AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JAN 27, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany, accompanied by Bishop Anton Schlembach of Speyer, Germany.

- Five prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Southern Region I) on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop-Bishop Fares Maakaroun of Nossa Senhora do Paraiso em Sao Paulo of the Greek Melkites.

- Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo of Mogi das Cruzes.

- Bishop Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv., of Caraguatatuba.

- Bishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L., of Nova Iguacu.

- Mons. Otavio Dorigon, diocesan administrator of Limeira.

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