AUDIENCES

Vatican City, 4 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:

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

- Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan of Santa Fe.

- Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup.

- Bishop Ricardo Ramirez C.S.B. of Las Cruces

- Bishop Thomas James Olmsted of Phoenix, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares.

- Bishop Gerald Frederick Kicanas of Tucson.

- Bishop James Douglas Conley, apostolic administrator of Denver.

- Bishop Paul D. Etienne of Cheyenne.

- Bishop Michael John Sheridan of Colorado Springs.

- Bishop Fernando Isern of Pueblo.

- Bishop Luigi Negri of San Marino-Montefeltro.