AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, NOV 11, 2002 (VIS) - Today the Holy Father received in audience four prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Eastern Region II) on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Helio Goncalves Heleno of Caratinga.
- Bishop Jose Belvino do Nascimento of Divinopolis.
- Bishop Jose Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S., of Guaxupe.
- Bishop Francisco Barrosco Filho of Oliveira.

On Saturday November 9, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaco, apostolic nuncio in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, and apostolic delegate in Botswana.
- Five prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Eastern Region II) on their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Aloisio Roque Opperman, S.C.I., of Uberaba.
- Archbishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso of Juiz de Fora.
- Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O.Praem., of Pouso Alegre, accompanied by auxiliary Bishop Jose Francisco Rezende Dias.
- Bishop Aldo Gerna, M.C.C.I., of Sao Mateus.
- Archbishop Francesco Monterisi, secretary of the Congregation for Bishops.

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