Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 1994

Bishops (141)ElectedConsecratedAscending
TogoBishop Julien Mawule Kouto

former Bishop of Atakpamé (Togo)

1993.10.181994.01.06
USABishop Edward James Slattery

former Bishop of Tulsa (USA)

1993.11.111994.01.06
IndiaArchbishop Peter Paul Prabhu

former Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

1993.11.131994.01.06
SwitzerlandArchbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen

former Apostolic Administrator of Estonia (Estonia)

1993.11.131994.01.06
PortugalBishop Américo do Couto Oliveira

former Bishop of Lamego (Portugal)

1993.11.201994.01.06
USABishop Kevin Michael Britt

former Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA)

1993.11.231994.01.06
USABishop Bernard Joseph Harrington

former Bishop of Winona (USA)

1993.11.231994.01.06
PhilippinesArchbishop Ramon Cabrera Argüelles (81)Archbishop Ramon Cabrera Argüelles (81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lipa (Philippines)

1993.11.261994.01.06
ParaguayBishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos (71)Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos (71)

Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay)

1993.11.271994.01.06
FranceArchbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel (82)Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel (82)

Titular Archbishop of Galazia in Campania

1993.12.071994.01.06
PeruBishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. (81)Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Chachapoyas (Peru)

1993.12.071994.01.06
ItalyBishop Paolo Gillet

former Auxiliary Bishop of Albano (Italy)

1993.12.071994.01.06
PanamaBishop Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean

former Bishop of Penonomé (Panama)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama)

1993.12.181994.01.06
PolandBishop Antoni Józef Długosz (84)Bishop Antoni Józef Długosz (84)

Titular Bishop of Aggar

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Częstochowa (Poland)

1993.12.181994.01.06
BulgariaBishop Christo Proykov (80)Bishop Christo Proykov (80) (Bulgarian Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

1993.12.181994.01.06
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Pero Sudar (74)Bishop Pero Sudar (74)

Titular Bishop of Selia

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

1993.05.281994.01.07
CanadaBishop François Thibodeau, C.I.M.

former Bishop of Edmundston (Canada)

1993.10.221994.01.09
EcuadorArchbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O. (77)Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Portoviejo (Ecuador)

1993.12.071994.01.12
ItalyBishop Giovanni De Vivo

former Bishop of Pescia (Italy)

1993.12.181994.01.23
IndiaArchbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. (88)Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. (88)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (India)

1993.11.171994.01.25
MexicoBishop José Luis Dibildox Martínez

former Bishop of Tampico (Mexico)

1993.12.201994.01.25
IndiaBishop Johannes Gorantla

former Bishop of Kurnool (India)

1993.12.061994.01.26
VenezuelaArchbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela)

1993.12.241994.02.05
ItalyArchbishop Donato Negro (78)Archbishop Donato Negro (78)

Archbishop emeritus of Otranto (Italy)

1993.12.221994.02.10
GuineaArchbishop Vincent Coulibaly (73)Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea)

1993.11.171994.02.12
NetherlandsBishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. (90)Bishop Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. (90)

Bishop emeritus of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

former President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

1993.11.271994.02.12
Northern IrelandBishop Michael Dallat

former Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

1993.12.151994.02.13
ColombiaBishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (81)Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (81)

Bishop emeritus of Cúcuta (Colombia)

1993.12.161994.02.18
UgandaBishop Charles Martin Wamika

former Bishop of Jinja (Uganda)

1993.10.181994.02.19
South AfricaArchbishop William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M. (82)Archbishop William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M. (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pretoria (South Africa)

Archbishop Military Ordinary emeritus of South African Defence Force (South Africa)

1993.11.171994.02.19
EcuadorBishop Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello

former Bishop of Azogues (Ecuador)

1994.01.031994.02.20
BrazilBishop Jésus Rocha

former Bishop of Oliveira (Brazil)

1993.12.011994.02.26
PolandBishop Jacek Jezierski (76)Bishop Jacek Jezierski (76)

Bishop emeritus of Elbląg (Poland)

1994.02.191994.03.05
IndiaBishop Sylvester Monteiro

former Bishop of Aurangabad (India)

1993.12.061994.03.10
SwitzerlandBishop Pétur Bürcher (80)Bishop Pétur Bürcher (80)

Bishop emeritus of Reykjavík (Iceland)

1994.01.291994.03.12
CanadaBishop Pierre Fisette, P.M.E.

former Bishop of Hearst (Canada)

1993.12.271994.03.18
ChinaBishop Francis Tong Hui (童輝)

former Bishop of Yan’an 延安 (China)

1992.08.221994.03.19
EthiopiaBishop Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.J.

former Vicar Apostolic of Awasa (Ethiopia)

1993.12.201994.03.19
BrazilBishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. (81)Bishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. (81)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Lábrea (Brazil)

1994.01.121994.03.19
USABishop Thomas John Curry (83)Bishop Thomas John Curry (83)

Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA)

1994.02.081994.03.19
USABishop Joseph Martin Sartoris

former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

1994.02.081994.03.19
USABishop Gabino Zavala (74)Bishop Gabino Zavala (74)

Titular Bishop of Tamascani

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA)

1994.02.081994.03.19
ArgentinaBishop Juan Rubén Martínez (73)Bishop Juan Rubén Martínez (73)

Bishop of Posadas (Argentina)

1994.02.121994.03.19
BoliviaBishop Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Camiri (Bolivia)

1993.11.171994.03.20
Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku (76)Bishop Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku (76)

Bishop emeritus of Basankusu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1993.12.061994.03.20
PhilippinesBishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J.

former Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines)

1994.01.121994.03.24
IndonesiaArchbishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. (80)Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palembang (Indonesia)

1993.11.171994.03.25
South KoreaArchbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou (89)Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou (최창무 안드레아 / 崔昌武) (89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

1994.02.031994.03.25
BrazilBishop Gentil Delázari

former Bishop of Sinop (Brazil)

1994.02.091994.03.27
ItalyArchbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. (77)Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy)

1994.02.121994.04.07
VenezuelaBishop Juan María Leonardi Villasmil

former Bishop of Punto Fijo (Venezuela)

1994.01.271994.04.08
South KoreaBishop Alexander Sye Cheong-duk (서정덕 알렉산델)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

1994.02.031994.04.08
IndonesiaBishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. (82)Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Jayapura (Indonesia)

1993.12.061994.04.10
IndiaCardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (73)Cardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (73)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via

Patriarch of East Indies

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

1993.12.201994.04.10
SpainBishop Francisco Cases Andreu (81)Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu (81)

Bishop emeritus of Islas Canarias (Spain)

1994.02.221994.04.10
ChinaArchbishop Lu Zhi-yuan (劉知遠)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

19941994.04.11
USABishop Edward Peter Cullen

former Bishop of Allentown (USA)

1994.02.081994.04.14
VenezuelaBishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (76)Bishop Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez (76)

Bishop emeritus of Los Teques (Venezuela)

1994.03.121994.04.23
PolandBishop Piotr Jarecki (70)Bishop Piotr Jarecki (70)

Titular Bishop of Avissa

Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

1994.04.161994.04.23
MyanmarBishop Philip Lasap Za Hawng (81)Bishop Philip Lasap Za Hawng (81)

Bishop emeritus of Lashio (Myanmar)

1993.12.201994.04.30
ItalyBishop Armando Brambilla, C.M.P.

former Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

1994.03.251994.05.07
ParaguayBishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velázquez (74)Bishop Juan Bautista Gavilán Velázquez (74)

Bishop of Coronel Oviedo (Paraguay)

1994.03.051994.05.08
USABishop Charles James McDonnell

former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

1994.03.151994.05.12
BrazilBishop Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E.

former Bishop of Parintins (Brazil)

1994.03.091994.05.14
PeruBishop José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona

former Bishop of Huaraz (Peru)

1994.03.151994.05.14
HungaryBishop Gáspár Ladocsi (73)Bishop Gáspár Ladocsi (73)

Titular Bishop of Risinium

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

1994.04.181994.05.14
SpainBishop Carlos López Hernández (80)Bishop Carlos López Hernández (80)

Bishop emeritus of Salamanca (Spain)

1994.03.151994.05.15
CanadaBishop Raymond Dumais

former Bishop of Gaspé (Canada)

1993.12.271994.05.20
HungaryBishop László Bíró (75)Bishop László Bíró (75)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Hungary (Hungary)

1994.04.181994.05.21
MozambiqueBishop Manuel Chuanguira Machado

former Bishop of Gurúè (Mozambique)

1993.12.061994.05.22
CameroonArchbishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bertoua (Cameroon)

1994.02.031994.05.22
NamibiaBishop Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. (77)Bishop Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. (77)

Titular Bishop of Capra

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Rundu (Namibia)

1994.03.141994.05.22
MexicoBishop Octavio Villegas Aguilar (86)Bishop Octavio Villegas Aguilar (86)

Titular Bishop of Cissita

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico)

1994.04.271994.05.25
PhilippinesBishop Crisostomo Ayson Yalung (72)Bishop Crisostomo Ayson Yalung (72)

Bishop emeritus of Antipolo (Philippines)

1994.03.251994.05.31
BrazilCardinal João Bráz de Aviz (78)Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz (78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina pro hac vice Title

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil)

Prefect emeritus of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

1994.04.061994.05.31
ArgentinaBishop Fernando María Bargalló (71)Bishop Fernando María Bargalló (71)

Bishop emeritus of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

1994.04.271994.05.31
AustraliaBishop Barry Francis Collins

former Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia)

1994.03.301994.06.03
BrazilArchbishop Orlando Brandes (79)Archbishop Orlando Brandes (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida (Brazil)

1994.03.091994.06.05
BrazilBishop José Clemente Weber (88)Bishop José Clemente Weber (88)

Bishop emeritus of Santo Ângelo (Brazil)

1994.03.231994.06.05
TongaBishop Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M.

former Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

1994.06.101994.06.23
ArgentinaArchbishop Mario Antonio Cargnello (74)Archbishop Mario Antonio Cargnello (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salta (Argentina)

1994.04.071994.06.24
USABishop Thomas George Doran

former Bishop of Rockford (USA)

1994.04.191994.06.24
GhanaBishop Lucas Abadamloora

former Bishop of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana)

1994.03.141994.06.29
GermanyBishop Bernhard Haßlberger (79)Bishop Bernhard Haßlberger (79)

Titular Bishop of Octaba

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of München und Freising (Germany)

1994.05.311994.06.29
USAArchbishop Alexander Joseph Brunett

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Seattle (USA)

1994.04.191994.07.06
UkraineBishop Julian Gbur, S.V.D. (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

1994.03.301994.07.07
ItalyCardinal Edoardo Menichelli

former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)

1994.06.101994.07.09
PolandBishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland)

1994.06.201994.07.10
UkraineBishop Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k–Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

1994.03.301994.07.12
EgyptBishop Makarios Tewfik (80)Bishop Makarios Tewfik (80) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Ismayliah of the Copts (Egypt)

1994.06.231994.07.22
ColombiaBishop Armando Larios Jiménez

former Bishop of Riohacha (Colombia)

1994.05.311994.07.24
IndonesiaBishop Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta

former Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia)

1994.03.261994.07.25
New ZealandBishop Patrick James Dunn (76)Bishop Patrick James Dunn (76)

Bishop emeritus of Auckland (New Zealand)

1994.06.101994.07.25
SpainArchbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián (82)Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián (82)

Titular Archbishop of Penafiel

1994.07.091994.07.25
MexicoBishop Salvador Martínez Pérez

former Bishop of Huejutla (Mexico)

1994.06.241994.07.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Richard Domba Mady

former Bishop of Doruma–Dungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1994.03.141994.07.31
IndiaBishop Cyprian Monis (81)Bishop Cyprian Monis (81)

Bishop emeritus of Asansol (India)

1994.03.261994.08.04
PeruBishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

1994.06.211994.08.06
MexicoBishop José Guadalupe Galván Galindo

former Bishop of Torreón (Mexico)

1994.07.081994.08.10
VietnamBishop Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng

former Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

1994.03.231994.08.15
IrelandBishop Christopher Jones

former Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

1994.05.241994.08.15
USABishop Gerald Michael Barbarito (76)Bishop Gerald Michael Barbarito (76)

Bishop emeritus of Palm Beach (USA)

1994.06.281994.08.22
USABishop Ignatius Anthony Catanello

former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

1994.06.281994.08.22
ArgentinaBishop Francisco Polti Santillán, Opus Dei (87)Bishop Francisco Polti Santillán, Opus Dei (87)

Bishop emeritus of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

1994.07.131994.08.22
BrazilBishop André de Witte

former Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Brazil)

1994.06.081994.08.28
EthiopiaBishop Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte (Ethiopia)

1994.06.101994.09.04
Trinidad and TobagoArchbishop Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

1994.07.011994.09.07
IndiaBishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil (78)Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil (78)

Bishop emeritus of Itanagar (India)

1994.06.101994.09.08
ItalyCardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (84)Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy)

1994.07.091994.09.08
BrazilBishop Augusto José Zini Filho

former Bishop of Limeira (Brazil)

1994.07.131994.09.08
RomaniaBishop Virgil Bercea (68)Bishop Virgil Bercea (68) (Romanian Rite)

Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania)

1994.07.201994.09.08
RomaniaBishop Alexandru Mesian (Romanian Rite)

former Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania)

1994.07.201994.09.08
RomaniaBishop Ioan Şişeştean (Romanian Rite)

former Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania)

1994.07.201994.09.11
PhilippinesBishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos (78)Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos (78)

Bishop emeritus of Virac (Philippines)

1994.08.121994.09.12
TanzaniaBishop Anthony Banzi

former Bishop of Tanga (Tanzania)

1994.06.101994.09.15
IrelandBishop Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

1994.06.071994.09.17
IndonesiaArchbishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. (76)Archbishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Merauke (Indonesia)

1994.06.101994.09.18
Congo-KinshasaBishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu (75)Bishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu (75)

Bishop emeritus of Kisantu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1994.06.101994.09.25
SpainBishop Julián López Martín (80)Bishop Julián López Martín (80)

Bishop emeritus of León (Spain)

1994.07.151994.09.25
ArgentinaBishop Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo

former Bishop of San Martín (Argentina)

1994.06.251994.09.27
TaiwanArchbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (74)Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠) (74)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan)

Archbishop ad personam

1994.07.011994.09.28
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Buoncristiani (82)Archbishop Antonio Buoncristiani (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy)

1994.07.211994.10.01
IrelandBishop William Walsh

former Bishop of Killaloe (Ireland)

1994.06.211994.10.02
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto (83)Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto (83)

Titular Archbishop of Numana

Assessor emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

1994.07.231994.10.07
EcuadorBishop Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso

former Bishop of Babahoyo (Ecuador)

1984.06.281994.10.15
TogoBishop Ernest Patili Assi

former Bishop of Kara (Togo)

1994.07.011994.10.15
TogoBishop Victor Dovi Hounnaké

former Bishop of Aného (Togo)

1994.07.011994.10.15
TogoBishop Pierre Koffi Seshie

former Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo)

1994.07.011994.10.15
VenezuelaBishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (89)Bishop Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval (89)

Bishop emeritus of Barinas (Venezuela)

1994.07.051994.10.15
EcuadorBishop Paolo Mietto, C.S.I.

former Vicar Apostolic of Napo (Ecuador)

1994.07.011994.10.22
IndonesiaBishop Cosmas Michael Angkur, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Bogor (Indonesia)

1994.06.101994.10.23
VenezuelaArchbishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (78)Archbishop Mariano José Parra Sandoval (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Coro (Venezuela)

1994.07.121994.10.28
ArgentinaBishop José Lorenzo Sartori

former Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina)

1994.08.271994.11.19
NetherlandsBishop Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens

former Bishop of Breda (Netherlands)

1994.07.231994.11.26
ArgentinaArchbishop Guillermo José Garlatti (85)Archbishop Guillermo José Garlatti (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

1994.08.271994.11.30
IraqArchbishop Hanna Markho (Chaldean Rite)

former Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

1994.08.051994.12.11
WalesBishop Edwin Regan (90)Bishop Edwin Regan (90)

Bishop emeritus of Wrexham (Wales)

1994.11.071994.12.13
South KoreaBishop John of the Cross Chang Yik (장익 십자가의 요한 / 張益)

former Bishop of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea)

1994.11.111994.12.14
ChinaArchbishop Sylvester Li Jian-tang (李建唐)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Taiyuan 太原 (China)

19941994.12.18
PhilippinesArchbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (79)Archbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Caceres (Philippines)

1994.11.151994.12.29
USABishop John Walter Yanta

former Bishop of Amarillo (USA)

1994.10.271994.12.30

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