AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 12 JUN 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

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

- Seven prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Ubaldo Ramon Santana Sequera F.M.I. of Maracaibo, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Castor Oswaldo Azuaje Perez O.C.D.

- Archbishop Antonio Jose Lopez Castillo of Barquismeto, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela.

- Bishop Vicente Ramon Hernandez Pena of Trujillo.

- Bishop Enrique Perez Lavado, apostolic administrator of Carupano.

- Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot of Valencia in Venezuela.

This evening he is scheduled to receive in audience Archbishop Francisco Ladaria Ferrer S.J., prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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