AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 31 OCT 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Archbishop Ubaldo Ramon Santana Sequera F.M.I. of Maracaibo, Venezuela, president of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference, accompanied by Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo of Merida, first vice president; Bishop Jesus Gonzalez de Zarate Salas, auxiliary of Caracas, secretary general, and Cardinal Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, archbishop of Caracas, president "ad honorem".

- Ten prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Bishop Almeida Kanda of Ndalatando.

- Archbishop Jose Manuel Imbamba of Saurimo.

- Bishop Benedito Roberto C.S.Sp. of Sumbe.

- Bishop Emilio Sumbelelo of Uije, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Jose Francisco Moreira dos Santos O.F.M. Cap.

- Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes O.F.M. Cap. of Viana.

- Bishop Mario Lukunde of Menongwe.

- Bishop Dionisio Hisiilenapo of Namibe.

- Bishop Fernando Guimarães Kevanu of Ondjiva.

- Bishop Manuel Antonio Mendes dos Santos C.M.F. of Sao Tome and Principe.

On Saturday 29 October he received in separate audiences:

- Cardinal Raffaele Farina S.D.B., archivist and librarian of Holy Roman Church.

- Nine prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso P.S.D.P. of Benguela, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga.

- Bishop Jose Nambi of Kwito-Bie.

- Bishop Jesus Tirso Blanco S.D.B. of Lwena.

- Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Cabinda.

- Bishop Antonio Francisco Jaca S.V.D. of Caxito.

- Msgr. Colm Reidy, diocesan administrator of Dundo.

- Bishop Luis Maria Perez de Onraita Aguirre of Malanje.

- Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. of Mbanza Congo.

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