AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 4 MAY 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal William Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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

- Six prelates from the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Bishop Lino Mario Panizza Richero O.F.M. Cap. of Carabayllo.

- Bishop Hector Eduardo Vera Colona of Ica.

- Bishop Carlos Enrique Garcia Camader of Lurin.

- Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi S.C.V. of Piura.

- Bishop Jesus Moline Labarta of Chiclayo.

- Bishop Salvador Pineiro Garcia-Calderon, military ordinary.

On Saturday 2 May he received in separate audiences:

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

- Eight prelates from the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Javier Augusto del Rio Alba of Arequipa.

- Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrion Pavlich of Puno.

- Bishop Marco Antonio Cortez Lara of Tacna y Moquegua.

- Bishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre S.M. of Ayachuco, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Miranda Melgarejo.

- Archbishop Juan Antonio Uguarte Perez of Cuzco.

- Bishop Isidro Sala Ribera of Abancay, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Gilberto Gomez Gonzalez.

- Archbishop Luigi Bianco, apostolic nuncio to Honduras, accompanied by members of his family.
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