AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, APR 23, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in separate audiences at the Vatican:

- Rafiq Hariri, prime minister of Lebanon, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.
- Eight prelates of the Slovenian Episcopal Conference, on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Franc Rode of Ljubljana, with Auxiliary Bishops Alojzij Uran of Abula, and Andrej Glavan of Musti di Numidia.
- Bishop Franc Kramberger of Maribor, with Auxiliary Bishops Jozef Smej of Zernico, and Anton Stres of Ptuj.
- Bishop Metod Pirih of Koper, with Auxiliary Bishop Jurij Bizjak of Gergi.
- Jaime Jose Matos da Gama, foreign minister of Portugal, accompanied by an entourage.

On Saturday, April 21, he received in audience at Castelgandolfo Bishop Jayme Henrique Chemello of Pelotas, Brazil, Archbishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira of Paraiba and Bishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis, auxiliary of Brasilia, respectively president, vice-president and secretary general of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference.

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