AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, NOV 14, 2005 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

 - Wolfgang Schussel, federal chancellor of Austria, accompanied by an entourage.

 - Six prelates from the Czech Bishops' Conference on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, archbishop of Prague, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Vaclav Maly, and Karel Herbst S.D.B., and by former Auxiliary Bishop Jaroslav Skarvada.

    - Archbishop Jan Graubner of Olomoue, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Josef Hrdlicka.

 - Masoud al-Barzani, president of the Iraqi region of Kurdistan, accompanied by an entourage.

  On Saturday, November 12, he received in separate audiences:

 - Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg, Germany.

 - Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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