AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 12 MAY 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

 - Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, archbishop of Lima, Peru.

 - Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval C.SS.R., archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

 - Four prelates from the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Miklos Beer of Vac, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Lajos Varga.

    - Bishop Laszlo Kiss-Rigo of Szeged-Csanad.

    - Bishop Szilard Keresztes, emeritus of Hajdudorog for Catholics of Byzantine Rite.

  On Saturday 10 May he received in separate audiences:

 - Three prelates from the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Bela Balas of Kaposvar.

    - Bishop Andras Veres of Szombathely.

    - Bishop Imre Asztrick Varszegi O.S.B., abbot of the territorial abbey of Pannonhalma.

 - Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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