage. - Three prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Eugenio Arellano Fernandez, apostolic vicar of Esmeraldas.
- Bishop Rafael Cob Garcia, apostolic vicar of Puyo.
- Bishop Manuel Valarezo Luzuriaga, apostolic prefect of Galapagos.
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

On Saturday, May 18, he received in separate audiences:

- Four prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador, on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Serafin Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocana, apostolic vicar of Zamora en Ecuador.
- Bishop Jesus Esteban Sabada Perez, apostolic vicar of Aguarico.
- Bishop Pietro Gabrielli, apostolic vicar of Mendez.
- Bishop Paolo Mietto, apostolic vicar of Napo.
- Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, archbishop of Madrid and president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Archbishop Fernando Sebastian Aguilar, C.M.F, of Pamplona and Msgr. Juan Jose Asenjo Pelegrina, secretary of the episcopal conference.

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