AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 9 February 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:

- Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, apostolic nuncio to Tanzania.

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

- Cardinal Francis Eugene George O.M.I., archbishop of Chicago, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Francis J. Kane, George J. Rassas, Andrew Peter Wypych and Alberto Rojas.

- Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville.

- Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon of Joliet in Illinois, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Siegel, and by Bishop emeritus Joseph Leopold Imesch.

- Bishop Daniel Robert Jenky C.S.C. of Peoria.

- Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois.

- Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, auxiliary of Indianapolis.

- Bishop Charles C. Thompson of Evansville, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger.

- Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades of Fort Wayne - South Bend, accompanied by Bishop emeritus John Michael D'Arcy.

- Bishop Dale Joseph Melczek of Gary.

- Bishop Timothy L. Doherty of Lafayette in Indiana.