Papal Audiences

2004.09

DateAscendingPrelates in Papal Audience
2004.09.01

Germany Cardinal Walter Kasper, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

Ireland Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C., Titular Bishop of Abitinæ, Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

2004.09.02

Spain Archbishop Lluís Martínez Sistach, Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain)

Italy Bishop Vincenzo Paglia, Bishop of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

Italy Prof. Andrea Riccardi, Founder of Sant’Egidio Community

2004.09.06

Slovakia Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina, President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Italy Fr. Ferdinand Pratzner, S.S.S., Secretary of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Italy Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, Titular Archbishop of Atella and Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

USA Bishop Edward Peter Cullen, Bishop of Allentown (USA)

USA Bishop Joseph Victor Adamec, Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown (USA)

USA Bishop Donald Walter Trautman, Bishop of Erie (USA)

USA Bishop Lawrence Eugene Brandt, Bishop of Greensburg (USA)

2004.09.07

USA Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali, Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca and Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA)

USA Bishop Robert Patrick Maginnis, Titular Bishop of Siminina and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

USA Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge, Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

USA Bishop Joseph Robert Cistone, Titular Bishop of Casæ medianæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

USA Bishop Joseph Patrick McFadden, Titular Bishop of Horreomargum and Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

USA Bishop Donald William Wuerl, Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

USA Bishop William Joseph Winter, Titular Bishop of Uthina and Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA)

USA Bishop Joseph Francis Martino, Bishop of Scranton (USA)

USA Bishop John Martin Dougherty, Titular Bishop of Sufetula and Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton (USA)

USA Bishop James Clifford Timlin, Bishop emeritus of Scranton (USA)

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

2004.09.09

USA Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski, Bishop of Metuchen (USA)

USA Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson (USA)

USA Bishop Frank Joseph Rodimer, Bishop emeritus of Paterson (USA)

USA Bishop John Mortimer Fourette Smith, Bishop of Trenton (USA)

2004.09.10

USA Archbishop John Joseph Myers, Metropolitan Archbishop of Newark (USA) and Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands)

USA Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V., Titular Bishop of Ucres and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

USA Bishop Gaetano Aldo Donato (Thomas), Titular Bishop of Jamestown and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

USA Bishop John Walter Flesey, Titular Bishop of Allegheny and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

USA Bishop David Arias Pérez, O.A.R., Titular Bishop of Badiæ and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Newark (USA)

USA Bishop Dominic Anthony Marconi, Titular Bishop of Bure and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Newark (USA)

USA Bishop John Michael Botean, Bishop of Saint George in Canton of the Romanians (USA)

USA Bishop William Charles Skurla, Bishop of Van Nuys of the Ruthenians (USA)

Lebanon Bishop Ephrem Joseph Younan, Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syriacs (USA)

Italy Archbishop Bruno Forte, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti–Vasto (Italy)

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

2004.09.11

USA Archbishop Stefan Soroka, Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

USA Bishop Wolodymyr Walter Paska, Titular Bishop of Tigillava and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

USA Bishop John Michael Kudrick, Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

USA Bishop Andrew Pataki, Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA)

USA Archbishop Basil Myron Schott, Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) and President of Council of the Ruthenian Church of USA

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

2004.09.13

USA Cardinal James Francis Stafford, Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola, Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Denver (USA)

New Zealand Archbishop John Atcherley Dew, Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand)

New Zealand Bishop Patrick James Dunn, Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand)

Cook Islands Bishop Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M., Bishop emeritus of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

New Zealand Bishop John Jerome Cunneen, Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

New Zealand Bishop Colin David Campbell, Bishop of Dunedin (New Zealand)

New Zealand Bishop Denis George Browne, Bishop of Hamilton (New Zealand), President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference and President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania

New Zealand Bishop Peter James Cullinane, Bishop of Palmerston North (New Zealand)

Poland Archbishop Stanisław Ryłko, Titular Archbishop of Novica and President of Pontifical Council for the Laity

Germany Bishop Josef Clemens, Titular Bishop of Segermes and Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Laity

2004.09.14

Guam Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

New Caledonia Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Nouméa (New Caledonia)

Micronesia Bishop Amando Samo, Bishop of Caroline Islands (Micronesia)

Northern Mariana Islands Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho, Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Marshall Islands Fr. James C. Gould, Prefect Apostolic of Marshall Islands (Marshall Islands)

2004.09.16

French Polynesia Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath, Metropolitan Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia)

Vanuatu Bishop Michel Visi, Bishop of Port-Vila (Vanuatu)

Wallis and Futuna Bishop Laurent Fuahea (Lolesio), Bishop of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)

French Polynesia Bishop Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC., Bishop of Taiohae (French Polynesia)

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

2004.09.17

Syria Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud, Cardinal-Patriarch, Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, Patriarch ad personam and Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Tokelau Archbishop Alapati Lui Mata’eliga, Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)

American Samoa Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M., Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Colombia Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo Higuera, Titular Archbishop of Celene, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America, Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS) and President emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

2004.09.18

Ireland Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Titular Archbishop of Satriano, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

Fiji Archbishop Petero Mataca, Metropolitan Archbishop of Suva (Fiji)

Cook Islands Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M., Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

Kiribati Bishop Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, M.S.C., Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru (Kiribati)

Tonga Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M., Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

New Zealand Msgr. Patrick Edward O’Connor, Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (Tokelau), Priest of Wellington (New Zealand) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Tuvalu Fr. Camille DesRosiers, S.M., Ecclesiastical Superior of Funafuti (Tuvalu)

Mexico Bishop José Guadalupe Martín Rábago, Bishop of León (Mexico) and President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.)

Mexico Archbishop Alberto Suárez Inda, Metropolitan Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) and Vice-President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.)

Mexico Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico), General Secretary of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) and First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

2004.09.20

Slovenia Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Titular Archbishop of Krbava and Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine

Colombia Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia

Colombia Bishop Fernando Sabogal Viana, Titular Bishop of Muteci and Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Olavio López Duque, O.A.R., Titular Bishop of Strongoli and Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Casanare (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop José Roberto Ospina Leongómez, Titular Bishop of Gypsaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón, Bishop of Engativá (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Luis Gabriel Romero Franco, Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Enrique Sarmiento Angulo, Bishop of Fontibón (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B., Bishop of Girardot (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Fabián Marulanda López, General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Colombia and Bishop emeritus of Florencia (Colombia)

2004.09.21

Colombia Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas, Metropolitan Archbishop of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop José Figueroa Gómez, Bishop of Granada (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y., Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Daniel Caro Borda, Bishop of Soacha (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Héctor Cubillos Peña, Bishop of Zipaquirá (Colombia)

Poland Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk, Titular Archbishop of Eraclea and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

2004.09.22

Italy Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari, Titular Archbishop of Tronto, Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger

2004.09.23

Colombia Bishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto, Bishop of Florencia (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez, Bishop of Garzón (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M., Bishop of Neiva (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Álvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R., Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Bettona

2004.09.24

Colombia Archbishop Gustavo Martínez Frías, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz, Bishop of Arauca (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Oscar Urbina Ortega, Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra, Bishop of Ocaña (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B., Bishop of Tibú (Colombia)

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

2004.09.25

Colombia Archbishop Víctor Manuel López Forero, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucaramanga (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota, S.J., Titular Bishop of Ausuccura and Auxiliary Bishop of Bucaramanga (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya, Bishop of Barrancabermeja (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía, Bishop of Málaga–Soatá (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Ismael Rueda Sierra, Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón, Bishop of Vélez (Colombia)

2004.09.27

Colombia Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia

Colombia Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M., Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia) and Bishop emeritus of Zipaquirá (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Misael Vacca Ramírez, Bishop of Yopal (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte, Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C., Vicar Apostolic of San Vicente–Puerto Leguízamo (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia

Colombia Bishop Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R., Vicar Apostolic of Trinidad (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Ceramus

2004.09.28

Colombia Bishop Abraham Escudero Montoya, Bishop of Espinal (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Fabio Suescún Mutis, Military Ordinary of Colombia (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y., Vicar Apostolic of Inírida (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Sucarda

Colombia Bishop Eulises González Sánchez, Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Tatilti

2004.09.29

Colombia Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibagué (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop Carlos Prada Sanmiguel, Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop José Vicente Huertas Vargas, Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia)

Colombia Bishop José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M., Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Arsennaria

Colombia Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz, Vicar Apostolic of Leticia (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Chimæra

Colombia Bishop José Gustavo Ángel Ramírez, M.X.Y., Vicar Apostolic of Mitú (Colombia) and Titular Bishop of Vescera

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