Papal Audiences

2003.02

DateAscendingPrelates in Papal Audience
2003.02.01

Brazil Bishop João Risatti (Giovanni), P.I.M.E., Bishop of Macapá (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Luziânia (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop José Foralosso, S.D.B., Bishop of Marabá (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop João José Burke, O.F.M., Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil)

2003.02.03

Brazil Bishop Roberto Gomes Guimarães, Bishop of Campos (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen, Bishop of Goiás (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Pedro José Conti, Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Luís Ferrando (Luigi Ferrando), Bishop of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Geraldo Vieira Gusmão, Bishop of Porto Nacional (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop João Casimiro Wilk (Jan Kazimierz), O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Formosa (Brazil)

2003.02.04

Brazil Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis, Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F., Bishop of Ipameri (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro, Bishop of Tocantinópolis (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J., Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Carmelo Scampa, Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Erwin Kräutler, C.PP.S., Bishop-Prelate of Xingu (Brazil)

2003.02.06

Brazil Bishop Martinho Lammers, O.F.M., Bishop-Prelate of Óbidos (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R., Bishop-Prelate of Marajó (Brazil)

Italy Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal-Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

2003.02.07

Germany Archbishop Ludwig Schick, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamberg (Germany)

Brazil Bishop Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M., Bishop-Prelate of Itaituba (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Heriberto Hermes, O.S.B., Bishop-Prelate of Cristalândia (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R., Bishop-Prelate of Cametá (Brazil)

Brazil Bishop Augustinho Petry, Titular Bishop of Gabi and Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Brazil)

Germany Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church, President of International Theological Commission and Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals

2003.02.08

Italy Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Léon Lesambo Ndamwize, Bishop of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Switzerland Bishop Denis Theurillat, Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca and Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)

2003.02.10

Belarus Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella, Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus), President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus and Apostolic Administrator of Pinsk (Belarus)

Belarus Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz, Titular Bishop of Arba and Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

Belarus Bishop Kazimierz Wielikosielec (Казiмiр Велікаселец), O.P., Titular Bishop of Blanda and Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus)

Belarus Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (Аляксандр Кашкевіч), Bishop of Grodno (Belarus)

Belarus Bishop Antoni Dziemianko (Антонi Дзям’янка), Titular Bishop of Lesvi and Auxiliary Bishop of Grodno (Belarus)

Belarus Bishop Władysław Blin (Уладзіслаў БЛІН), Bishop of Vitebsk (Belarus)

Belarus Archimandrite Jan Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C., Apostolic Visitator in Belarus of the Belarussians

2003.02.11

Equatorial Guinea Archbishop Ildefonso Obama Obono, Metropolitan Archbishop of Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) and President of Episcopal Conference of Equatorial Guinea

Gambia Bishop Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

2003.02.13

Sierra Leone Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda, Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone)

Sierra Leone Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma, Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone)

Sierra Leone Bishop John C. O’Riordan, C.S.Sp., Bishop emeritus of Kenema (Sierra Leone)

2003.02.14

Liberia Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis, Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia

Liberia Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh, Bishop of Cape Palmas (Liberia)

Liberia Bishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler, Bishop of Gbarnga (Liberia)

Sierra Leone Bishop George Biguzzi, S.X., Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

Germany Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, Titular Archbishop of Naissus and President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum”

Germany Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church, President of International Theological Commission and Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals

2003.02.15

Equatorial Guinea Bishop Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F., Bishop of Bata (Equatorial Guinea)

Guinea Bishop Philippe Kourouma, Bishop of N’Zérékoré (Guinea) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

Guinea Bishop Vincent Coulibaly, Bishop of Kankan (Guinea)

Guinea Fr. André Mamadou Camara, Apostolic Administrator of Conakry (Guinea)

2003.02.17

Uganda Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Numidia, Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia and Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

Algeria Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissier, Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) and President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa

Algeria Bishop Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon, M. Afr., Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)

Algeria Bishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Prado, Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

Algeria Bishop Alphonse Émile Georger, Bishop of Oran (Algeria)

2003.02.18

France Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina and President emeritus of Committee for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000

2003.02.19

Italy Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal-Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

2003.02.20

Libya Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli (Libya), Titular Bishop of Tabuda and Apostolic Administrator of Misurata (Libya)

Libya Bishop Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi (Libya), Titular Bishop of Saldæ and Apostolic Administrator of Derna (Libya)

England Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., Titular Archbishop of Nepte, President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

2003.02.21

Morocco Archbishop José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M., Archbishop of Tánger (Morocco)

Morocco Archbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth., Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco)

Palestine Archbishop Fouad Twal, Archbishop-Bishop of Tunis (Tunisia)

Western Sahara Fr. Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Western Sahara (Western Sahara)

2003.02.22

Japan Archbishop Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎), President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan)

Italy Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto, Prefect of Congregation for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

2003.02.24

Romania Archbishop György Miklós Jakubínyi, Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania) and Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

Romania Bishop József Tamás, Titular Bishop of Valabria and Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia (Romania)

Romania Archbishop Lucian Mureșan, Metropolitan of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) and President of Synod of the Romanian Church

Romania Bishop Petru Gherghel, Bishop of Iaşi (Romania)

Romania Bishop Aurel Percă, Titular Bishop of Mauriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi (Romania)

Chile Prof. Juan de Dios Vial Correa, President of Pontifical Academy for Life

Italy Bishop Elio Sgreccia, Titular Bishop of Zama minor, Vice-President of Pontifical Academy for Life and Vice-President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

2003.02.25

Poland Bishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź, Military Ordinary of Poland (Poland)

Belarus Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia) and President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

2003.02.26

Italy Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura, Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, President of Episcopal Conference of Italy, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

2003.02.27

Romania Archbishop Ioan Robu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Romania Bishop Alexandru Mesian, Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania)

Romania Bishop József Tempfli, Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania)

2003.02.28

Romania Bishop Ioan Şişeştean, Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania)

Romania Bishop Virgil Bercea, Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania)

Romania Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu, Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania)

Serbia Bishop Martin Roos, Bishop of Timişoara (Romania)

Moldova Bishop Anton Coşa, Bishop of Chişinău (Moldova)

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