Papal Audiences

2015.03

DateAscendingPrelates in Papal Audience
2015.03.02

Poland Msgr. Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk, Permanent Representative to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Permanent Observer to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV), Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Permanent Representative to Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Priest of Elbląg (Poland) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Algeria Bishop Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr., Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria) and Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa

Algeria Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader, Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)

Algeria Bishop Paul Desfarges, S.J., Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

Algeria Bishop Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., Bishop of Oran (Algeria)

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

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

Morocco Archbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth., Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco) and President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa

Morocco Archbishop Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M., Archbishop of Tánger (Morocco)

Tunisia Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi, Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia)

Western Sahara Fr. Mario León Dorado, O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Western Sahara (Western Sahara)

2015.03.05

Taiwan Archbishop Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan (葉勝男), Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna

Ireland Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent (劉裕政), Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill and Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti

Poland Archbishop Marek Solczyński, Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Mauretania, Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia, Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian

Italy Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

Italy Bishop Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, Opus Dei, Titular Bishop of Thapsus and President of Pontifical Academy for Life

Italy Fr. Renzo Pegoraro, Priest of Padova (Italy) and Chancellor of Pontifical Academy for Life

2015.03.06

Germany Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agnese in Agone, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission and Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany)

Chile Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile) and Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Chile (Chile)

2015.03.09

South Korea Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (김희중 히지노 / 金熙中), Metropolitan Archbishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

South Korea Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn (옥현진 시몬 / 玉賢進), Titular Bishop of Pederodiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Peter Kang U-il (강우일 베드로 / 姜禹一), Bishop of Cheju 제주 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Vincent Ri Pyung-ho (이병호 빈첸시오 / 李炳浩), Bishop of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea)

South Korea Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (염수정 안드레아 / 廉洙政), Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono, Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea)

South Korea Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man (조규만 바실리오 / 曺圭晩), Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon (유경촌 티모테오 / 宇慶川), Titular Bishop of Puppi and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Peter Chung Soon-taick (정순택 베드로 / 鄭淳澤), O.C.D., Titular Bishop of Tamazuca and Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (김운회 루가 / 金雲會), Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

South Korea Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植), Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (김종수 아우구스티노 / 金宗壽), Titular Bishop of Sufasar and Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Boniface Choi Ki-san (최기산 보니파시오 / 崔基山), Bishop of Incheon 인천 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (정신철 세례자 요한 / 鄭信喆), Titular Bishop of Cuicul and Auxiliary Bishop of Incheon 인천 (South Korea)

North Korea Fr. Blasio Park Hyun-dong (블라시오 박현동 / 朴賢東), O.S.B., Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon 덕원 (North Korea)

2015.03.12

Italy Archbishop Girolamo Prigione, Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum

Ecuador Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso, Titular Archbishop of Elo and Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

South Korea Bishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (이용훈 마티아 / 李容勳), Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo (이성효 리노 / 李聖孝), Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni and Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로 / 李基憲), Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Joseph Lee Han-taek (이한택 요셉 / 李漢澤), S.J., Bishop emeritus of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop James Kim Ji-seok (김지석 야고보 / 金智錫), Bishop of Wonju 원주 (South Korea)

South Korea Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil (조환길 타대오 / 曺煥吉), Metropolitan Archbishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop John Chrysostom Kwon Hyeok-ju (권혁주 요한 크리소스토모 / 權赫周), Bishop of Andong 안동 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Paul Hwang Cheol-soo (황철수 바오로 / 黃哲洙), Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok (손삼석 요셉 / 孫參瑞), Titular Bishop of Fesseë and Auxiliary Bishop of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun (장봉훈 가브리엘 / 張峰軒), Bishop of Cheongju 청주 (South Korea) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

South Korea Bishop Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (안명옥 프란치스코 하비에르 / 安明玉), Bishop of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Michael Pak Jeong-il (박정일 미카엘 / 朴正一), Bishop emeritus of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

South Korea Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il (유수일 프란치스코 하비에르 / 劉修一), O.F.M., Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea)

Mongolia Bishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla (黃旭東), C.I.C.M., Prefect Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) and Titular Bishop of Tharros

Italy Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane and Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

2015.03.14

Canada Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina, Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops, President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Québec (Canada)

Italy Archbishop Orlando Antonini, Titular Archbishop of Formia and Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

2015.03.16

Guinea Cardinal Robert Sarah, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana, Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea)

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Pero Sudar, Titular Bishop of Selia and Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Franjo Komarica, Bishop of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Marko Semren, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Abaradira and Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Ratko Perić, Bishop of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Tomo Vukšić, Military Ordinary of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2015.03.18

Italy Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro and Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

2015.03.20

Italy Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella (Rino), Titular Archbishop of Voghenza, President of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation and President of International Council for Catechesis

Japan Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami (ヨセフ 高見三明), P.S.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan

Japan Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (ドミニコ 宮原良治), Bishop of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Paul Kenjiro Koriyama (パウロ 郡山 健次郎), Bishop of Kagoshima 鹿児島 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa (ベラルド 押川壽夫), O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Naha 那覇 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Paul Sueo Hamaguchi (パウロ 浜口末雄), Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan)

Japan Archbishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (トマス・アクィナス 前田万葉), Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka 大阪 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura (ミカエル 松浦悟郎), Titular Bishop of Sfasferia and Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka 大阪 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (パウロ 大塚喜直), Bishop of Kyoto 京都 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura (アウグスチノ 野村純一), Bishop of Nagoya 名古屋 (Japan)

Japan Bishop John Eijiro Suwa (使徒ヨハネ 諏訪 榮治郎), Bishop of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan)

Japan Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada (ペトロ 岡田武夫), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan and Apostolic Administrator of Saitama さいたま (Japan)

Japan Bishop James Kazuo Koda (ヤコブ 幸田和生), Titular Bishop of Sinnada in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D., Bishop of Niigata 新潟 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Bernard Taiji Katsuya (ベルナルド 勝谷太治), Bishop of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga (マルチノ 平賀徹夫), Bishop of Sendai 仙台 (Japan)

Japan Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura (ラファエル 梅村昌弘), Bishop of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan)

Canada Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina, Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops, President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Québec (Canada)

2015.03.30

Spain Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M., Titular Archbishop of Belcastro and Secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

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

Italy Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy), President of Episcopal Conference of Italy and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

France Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P., Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library, Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Angers (France)

Italy Cardinal Angelo Comastri, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Salvatore in Lauro, President of Fabric of Saint Peter, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy) and Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Loreto (Italy)

Italy Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of Pontifical Council for the Family, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

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