AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 10 March 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:

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

- Archbishop Jerome George Hanus O.S.B. of Dubuque.

- Bishop Martin John Amos of Davenport.

- Bishop Richard Edmund Pates of Des Moines, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Joseph Leo Charron C.PP.S.

- Bishop Ralph Walker Nickless of Sioux City.

- Archbishop Robert James Carlson of Saint Louis, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Edward M. Rice, and by former Auxiliary Bishop Robert Joseph Hermann.

- Bishop John Raymond Gaydos of Jefferson City.

- Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, accompanied by Bishop emeritus Raymond James Boland.

- Bishop James Vann Johnston of Springfield-Cape Giradeau, accompanied by Bishop emeritus John Joseph Leibrecht.

- Frere Alois, prior of Taize.

- His Grace Rowan Williams, Anglican archbishop of Canterbury and primate of the Anglican Communion.