Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 1996

Newly Elected Bishops (171)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop Nicholas Han Ji-de (85)Bishop Nicholas Han Ji-de (韓紀德) (85)

Bishop emeritus of Pingliang 平涼 (China)

Bishop emeritus of Pingliang 平涼 (China)

19961996.09.19
ChinaBishop Matthias Chen Xi-lu (陳錫祿)

former Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

19961996.10.28
ChinaBishop Stephen Yang Xiang-tai (楊祥太)

former Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China)

19961996.11.03
ChinaBishop Joseph Wang Dian-duo (王殿鐸), O.A.R.

former Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China)

19961996.12.28
SpainBishop Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez (79)Bishop Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez (79)

Bishop emeritus of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)

1996.01.051996.02.18
ColombiaBishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (76)Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (76)

Titular Bishop of Chimæra

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Leticia (Colombia)

1996.01.051996.03.02
South KoreaBishop Paul Choi Deok-ki (78)Bishop Paul Choi Deok-ki (최덕기 바오로 / 崔悳基) (78)

Bishop emeritus of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

1996.01.111996.02.22
UgandaBishop Robert Marie Gay, M. Afr.

former Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

1996.01.111996.03.09
BangladeshArchbishop Paulinus Costa

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

1996.01.111996.04.26
IndiaBishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza (84)Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza (84)

Bishop emeritus of Mangalore (India)

1996.01.111996.05.15
IndiaBishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C. (74)Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C. (74)

Bishop of Agartala (India)

1996.01.111996.05.26
MexicoArchbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz (85)Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tijuana (Mexico)

1996.01.131996.02.24
BrazilBishop José Moreira de Melo

former Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil)

1996.01.171996.03.25
CzechiaBishop Ivan Ljavinec (Ruthenian Rite)

former Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia)

1996.01.181996.03.30
USABishop John Raymond Manz

former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

1996.01.231996.03.05
USABishop Robert Patrick Maginnis

former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

1996.01.241996.03.11
USABishop Joseph Francis Martino (79)Bishop Joseph Francis Martino (79)

Bishop emeritus of Scranton (USA)

1996.01.241996.03.11
USAArchbishop Basil Myron Schott (Ruthenian Rite)

former Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA)

1996.02.031996.07.11
USACardinal Edwin Frederick O’Brien (87)Cardinal Edwin Frederick O’Brien (87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA)

Grand Master emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

1996.02.061996.03.25
UkraineCardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. (Ukrainian Rite)

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea

former Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

1996.02.221977.04.02
SpainBishop Juan Antonio Reig Plá (78)Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Plá (78)

Bishop emeritus of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

1996.02.221996.04.14
FranceArchbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Clermont (France)

1996.02.221996.05.04
TogoBishop Paul Jean-Marie Dossavi

former Bishop of Aného (Togo)

1996.02.231996.04.28
VenezuelaBishop José Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B. (86)Bishop José Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B. (86)

Titular Bishop of Bamaccora

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela)

1996.02.231996.05.04
PhilippinesBishop Pedro Dulay Arigo (87)Bishop Pedro Dulay Arigo (87)

Titular Bishop of Mactaris

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Princesa (Philippines)

1996.02.231996.05.18
UgandaArchbishop John Baptist Odama (78)Archbishop John Baptist Odama (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gulu (Uganda)

1996.02.231996.05.26
IndiaArchbishop Peter Fernando

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India)

1996.02.231996.05.29
IndonesiaArchbishop Longinus Da Cunha

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia)

1996.02.231996.07.10
GermanyBishop Walter Mixa (84)Bishop Walter Mixa (84)

Bishop emeritus of Augsburg (Germany)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Germany (Germany)

1996.02.241996.03.23
UkraineBishop Sofron Stefan Wasyl Mudry, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

1996.03.021996.05.12
ItalyCardinal Luigi De Magistris

former Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

former Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

1996.03.061996.04.28
CanadaArchbishop James Vernon Weisgerber (87)Archbishop James Vernon Weisgerber (87)

Archbishop emeritus of Winnipeg (Canada)

1996.03.071996.05.03
ColombiaArchbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (81)Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation

1996.03.081996.04.13
ColombiaArchbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (78)Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Villavicencio (Colombia)

1996.03.081996.04.13
ColombiaBishop Fernando Sabogal Viana

former Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

1996.03.081996.04.13
KenyaBishop Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich (68)Bishop Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich (68)

Bishop of Kericho (Kenya)

1996.03.091996.07.03
MontenegroBishop Ilija Janjić (81)Bishop Ilija Janjić (81)

Bishop emeritus of Kotor (Montenegro)

1996.03.111996.04.27
RwandaBishop Anastase Mutabazi (73)Bishop Anastase Mutabazi (73)

Bishop emeritus of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

1996.03.131996.05.26
RwandaBishop Servilien Nzakamwita (82)Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita (82)

Bishop emeritus of Byumba (Rwanda)

1996.03.131996.06.02
CanadaBishop Eugene Jerome Cooney (94)Bishop Eugene Jerome Cooney (94)

Bishop emeritus of Nelson (Canada)

1996.03.151996.06.11
SpainBishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (76)Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (76)

Bishop emeritus of Málaga (Spain)

1996.03.251996.05.11
SpainBishop Jesús Murgui Soriano (79)Bishop Jesús Murgui Soriano (79)

Bishop emeritus of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain)

1996.03.251996.05.11
USAArchbishop Stefan Soroka (74)Archbishop Stefan Soroka (74) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

1996.03.291996.06.13
USABishop John Michael Botean (70)Bishop John Michael Botean (70) (Romanian Rite)

Bishop of Saint George in Canton of the Romanians (USA)

1996.03.291996.08.24
MexicoBishop Mario Espinosa Contreras (76)Bishop Mario Espinosa Contreras (76)

Bishop of Mazatlán (Mexico)

1996.04.021996.05.11
USABishop Francis Joseph Christian (83)Bishop Francis Joseph Christian (83)

Titular Bishop of Quincy

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Manchester (USA)

1996.04.021996.05.14
SpainArchbishop Francisco Gil Hellín

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain)

1996.04.031996.06.01
PortugalBishop António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I.

former Bishop of Angra (Portugal)

1996.04.091996.06.30
BrazilBishop Luís Ferrando (85)Bishop Luís Ferrando (Luigi Ferrando) (85)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

1996.04.101996.05.05
ItalyArchbishop Filippo Santoro (77)Archbishop Filippo Santoro (77)

Special Delegate to Memores Domini Lay Association

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taranto (Italy)

1996.04.101996.06.29
AustraliaArchbishop Philip Edward Wilson

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia)

1996.04.121996.07.10
EcuadorBishop Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M. (88)Bishop Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M. (88)

Titular Bishop of Quæstoriana

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Galápagos (Ecuador)

1996.04.221996.06.23
Congo-KinshasaBishop Louis Nzala Kianza

former Bishop of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa)

1996.04.221996.07.14
Cote d’IvoireBishop Félix Kouadjo

former Bishop of Bondoukou (Cote d’Ivoire)

1996.04.221996.07.20
PhilippinesBishop Jose Paala Salazar, O.P.

former Bishop-Prelate of Batanes (Philippines)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (Philippines)

1996.04.251996.06.07
MexicoArchbishop Rogelio Cabrera López (75)Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

1996.04.301996.05.30
ItalyArchbishop Gianni Danzi

former Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy)

former Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto

1996.05.021996.05.24
SwitzerlandCardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig (79)Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig (79)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

1996.05.041996.06.27
SpainArchbishop Fidel Herráez Vegas (81)Archbishop Fidel Herráez Vegas (81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Burgos (Spain)

1996.05.141996.06.29
SpainBishop César Augusto Franco Martínez (77)Bishop César Augusto Franco Martínez (77)

Bishop emeritus of Segovia (Spain)

1996.05.141996.06.29
BrazilBishop Carlos Verzeletti (75)Bishop Carlos Verzeletti (75)

Bishop emeritus of Castanhal (Brazil)

1996.05.151996.07.28
FranceBishop Bernard Housset (85)Bishop Bernard Housset (85)

Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle (France)

1996.05.171996.09.15
BrazilBishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I. (86)Bishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Taubaté (Brazil)

1996.05.221996.08.17
PolandBishop Teodor Majkowicz (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Wrocław–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians (Poland)

1996.05.241996.07.12
PeruBishop Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. (83)Bishop Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. (83)

Bishop emeritus of Chulucanas (Peru)

1996.05.251996.08.17
Dominican RepublicBishop Pablo Cedano Cedano

former Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

1996.05.311996.07.06
Dominican RepublicBishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

1996.05.311996.07.06
ItalyBishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Verona (Italy)

1996.06.081996.08.07
IsraelArchbishop Boutros Nabil El-Sayah (86)Archbishop Boutros Nabil El-Sayah (86) (Maronite Rite)

Archbishop ad personam

Archbishop emeritus of Haifa and Holy Land of the Maronites (Israel)

1996.06.081996.10.05
LebanonBishop Tanios Khoury (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1996.06.081996.10.05
USAArchbishop John Clayton Nienstedt (79)Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

1996.06.121996.07.09
USAArchbishop Allen Henry Vigneron (77)Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)

Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

1996.06.121996.07.09
BrazilBishop Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.

former Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil)

1996.06.121996.08.25
BrazilBishop José Edson Santana de Oliveira (73)Bishop José Edson Santana de Oliveira (73)

Bishop of Eunápolis (Brazil)

1996.06.121996.09.08
UruguayArchbishop Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. (87)Archbishop Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. (87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montevideo (Uruguay)

1996.06.131996.07.28
PhilippinesArchbishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. (83)Archbishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. (83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines)

1996.06.131996.08.31
IndiaBishop Thomas Kozhimala

former Bishop of Bhagalpur (India)

1996.06.141996.10.07
IndiaBishop Vincent Samuel (75)Bishop Vincent Samuel (75)

Bishop emeritus of Neyyattinkara (India)

1996.06.141996.11.01
IndiaArchbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India)

1996.06.141996.11.03
ItalyBishop Gervasio Gestori

former Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto (Italy)

1996.06.211996.09.07
MexicoArchbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (75)Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico)

1996.06.241996.07.25
SpainBishop Ramón del Hoyo López (85)Bishop Ramón del Hoyo López (85)

Bishop emeritus of Jaén (Spain)

1996.06.261996.09.15
ItalyCardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. (85)Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. (85)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere

Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

1996.06.271996.08.17
ChileArchbishop Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. (89)Archbishop Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. (89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Serena (Chile)

1996.06.281996.08.10
ChileCardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (84)Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (84)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile)

1996.06.281996.09.08
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Conti

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy)

1996.06.281996.09.21
SyriaArchbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo (Syriac Rite)

former Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

1996.06.291997.06.18
LebanonPatriarch Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad (Syriac Rite)

former Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

1996.06.291997.06.21
ArgentinaBishop Antonio Federico Gatti

former Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo (Argentina)

1996.07.011996.08.15
ItalyArchbishop Aldo Cavalli (79)Archbishop Aldo Cavalli (79)

Titular Archbishop of Vibo Valentia

Apostolic Visitator to the Parish of Međugorje of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

1996.07.021996.08.26
PortugalBishop António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm. (84)Bishop António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Beja (Portugal)

1996.07.031996.09.29
BangladeshArchbishop Moses Costa, C.S.C.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Chattogram (Bangladesh)

1996.07.051996.09.06
SerbiaBishop Đuro Gašparović (74)Bishop Đuro Gašparović (74)

Bishop emeritus of Srijem (Serbia)

1996.07.051996.10.05
IndiaBishop Patras Minj, S.J. (81)Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Ambikapur (India)

1996.07.051996.10.18
NigeriaBishop John Francis Moore, S.M.A.

former Bishop of Bauchi (Nigeria)

1996.07.051996.11.07
Burkina FasoCardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo (80)Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo (80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

1996.07.051996.11.23
NigeriaBishop Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu (75)Bishop Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu (75)

Bishop of Minna (Nigeria)

1996.07.051996.11.30
ItalyBishop Alberto Tanasini

former Bishop of Chiavari (Italy)

1996.07.061996.09.14
AustraliaBishop David Louis Walker (87)Bishop David Louis Walker (87)

Bishop emeritus of Broken Bay (Australia)

1996.07.091996.09.03
FranceBishop Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier (80)Bishop Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier (80)

Bishop emeritus of Versailles (France)

1996.07.121996.10.11
FranceBishop Michel Pollien

former Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

1996.07.121996.10.11
ItalyBishop Mario Meini (79)Bishop Mario Meini (79)

Bishop emeritus of Fiesole (Italy)

1996.07.131996.09.07
SpainCardinal Juan José Omella Omella (79)Cardinal Juan José Omella Omella (79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme

Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain)

Member of Council of Cardinals

1996.07.151996.09.22
ColombiaBishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez

former Bishop of Riohacha (Colombia)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

1996.07.161996.09.07
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Apicella (79)Bishop Vincenzo Apicella (79)

Bishop emeritus of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

1996.07.191996.09.14
PolandArchbishop Marian Gołębiewski

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland)

1996.07.201996.08.31
GermanyCardinal Reinhard Marx (72)Cardinal Reinhard Marx (72)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano

Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany)

Coordinator of Council for the Economy

1996.07.231996.09.21
GermanyBishop Heinz Josef Algermissen (83)Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen (83)

Bishop emeritus of Fulda (Germany)

1996.07.231996.09.21
USABishop Emilio Simeon Allué Carcasona, S.D.B.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

1996.07.241996.09.17
USABishop Francis Xavier Irwin

former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

1996.07.241996.09.17
FranceArchbishop Armand Maillard (82)Archbishop Armand Maillard (82)

Archbishop emeritus of Bourges (France)

1996.08.021996.10.05
SwitzerlandBishop Pierre Farine (85)Bishop Pierre Farine (85)

Titular Bishop of Trogir

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland)

1996.08.121996.10.20
USAArchbishop Edward Joseph Adams (81)Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams (81)

Titular Archbishop of Scala

1996.08.241996.10.23
BrazilBishop Francisco de Paula Victor

former Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

1996.08.281996.10.26
FranceBishop Olivier de Berranger, Prado

former Bishop of Saint-Denis (France)

1996.09.061996.10.19
FranceArchbishop Maurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp.

former Archbishop of Auch (France)

1996.09.061996.10.27
USABishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (81)Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (81)

Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA)

1996.09.101996.10.31
Hong KongCardinal John Tong Hon (86)Cardinal John Tong Hon (湯漢) (86)

Cardinal-Priest of «Regina Apostolorum»

Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

1996.09.131996.12.09
Hong KongCardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. (94)Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun (陳日君), S.D.B. (94)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca

Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

1996.09.131996.12.09
PolandBishop Edward Janiak

former Bishop of Kalisz (Poland)

1996.10.261996.11.30
RomaniaBishop Florentin Crihălmeanu (Romanian Rite)

former Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania)

1996.11.061997.01.06
GabonBishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. (86)Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Mouila (Gabon)

1996.11.081997.01.11
GabonBishop Timothée Modibo-Nzockena

former Bishop of Franceville (Gabon)

1996.11.081997.01.11
TanzaniaBishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C.

former Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

1996.11.081997.02.02
TanzaniaBishop Severine Niwemugizi (69)Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (69)

Bishop of Rulenge–Ngara (Tanzania)

1996.11.081997.02.16
Cook IslandsBishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M.

former Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

1996.11.081997.02.22
Congo-KinshasaBishop Janvier Kataka Luvete (79)Bishop Janvier Kataka Luvete (79)

Bishop emeritus of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa)

1996.11.081997.06.14
IndiaCardinal Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. (Syro-Malabar Rite)

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme

former Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

1996.11.111997.01.06
USABishop Stephen Hector Doueihi (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (USA)

1996.11.111997.01.11
LebanonBishop Samir Mazloum (91)Bishop Samir Mazloum (91) (Maronite Rite)

Titular Bishop of Callinicum of the Maronites

1996.11.111997.01.11
IndiaBishop Emmanuel Pothanamuzhy, C.M.I. (Syro-Malabar Rite)

former Bishop of Mananthavady of the Syro-Malabars (India)

1996.11.111997.01.26
IndiaCardinal George Alencherry (80)Cardinal George Alencherry (80) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme

Major Archbishop emeritus of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

former President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church

1996.11.111997.02.02
IndiaBishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil (Syro-Malankara Rite)

former Bishop of Puthur of the Syro-Malankara (India)

1996.11.111997.02.05
IndiaBishop Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S. (76)Bishop Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S. (76) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Kalyan of the Syro-Malabars (India)

1996.11.111997.02.08
SwitzerlandArchbishop Jean-Claude Périsset (86)Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset (86)

Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima

Titular Bishop emeritus of Accia

Adjunct Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

1996.11.161997.01.06
USABishop Michael William Warfel (77)Bishop Michael William Warfel (77)

Bishop emeritus of Great Falls–Billings (USA)

1996.11.191996.12.17
USAArchbishop Gregory Michael Aymond (76)Archbishop Gregory Michael Aymond (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA)

1996.11.191997.01.10
IrelandBishop Philip Leo O’Reilly (82)Bishop Philip Leo O’Reilly (82)

Bishop emeritus of Kilmore (Ireland)

1996.11.201997.02.02
PolandBishop Piotr Libera (75)Bishop Piotr Libera (75)

Bishop emeritus of Płock (Poland)

1996.11.231997.01.06
CanadaArchbishop Ernest Léger (82)Archbishop Ernest Léger (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Moncton (Canada)

1996.11.271997.01.29
PanamaBishop Fernando Torres Durán

former Bishop of Chitré (Panama)

1996.11.291996.12.21
Timor-LesteBishop Basílio do Nascimento

former Bishop of Baucau (Timor-Leste)

1996.11.301997.01.06
ItalyBishop Delio Lucarelli

former Bishop of Rieti (Italy)

1996.11.301997.01.06
TogoBishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena

former Bishop of Kara (Togo)

1996.11.301997.01.06
VenezuelaBishop Gustavo García Naranjo (81)Bishop Gustavo García Naranjo (81)

Bishop emeritus of Guarenas (Venezuela)

1996.11.301997.01.11
GuatemalaArchbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

1996.11.301997.02.01
ColombiaBishop Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y.

former Vicar Apostolic of Inírida (Colombia)

1996.11.301997.02.16
IndiaArchbishop Bernard Blasius Moras (84)Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangalore (India)

1996.11.301997.02.25
UgandaArchbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda)

1996.11.301997.03.01
VanuatuBishop Michel Visi

former Bishop of Port-Vila (Vanuatu)

1996.11.301997.04.12
TanzaniaBishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp. (74)Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp. (74)

Bishop of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

1996.11.301997.04.27
AlbaniaBishop Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. (85)Bishop Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. (85)

Titular Bishop of Turres in Byzacena

Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Southern Albania (Albania)

1996.12.031997.01.06
ItalyBishop Luciano Pacomio (84)Bishop Luciano Pacomio (84)

Bishop emeritus of Mondovì (Italy)

1996.12.031997.01.06
CzechiaBishop Václav Malý (75)Bishop Václav Malý (75)

Titular Bishop of Marcelliana

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia)

1996.12.031997.01.11
CzechiaBishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

1996.12.031997.01.11
ArgentinaBishop José Vicente Conejero Gallego (75)Bishop José Vicente Conejero Gallego (75)

Bishop of Formosa (Argentina)

1996.12.051997.03.19
ArgentinaBishop Luis Guillermo Eichhorn

former Bishop of Morón (Argentina)

1996.12.051997.03.19
AlbaniaArchbishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (77)Archbishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania)

1996.12.071997.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Pezzuto (79)Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto (79)

Titular Archbishop of Turris in Proconsulari

1996.12.071997.01.06
ItalyCardinal Paolo Sardi

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana

former Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

1996.12.101997.01.06
BrazilBishop David Dias Pimentel

former Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil)

1996.12.111997.01.31
BrazilBishop Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. (83)Bishop Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. (83)

Bishop emeritus of Colatina (Brazil)

1996.12.111997.02.02
FranceArchbishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes (86)Archbishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes (86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rouen (France)

1996.12.131997.03.09
PeruBishop Lino Mario Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. (82)Bishop Lino Mario Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Carabayllo (Peru)

1996.12.141997.02.02
Dominican RepublicBishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (84)Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (84)

Bishop emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic)

1996.12.161997.01.25
CanadaArchbishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M. (75)Archbishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M. (75) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada)

1996.12.161997.04.03
RomaniaBishop József Tamás (81)Bishop József Tamás (81)

Titular Bishop of Valabria

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Alba Iulia (Romania)

1996.12.181997.03.01
BrazilBishop Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil)

1996.12.181997.03.09
SpainCardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra (80)Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra (80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madrid (Spain)

Ordinary emeritus of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain)

1996.12.271997.02.22
AustriaBishop Alois Schwarz (73)Bishop Alois Schwarz (73)

Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria)

1996.12.271997.02.22
GuatemalaBishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (74)Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (74)

Bishop of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (Guatemala)

1996.12.311997.03.08

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