AUDIENCES

Vatican City,  (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience thirteen prelates of the Episcopal Conference of France, on their "ad limina" visit:

- Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, archbishop of Lyon, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Jean Pierre Batut and Patrick Le Gal.

- Bishop Yves Boivineau of Annecy.

- Archbishop Philippe Ballot of Chambery, Saint-Jean-de Maurienne et Tarantaise.

- Bishop Jean-Christophe Lagleize of Valence.

- Bishop Francois Blondel of Viviers.

- Archbishop Pierre-Marie Carre of Montpellier, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Claude-Joseph Azema.

- Bishop Alain Planet of Carcassonne et Narbonne.

- Bishop Francois Jacolin of Mende.

- Bishop Robert Wattebled of Nimes.

- Bishop Andre Marceau of Perpignan-Elne.