AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, OCT 17, 2002 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Five prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (Northeast V) on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Xavier Gilles de Maupeou d'Ableiges of Viana.
- Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I., of Balsas.
- Bishop Franco Cuter, O.F.M.Cap., of Grajau.
- Bishop Jose Belisario da Silva, O.F.M., of Bacabal, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Henrique Johannpotter, O.F.M.
- Bishop Wilton Daniel Gregory of Belleville, U.S.A., president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, accompanied by Bishop William Stephen Skylstad of Spokane, vice president, and Msgr. William P. Fay, secretary.

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