AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, DEC 3, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in separate audiences:

- Archbishop Alain Paul Lebeaupin, apostolic nuncio in Ecuador.
- Five prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Honduras, on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit:
- Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, archbishop of Tegucigalpa, with Auxiliary Bishop Roberto Camilleri.
- Bishop Tomas Andres Mauro Muldoon of Juticalpa.
- Bishop Virgilio Lopez Irias of Trujillo. - Bishop Angel Garachana Perez of San Pedro Sula.

On Saturday, December 1, he received in separate audiences:

- Juan Francisco Reyes Lopez, vice-president of the Republic of Guatemala, accompanied by his entourage.
- Three prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Honduras, on the occasion of their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Geraldo Scarpone Caporale of Comayagua.
- Bishop Raul Corriveau of Choluteca.
- Bishop Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda of Santa Rosa de Copan.
- Participants in the International Symposium promoted by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry.
- Participants in the International Meeting on Pastoral Care to Gypsies, promoted by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples.
- Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, with Archbishop Robert Sarah, emeritus of Conakry, secretary; Archbishop-Bishop Patabendige Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith, emeritus of Ratnapura, adjunct secretary; and Fr. Massimo Cenci, P.I.M.E., under-secretary.
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

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