AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, MAR 5, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

 - Lutheran Archbishop Anders Wejryd of Uppsala, Sweden, primate of the Swedish Church, accompanied by his wife and an entourage.

 - Five prelates from the Italian Episcopal Conference, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Cardinal Severino Poletto, archbishop of Turin, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Guido Fiandino.

    - Bishop Pier Giorgio Micchiardi of Acqui.

    - Bishop Sebastiano Dho of Alba.

    - Bishop Giuseppe Anfossi of Aosta.

  On Saturday, March 3, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

 - Bishop Mauro Piacenza, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church, and of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology.

 - Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello, apostolic nuncio to Italy and to the Republic of San Marino.

 - Armando Luna Silva, ambassador of Nicaragua, on his farewell visit.

 - Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, archbishop emeritus of Bologna, Italy, and preacher of this year's spiritual exercises of the Roman Curia.
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