AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, DEC 3, 2002 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, dean emeritus of the College of Cardinals.

- Four prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Northeast Region III) on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Jose Palmeira Lessa of Aracaju, accompanied by auxiliary Bishop Dulcenio Fontes de Matos.

- Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian of Feira de Santana.

- Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha of Vitoria da Conquista.

- Cardinal Karl Lehmann, bishop of Mainz and president of the German Episcopal Conference.

- Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany.

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