AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 30 NOV 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

 - Thirteen prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Archbishop Dedeus Grings of Porto Alegre, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Remidio Jose Bohn and Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni C.S.

    - Bishop Irineu Silvio Wilges O.F.M. of Cachoeira do Sul.

    - Bishop Gironimo Zanandrea of Erexim.

    - Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel Novo Hamburgo.

    - Bishop Jaime Pedro Kohl P.S.D.P. of Osorio.

    - Bishop Jacinto Bergmann of Pelotas.

    - Bishop Jose Mario Stroeher of Rio Grande.

    - Bishop Aloisio Sinesio Bohnm of Santa Cruz do Sul.

    - Bishop Helio Adelar Rubert of Santa Maria.

    - Bishop Jose Clemente Weber of Santo Angelo

    - Bishop Federico Heimler S.D.B. of Cruz Alta.

 - His Royal Imperial Highness Otto von Hapsburg, archduke of Austria, accompanied by an entourage.

  On Saturday 28 November he received in audience Bishop Airton Jose dos Santos of Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, on their "ad limina" visit.
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