AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 7 MAR 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy and president of the Italian Episcopal Conference.

  On Saturday 5 March he received in separate audiences:

 - Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

 - Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, apostolic nuncio to Singapore and East Timor, apostolic delegate to Malaysia and to Brunei, and non-residential pontifical representative for Vietnam.

 - Six prelates from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Guillermo V. Afable of Digos.

    - Bishop Patricio H. Alo of Mati.

    - Bishop Wilfredo D. Manlapaz of Tagum.

    - Bishop Angelito R. Lampon O.M.I., apostolic vicar of Jolo.

    - Bishop Warlito I. Cajandig, apostolic vicar of Calapan.

    - Bishop Antonio Palang S.V.D., apostolic vicar of San Jose in Mindoro.
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