Papal Audiences

2008.06

DateAscendingPrelates in Papal Audience
2008.06.02

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

Malaysia Archbishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

Singapore Archbishop Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo (謝益裕), Archbishop of Singapore (Singapore)

Malaysia Bishop Anthony Selvanayagam, Bishop of Penang (Malaysia)

2008.06.05

Nigeria Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni and Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Malaysia Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock (夏長福), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

Malaysia Archbishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting (鍾萬庭), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kuching (Malaysia)

Malaysia Bishop Cornelius Piong, Bishop of Keningau (Malaysia)

Malaysia Archbishop John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw (李奕瑶), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

Malaysia Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin, Bishop of Miri (Malaysia)

Malaysia Bishop Dominic Su Haw Chiu (蘇孝洲), Bishop of Sibu (Malaysia)

2008.06.06

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

Philippines Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) and Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See

India Cardinal Ivan Dias, Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay (India)

2008.06.07

Malaysia Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing (陳志音), S.J., Bishop of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia)

Malaysia Bishop James Chan Soon Cheong (曾順祥), Bishop emeritus of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia)

Malaysia Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom, Bishop of Sandakan (Malaysia)

Brunei Bishop Cornelius Sim, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei (Brunei) and Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia

France Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine, President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

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

2008.06.09

Philippines Archbishop Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla, Titular Archbishop of Pia, Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia

Bangladesh Archbishop Paulinus Costa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bishop Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C., Titular Bishop of Zucchabar and Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh Bishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C., Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C., Bishop of Dinajpur (Bangladesh) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I., Bishop of Khulna (Bangladesh)

Italy Archbishop Beniamino Stella, Titular Archbishop of Midila and President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

2008.06.12

Lithuania Archbishop John Bulaitis, Titular Archbishop of Narona and Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

Bangladesh Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C., Bishop of Mymensingh (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh Bishop Gervas Rozario, Bishop of Rajshahi (Bangladesh)

2008.06.13

Spain Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Titular Archbishop of Italica and Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan

Italy Bishop Paolo De Nicolò, Titular Bishop of Mariana en Corse and Regent of Prefecture of the Papal Household

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

2008.06.16

Pakistan Archbishop Evarist Pinto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Pakistan Bishop Max John Rodrigues, Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

2008.06.19

Pakistan Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lahore (Pakistan) and President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Pakistan Bishop Joseph Coutts, Bishop of Faisalabad (Pakistan)

2008.06.20

Italy Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

Peru Archbishop Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru) and President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Pakistan Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo, Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan) and General Secretary of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Pakistan Bishop Andrew Francis, Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

Pakistan Fr. Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

Italy Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, Titular Archbishop of Civitanova, President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications and President of Vatican Film Library

USA Cardinal William Joseph Levada, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA)

2008.06.21

USA Cardinal James Francis Stafford, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio, Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Denver (USA)

Italy Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv., Titular Bishop of Meta and Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary

Italy Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Commission for Advocates, President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State and Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy)

2008.06.23

England Fra’ Matthew Festing, S.M.O.M., Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Poland Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Cristo Re and President of Pontifical Council for the Laity

Italy Archbishop Francesco Monterisi, Titular Archbishop of Alba marittima, Secretary of Congregation for Bishops and Secretary of College of Cardinals

Italy Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari, Titular Archbishop of Populonia and Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

2008.06.24

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

Honduras Bishop Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F., Titular Bishop of Obori and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Honduras Bishop Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S., Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Honduras Bishop Guido Plante, P.M.E., Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras)

Honduras Bishop Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M., Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras)

2008.06.25

Honduras Bishop Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M., Bishop of Juticalpa (Honduras)

Honduras Bishop Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F., Bishop of San Pedro Sula (Honduras) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Honduras Bishop Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F., Titular Bishop of Nigræ maiores and Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula (Honduras)

Honduras Bishop Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda, S.D.B., Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras)

2008.06.27

Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun (陳日君), S.D.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca and Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong Bishop John Tong Hon (湯漢), Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

Macau Bishop José Lai Hung-seng (黎鴻昇), Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau)

Honduras Bishop Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M., Bishop of Trujillo (Honduras) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Honduras Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E., Bishop of Yoro (Honduras)

Italy Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo, President of Commission for Advocates, Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University and Bishop emeritus of Albano (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

2008.06.30

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

Kenya Cardinal John Njue, Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya), President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops and Apostolic Administrator of Murang’a (Kenya)

Palestine Patriarch Fouad Twal, Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine), President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Niger Archbishop Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A., Metropolitan Archbishop of Niamey (Niger)

USA Archbishop Edwin Frederick O’Brien, Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA)

Spain Archbishop Francisco Pérez González, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain)

Ecuador Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O., Metropolitan Archbishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador)

Russia Archbishop Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia)

Belarus Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus) and Vice-President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

Argentina Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Corrientes (Argentina) and Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Canada Archbishop Anthony Mancini, Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax (Canada) and Apostolic Administrator of Yarmouth (Canada)

Canada Archbishop Martin William Currie, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada) and Bishop of Grand Falls (Canada)

Brazil Archbishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cascavel (Brazil)

Italy Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy)

Taiwan Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan (洪山川), S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) and President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference

Nigeria Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaduna (Nigeria)

Germany Archbishop Reinhard Marx, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Colombia Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega, Metropolitan Archbishop of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Congo-Kinshasa Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

Netherlands Archbishop Willem Jacobus Eijk, Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands)

Venezuela Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela)

Nigeria Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria) and Apostolic Administrator of Warri (Nigeria)

Argentina Archbishop Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B., Archbishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

Portugal Archbishop José Francisco Sanches Alves, Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal)

Slovakia Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J., Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) and President of Council of the Slovak Church

Italy Archbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy) and Apostolic Administrator of Tivoli (Italy)

Slovakia Archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava (Slovakia)

Saint Lucia Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia), Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown (Barbados) and Apostolic Administrator of Kingstown (Saint Vincent and Grenadines)

Italy Archbishop Francesco Montenegro, Metropolitan Archbishop of Agrigento (Italy)

Haiti Archbishop Louis Nerval Kébreau, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti) and President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti

Haiti Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

France Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lille (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France

Papua New Guinea Archbishop John Ribat, M.S.C., Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Ghana Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi (Ghana)

USA Archbishop Thomas John Rodi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Mobile (USA) and Apostolic Administrator of Biloxi (USA)

Jamaica Archbishop Donald James Reece, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) and President of Antilles Episcopal Conference

Poland Archbishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

Kenya Archbishop Peter Joseph Kairo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya)

USA Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt, Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) and Apostolic Administrator of New Ulm (USA)

Malaysia Archbishop John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw (李奕瑶), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

Brazil Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil)

Croatia Archbishop Marin Srakić, Metropolitan Archbishop of Đakovo–Osijek (Croatia) and President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference

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