AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 23 JAN 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:

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

    - Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz of Louisville.

    - Bishop Roger Joseph Foys of Covington.

    - Bishop Richard Frank Stika of Knoxville.

    - Bishop Ronald William Gainer of Lexington

    - Bishop James Terry Steib S.V.D. of Memphis.

    - Bishop William Francis Medley of Owensboro.

 - Stanislas Lefebvre de Laboulaye, ambassador of France, on his farewell visit.

  On Saturday 21 January he received in audience:

 - Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz, dean of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota.

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