Papal Audiences

2017.05

DateAscendingPrelates in Papal Audience
2017.05.04

Italy Msgr. Dario Edoardo Viganò, Prefect of Dicastery for Communication, President of Vatican Publishing House, Priest of Milano (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness

Argentina Msgr. Lucio Adrián Ruiz, Priest of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina), Secretary of Dicastery for Communication and Chaplain of His Holiness

Italy Dr. Paolo Nusiner, Director of General Affairs of Dicastery for Communication

Italy Dr. Giacomo Ghisani, Vice-Director of General Affairs of Dicastery for Communication

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

Cuba Archbishop Wilfredo Pino Estévez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Camagüey (Cuba)

Cuba Bishop Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega, Bishop of Ciego de Ávila (Cuba)

Cuba Bishop Domingo Oropesa Lorente, Bishop of Cienfuegos (Cuba)

Cuba Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador, Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

Cuba Archbishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba)

Cuba Bishop Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J., Titular Bishop of Passo Corese, Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

Cuba Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Habana (Cuba)

Cuba Bishop Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel, Titular Bishop of Buslacena and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of La Habana (Cuba)

Cuba Bishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes García-Menocal, Bishop of Matanzas (Cuba)

Cuba Bishop Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez, Bishop of Pinar del Río (Cuba)

Cuba Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Cuba) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

Cuba Bishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverría, Bishop of Holguín (Cuba)

Cuba Bishop Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca, Bishop of Bayamo y Manzanillo (Cuba)

2017.05.05

Lebanon Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, Cardinal-Patriarch, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon and President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East

Bangladesh Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C., Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh

Mexico Bishop José Raúl Vera López, O.P., Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico)

Ghana Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio, Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana)

Italy Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S., Titular Archbishop of Asolo and Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

2017.05.06

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)

Switzerland Colonel Christoph Graf, Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard and Member of Financial Security Committee

Switzerland Lieutenant Colonel Philippe Morard, Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

2017.05.08

Italy Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, Titular Archbishop of Sutri and Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

Spain Fr. Alejandro Moral Antón, O.S.A., Prior General of Order of Saint Augustine (Augustinians)

2017.05.11

France Archbishop Georges Paul Pontier, Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France) and President of Bishops’ Conference of France

France Bishop Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy, Bishop of Saint-Denis (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France

France Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré, Metropolitan Archbishop of Montpellier (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France

France Msgr. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of France

Canada Archbishop Luc Cyr, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sherbrooke (Canada)

Canada Bishop André Gazaille, Bishop of Nicolet (Canada)

Canada Bishop François Lapierre, P.M.E., Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada)

Canada Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gatineau (Canada)

Canada Bishop Gilles Lemay, Bishop of Amos (Canada)

Canada Bishop Eugène Tremblay, Bishop emeritus of Amos (Canada)

Canada Bishop Paul Lortie, Bishop of Mont-Laurier (Canada)

Canada Bishop Dorylas Moreau, Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda (Canada)

Canada Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X., Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Canada Bishop Marc Pelchat, Titular Bishop of Lambæsis and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada)

Canada Bishop Louis Corriveau, Titular Bishop of Arena and Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada)

Canada Bishop André Rivest, Bishop of Chicoutimi (Canada)

Canada Bishop Yvon-Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O., Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Canada)

Canada Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard, Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada)

Canada Bishop Martin Veillette, Bishop emeritus of Trois-Rivières (Canada)

Canada Archbishop Christian Lépine, Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal (Canada)

Canada Bishop Thomas Dowd, Titular Bishop of Treba and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

Canada Bishop Alain Faubert, Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati and Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada)

Canada Bishop Raymond Poisson, Bishop of Joliette (Canada)

Canada Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada) and Vice-President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Canada Bishop Claude Hamelin, Titular Bishop of Apollonia and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada)

Canada Bishop Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V., Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada)

Canada Bishop Pierre Joseph Paul Morissette, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (Canada)

Canada Bishop Noël Simard, Bishop of Valleyfield (Canada)

Canada Archbishop Denis Grondin, Metropolitan Archbishop of Rimouski (Canada)

Canada Bishop Jean-Pierre Blais, Bishop of Baie-Comeau (Canada)

Canada Bishop Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M., Bishop of Gaspé (Canada)

Canada Bishop Paul-Marwan Tabet, L.M., Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal of the Maronites (Canada)

Lebanon Bishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S., Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada)

2017.05.15

Italy Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico, Titular Archbishop of Carini and Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

Peru Archbishop Javier Augusto del Río Alba, Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru) and Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Peru Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich, Bishop of Puno (Peru)

Peru Bishop Marco Antonio Cortez Lara, Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru)

Peru Bishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V., Bishop-Prelate of Ayaviri (Peru)

Peru Bishop Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C., Bishop-Prelate of Chuquibamba (Peru)

Peru Bishop Mario Busquets Jordá, Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chuquibamba (Peru)

Peru Archbishop Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ayacucho (Peru) and President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Peru Bishop Isidro Barrio Barrio, Bishop of Huancavélica (Peru)

Peru Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cusco (Peru)

Peru Bishop Gilberto Gómez González, Bishop of Abancay (Peru)

Peru Bishop Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A., Bishop-Prelate of Chuquibambilla (Peru)

Peru Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López, Bishop-Prelate of Sicuani (Peru)

Peru Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M., Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

Peru Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.J., Bishop of Tarma (Peru)

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

Peru Bishop Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe, Titular Bishop of Aveia and Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru)

Peru Bishop José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel, Bishop of Callao (Peru)

Peru Bishop Lino Mario Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Carabayllo (Peru)

Peru Bishop Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C., Bishop of Chosica (Peru) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Peru Bishop Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C., Titular Bishop of Ampora and Auxiliary Bishop of Chosica (Peru)

Peru Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.J., Bishop of Huacho (Peru)

Peru Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona, Bishop of Ica (Peru)

Peru Bishop Carlos Enrique García Camader, Bishop of Lurín (Peru)

Peru Bishop Ricardo García García, Opus Dei, Bishop-Prelate of Yauyos (Peru)

Peru Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Piura (Peru)

Peru Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R., Bishop of Chachapoyas (Peru)

Peru Bishop José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R., Bishop emeritus of Chachapoyas (Peru)

USA Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru)

Peru Bishop Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A., Bishop of Chulucanas (Peru)

Peru Bishop Fortunato Pablo Urcey, O.A.R., Bishop-Prelate of Chota (Peru)

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

Peru Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R., Bishop of Cajamarca (Peru)

Peru Bishop Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno, Bishop of Chimbote (Peru)

Peru Bishop Ivo Baldi Gaburri, Bishop of Huarí (Peru)

Peru Bishop Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea, Bishop-Prelate of Moyobamba (Peru)

Peru Bishop Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C., Military Ordinary of Peru (Peru) and Apostolic Administrator of Caravelí (Peru)

Peru Bishop Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A., Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius

Peru Bishop Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Perú (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Autenti

Peru Bishop Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B., Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Mascula

Peru Bishop David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P., Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Izirzada

Peru Bishop Juan Bautista Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of Requena (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Legis Volumni

Peru Bishop José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F., Vicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu

Peru Bishop Gerardo Antonio Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón (Peru) and Titular Bishop of Thucca terebenthina

France Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Spirito in Sassia, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Commission for Advocates and President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

2017.05.16

Germany Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany), Coordinator of Council for the Economy, President of German Episcopal Conference, President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community and Member of Council of Cardinals

Italy Bishop Gianni Ambrosio, Bishop of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Denmark Bishop Czeslaw Kozon, Bishop of København (Denmark), President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Lithuania Bishop Rimantas Norvila, Bishop of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

Belgium Bishop Jean Kockerols, Titular Bishop of Ieper, Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium) and Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

France Fr. Olivier Poquillon, O.P., General Secretary of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

France Archbishop Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin, Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense and Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

2017.05.18

Germany Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany), Coordinator of Council for the Economy, President of German Episcopal Conference, President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community and Member of Council of Cardinals

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

England Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols, Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England), President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Poland Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań (Poland), President of Episcopal Conference of Poland and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Portugal Msgr. Duarte Nuno Queiroz de Barros da Cunha, General Secretary of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

2017.05.19

Spain Cardinal Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain) and President of Episcopal Conference of Spain

Spain Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain

Spain Fr. José María Gil Tamayo, Priest of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Spain

Australia Cardinal George Pell, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Prefect of Secretariat for the Economy, Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia)

Italy Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Titular Archbishop of Spello, Apostolic Nuncio to Niger and Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

Spain Msgr. Fernando Chica Arellano, Permanent Observer to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Priest of Jaén (Spain) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Spain Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Rector Major of Salesians of Saint John Bosco (Salesians), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Faculty of Education Sciences (Auxilium), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità and Grand Chancellor of Salesian Pontifical University

2017.05.20

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)

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)

Italy Archbishop Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lecce (Italy)

2017.05.22

Guatemala Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

Guatemala Bishop Raúl Antonio Martínez Paredes, Titular Bishop of Mizigi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P., Titular Bishop of Tubia and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández, Titular Bishop of Selemselæ and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Victor Hugo Palma Paúl, Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle, Bishop of Jalapa (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Antonio Calderón Cruz, Bishop of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez, Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus, Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) and Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala)

Guatemala Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R., Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli, Bishop of Quiché (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez, Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J., Bishop of Sololá–Chimaltenango (Guatemala) and President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

Guatemala Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado, Bishop of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (Guatemala)

Guatemala Bishop Mario Fiandri, S.D.B., Vicar Apostolic of El Petén (Guatemala) and Titular Bishop of Madarsuma

Guatemala Bishop Domingo Buezo Leiva, Vicar Apostolic of Izabal (Guatemala), Titular Bishop of Dardanus and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

Italy Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum, Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals and Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State

2017.05.26

Colombia Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) and President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Uruguay Bishop Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B., Bishop of Mercedes (Uruguay), President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay and First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Brazil Archbishop José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) and Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Mexico Bishop Juan Espinoza Jiménez, Titular Bishop of Arpi, Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico) and General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council

Panama Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe da Copertino and Bishop of David (Panama)

France Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title, President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

2017.05.30

Albania Archbishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Albania

Albania Bishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J., Bishop of Lezhë (Albania)

Albania Archbishop George Anthony Frendo, O.P., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiranë–Durrës (Albania) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Albania

Albania Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M., Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania)

Albania Bishop Hil Kabashi, O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania (Albania) and Titular Bishop of Turres in Byzacena

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