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Monday, February 9, 2009

AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 9 FEB 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences six prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge of Ondo.

    - Bishop Gabriel 'Leke Abegunrin of Osogbo.

    - Bishop Julius Babatunde Adelakun of Oyo, accompanied by Coadjutor Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo.

    - Bishop Ayo-Maria Atoyebi O.P. of Ilorin.

    - Archbishop Anthony John Valentine Obinna of Owerri.

  On Sunday 8 February, he received in audience Cardinal Christoph Schonborn O.P., archbishop of Vienna, Austria.

  On Saturday 7 February, he received in separate audiences:

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

 - Five prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Alexius Obabu Makozi of Port Harcourt.

    - Bishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem of Uyo.

    - Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job of Ibadan.

    - Bishop Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun of Ekiti, accompanied by Coadjutor Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye.
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