AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 7 NOV 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:

- Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States of America.

- Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, apostolic nuncio to the Czech Republic.

- Archbishop Richard William Smith of Edmonton, Canada, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Metropolitan Archbishop-elect Paul-Andre Durocher of Gatineau (currently bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall), vice president, and Msgr. Patrick Powers, secretary general.

- Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki of Lviv of the Latins, Ukraine.

On Saturday 5 November he received in audience:

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

- Six prelates of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Archbishop Henry Joseph Mansell of Hartford, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Peter Anthony Rosazza.

- Bishop Willìam Edward Lori of Bridgeport.

- Bishop Michael Richard Cote of Norwich.

- Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans.
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