AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 15 MAR 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany.

  On Saturday 14 March, he received in separate audiences:

 - Edward Fenech Adami, president of the Republic of Malta, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.

 - Eleven prelates from the Argentinean Episcopal Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio S.J., archbishop of Buenos Aires.

    - Archbishop Agustin Roberto Radrizzani S.D.B. of Mercedes-Lujan.

    - Bishop Virginio Domingo Bressanelli S.C.I. of Comodoro Rivadavia.

    - Bishop Esteban Maria Laxague S.D.B. of Viedma.

    - Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti of San Carlos de Bariloche.

    - Bishop Marcelo Angiolo Melani S.D.B. of Neuquen.

    - Bishop Nestor Hugo Navarro of Alto Valle del Rio Negro, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Jose Pedro Pozzi S.D.B.

    - Bishop Juan Carlos Romanin S.D.B. of Rio Gallegos.

    - Bishop Jean-Abdo Arbach B.C., apostolic exarch for faithful of Greek-Melkite rite resident in Argentina.

    - Bishop Vartan Waldir Boghossian S.D.B. of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires, apostolic exarch for faithful of Armenian rite resident in Latin America and Mexico.

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