This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- Msgr. Georges Pontier, archbishop of Marseille, France, president of the Conference of Bishops of France, with:

Msgr. Pascal Delannoy, bishop of Saint-Denis, vice president; Msgr. Pierre-Marie Carré, archbishop of Montpellier, vice president; and Msgr. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, secretary general;

- Prelates of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Québec, on their “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit: Msgr. Luc Cyr, archbishop of Sherbrooke;

Msgr. André Gazaille, bishop of Nicolet;

Msgr. François Lapierre, P.M.E., bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe;

Msgr. Paul-André Durocher, archbishop of Gatineau;

Msgr. Gilles Lemay, bishop of Amos

with the bishop emeritus:

Msgr. Eugène Tremblay;

Msgr. Paul Lortie, bishop of Mont-Laurier; Msgr. Dorylas Moreau, bishop of Rouyn-Noranda;

His Eminence Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, of the Pius X Secular Institute, archbishop of Québec

with the auxiliary bishops:

Msgr. Marc Pelchat, titular bishop of Lambesi.

Msgr. Louis Corriveau, titular bishop of Arena;

Msgr. André Rivest, bishop of Chicoutimi;

Msgr. Yvon –Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O., bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la- Pocatière;

Msgr. Joseph Luc André Bouchard, bishop of Trois-Rivières, with the bishop emeritus:

Msgr. Martin Veillette;

Msgr. Christian Lépine, archbishop of Montréal

with the auxiliary bishops:

Msgr. Thomas Dowd, titular bishop of Treba,

Msgr. Alain Faubert, titular bishop of Vico di Pacato; Msgr. Raymond Poisson, bishop of Joliette;

Msgr. Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueil with the auxiliary bishop:

Msgr. Claude Hamelin, titular bishop of Apollonia

and with the bishop emeritus: Msgr. Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V.; Msgr. Pierre Morissette, bishop of Saint-Jérôme;

Msgr. Noël Simard, bishop of Valleyfield;

Msgr. Denis Grondin, archbishop of Rimouski; Msgr. Jean-Pierre Blais, bishop of Baie-Comeau;

Msgr. Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M., bishop of Gaspé;

Msgr. Marwan Tabet, bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal of the Maronites;

Msgr. Ibrahim Michael Hibrahim, B.S., bishop of Saint-Saveur de Montréal of the Greek Melkites.