Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 1997

Bishops (176)ElectedConsecratedAscending
RomaniaBishop Florentin Crihălmeanu (Romanian Rite)

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

1996.11.061997.01.06
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
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
PolandBishop Piotr Libera (75)Bishop Piotr Libera (75)

Bishop emeritus of Płock (Poland)

1996.11.231997.01.06
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
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
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
USAArchbishop Gregory Michael Aymond (76)Archbishop Gregory Michael Aymond (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA)

1996.11.191997.01.10
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
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
VenezuelaBishop Gustavo García Naranjo (81)Bishop Gustavo García Naranjo (81)

Bishop emeritus of Guarenas (Venezuela)

1996.11.301997.01.11
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
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
IndiaBishop Emmanuel Pothanamuzhy, C.M.I. (Syro-Malabar Rite)

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

1996.11.111997.01.26
CanadaArchbishop Ernest Léger (82)Archbishop Ernest Léger (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Moncton (Canada)

1996.11.271997.01.29
IndiaArchbishop Antony Anandarayar

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India)

1997.01.021997.01.29
BrazilBishop David Dias Pimentel

former Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil)

1996.12.111997.01.31
GuatemalaArchbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

1996.11.301997.02.01
TanzaniaBishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C.

former Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

1996.11.081997.02.02
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
IrelandBishop Philip Leo O’Reilly (82)Bishop Philip Leo O’Reilly (82)

Bishop emeritus of Kilmore (Ireland)

1996.11.201997.02.02
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
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
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
TanzaniaBishop Severine Niwemugizi (69)Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (69)

Bishop of Rulenge–Ngara (Tanzania)

1996.11.081997.02.16
ColombiaBishop Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y.

former Vicar Apostolic of Inírida (Colombia)

1996.11.301997.02.16
Cook IslandsBishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M.

former Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

1996.11.081997.02.22
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
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
RomaniaBishop József Tamás (81)Bishop József Tamás (81)

Titular Bishop of Valabria

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Alba Iulia (Romania)

1996.12.181997.03.01
GuatemalaBishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (74)Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (74)

Bishop of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (Guatemala)

1996.12.311997.03.08
FranceArchbishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes (86)Archbishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes (86)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rouen (France)

1996.12.131997.03.09
BrazilBishop Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil)

1996.12.181997.03.09
BrazilBishop Luiz Antônio Guedes (80)Bishop Luiz Antônio Guedes (80)

Bishop emeritus of Campo Limpo (Brazil)

1997.01.291997.03.09
CanadaArchbishop Paul-André Durocher (71)Archbishop Paul-André Durocher (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gatineau (Canada)

1997.01.201997.03.14
Dominican RepublicArchbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta (74)Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

1997.02.011997.03.15
RwandaBishop Jean Damascène Bimenyimana

former Bishop of Cyangugu (Rwanda)

1997.01.021997.03.16
PhilippinesArchbishop Sergio Lasam Utleg (82)Archbishop Sergio Lasam Utleg (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tuguegarao (Philippines)

1997.02.101997.03.17
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
CroatiaBishop Ante Ivas (86)Bishop Ante Ivas (86)

Bishop emeritus of Šibenik (Croatia)

1997.02.051997.03.19
PeruBishop Jesús Moliné Labarta (87)Bishop Jesús Moliné Labarta (87)

Bishop emeritus of Chiclayo (Peru)

1997.02.081997.03.19
MexicoArchbishop José Luis Chávez Botello (85)Archbishop José Luis Chávez Botello (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Antequera (Mexico)

1997.02.211997.03.19
MexicoBishop José Trinidad González Rodríguez

former Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

1997.02.211997.03.19
ChinaBishop John Chen Cang-bao (65)Bishop John Chen Cang-bao (陳蒼保) (65)

Apostolic Administrator of Rehe 熱河 (China)

1997.03.19
RwandaBishop Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. (86)Bishop Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Nyundo (Rwanda)

1997.01.021997.03.22
PhilippinesBishop Jesse Eugenio Mercado (74)Bishop Jesse Eugenio Mercado (74)

Bishop of Parañaque (Philippines)

1997.02.251997.03.31
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
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Orlandoni (87)Bishop Giuseppe Orlandoni (87)

Bishop emeritus of Senigallia (Italy)

1997.01.211997.04.05
USABishop David Allen Zubik (76)Bishop David Allen Zubik (76)

Bishop emeritus of Pittsburgh (USA)

1997.02.181997.04.06
SloveniaCardinal Franc Rode, C.M. (91)Cardinal Franc Rode, C.M. (91)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella pro hac vice Title

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

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

1997.03.051997.04.06
BoliviaBishop Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R. (82)Bishop Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R. (82)

Titular Bishop of Sinnipsa

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Reyes (Bolivia)

1997.01.241997.04.11
VanuatuBishop Michel Visi

former Bishop of Port-Vila (Vanuatu)

1996.11.301997.04.12
RwandaBishop Philippe Rukamba (77)Bishop Philippe Rukamba (77)

Bishop emeritus of Butare (Rwanda)

1997.01.021997.04.12
MexicoBishop José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda (84)Bishop José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda (84)

Bishop emeritus of Irapuato (Mexico)

1997.03.111997.04.12
ArgentinaBishop Gerardo Tomás Farrell

former Coadjutor Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)

1997.03.291997.04.12
BrazilBishop José María Pinheiro (87)Bishop José María Pinheiro (87)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança Paulista (Brazil)

1997.02.121997.04.19
VenezuelaBishop Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

1997.02.151997.04.19
VenezuelaBishop José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo (78)Bishop José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo (78)

Bishop emeritus of Guanare (Venezuela)

1997.02.151997.04.19
GuatemalaBishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (71)Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (71)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala)

1997.02.191997.04.19
SpainArchbishop Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina (80)Archbishop Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sevilla (Spain)

1997.02.271997.04.20
CameroonBishop Jan Ozga (69)Bishop Jan Ozga (69)

Bishop of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (Cameroon)

1997.04.201997.04.20
IndiaBishop Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Dharmapuri (India)

1997.01.241997.04.24
BrazilCardinal Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (75)Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (75)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre della Provvidenza a Monte Verde

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

1997.02.261997.04.25
VenezuelaBishop Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. (91)Bishop Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. (91)

Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Machiques (Venezuela)

1997.01.241997.04.26
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
SpainBishop Eugenio Romero Pose

former Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

1997.03.071997.05.01
LibyaBishop Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi (Libya)

1997.03.101997.05.11
NigeriaBishop John ’Oke Afareha

former Bishop of Warri (Nigeria)

1997.03.031997.05.14
NigeriaBishop Joseph O. Egerega

former Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi (Nigeria)

1997.03.031997.05.14
CanadaCardinal Thomas Christopher Collins (79)Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins (79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada)

1997.03.251997.05.14
ItalyBishop Sebastiano Sanguinetti (81)Bishop Sebastiano Sanguinetti (81)

Bishop emeritus of Tempio–Ampurias (Italy)

1997.03.271997.05.17
Burkina FasoBishop Wenceslas Compaoré

former Bishop of Manga (Burkina Faso)

1997.01.021997.05.18
Burkina FasoArchbishop Paul Yembuado Ouédraogo (77)Archbishop Paul Yembuado Ouédraogo (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

1997.01.241997.05.18
VenezuelaArchbishop Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (70)Archbishop Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabozo (Venezuela)

1997.02.271997.05.24
FranceBishop Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny (86)Bishop Maurice Le Bègue de Germiny (86)

Bishop emeritus of Blois (France)

1997.03.271997.05.24
JapanBishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv. (85)Bishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa (ベラルド 押川壽夫), O.F.M. Conv. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Naha 那覇 (Japan)

1997.01.241997.05.25
BrazilBishop Mário Rino Sivieri

former Bishop of Propriá (Brazil)

1997.03.181997.05.25
ItalyArchbishop Angelo Fagiani

former Archbishop of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy)

1997.04.141997.05.31
ColombiaArchbishop Iván Antonio Marín López (87)Archbishop Iván Antonio Marín López (87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Popayán (Colombia)

1997.04.191997.06.06
CubaCardinal Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez (77)Cardinal Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez (77)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba)

1997.03.151997.06.07
USABishop Christie Albert Macaluso (80)Bishop Christie Albert Macaluso (80)

Titular Bishop of Grass Valley

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Hartford (USA)

1997.03.181997.06.10
Congo-KinshasaBishop Janvier Kataka Luvete (79)Bishop Janvier Kataka Luvete (79)

Bishop emeritus of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa)

1996.11.081997.06.14
Sri LankaBishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (81)Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Badulla (Sri Lanka)

1997.03.031997.06.14
JapanBishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (71)Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (パウロ 大塚喜直) (71)

Bishop of Kyoto 京都 (Japan)

1997.03.031997.06.15
ItalyArchbishop Benvenuto Italo Castellani (82)Archbishop Benvenuto Italo Castellani (82)

Archbishop emeritus of Lucca (Italy)

1997.04.191997.06.15
VietnamBishop Joseph Nguyễn Tích Đức

former Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

1997.04.211997.06.17
SyriaArchbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo (Syriac Rite)

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

1996.06.291997.06.18
VietnamBishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhỏ

former Coadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam)

1997.04.211997.06.18
LebanonPatriarch Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad (Syriac Rite)

former Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

1996.06.291997.06.21
LithuaniaBishop Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J.

former Bishop of Telšiai (Lithuania)

1997.05.281997.06.21
GermanyBishop Thomas Maria Renz (68)Bishop Thomas Maria Renz (68)

Titular Bishop of Rucuma

Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

1997.04.291997.06.22
ChinaArchbishop John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (王希賢)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China)

19971997.06.24
IndiaBishop Joji Govindu (81)Bishop Joji Govindu (81)

Bishop emeritus of Nalgonda (India)

1997.04.211997.06.24
CanadaArchbishop Anthony Giroux Meagher

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Canada)

1997.04.301997.06.26
South AfricaBishop Oswald Georg Hirmer

former Bishop of Mthatha (South Africa)

1997.04.211997.06.28
TanzaniaBishop Damian Kyaruzi (85)Bishop Damian Kyaruzi (85)

Bishop emeritus of Sumbawanga (Tanzania)

1997.04.211997.06.29
PolandArchbishop Marek Jędraszewski (76)Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kraków (Poland)

1997.05.171997.06.29
MexicoCardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes (76)Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes (76)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico)

1997.05.281997.06.29
LithuaniaBishop Eugenijus Bartulis (76)Bishop Eugenijus Bartulis (76)

Bishop emeritus of Šiauliai (Lithuania)

1997.05.281997.06.29
LithuaniaBishop Rimantas Norvila (68)Bishop Rimantas Norvila (68)

Bishop of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania

Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

1997.05.281997.06.29
SpainBishop Adolfo González Montes (79)Bishop Adolfo González Montes (79)

Bishop emeritus of Almería (Spain)

1997.05.261997.07.05
BrazilBishop Luís Flávio Cappio, O.F.M. (79)Bishop Luís Flávio Cappio, O.F.M. (79)

Bishop emeritus of Barra (Brazil)

1997.04.161997.07.06
ChinaArchbishop Peter Lin Jia-shan (林佳善)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

former Prefect Apostolic of Jian’ou 建甌 (China)

19971997.07.13
IndiaArchbishop Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal (67)Archbishop Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal (67) (Syro-Malankara Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

Secretary of Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church

1997.05.091997.07.17
SlovakiaBishop Jozef Zlatňanský

former Undersecretary of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

1997.06.111997.07.20
ChinaBishop John Fang Xing-yao (72)Bishop John Fang Xing-yao (房興耀) (72)

Bishop of Yizhou 沂州 (China)

Apostolic Administrator of Yantai 煙臺 (China)

19971997.07.27
IndonesiaArchbishop Peter Turang

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia)

1997.04.211997.07.27
NorwayBishop Georg Müller, SS.CC.

former Bishop-Prelate of Trondheim (Norway)

1997.06.201997.07.28
MexicoBishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (74)Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (74)

Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)

1997.05.281997.07.31
PhilippinesArchbishop Romulo Geolina Valles (74)Archbishop Romulo Geolina Valles (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Davao (Philippines)

1997.06.241997.08.06
PhilippinesBishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D.

former Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines)

1997.07.031997.08.21
IndonesiaCardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (75)Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (75)

Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia)

Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia)

1997.04.211997.08.22
IndiaBishop Paul Maipan (82)Bishop Paul Maipan (82)

Bishop emeritus of Khammam (India)

1997.04.211997.08.22
USABishop Robert Anthony Brucato

former Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

1997.06.301997.08.25
USABishop John Raymond Gaydos

former Bishop of Jefferson City (USA)

1997.06.251997.08.27
ZambiaBishop Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I.

former Bishop of Mongu (Zambia)

1997.06.141997.08.31
ItalyArchbishop Benito Gennaro Franceschetti

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy)

1997.06.181997.08.31
USABishop Gilberto Fernández

former Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA)

1997.06.231997.09.03
USAArchbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski (75)Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA)

1997.06.241997.09.03
USAArchbishop Joseph Fred Naumann (76)Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kansas City (USA)

1997.07.081997.09.03
USABishop Michael John Sheridan

former Bishop of Colorado Springs (USA)

1997.07.081997.09.03
USABishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski (85)Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski (85)

Bishop emeritus of Metuchen (USA)

1997.07.071997.09.05
ItalyArchbishop Michele Seccia (74)Archbishop Michele Seccia (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lecce (Italy)

1997.06.201997.09.08
USABishop Vincent DePaul Breen

former Bishop of Metuchen (USA)

1997.07.081997.09.08
IndiaCardinal Oswald Gracias (81)Cardinal Oswald Gracias (81)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo della Croce a «Corviale»

Member of Council of Cardinals

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bombay (India)

1997.06.281997.09.16
IndiaBishop Gerald Almeida (80)Bishop Gerald Almeida (80)

Bishop emeritus of Jabalpur (India)

1997.05.201997.09.17
MexicoBishop José Isidro Guerrero Macías

former Bishop of Mexicali (Mexico)

1997.05.311997.09.17
IrelandBishop Martin Drennan

former Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

1997.05.281997.09.21
IrelandBishop Raymond W. Field (81)Bishop Raymond W. Field (81)

Titular Bishop of Ardmore

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland)

1997.05.281997.09.21
BeninArchbishop Pascal N’Koué (67)Archbishop Pascal N’Koué (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Parakou (Benin)

1997.06.281997.09.21
GermanyArchbishop Hans Schwemmer

former Titular Archbishop of Ravello

former Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

former Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

1997.07.091997.09.21
IndiaBishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss

former Bishop of Tanjore (India)

1997.06.281997.09.24
IraqArchbishop Jacques Ishaq (Chaldean Rite)

former Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

1997.05.071997.09.26
IndiaArchbishop Felix Toppo, S.J. (78)Archbishop Felix Toppo, S.J. (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ranchi (India)

1997.06.141997.09.27
CroatiaBishop Antun Škvorčević (78)Bishop Antun Škvorčević (78)

Bishop emeritus of Požega (Croatia)

1997.07.051997.09.27
ItalyBishop Silvano Montevecchi

former Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (Italy)

1997.08.301997.10.04
CambodiaBishop Emile Destombes, M.E.P.

former Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

1997.04.141997.10.05
IndiaBishop Julius Marandi (71)Bishop Julius Marandi (71)

Bishop of Dumka (India)

1997.06.141997.10.07
USACardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (76)Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio

Apostolic Administrator of Amarillo (USA)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Galveston–Houston (USA)

1997.08.191997.10.07
FranceArchbishop Pierre d’Ornellas (72)Archbishop Pierre d’Ornellas (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (France)

1997.07.041997.10.10
FranceArchbishop Jean-Michel di Falco Léandri (84)Archbishop Jean-Michel di Falco Léandri (84)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Gap (France)

1997.07.041997.10.10
ArgentinaCardinal Leonardo Sandri (82)Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (82)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari

Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals

1997.07.221997.10.11
HaitiArchbishop Joseph Serge Miot

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

1997.07.291997.10.12
Congo-KinshasaBishop Cyprien Mbuka Nkuanga, C.I.C.M. (82)Bishop Cyprien Mbuka Nkuanga, C.I.C.M. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Boma (Congo-Kinshasa)

1997.04.211997.10.19
LaosBishop Jean Sommeng Vorachak

former Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet (Laos)

1997.04.211997.10.19
BrazilBishop Valério Breda, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Penedo (Brazil)

1997.07.301997.10.19
Central African RepublicBishop François-Xavier Yombandje (69)Bishop François-Xavier Yombandje (69)

Bishop emeritus of Bossangoa (Central African Republic)

1997.06.281997.10.26
BelgiumBishop Patrick Hoogmartens (73)Bishop Patrick Hoogmartens (73)

Bishop of Hasselt (Belgium)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium

1997.07.081997.10.26
BrazilArchbishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil)

1997.09.101997.10.31
SyriaArchbishop Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Prado (Maronite Rite)

former Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria)

1997.06.071997.11.01
LebanonArchbishop Youhanna Fouad El-Hage (Maronite Rite)

former Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

former President of Caritas Internationalis

1997.06.071997.11.01
LebanonBishop Antoine Nabil Andari (76)Bishop Antoine Nabil Andari (76) (Maronite Rite)

Titular Bishop of Tarsus of the Maronites

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon)

1997.06.071997.11.01
ParaguayCardinal Adalberto Martínez Flores (74)Cardinal Adalberto Martínez Flores (74)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina

Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción (Paraguay)

Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Paraguay (Paraguay)

1997.08.141997.11.08
Congo-KinshasaBishop Nicolas Djomo Lola (81)Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola (81)

Bishop emeritus of Tshumbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

1997.05.201997.11.09
AustriaArchbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria)

1997.10.101997.11.23
FranceArchbishop Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S. (89)Archbishop Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S. (89)

Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France)

1997.10.231997.11.23
FranceBishop Patrick Le Gal (73)Bishop Patrick Le Gal (73)

Titular Bishop of Arisitum

Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France)

1997.09.121997.12.07
MyanmarBishop Peter Louis Cakü

former Bishop of Kengtung (Myanmar)

1997.05.201997.12.08
IndiaBishop Stephen Lepcha (73)Bishop Stephen Lepcha (73)

Bishop of Darjeeling (India)

1997.06.141997.12.08
BrazilBishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (71)Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (71)

Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil)

1997.10.081997.12.08
AustraliaArchbishop Denis James Hart (84)Archbishop Denis James Hart (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia)

1997.11.101997.12.09
ItalyBishop Angelo Daniel (92)Bishop Angelo Daniel (92)

Bishop emeritus of Chioggia (Italy)

1997.11.271997.12.13
USABishop Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. (79)Bishop Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. (79)

Bishop emeritus of Peoria (USA)

1997.10.211997.12.16
IndiaBishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (79)Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (79)

Bishop emeritus of Baroda (India)

1997.08.291997.12.28

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