AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 10 MAR 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

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

 - Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, apostolic nuncio to the Dominican Republic and apostolic delegate to Puerto Rico.

 - Frere Alois, prior of the community of Taize.

 - Archbishop Louis Kebreau S.D.B. of Cap-Haiten, Haiti on his "ad limina" visit, accompanied by Archbishop emeritus Hubert Constant O.M.I.

 - Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of Freiburg in Breisgau, Germany, president of the German Episcopal Conference.

  On Saturday 8 March he received in separate audiences:

 - Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, apostolic nuncio to Rwanda.

 - Five prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma O.A.R. of Quiche.

    - Bishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vasquez S.J. of Solola-Chimaltenango.

    - Bishop Pablo Vizcaino Prado of Suchitequepez-Retalhuleu.

    - Bishop Gabriel Penate Rodriguez, apostolic vicar of Izabal.

    - Fr. Octavio Sassu O.P., pro-vicar of the apostolic vicariate of El Peten.
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