Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 1996

Bishops (174)ElectedConsecratedAscending
KosovoBishop Marko Sopi

former Apostolic Administrator of Prizren (Kosovo)

1995.11.021996.01.06
BrazilArchbishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (79)Archbishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Natal (Brazil)

1995.11.291996.01.06
PeruArchbishop José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (81)Archbishop José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Arequipa (Peru)

1995.12.021996.01.06
VenezuelaBishop Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo

former Bishop of Maracay (Venezuela)

1995.12.021996.01.06
SwitzerlandCardinal Kurt Koch (76)Cardinal Kurt Koch (76)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore pro hac vice Title

Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)

1995.12.061996.01.06
NigeriaArchbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. (77)Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Benin City (Nigeria)

1995.12.061996.01.06
ItalyBishop Riccardo Ruotolo

former Auxiliary Bishop of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy)

1995.12.061996.01.06
LatviaBishop Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis

former Bishop of Liepāja (Latvia)

1995.12.071996.01.06
LatviaBishop Antons Justs

former Bishop of Jelgava (Latvia)

1995.12.071996.01.06
UkraineBishop Antal Majnek, O.F.M. (74)Bishop Antal Majnek, O.F.M. (74)

Bishop emeritus of Mukačeve (Ukraine)

1995.12.091996.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Claudio Maria Celli (84)Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (84)

Titular Archbishop of Civitanova

President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Social Communications

President emeritus of Vatican Film Library

1995.12.161996.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Riccardo Fontana

former Archbishop-Bishop of Arezzo–Cortona–Sansepolcro (Italy)

1995.12.161996.01.06
SpainArchbishop Francisco Pérez González (79)Archbishop Francisco Pérez González (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain)

1995.12.161996.01.06
PolandCardinal Stanisław Ryłko (80)Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko (80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title

Archpriest emeritus of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

1995.12.201996.01.06
SyriaArchbishop Gregorios Elias Tabé (Syriac Rite)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria)

1995.06.241996.01.07
LebanonPatriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan (81)Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan (81) (Syriac Rite)

Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church

1995.11.061996.01.07
BrazilBishop Roberto Gomes Guimarães

former Bishop of Campos (Brazil)

1995.11.221996.01.07
GermanyBishop Franz Vorrath

former Auxiliary Bishop of Essen (Germany)

1995.11.221996.01.07
CanadaBishop Cornelius John Pasichny, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

1995.11.061996.01.17
PortugalBishop Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho (90)Bishop Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho (90)

Bishop emeritus of Lamego (Portugal)

1995.10.311996.01.20
VenezuelaBishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. (75)Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. (75)

Bishop of Barinas (Venezuela)

1995.12.061996.01.20
USABishop Carl Frederick Mengeling

former Bishop of Lansing (USA)

1995.11.071996.01.25
USABishop Robert Nugent Lynch (84)Bishop Robert Nugent Lynch (84)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Petersburg (USA)

1995.12.051996.01.26
CubaArchbishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez (81)Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez (81)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Cuba)

1995.12.091996.01.27
KenyaArchbishop Boniface Lele

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya)

1995.11.021996.02.02
BoliviaBishop Walter Pérez Villamonte

former Bishop of Potosí (Bolivia)

1995.12.161996.02.02
MexicoBishop Pierre Wadih Tayah (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México of the Maronites (Mexico)

1995.11.061996.02.03
KenyaArchbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (69)Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

1995.12.061996.02.03
KenyaBishop Luigi Locati

former Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo (Kenya)

1995.12.151996.02.04
EritreaBishop Tesfamariam Bedho (Eritrean Rite)

former Bishop of Keren of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

1995.12.211996.02.04
EritreaBishop Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap. (Eritrean Rite)

former Bishop of Barentu of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

1995.12.211996.02.04
AustraliaBishop Christopher Alan Saunders (76)Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders (76)

Bishop emeritus of Broome (Australia)

1995.11.031996.02.08
JamaicaArchbishop Charles Henry Dufour (85)Archbishop Charles Henry Dufour (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

1995.12.061996.02.10
South SudanBishop Rudolf Deng Majak

former Bishop of Wau (South Sudan)

1995.11.021996.02.11
Congo-KinshasaBishop Valentin Masengo Nkinda

former Bishop of Kabinda (Congo-Kinshasa)

1995.11.021996.02.18
BrazilBishop Pedro José Conti (76)Bishop Pedro José Conti (76)

Bishop emeritus of Macapá (Brazil)

1995.12.271996.02.18
SpainBishop Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez (79)Bishop Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez (79)

Bishop emeritus of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)

1996.01.051996.02.18
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
BrazilBishop Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. (80)Bishop Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Ilhéus (Brazil)

1995.12.201996.02.24
MexicoArchbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz (85)Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tijuana (Mexico)

1996.01.131996.02.24
IranArchbishop Ramzi Garmou, Prado (81)Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Prado (81) (Chaldean Rite)

Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop emeritus of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

1995.05.051996.02.25
BrazilBishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (81)Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (81)

Bishop emeritus of Goiás (Brazil)

1995.11.301996.02.25
AngolaArchbishop Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

1995.12.151996.02.25
BrazilBishop Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.J.

former Bishop of Balsas (Brazil)

1995.11.221996.03.02
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
AngolaCardinal Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia

former Bishop of Benguela (Angola)

1995.12.151996.03.03
SudanBishop Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.J.

former Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta

1995.12.151996.03.03
USABishop John Raymond Manz

former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

1996.01.231996.03.05
UgandaBishop Robert Marie Gay, M. Afr.

former Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

1996.01.111996.03.09
AngolaArchbishop Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

1995.12.151996.03.10
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
Cote d’IvoireArchbishop Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire)

1995.12.061996.03.16
AngolaBishop José Nambi

former Bishop of Kwito-Bié (Angola)

1995.12.151996.03.17
SudanBishop Clément-Joseph Hannouche (Syriac Rite)

former Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt)

former Protosyncellus of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

1995.06.241996.03.19
Congo-KinshasaBishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka (85)Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka (85)

Bishop emeritus of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

1995.11.021996.03.19
JapanArchbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J. (89)Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga (レオ 池長 潤), S.J. (89)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Osaka 大阪 (Japan)

1995.11.021996.03.20
GermanyBishop Walter Mixa (84)Bishop Walter Mixa (84)

Bishop emeritus of Augsburg (Germany)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Germany (Germany)

1996.02.241996.03.23
BrazilBishop José Moreira de Melo

former Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil)

1996.01.171996.03.25
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
CzechiaBishop Ivan Ljavinec (Ruthenian Rite)

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

1996.01.181996.03.30
Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph Banga Bane (68)Bishop Joseph Banga Bane (68)

Bishop emeritus of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)

1995.12.151996.04.11
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
SpainBishop Juan Antonio Reig Plá (78)Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Plá (78)

Bishop emeritus of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

1996.02.221996.04.14
BangladeshArchbishop Paulinus Costa

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

1996.01.111996.04.26
Papua New GuineaBishop Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (86)Bishop Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

1995.12.061996.04.27
MontenegroBishop Ilija Janjić (81)Bishop Ilija Janjić (81)

Bishop emeritus of Kotor (Montenegro)

1996.03.111996.04.27
TogoBishop Paul Jean-Marie Dossavi

former Bishop of Aného (Togo)

1996.02.231996.04.28
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
FranceArchbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Clermont (France)

1996.02.221996.05.04
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
AustraliaArchbishop Djibrail Kassab (87)Archbishop Djibrail Kassab (87) (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans (Australia)

1995.10.241996.05.05
BrazilBishop Luís Ferrando (85)Bishop Luís Ferrando (Luigi Ferrando) (85)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

1996.04.101996.05.05
LebanonArchbishop Issam Youhanna Darwish, B.S. (80)Archbishop Issam Youhanna Darwish, B.S. (80) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1995.08.041996.05.11
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
MexicoBishop Mario Espinosa Contreras (76)Bishop Mario Espinosa Contreras (76)

Bishop of Mazatlán (Mexico)

1996.04.021996.05.11
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
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
ChinaBishop Josaphat Li Hong-guang (李宏光)

former Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新絳 (China)

1996.05.14
IndiaBishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza (84)Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza (84)

Bishop emeritus of Mangalore (India)

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

Bishop of Agartala (India)

1996.01.111996.05.26
UgandaArchbishop John Baptist Odama (78)Archbishop John Baptist Odama (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gulu (Uganda)

1996.02.231996.05.26
RwandaBishop Anastase Mutabazi (73)Bishop Anastase Mutabazi (73)

Bishop emeritus of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

1996.03.131996.05.26
IndiaArchbishop Peter Fernando

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India)

1996.02.231996.05.29
MexicoArchbishop Rogelio Cabrera López (75)Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

1996.04.301996.05.30
SpainArchbishop Francisco Gil Hellín

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain)

1996.04.031996.06.01
RwandaBishop Servilien Nzakamwita (82)Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita (82)

Bishop emeritus of Byumba (Rwanda)

1996.03.131996.06.02
PhilippinesBishop Jose Paala Salazar, O.P.

former Bishop-Prelate of Batanes (Philippines)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (Philippines)

1996.04.251996.06.07
CanadaBishop Eugene Jerome Cooney (94)Bishop Eugene Jerome Cooney (94)

Bishop emeritus of Nelson (Canada)

1996.03.151996.06.11
USAArchbishop Stefan Soroka (74)Archbishop Stefan Soroka (74) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

1996.03.291996.06.13
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
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
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
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
PortugalBishop António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I.

former Bishop of Angra (Portugal)

1996.04.091996.06.30
KenyaBishop Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich (68)Bishop Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich (68)

Bishop of Kericho (Kenya)

1996.03.091996.07.03
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
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
IndonesiaArchbishop Longinus Da Cunha

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia)

1996.02.231996.07.10
AustraliaArchbishop Philip Edward Wilson

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia)

1996.04.121996.07.10
USAArchbishop Basil Myron Schott (Ruthenian Rite)

former Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA)

1996.02.031996.07.11
PolandBishop Teodor Majkowicz (Ukrainian Rite)

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

1996.05.241996.07.12
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
MexicoArchbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (75)Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico)

1996.06.241996.07.25
BrazilBishop Carlos Verzeletti (75)Bishop Carlos Verzeletti (75)

Bishop emeritus of Castanhal (Brazil)

1996.05.151996.07.28
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
ItalyBishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Verona (Italy)

1996.06.081996.08.07
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
ArgentinaBishop Antonio Federico Gatti

former Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo (Argentina)

1996.07.011996.08.15
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
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
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
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
BrazilBishop Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.

former Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil)

1996.06.121996.08.25
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
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
PolandArchbishop Marian Gołębiewski

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland)

1996.07.201996.08.31
AustraliaBishop David Louis Walker (87)Bishop David Louis Walker (87)

Bishop emeritus of Broken Bay (Australia)

1996.07.091996.09.03
BangladeshArchbishop Moses Costa, C.S.C.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Chattogram (Bangladesh)

1996.07.051996.09.06
ItalyBishop Gervasio Gestori

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

1996.06.211996.09.07
ItalyBishop Mario Meini (79)Bishop Mario Meini (79)

Bishop emeritus of Fiesole (Italy)

1996.07.131996.09.07
ColombiaBishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez

former Bishop of Riohacha (Colombia)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia)

1996.07.161996.09.07
BrazilBishop José Edson Santana de Oliveira (73)Bishop José Edson Santana de Oliveira (73)

Bishop of Eunápolis (Brazil)

1996.06.121996.09.08
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
ItalyBishop Alberto Tanasini

former Bishop of Chiavari (Italy)

1996.07.061996.09.14
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Apicella (79)Bishop Vincenzo Apicella (79)

Bishop emeritus of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

1996.07.191996.09.14
FranceBishop Bernard Housset (85)Bishop Bernard Housset (85)

Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle (France)

1996.05.171996.09.15
SpainBishop Ramón del Hoyo López (85)Bishop Ramón del Hoyo López (85)

Bishop emeritus of Jaén (Spain)

1996.06.261996.09.15
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
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
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Conti

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy)

1996.06.281996.09.21
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
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
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
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
SerbiaBishop Đuro Gašparović (74)Bishop Đuro Gašparović (74)

Bishop emeritus of Srijem (Serbia)

1996.07.051996.10.05
FranceArchbishop Armand Maillard (82)Archbishop Armand Maillard (82)

Archbishop emeritus of Bourges (France)

1996.08.021996.10.05
ChinaBishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (95)Bishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (張志勇) (95)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

20021996.10.06
IndiaBishop Thomas Kozhimala

former Bishop of Bhagalpur (India)

1996.06.141996.10.07
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
IndiaBishop Patras Minj, S.J. (81)Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Ambikapur (India)

1996.07.051996.10.18
FranceBishop Olivier de Berranger, Prado

former Bishop of Saint-Denis (France)

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

former Archbishop of Auch (France)

1996.09.061996.10.27
ChinaBishop Matthias Chen Xi-lu (陳錫祿)

former Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

19961996.10.28
USABishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (81)Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (81)

Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA)

1996.09.101996.10.31
IndiaBishop Vincent Samuel (75)Bishop Vincent Samuel (75)

Bishop emeritus of Neyyattinkara (India)

1996.06.141996.11.01
ChinaBishop Stephen Yang Xiang-tai (楊祥太)

former Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China)

19961996.11.03
IndiaArchbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India)

1996.06.141996.11.03
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
PolandBishop Edward Janiak

former Bishop of Kalisz (Poland)

1996.10.261996.11.30
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
USABishop Michael William Warfel (77)Bishop Michael William Warfel (77)

Bishop emeritus of Great Falls–Billings (USA)

1996.11.191996.12.17
PanamaBishop Fernando Torres Durán

former Bishop of Chitré (Panama)

1996.11.291996.12.21
ChinaBishop Joseph Wang Dian-duo (王殿鐸), O.A.R.

former Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China)

19961996.12.28

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