This morning the Holy Father received in audience:

- Prelates of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Region VI), on their “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit:

  - Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr Cincinnati

    with the auxiliary:

    - Bishop Joseph R. Binzer, titular of Subbar;

  - Bishop Nelson J. Perez of Cleveland;

  - Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Columbus;

  - Bishop Jeffrey Marc Monforton of Steubenville;

  - Bishop Daniel Edward Thomas of Toledo in America;

  - Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron of Detroit; superior of Cayman Island

    with the auxiliaries:

    - Bishop Donald Francis Hanchon, titular of Orreomargo;

    - Bishop Gerard W. Battersby, titular of Eguga;

    - Bishop Robert J. Fisher, titular of Forlimpopoli;

  - Bishop Steven John Raica of Gaylord;

  - Bishop David John Walkowiak of Grand Rapids

    with the emeritus:

    - Bishop Walter Allison Hurley;

  - Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley of Kalamazoo;

  - Bishop Earl Alfred Boyea of Lansing;

  - Bishop John Francis Doerfler of Marquette;

  - Bishop Robert Dwayne Grues of Saginaw.

Today the Pope will receive in audience:

- Archbishop Paolo Borgia, titular of Milazzo, apostolic nuncio in Côte d’Ivoire;

- Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, titular of Skalhot, apostolic nuncio in Ethiopia and in Djibouti; apostolic delegate in Somalia.