AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 17 OCT 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- His Beatitude George Alencherry, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Siro-Malabars, India.

- Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, apostolic nuncio to Japan.

On Saturday 15 October he received in separate audiences:

- Archbishop Juliusz Janusz, apostolic nuncio in Slovenia, with the role of apostolic delegate to Kosovo.

- Ten prelates from the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Bishop Brian Heenan of Rockhampton.

- Bishop Brian Vincent Finngan, apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of Toowoomba.

- Bishop Michael Ernest Putney of Townsville.

- Archbishop Denis James Hart of Melbourne, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Leslie Rogers Tomlinson, Timothy Costelloe S.D.B. and Peter John Elliott.

- Bishop 'Ad Abikaram of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites.

- Bishop Christopher Charles Prowse of Sale.

- Msgr. Francis Marriott, diocesan administrator of Sandhurst.
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