Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 2000

Bishops (198)ElectedConsecratedAscending
AngolaArchbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (68)Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola)

1999.10.152000.01.06
MoldovaBishop Anton Coşa (64)Bishop Anton Coşa (64)

Bishop of Chişinău (Moldova)

1999.10.302000.01.06
HungaryCardinal Péter Erdő (73)Cardinal Péter Erdő (73)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

Member of Council for the Economy

1999.11.052000.01.06
HungaryBishop András Veres (66)Bishop András Veres (66)

Bishop of Győr (Hungary)

1999.11.052000.01.06
GeorgiaBishop Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S. (71)Bishop Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S. (71)

Apostolic Administrator of Caucasus (Georgia)

Titular Bishop of Musti

1999.11.092000.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello (79)Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello (79)

Titular Archbishop of Sasabe

1999.11.292000.01.06
ItalyBishop Franco Croci

former Vice-President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

1999.12.032000.01.06
IndiaArchbishop George Panikulam (83)Archbishop George Panikulam (83) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Caudium

1999.12.042000.01.06
PolandBishop Stanisław Gębicki (80)Bishop Stanisław Gębicki (80)

Titular Bishop of Thiges

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Włocławek (Poland)

1999.12.112000.01.06
PeruBishop Ivo Baldi Gaburri

former Bishop of Huarí (Peru)

1999.12.142000.01.06
USABishop David Laurin Ricken (73)Bishop David Laurin Ricken (73)

Bishop of Green Bay (USA)

1999.12.142000.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello (アルベルト・ボッターリ・デ・カステッロ)

former Titular Archbishop of Oderzo

1999.12.182000.01.06
ChinaArchbishop Francis Lu Xin-ping (62)Archbishop Francis Lu Xin-ping (陸新平) (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China)

20002000.01.06
ChinaBishop Peter Fang Jian-ping (63)Bishop Peter Fang Jian-ping (方建平) (63)

Bishop of Yongping 永平 (China)

20002000.01.06
ChinaBishop Andrew Jin Dao-yuan (靳道遠)

former Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

(2000)2000.01.06
ChinaBishop John Su Chang-shan (蘇長山)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

(2000)2000.01.06
ChinaBishop Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (65)Bishop Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (詹思祿) (65)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

(2000)2000.01.06
MaliBishop Georges Fonghoro

former Bishop of Mopti (Mali)

1999.08.302000.01.08
MexicoBishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (80)Bishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (80)

Bishop emeritus of Celaya (Mexico)

1999.11.182000.01.08
PolandBishop Ireneusz Józef Pękalski (76)Bishop Ireneusz Józef Pękalski (76)

Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Łódź (Poland)

1999.12.112000.01.08
FranceBishop François-Marie-Joseph Blondel (86)Bishop François-Marie-Joseph Blondel (86)

Bishop emeritus of Viviers (France)

1999.11.152000.01.09
PortugalCardinal Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (77)Cardinal Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (77)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio

Patriarch emeritus of Lisboa (Portugal)

1999.11.062000.01.22
Dominican RepublicBishop Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez

former Bishop of Barahona (Dominican Republic)

1999.12.072000.01.22
GermanyArchbishop Hans-Josef Becker (77)Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany)

1999.12.092000.01.23
USABishop Robert Francis Vasa (74)Bishop Robert Francis Vasa (74)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (USA)

1999.11.192000.01.26
USAArchbishop George Leo Thomas (75)Archbishop George Leo Thomas (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Las Vegas (USA)

1999.11.192000.01.28
ItalyBishop Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi (88)Bishop Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi (88)

Bishop emeritus of Acerra (Italy)

1999.12.072000.01.29
Congo-KinshasaBishop Dominique Bulamatari Kizayakana

former Bishop of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

1999.10.292000.01.30
Congo-KinshasaBishop Édouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

1999.10.292000.01.30
Congo-KinshasaBishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi

former Bishop of Matadi (Congo-Kinshasa)

1999.10.292000.01.30
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Pelvi (77)Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

1999.12.112000.02.05
IndonesiaArchbishop Agustinus Agus (76)Archbishop Agustinus Agus (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pontianak (Indonesia)

1999.10.292000.02.06
Guinea-BissauBishop José Câmnate na Bissign (72)Bishop José Câmnate na Bissign (72)

Bishop emeritus of Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)

1999.10.152000.02.12
MadagascarBishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S.

former Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar)

1999.10.152000.02.13
ZimbabweBishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E.

former Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

1999.10.152000.02.19
BrazilArchbishop José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. (80)Archbishop José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil)

1999.12.012000.02.19
LebanonArchbishop Joseph Kallas, M.S.P. (94)Archbishop Joseph Kallas, M.S.P. (94) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Beirut–Gibail of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2000.01.162000.02.19
BrazilBishop José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (78)Bishop José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Itaguaí (Brazil)

1999.11.172000.02.20
ItalyBishop Lino Fumagalli (78)Bishop Lino Fumagalli (78)

Bishop emeritus of Viterbo (Italy)

1999.12.312000.02.20
MoroccoArchbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth. (84)Archbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth. (84)

Archbishop emeritus of Rabat (Morocco)

1999.12.032000.02.26
PakistanBishop Andrew Francis

former Bishop of Multan (Pakistan)

1999.12.032000.02.26
USABishop Richard Joseph Malone (80)Bishop Richard Joseph Malone (80)

Bishop emeritus of Buffalo (USA)

2000.01.272000.03.01
SyriaArchbishop Théophile Georges Kassab (Syriac Rite)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

1999.12.182000.03.03
Papua New GuineaBishop Arnold Orowae

former Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)

1999.12.142000.03.04
SyriaArchbishop Nikolaki Sawaf (83)Archbishop Nikolaki Sawaf (83) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

2000.01.162000.03.04
MexicoBishop José Luis Fletes Santana (78)Bishop José Luis Fletes Santana (78)

Titular Bishop of Thunusuda

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of México (Mexico)

2000.01.292000.03.04
MexicoBishop Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón

former Bishop of Cuautitlán (Mexico)

2000.01.292000.03.04
MexicoBishop Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S.

former Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

2000.01.292000.03.04
FranceBishop Philippe Jean-Marie Joseph Gueneley (87)Bishop Philippe Jean-Marie Joseph Gueneley (87)

Bishop emeritus of Langres (France)

1999.12.162000.03.05
USAArchbishop James Peter Sartain (73)Archbishop James Peter Sartain (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seattle (USA)

2000.01.042000.03.06
KenyaBishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C. (76)Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C. (76)

Bishop emeritus of Isiolo (Kenya)

1999.12.222000.03.18
KenyaBishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a (70)Bishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a (70)

Titular Bishop of Oëa

Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

1999.12.222000.03.18
TanzaniaBishop Method Kilaini (78)Bishop Method Kilaini (78)

Titular Bishop of Tamalluma

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bukoba (Tanzania)

1999.12.222000.03.18
ColombiaBishop José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán (Colombia)

1999.12.222000.03.19
BrazilBishop Carillo Gritti, I.M.C.

former Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil)

2000.01.052000.03.19
IndiaBishop Gerald Isaac Lobo (76)Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo (76)

Bishop emeritus of Udupi (India)

1999.12.032000.03.20
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Lian-gui (62)Bishop Joseph Li Lian-gui (李連貴) (62)

Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

20002000.03.20
BrazilBishop José Haring, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

2000.01.192000.03.20
ColombiaBishop Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro

former Bishop of Ipiales (Colombia)

2000.01.292000.03.20
PhilippinesBishop José Francisco Oliveros

former Bishop of Malolos (Philippines)

2000.02.022000.03.20
KenyaBishop Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. (86)Bishop Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Lodwar (Kenya)

2000.02.172000.03.20
ColombiaBishop Álvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R. (92)Bishop Álvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R. (92)

Titular Bishop of Bettona

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Carreño (Colombia)

1999.12.222000.03.24
PakistanBishop Max John Rodrigues (87)Bishop Max John Rodrigues (87)

Bishop emeritus of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

1999.12.032000.03.25
GhanaBishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien (80)Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien (80)

Bishop emeritus of Wiawso (Ghana)

1999.12.222000.03.25
ArgentinaArchbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano (71)Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

2000.01.042000.03.25
ArgentinaBishop Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. (87)Bishop Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. (87)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Deán Funes (Argentina)

2000.01.182000.03.25
LatviaBishop Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P. (64)Bishop Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P. (64)

Bishop emeritus of Liepāja (Latvia)

former General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

2000.01.252000.03.25
ItalyBishop Francesco Guido Ravinale (82)Bishop Francesco Guido Ravinale (82)

Bishop emeritus of Asti (Italy)

2000.02.212000.03.25
BrazilBishop Protógenes José Luft, S.C. (76)Bishop Protógenes José Luft, S.C. (76)

Bishop emeritus of Barra do Garças (Brazil)

2000.01.262000.03.26
ColombiaBishop Jorge García Isaza, C.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia)

2000.02.172000.03.26
IndiaArchbishop Dominic Jala, S.D.B.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong (India)

1999.12.222000.04.02
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Paglia (80)Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia (80)

Archbishop ad personam

Bishop emeritus of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

2000.03.042000.04.02
IndiaBishop Gerald John Mathias (72)Bishop Gerald John Mathias (72)

Bishop of Lucknow (India)

1999.12.222000.04.09
MexicoBishop Miguel Romano Gómez (67)Bishop Miguel Romano Gómez (67)

Titular Bishop of Vagal

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guadalajara (Mexico)

2000.03.182000.04.09
USABishop John Joseph Kaising

former Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

2000.02.212000.04.11
IndiaBishop Mathew Vaniakizhakel, C.V. (80)Bishop Mathew Vaniakizhakel, C.V. (80) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

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

1999.12.182000.04.12
PakistanArchbishop Evarist Pinto (92)Archbishop Evarist Pinto (92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Karachi (Pakistan)

2000.02.172000.04.25
SenegalBishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (74)Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (74)

Bishop of Kolda (Senegal)

1999.12.222000.04.29
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Marinelli

former Archbishop of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado (Italy)

2000.03.112000.04.29
ItalyCardinal Francesco Montenegro (79)Cardinal Francesco Montenegro (79)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agrigento (Italy)

2000.03.182000.04.29
FranceBishop François-Paul-Marie Maupu (86)Bishop François-Paul-Marie Maupu (86)

Bishop emeritus of Verdun (France)

2000.03.092000.04.30
ItalyBishop Claudio Baggini

former Bishop of Vigevano (Italy)

2000.03.182000.04.30
FranceArchbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (82)Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (82)

Archbishop ad personam

Bishop emeritus of Angers (France)

2000.03.202000.04.30
ItalyBishop Mansueto Bianchi

former Bishop of Pistoia (Italy)

former General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

2000.03.182000.05.03
ChinaBishop Joseph Zhao Feng-chang (92)Bishop Joseph Zhao Feng-chang (趙鳳昌) (92)

Bishop of Yanggu 陽穀 (China)

20002000.05.07
BrazilBishop Eduardo Zielski (79)Bishop Eduardo Zielski (79)

Bishop emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

2000.02.022000.05.07
GabonBishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (65)Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (65)

Bishop of Mouila (Gabon)

2000.02.172000.05.07
GabonBishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene (66)Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene (66)

Bishop of Oyem (Gabon)

President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon

2000.02.172000.05.07
BrazilBishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. (74)Bishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. (74)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

2000.02.232000.05.07
FranceBishop Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse (86)Bishop Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse (86)

Bishop emeritus of Périgueux (France)

2000.03.102000.05.07
PeruBishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich (75)Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich (75)

Bishop of Puno (Peru)

2000.03.252000.05.07
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Verucchi

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy)

2000.03.092000.05.13
ItalyBishop Angelo Spinillo (74)Bishop Angelo Spinillo (74)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy)

2000.03.182000.05.13
ChinaBishop Michael He Jin-min (賀近民)

former Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

(2000)2000.05.14
ChinaBishop Matthew Hu Xian-de (胡賢德)

former Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

20002000.05.14
FranceBishop Claude-Pierre-Charles Schockert (86)Bishop Claude-Pierre-Charles Schockert (86)

Bishop emeritus of Belfort–Montbéliard (France)

2000.03.012000.05.14
ItalyArchbishop Tommaso Valentinetti (73)Archbishop Tommaso Valentinetti (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pescara–Penne (Italy)

2000.03.252000.05.20
ItalyBishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. (80)Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Grosseto (Italy)

2000.03.252000.05.20
BrazilBishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (81)Bishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Nova Iguaçu (Brazil)

2000.04.052000.05.20
PolandBishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (72)Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (72)

Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland)

2000.04.202000.05.20
SerbiaArchbishop Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. (80)Archbishop Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Beograd (Serbia)

2000.03.252000.05.24
HungaryBishop Miklós Beer (82)Bishop Miklós Beer (82)

Bishop emeritus of Vác (Hungary)

2000.04.082000.05.27
PolandBishop Józef Szamocki (71)Bishop Józef Szamocki (71)

Titular Bishop of Clypia

Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń (Poland)

2000.04.202000.05.27
FranceBishop Jean-Luc Brunin (75)Bishop Jean-Luc Brunin (75)

Bishop of Le Havre (France)

2000.04.202000.05.28
USABishop Jaime Soto (70)Bishop Jaime Soto (70)

Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

2000.03.232000.05.31
Dominican RepublicBishop Diómedes Espinal de León (76)Bishop Diómedes Espinal de León (76)

Bishop of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic)

2000.04.202000.06.02
BrazilBishop Alfredo Schäffler (85)Bishop Alfredo Schäffler (85)

Bishop emeritus of Parnaíba (Brazil)

2000.03.152000.06.03
BeninBishop Martin Adjou Moumouni (70)Bishop Martin Adjou Moumouni (70)

Bishop of N’Dali (Benin)

1999.12.222000.06.10
BeninBishop Clet Feliho (72)Bishop Clet Feliho (72)

Bishop of Kandi (Benin)

2000.01.292000.06.10
BeninArchbishop Fidèle Agbatchi (75)Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Parakou (Benin)

2000.04.142000.06.10
BrazilArchbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Prado (76)Archbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Prado (76)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Araçuaí (Brazil)

2000.03.222000.06.11
SloveniaBishop Andrej Glavan (82)Bishop Andrej Glavan (82)

Bishop emeritus of Novo Mesto (Slovenia)

2000.05.132000.06.12
MexicoArchbishop Hipólito Reyes Larios

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

2000.04.152000.06.13
MexicoBishop Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal (76)Bishop Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal (76)

Bishop emeritus of Córdoba (Mexico)

2000.04.152000.06.14
Saint Pierre and MiquelonBishop Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. (92)Bishop Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. (92)

Titular Bishop of Avioccala

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)

2000.02.172000.06.18
BrazilBishop Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. (82)Bishop Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Guarapuava (Brazil)

2000.03.292000.06.18
ArgentinaArchbishop Carlos María Franzini

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina)

2000.04.292000.06.19
SwitzerlandBishop Denis Theurillat (75)Bishop Denis Theurillat (75)

Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)

2000.04.172000.06.22
BrazilBishop Antonino Migliore (79)Bishop Antonino Migliore (79)

Bishop emeritus of Coxim (Brazil)

2000.05.102000.06.23
SloveniaArchbishop Anton Stres, C.M. (83)Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. (83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

former President of Episcopal Conference of Slovenia

2000.05.132000.06.24
ChinaArchbishop Matthew Cao Xiang-de (曹湘德)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Hangzhou 杭州 (China)

(2000)2000.06.25
IndiaBishop John Thattumkal, S.S.C. (75)Bishop John Thattumkal, S.S.C. (75)

Bishop emeritus of Cochin (India)

2000.05.102000.06.25
ItalyBishop Vito De Grisantis

former Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)

2000.05.132000.06.26
GermanyBishop Rainer Klug (87)Bishop Rainer Klug (87)

Titular Bishop of Ala miliaria

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

2000.05.232000.06.29
VietnamBishop Paul Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh, P.S.S.

former Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam)

2000.05.102000.06.30
ItalyArchbishop Orazio Soricelli (73)Archbishop Orazio Soricelli (73)

Archbishop of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy)

2000.06.032000.06.30
ItalyBishop Felice Di Molfetta (86)Bishop Felice Di Molfetta (86)

Bishop emeritus of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy)

2000.04.292000.07.01
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (76)Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)

2000.04.142000.07.02
SloveniaBishop Jurij Bizjak (79)Bishop Jurij Bizjak (79)

Bishop emeritus of Koper (Slovenia)

2000.05.132000.07.05
NicaraguaBishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (65)Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (65)

Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua

2000.06.172000.07.13
GermanyBishop Anton Losinger (69)Bishop Anton Losinger (69)

Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra

Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

2000.06.062000.07.16
ArgentinaBishop Carlos Humberto Malfa (77)Bishop Carlos Humberto Malfa (77)

Bishop emeritus of Chascomús (Argentina)

2000.05.202000.07.21
TanzaniaArchbishop Damian Denis Dallu (70)Archbishop Damian Denis Dallu (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Songea (Tanzania)

2000.04.142000.07.30
BrazilArchbishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo (68)Archbishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Botucatu (Brazil)

2000.05.032000.07.30
ColombiaBishop José Vicente Huertas Vargas

former Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia)

2000.06.232000.08.04
LithuaniaBishop Jonas Kauneckas (87)Bishop Jonas Kauneckas (87)

Bishop emeritus of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

2000.05.132000.08.05
IndonesiaBishop Benyamin Yosef Bria

former Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia)

2000.04.142000.08.06
South AfricaBishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane (78)Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane (78)

Bishop emeritus of Mariannhill (South Africa)

2000.06.022000.08.06
ChinaBishop Joseph Jiang Ming-yuan (姜明遠), C.D.D.

former Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

20002000.08.08
BrazilBishop Irineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil)

2000.06.142000.08.12
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Ming-shu (李明述)

former Bishop of Qingdao 青島 (China)

20002000.08.13
VietnamBishop Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân

former Bishop of Vinh Long (Vietnam)

2000.05.102000.08.15
CanadaArchbishop Arthé Guimond

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

2000.06.092000.08.15
IndiaBishop Thomas Pulloppillil (71)Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil (71)

Bishop of Bongaigaon (India)

2000.05.102000.08.20
BrazilArchbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (79)Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cuiabá (Brazil)

2000.05.312000.08.20
BrazilArchbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (78)Archbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

2000.05.312000.08.20
IndiaArchbishop George Kocherry (81)Archbishop George Kocherry (81) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Othona

2000.06.102000.08.21
Papua New GuineaBishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. (92)Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. (92)

Bishop emeritus of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

2000.05.102000.08.24
ItalyBishop Elio Tinti

former Bishop of Carpi (Italy)

2000.06.172000.08.26
KenyaBishop Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Malindi (Kenya)

2000.06.022000.09.02
El SalvadorBishop Miguel Angel Morán Aquino (70)Bishop Miguel Angel Morán Aquino (70)

Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

2000.07.192000.09.02
PortugalBishop Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I. (76)Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I. (76)

Bishop of Faro (Portugal)

2000.06.302000.09.03
IndonesiaBishop Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J.

former Bishop of Purwokerto (Indonesia)

2000.05.102000.09.08
USABishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli (81)Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli (81)

Bishop emeritus of Paterson (USA)

2000.07.032000.09.08
JapanBishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル 溝部 脩), S.D.B.

former Bishop of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan)

2000.05.102000.09.09
NetherlandsBishop Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden, S.S.S. (90)Bishop Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden, S.S.S. (90)

Titular Bishop of Thibilis

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Haarlem–Amsterdam (Netherlands)

2000.06.242000.09.09
FranceArchbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (74)Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

2000.06.062000.09.10
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Mennini (78)Archbishop Antonio Mennini (78)

Titular Archbishop of Ferento

2000.07.082000.09.12
JapanBishop Marcellino Taiji Tani (73)Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani (マルセリーノ 谷 大二) (73)

Bishop emeritus of Saitama さいたま (Japan)

2000.05.102000.09.15
BurundiArchbishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa (73)Archbishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bujumbura (Burundi)

2000.05.102000.09.16
FranceBishop Dominique Marie Jean Rey (73)Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Rey (73)

Bishop emeritus of Fréjus–Toulon (France)

2000.05.162000.09.17
BrazilBishop José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P.

former Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil)

2000.07.052000.09.17
GermanyBishop Gebhard Fürst (77)Bishop Gebhard Fürst (77)

Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

2000.07.072000.09.17
ColombiaBishop Daniel Caro Borda (86)Bishop Daniel Caro Borda (86)

Bishop emeritus of Soacha (Colombia)

2000.07.212000.09.19
SpainArchbishop Juan del Río Martín

former Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain)

2000.06.292000.09.23
BrazilBishop Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. (78)Bishop Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Irecê (Brazil)

2000.07.052000.09.23
BrazilBishop Genival Saraiva de França (88)Bishop Genival Saraiva de França (88)

Bishop emeritus of Palmares (Brazil)

2000.07.122000.09.23
BrazilArchbishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. (77)Archbishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vitória (Brazil)

2000.07.052000.09.26
Papua New GuineaBishop Anthony Joseph Burgess

former Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)

2000.05.102000.09.27
Papua New GuineaBishop Alphonse Liguori Chaupa

former Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

2000.06.242000.09.30
JapanBishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (70)Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (ドミニコ 宮原良治) (70)

Bishop emeritus of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)

2000.05.102000.10.01
MonacoArchbishop Bernard-César-Augustin Barsi

former Archbishop of Monaco (Monaco)

2000.05.162000.10.08
FranceArchbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (78)Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier (France)

2000.07.132000.10.08
South AfricaBishop Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I.

former Bishop of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa)

2000.07.052000.10.14
BrazilBishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (81)Bishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Humaitá (Brazil)

2000.07.262000.10.15
IndiaBishop Singaroyan Sebastianappan (73)Bishop Singaroyan Sebastianappan (73)

Bishop emeritus of Salem (India)

2000.07.052000.10.18
ArgentinaBishop Joaquín Mariano Sucunza (80)Bishop Joaquín Mariano Sucunza (80)

Titular Bishop of Saetabis

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2000.07.222000.10.21
ChinaArchbishop Anthony Zong Chang-feng (宗長風)

former Coadjutor Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China)

20002000.10.27
Burkina FasoBishop Joseph Sama (78)Bishop Joseph Sama (78)

Bishop emeritus of Nouna (Burkina Faso)

2000.04.142000.10.28
CuraçaoBishop Luis Antonio Secco, S.D.B. (78)Bishop Luis Antonio Secco, S.D.B. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Willemstad (Curaçao)

2000.06.242000.10.28
BeninBishop Victor Agbanou (80)Bishop Victor Agbanou (80)

Bishop emeritus of Lokossa (Benin)

2000.07.052000.11.04
ItalyBishop Ovidio Poletto (91)Bishop Ovidio Poletto (91)

Bishop emeritus of Concordia–Pordenone (Italy)

2000.09.162000.11.11
IrelandArchbishop Michael Aidan Courtney

former Titular Archbishop of Eanach Dúin

former Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

2000.08.182000.11.12
Congo-KinshasaBishop Camille Lembi Zaneli

former Bishop of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa)

2000.06.022000.11.26
KazakhstanBishop Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (Kazakhstan)

2000.10.142000.11.26
ChinaBishop John Chrysostom Lan Shi (蘭石)

former Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

20002000.11.28
SpainBishop Alfonso Milián Sorribas

former Bishop of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain)

2000.11.092000.12.03
WalesBishop John Mark Jabalé, E.B.C.

former Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

2000.11.072000.12.07
IndiaBishop Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj (82)Bishop Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj (82)

Bishop emeritus of Palayamkottai (India)

2000.10.232000.12.08
EnglandArchbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. (76)Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Liverpool (England)

former Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

2000.11.072000.12.08
ItalyArchbishop Andrea Bruno Mazzocato (77)Archbishop Andrea Bruno Mazzocato (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Udine (Italy)

2000.10.112000.12.09
ItalyArchbishop Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza–Bisignano (Italy)

2000.11.042000.12.10
ChinaBishop Joseph Ye Rong-hua (葉榮華)

former Prefect Apostolic of Xing’anfu 興安府 (China)

2000.12.10
CroatiaArchbishop Ivan Devčić (78)Archbishop Ivan Devčić (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rijeka (Croatia)

2000.11.172000.12.16
ArgentinaBishop Jorge Luis Lona

former Bishop of San Luis (Argentina)

2000.11.202000.12.20
ArgentinaBishop Armando José María Rossi, O.P. (80)Bishop Armando José María Rossi, O.P. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Concepción (Argentina)

2000.11.142000.12.22
PolandArchbishop Adam Szal (72)Archbishop Adam Szal (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

2000.11.162000.12.23
ArgentinaBishop Juan Horacio Suárez (88)Bishop Juan Horacio Suárez (88)

Bishop emeritus of Gregorio de Laferrere (Argentina)

2000.11.252000.12.23

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