AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 12 DEC 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:

 - Seven prelates of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Archbishop John Atcherley Dew of Wellington.

    - Bishop Patrick James Dunn of Auckland.

    - Bishop Barry Philip Jones of Christchurch.

    - Bishop Colin David Campbell of Dunedin.

    - Bishop Denis George Browne of Hamilton in New Zealand.

    - Bishop Peter James Cullinane of Palmerston North, accompanied by Coadjutor Bishop Charles Edward Drennan.

 - Lord Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.

  On Saturday 10 December he received in audience:

 - Cardinal William Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

 - Archbishop Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples.
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