AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, MAY 4, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father received today in separate audiences:

-  Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka, president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and of the Governorate of Vatican City State.

 - Twelve prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Canada-Quebec, on their "ad limina" visit.

 - Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, archbishop of Montreal, with Auxiliary Bishops Anthony Mancini, Lionel Gendron, Andre Gazaille and former Auxiliary Bishop Jude Sainte-Antoine.

 - Bishop Gilles Lussier, from Joliette.

 - Bishop Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V., of Saint-Jean Longueil, with Auxiliary Bishop Louis Dicaire. 

 - Bishop Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I., of Saint-Jerome, with Auxiliary Bishop Donald Lapointe.

 - Bishop Luc Cyr, of Valleyfield.

 - Archbishop Bertrand Blanchet of Rimouski
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 This afternoon, the Holy Father will receive in separate audiences three prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Canada-Quebec, on their "ad-limina" visit.

- Bishop Pierre Morissette, of Baie-Comeau.
 
- Bishop  Jean Gagnon, of Gaspé.
 
- Archbishop Roger Ébacher, of Gatineau.
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