AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 4, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Ricardo J. Vidal, archbishop of Cebu, the Philippines.
- Archbishop Luigi Ventura, apostolic nuncio in Chile.
- Bishop Jayme Henrique Chemello of Pelotas, Brazil, president of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops, with the vice-president, Archbishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira of Paraiba and the general secretary, Bishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis, auxiliary of Brasilia.
- Hisakazu Takase, Japanese ambassador to the Holy See, on his farewell visit.
- Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops.
This evening he is scheduled to receive Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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