| Bishops |
Archbishop Pierre Kamel Medawar, M.S.P. (Greek-Melkite Rite)
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Archbishop Leonida Medina
Ecce agnus Dei qui tollit peccatum mundi |
 Bishop Mario Medina Balam (63)
Titular Bishop of Pupiana Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico)
Officium boni pastoris est charitas | Born: | 1963.01.19 (Abalá, YUC, Mexico) | | Ordained Priest: | 1987.06.17 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2023.04.14 |
| Priest of Yucatán (Mexico) (1987.06.17 – 2023.02.11) Titular Bishop of Pupiana (2023.02.11 – ...) Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) (2023.02.11 – ...) |
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Bishop Ignatius Franciscus Ladislaus Mednyánszky | Born: | 1678.08.02 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1731.12.02 | | Died: | 1733.12.06 († 55) |
| Titular Bishop of Leuca (1731.09.03 – 1733.12.06) |
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Bishop Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite)
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Archbishop Joseph Mees
| Born: | 1923.04.18 (Bornem, Belgium) | | Ordained Priest: | 1948.04.04 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1969.06.30 | | Died: | 2001.12.09 († 78) |
| Priest of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium) (1948.04.04 – 1969.06.14) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1965.05.03 – 1969.06.14) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1969.06.14 – 1973.07.10) Titular Archbishop of Ieper (1969.06.14 – 2001.12.09) Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay (1973.07.10 – 1985.01.19) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho (1985.01.19 – 1987.10) Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa (1985.01.19 – 1987.10) |
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Bishop Francisco Mejía de Molina, O.P.
| Auxiliary Bishop of Sassari (Italy) (1533.09.03 – 1534) Titular Bishop of Fez (1533.09.03 – 1573.10.16) Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain) (1534 – 1567) Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1567 – 1573.10.16) |
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 Bishop Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco (50)
Titular Bishop of Zattara Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)
Totus tuus Domine Jesu |
Bishop Franz Arnold Melchers
| Born: | 1765.10? (Werne, Germany) | | Ordained Priest: | 1789.04.08 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1837.05.06 | | Died: | 1851.02.18 († 85) |
| Titular Bishop of Hebron (1836.11.21 – 1851.02.18) Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany) (1836.11.21 – 1851.02.18) |
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Archbishop Egisto Domenico Melchiori
| Born: | 1879.02.15 (Bedizzole, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1901.08.25 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1924.06.15 | | Died: | 1963.03.02 († 84) |
| Bishop of Nola (Italy) (1924.05.02 – 1934.12.05) Bishop of Tortona (Italy) (1934.12.05 – 1963.03.02) Archbishop ad personam (1949.02.26 – 1963.03.02) |
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Bishop Giovanni Antonio Melegnano
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Bishop Paolo Meletijew
| Born: | 1880.11.02 (Archangelsk, Russia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1908.09.24 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1943.07.12 | | Died: | 1962.05.19 (Bruxelles, Belgium † 81) |
| Titular Bishop of Heracleopolis magna (1946.10.26 – 1962.05.19) |
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Archbishop Alfred-Jules Mélisson
| Born: | 1842.09.21 (Parigné-l’Évêque, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1865.04.15 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1907.11.30 | | Died: | 1927.06.06 († 84) |
| Bishop of Blois (France) (1907.10.10 – 1925.02.09) Titular Bishop of Irenopolis (1925.02.09 – 1925.07.11) Titular Archbishop of Viminacium (1925.07.11 – 1927.06.06) |
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Archbishop Flavien Joseph Melki (Syriac Rite)
| Born: | 1931.10.10 (Hassaké, Lebanon) | | Ordained Priest: | 1954.10.17 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1995.12.30 | | Died: | 2026.01.30 (Beirut, Lebanon † 94) |
| Titular Bishop of Arethusa of the Syriacs (1995.06.24 – 1996.05.25) Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) (1995.06.24 – 1997) Titular Archbishop of Dara Syrorum of the Syriacs (1996.05.25 – 2026.01.30) Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs (1997 – 2011.03.01) |
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Archbishop Flavien Zacharie Melki (Syriac Rite)
| Born: | 1899.08.15 (Kalatmara, Greece) | | Ordained Priest: | 1925.05.03 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1963.08.15 | | Died: | 1989.11.30 († 90) |
| Patriarchal Vicar of Lebanon of the Syriacs (Lebanon) (1963.07.06 – 1983) Titular Archbishop of Amida of the Syriacs (1963.07.06 – 1989.11.30) |
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 Bishop Grégoire Pierre Melki (86) (Syriac Rite)
Titular Bishop of Batnæ of the Syriacs Patriarchal Exarch emeritus of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine)
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Bishop Dionisio Francisco Mellado Eguíluz
| Born: | 1672.12.10 (Madrid, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1716.11.30 |
| Titular Bishop of Lares (1716.03.30 – ?) Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (1716.03.30 – ?) |
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 Bishop Marco Mellino (59)
Titular Bishop of Cresima Adjunct Secretary of Dicastery for Legislative Texts Secretary of Council of Cardinals
Mihi vivere Christus |
Bishop Manfred Melzer
Deum diligendo cognoscere | Born: | 1944.02.28 (Solingen, Germany) | | Ordained Priest: | 1972.02.01 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1995.09.10 | | Died: | 2018.08.09 (Frechen, Germany † 74) |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany) (1995.06.09 – 2015.06.05) Titular Bishop of Carinola (1995.06.09 – 2018.08.09) |
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Archbishop Luis Mena Arroyo
| Born: | 1920.04.27 (Churintzio, Mexico) | | Ordained Priest: | 1944.04.08 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1961.09.21 | | Died: | 2009.03.03 († 88) |
| Titular Bishop of Danaba (1961.07.13 – 1964.09.01) Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) (1961.07.13 – 1964.09.01) Coadjutor Archbishop of Chihuahua (Mexico) (1964.09.01 – 1969.08.24) Titular Archbishop of Sinitis (1964.09.01 – 2009.03.03) Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) (1979.07.27 – 1995.09.09) |
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 Bishop Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz (70)
Titular Bishop of Zuglio Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico)
| Born: | 1955.05.04 (Colonia Yucatán, Mexico) | | Ordained Priest: | 1986.10.07 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2017.07.18 |
| Priest of Yucatán (Mexico) (1986.10.07 – 2017.05.27) Titular Bishop of Zuglio (2017.05.27 – ...) Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) (2017.05.27 – ...) |
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Bishop John Mendes
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Bishop Sebastiao Mendes Fonseca
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Bishop Luis Méndez, O.S.B. | Titular Bishop of Sidon (1513.09.01 – 1529) |
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Bishop Giuseppe Menditto
| Born: | 1757.11.26 (Casanova, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1782.09.21 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1828.09.14 |
| Titular Bishop of Callipolis (1828.06.23 – ?) Auxiliary Bishop of Capua (Italy) (1828.06.23 – ?) |
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 Bishop José Luis Mendoza Corzo (66)
Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico)
Pro eis ego sanctifico me ipsum |
 Bishop Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández (91)
Titular Bishop of Selemselæ Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)
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Archbishop Gherardo Sante Menegazzi, O.F.M. Cap.
| Born: | 1866.10.14 (Roveredo di Guà, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1897 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1921.01.23 | | Died: | 1945.01.21 († 78) |
| Bishop of Comacchio (Italy) (1920.12.16 – 1938.07.01) Titular Bishop of Dorylaëum (1938.07.01 – 1938.10.20) Titular Archbishop of Pompeiopolis in Paphlagonia (1938.10.20 – 1945.01.21) |
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Bishop Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.J.
| Born: | 1931.09.13 (Cittadella, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1956.06.15 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1996.03.03 | | Died: | 2019.03.20 (Cittadella, Italy † 87) |
| Apostolic Administrator sede plena of El Obeid (Sudan) (1995.12.15 – 2010.08.15) Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta (1995.12.15 – 2019.03.20) |
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Bishop Gonzalo Menendi, O.P. |
 Bishop Timothy Francis Menezes (55)
Titular Bishop of Thugga Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)
| Born: | 1970.07.18 (Birmingham, England) | | Ordained Priest: | 1995.07.22 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2024.07.16 |
| Priest of Birmingham (England) (1995.07.22 – 2024.04.25) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2011.12.19 – 2024.04.25) Titular Bishop of Thugga (2024.04.25 – ...) Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England) (2024.04.25 – ...) |
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Bishop Winnibald Joseph Menezes
| Born: | 1916.09.25 (Mangalore, India) | | Ordained Priest: | 1942.12.20 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1968.02.03 | | Died: | 2002.05.27 († 85) |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India) (1967.11.29 – 1976.07.10) Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure (1967.11.29 – 2002.05.27) |
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Archbishop Roberto Menini, O.F.M. Cap.
| Born: | 1837.10.18 (Split, Croatia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1863.07.05 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1880.02.02 | | Died: | 1916.10.14 († 78) |
| Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria) (1880.01.30 – 1885.05.05) Titular Bishop of Metellopolis (1880.01.30 – 1885.05.19) Vicar Apostolic of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria) (1885.05.05 – 1916.10.14) Titular Archbishop of Gangra (1885.05.19 – 1916.10.14) |
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 Bishop Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R. (76) (Ukrainian Rite)
Titular Bishop of Acarassus Archiepiscopal Exarch emeritus of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)
Да вси едино будутъ |
 Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala (55)
Titular Bishop of Aëtus Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)
Ibat cum illis | Born: | 1970.08.14 (Chalatenango, El Salvador) | | Ordained Priest: | 2004.05.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2023.02.21 |
| Priest of Washington (USA) (2004.05.29 – 2022.12.19) Titular Bishop of Aëtus (2022.12.19 – ...) Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (2022.12.19 – ...) |
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Archbishop Domenico Menna
| Born: | 1875.11.15 (Chiari, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1898.08.14 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1929.01.06 | | Died: | 1957.10.08 (Gussago, Italy † 81) |
| Bishop of Mantova (Italy) (1928.11.16 – 1954.09.08) Titular Archbishop of Novæ Patræ (1954.09.08 – 1957.10.08) |
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Bishop Carlo Mennella
| Born: | 1834.06.29 (Casamicciola, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1857.09.19 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1882.01.22 | | Died: | 1883.07.30 (Casamicciola, Italy † 49) |
| Titular Bishop of Mennith (1881.11.18 – 1883.07.30) Auxiliary Bishop of Ischia (Italy) (1881.11.18 – 1883.07.30) |
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 Archbishop Antonio Mennini (78)
Titular Archbishop of Ferento
Christus domus nos | Born: | 1947.09.02 (Roma, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1974.12.14 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2000.09.12 |
| Priest of Roma (Italy) (1974.12.14 – 2000.07.08) Chaplain of His Holiness (1982.10.09 – 1996.02.02) Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1996.02.02 – 2000.07.08) Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria (2000.07.08 – 2002.11.06) Titular Archbishop of Ferento (2000.07.08 – ...) Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation (2002.11.06 – 2010.12.18) Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan (2008.07.26 – 2010.12.18) Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain (2010.12.18 – 2017.02) |
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Bishop Giuseppe Bartolomeo Menocchio, O.E.S.A.
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Archbishop Ersilio Menzani
| Born: | 1872.12.28 (Mongardino, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1895.06.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1921.01.25 | | Died: | 1961.06.30 (Piacenza, Italy † 88) |
| Bishop of Piacenza (Italy) (1920.12.08 – 1961.06.30) Archbishop ad personam (1945.11.17 – 1961.06.30) |
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Bishop Salvatore Meo
| Born: | 1855.08.27 (Napoli, Italy) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1926.04.18 | | Died: | 1936.11.15 († 81) |
| Titular Bishop of Methone (1926.02.19 – 1936.11.15) |
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Bishop Johannes Meppen, O.E.S.A.
| Born: | 1440? | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1477.02.09 | | Died: | 1496.11.15 († 55) |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany) (1477.01.24 – 1495) Titular Bishop of Larissa (1477.01.24 – 1496.11.15) Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (Germany) (1495 – 1496.11.15) |
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Bishop Silvestro Merani, O.E.S.A.
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Bishop Angelo Maria Meraviglia Mantegazza
| Born: | 1837.04.01 (Milano, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1860.06.02 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1894.05.24 | | Died: | 1902.09.26 († 65) |
| Titular Bishop of Samos (1894.05.21 – 1897.04.24) Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy) (1894.05.21 – 1902.09.26) Titular Bishop of Famagosta (1897.04.24 – 1902.09.26) |
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Bishop José Refugio Mercado Díaz
| Born: | 1942.07.28 (Ixtlahuacán del Río, Mexico) | | Ordained Priest: | 1972.04.02 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2003.11.15 | | Died: | 2014.10.15 († 72) |
| Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1972.04.02 – 2003.09.16) Auxiliary Bishop of Tehuantepec (Mexico) (2003.09.16 – 2009.06.10) Titular Bishop of Turuzi (2003.09.16 – 2014.10.15) |
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Bishop Alfonso Merchante de Valeria
| Born: | 1513 (Spain) | | Died: | 1581 († 68) |
| Titular Bishop of Sidon (1563.10.15 – 1581) Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos (Spain) (1563.10.15 – 1581) |
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Archbishop Antonius Merciai, O.P.
| Born: | 1811.03 (Bibbiena in Casentino, Italy) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1849.01.28 | | Died: | 1850.10.22 († 39) |
| Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis (1848.12.11 – 1850.10.22) |
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 Archbishop Joël Mercier (81)
Titular Archbishop of Rota Secretary emeritus of Congregation for Clergy
| Born: | 1945.01.05 (Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1970.06.27 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2015.03.19 |
| Priest of Angers (France) (1970.06.27 – 2015.01.08) Chaplain of His Holiness (2005.10.31 – 2015.01.08) Secretary of Congregation for Clergy (2015.01.08 – 2021.10.01) Titular Archbishop of Rota (2015.01.08 – ...) |
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Archbishop Charles Joseph Mercy-d’Argenteau
| Born: | 1787.03.17? (Liège, Belgium) | | Ordained Priest: | 1825.08.10 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1826.10.08 | | Died: | 1879.11.16 († 92) |
| Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1826.10.02 – 1879.11.16) Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria (1826.10.03 – 1838) |
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Bishop Gallicano Mergè
| Born: | 1843.01.05 (Gallicano, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1869.05.22 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1894.05.27 | | Died: | 1897.07.07 († 54) |
| Titular Bishop of Arethusus (1894.05.18 – 1897.07.07) Auxiliary Bishop of Palestrina (Italy) (1894.05.18 – 1897.07.07) |
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Archbishop Giacomo Merizzi
| Born: | 1834.08.15 (Tirano, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1857.03.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1891.12.20 | | Died: | 1916.03.22 († 81) |
| Bishop of Vigevano (Italy) (1891.12.14 – 1898.11.28) Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1898.11.28 – 1902.08.21) Titular Archbishop of Mocissus (1902.08.21 – 1916.03.22) |
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Bishop Juan Merton, O.E.S.A.
| Titular Bishop of Beirut (1508.09.06 – 1534) Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) (1508.09.06 – 1534) |
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Archbishop Arturo Mery Beckdorf
| Born: | 1903.10.01 (Talcahuano, Chile) | | Ordained Priest: | 1926.10.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1941.05.11 | | Died: | 1976.05.28 († 72) |
| Titular Bishop of Parnassus (1941.03.22 – 1944.07.29) Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta (Chile) (1941.03.22 – 1944.07.29) Coadjutor Bishop of Valdivia (Chile) (1944.07.29 – 1955.04.20) Coadjutor Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) (1955.04.20 – 1961.05.14) Titular Archbishop of Phasis (1955.04.20 – 1976.05.28) Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena (Chile) (1961.05.14 – 1963) Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena (Chile) (1963 – 1976.05.28) |
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Bishop Nikolaus Messmer, S.J.
| Born: | 1954.12.19 (Karaganda, Kazakhstan) | | Ordained Priest: | 1989.05.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2006.06.02 | | Died: | 2016.07.18 († 61) |
| Titular Bishop of Carmeiano (2006.03.18 – 2016.07.18) Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan) (2006.03.18 – 2016.07.18) |
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Bishop Anthony Francis Mestice
| Born: | 1923.12.06 (New York, NY, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1949.06.04 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1973.04.27 | | Died: | 2011.04.29 († 87) |
| Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1973.03.05 – 2001.10.30) Titular Bishop of Villa nova (1973.03.05 – 2011.04.29) |
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Archbishop Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J.
| Born: | 1912.12.12 (Cuart de Poblet, Spain) | | Ordained Priest: | 1943.07.30 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1976.05.01 | | Died: | 1988.06.26 († 75) |
| Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania (1976.03.06 – 1982.06.28) Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre (Bolivia) (1976.03.06 – 1982.06.28) Coadjutor Archbishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1982.06.28 – 1987.02.24) Titular Archbishop of Tigisi in Mauretania (1982.06.28 – 1988.06.26) |
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Bishop José María Mestres
| Born: | 1912.12.05 (Corrientes, Argentina) | | Ordained Priest: | 1934.07.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1974.04.21 | | Died: | 1990.06.07 († 77) |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná (Argentina) (1974.03.07 – 1987.10.31) Titular Bishop of Dardanus (1974.03.07 – 1990.06.07) |
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Bishop Macaire Methode (Greek-Melkite Rite)
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Bishop Heinrich Metzroth
In veritate et caritate | Born: | 1893.12.17 (Bingerbrück, Germany) | | Ordained Priest: | 1916.08.12 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1941.06.08 | | Died: | 1951.01.19 († 57) |
| Titular Bishop of Thyatira (1941.05.12 – 1951.01.19) Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany) (1941.05.12 – 1951.01.19) |
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Bishop Martinus Meurisse, O.F.M.
| Born: | 1585? | | Died: | 1644.08.22 († 58) |
| Titular Bishop of Madauros (1628.06.19 – 1644.08.22) Auxiliary Bishop of Metz (France) (1628.06.19 – 1644.08.22) |
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Bishop Jacobus Meutravee, O.F.M.
Titular Bishop of Rosmen (1543.09.24 – ?) Auxiliary Bishop of Noyon (France) (1543.09.24 – ?) |
Bishop Elias Mhasseb (Maronite Rite) | Consecrated Bishop: | 1717.09.14 |
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