Papal Audiences

2005.04

DateAscendingPrelates in Papal Audience
2005.04.24

Italy Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Colombia Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and President of Pontifical Council for the Family

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

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)

USA Cardinal William Wakefield Baum, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA) and Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary

Italy Cardinal Marco , Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco and Patriarch emeritus of Venezia (Italy)

Poland Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland)

Thailand Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok (Thailand) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand

Belgium Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium) and President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium

New Zealand Cardinal Thomas Stafford Williams, Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti and Military Ordinary emeritus of New Zealand (New Zealand)

Italy Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J., Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milano (Italy)

France Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France) and Ordinary emeritus of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Poland Cardinal Józef Glemp, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) and Ordinary of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland)

Germany Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana, Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Nigeria Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna pro hac vice Title, Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Onitsha (Nigeria)

Nicaragua Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Managua (Nicaragua)

Philippines Cardinal Ricardo Jamin Vidal, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense and Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines)

France Cardinal Paul Poupard, Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede and President of Pontifical Council for Culture

Germany Cardinal Friedrich Wetter, Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio and Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Netherlands Cardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente, Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

USA Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Boston (USA)

Italy Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bologna (Italy)

Spain Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Gesù pro hac vice Title and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Brazil Cardinal José Freire Falcão, Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil)

Italy Cardinal Michele Giordano, Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello and Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)

USA Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, President of Governorate of Vatican City State and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)

Hungary Cardinal László Paskai, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Cameroon Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno and Metropolitan Archbishop of Douala (Cameroon)

Congo-Kinshasa Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Dominican Republic Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

USA Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati, Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

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

Switzerland Cardinal Henri Schwery, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica and Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland)

Germany Cardinal Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany)

Czechia Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme and Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Japan Cardinal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (ペトロ 白柳誠一), Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

Cuba Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

Indonesia Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J., Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia), Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

Uganda Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda)

USA Cardinal William Henry Keeler, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA)

Canada Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi and Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada)

Spain Cardinal Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino and Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona (Spain)

USA Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA), Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) and Apostolic Administrator of Grand Rapids (USA)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Cardinal Vinko Puljić, Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Madagascar Cardinal Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti and Metropolitan Archbishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Mexico Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia and Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Italy Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy)

Spain Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Canada Cardinal Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro and Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada)

Italy Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

Tanzania Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette and Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Austria Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P., Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) and President of Episcopal Conference of Austria

Mexico Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande and Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico)

USA Cardinal Francis Eugene George, O.M.I., Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola, Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) and Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Ukraine Cardinal Marian Jaworski, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine) and President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

Latvia Cardinal Jānis Pujats, Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

India Cardinal Ivan Dias, Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India)

Brazil Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) and President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil

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

USA Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo and Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)

Ireland Cardinal Desmond Connell, Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland)

Lithuania Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis, Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania

Chile Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) and President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Bolivia Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R., Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia

South Africa Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Apostolic Administrator of Umzimkulu (South Africa)

Honduras Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Speranza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Cote d’Ivoire Cardinal Bernard Agré, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto and Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

Peru Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Opus Dei, Cardinal-Priest of S. Camillo de Lellis and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru)

Spain Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toledo (Spain)

Brazil Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana and Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

India Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R., Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church

Argentina Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Portugal Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio and Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal)

Italy Cardinal Severino Poletto, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)

England Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

USA Cardinal Edward Michael Egan, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)

Ukraine Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U., Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea, Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Germany Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I, Bishop of Mainz (Germany) and President of German Episcopal Conference

Italy Cardinal Angelo Scola, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli and Patriarch of Venezia (Italy)

Nigeria Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos (Nigeria)

France Cardinal Bernard Panafieu, Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane and Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France)

Sudan Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan)

Spain Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)

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

Scotland Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Brazil Cardinal Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Ordinary of Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil of the Eastern Rite (Brazil)

Italy Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte and Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)

Italy Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title and Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy)

Ghana Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana) and President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference

India Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

Australia Cardinal George Pell, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) and President of “Vox Clara” Committee

Croatia Cardinal Josip Bozanić, Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati, Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia), President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Vietnam Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, Cardinal-Priest of S. Giustino and Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

Guatemala Cardinal Rodolfo Ignacio Quezada Toruño, Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) and President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

France Cardinal Philippe Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)

Hungary Cardinal Péter Erdő, Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Canada Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Chile Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba, Protodeacon of College of Cardinals, Bishop emeritus of Valparaíso (Chile) and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Colombia Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, President of International Council for Catechesis and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bucaramanga (Colombia)

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)

Italy Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino and President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Italy Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio and President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Poland Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), President of Interdicastery Commission for Equitable Distribution of Priests, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University

Portugal Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F., Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore and Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

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

Italy Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda, Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina and President of Commission for Advocates

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)

France Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives

Italy Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti and President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Italy Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lucia del Gonfalone, President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See, President of Permanent Commission for the Protection of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Spain Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado, Opus Dei, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio, President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

Mexico Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo, President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers and Bishop emeritus of Zacatecas (Mexico)

Japan Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ 濱尾文郎), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana, President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and Bishop emeritus of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan)

Italy Cardinal Attilio Nicora, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy)

2005.04.25

Italy Archbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B., Titular Archbishop of Sila and Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

2005.04.26

Lebanon Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir, Cardinal-Patriarch, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon

South Korea Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (김수환 스테파노 / 金壽宦), Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle, Protopriest of College of Cardinals and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Venezuela Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio pro hac vice Title and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

2005.04.28

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

Benin Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Bishops and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Italy Archbishop Angelo Comastri, President of Fabric of Saint Peter, Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy), Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, Vice-President of Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception and Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy)

Chile Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) and President of Latin American Episcopal Council

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

Brazil Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil) and Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

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

Argentina Bishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina) and General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council

2005.04.29

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

Colombia Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and President of Pontifical Council for the Family

Italy Archbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B., Titular Archbishop of Sila and Secretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

2005.04.30

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

USA Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Boston (USA)

Croatia Archbishop Nikola Eterović, Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops and Titular Archbishop of Sisak

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