| Newly Elected Bishops (158) | Elected | Consecrated |
 Bishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (張志勇) (95)Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China) | 2002 | 1996.10.06 |
Bishop Leo Yao Liang (姚良)former Auxiliary Bishop of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China) | 2002 | 2002.02.19 |
 Bishop David John James Monroe (84)Bishop emeritus of Kamloops (Canada) | 2002.01.05 | 2002.03.12 |
 Bishop Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R. (76) (Ukrainian Rite)Titular Bishop of Acarassus Archiepiscopal Exarch emeritus of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) | 2002.01.11 | 2002.02.15 |
 Archbishop Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R. (73) (Ukrainian Rite)Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) | 2002.01.11 | 2002.02.17 |
 Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (72) (Ukrainian Rite)Bishop emeritus of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England) | 2002.01.11 | 2002.02.27 |
Bishop James Edward Fitzgeraldformer Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA) | 2002.01.11 | 2002.03.19 |
 Bishop Francis Daw Tang (79)Bishop emeritus of Myitkyina (Myanmar) | 2002.01.15 | 2002.04.11 |
 Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (85)Bishop emeritus of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil) | 2002.01.16 | 2002.04.06 |
Bishop Licínio Rangelformer Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney (Brazil) | (2002.01.18) | 1991.07.28 ▼ |
 Archbishop Dominic Lumon (77)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Imphal (India) | 2002.01.18 | 2002.04.07 |
 Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas (67)Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador) President of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador | 2002.01.19 | 2002.03.23 |
 Bishop Gerardo Antonio Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M. (75)Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón (Peru) Titular Bishop of Thucca terebenthina | 2002.01.19 | 2002.04.14 |
Bishop José Song Sui-Wan (宋瑞雲), S.D.B.former Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil) | 2002.01.23 | 2002.04.27 |
 Cardinal Domenico Calcagno (83)Cardinal-Priest of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina pro hac vice Title Bishop emeritus of Savona–Noli (Italy) President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | 2002.01.25 | 2002.03.09 |
 Bishop Brian Vincent Finnigan (87)Titular Bishop of Rapidum Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia) | 2002.01.31 | 2002.04.08 |
Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barrónformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Tijuana (Mexico) | 2002.02.02 | 2002.03.20 |
 Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath (69) (Syro-Malabar Rite)Bishop of Mandya of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 2002.02.04 | 2002.04.20 |
 Bishop Gerard Joseph Hanna (84)Bishop emeritus of Wagga Wagga (Australia) | 2002.02.05 | 2002.05.15 |
 Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami (ヨセフ 高見三明), P.S.S. (80)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan) | 2002.02.07 | 2002.04.29 |
 Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli (78)Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina) Ordinary emeritus of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) | 2002.02.08 | 2002.04.20 |
Bishop Luis Antonio Nova Rochaformer Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia) | 2002.02.15 | 2002.03.09 |
 Bishop Héctor Cubillos Peña (76)Bishop of Zipaquirá (Colombia) | 2002.02.15 | 2002.03.23 |
 Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales (70)Bishop of Valdivia (Chile) | 2002.02.16 | 2002.04.06 |
 Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi (69)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Piura (Peru) | 2002.02.16 | 2002.04.07 |
 Bishop Carlos Enrique García Camader (71)Bishop of Lurín (Peru) President of Episcopal Conference of Peru | 2002.02.16 | 2002.04.07 |
 Bishop Adriano Tomasi Travaglia (杜敏思), O.F.M. (86)Titular Bishop of Obbi Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lima (Peru) | 2002.02.16 | 2002.04.07 |
 Bishop Paolo Urso (85)Bishop emeritus of Ragusa (Italy) | 2002.02.16 | 2002.04.12 |
 Bishop Karel Herbst, S.D.B. (82)Titular Bishop of Siccesi Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia) | 2002.02.19 | 2002.04.06 |
 Bishop John Fleming (78)Bishop emeritus of Killala (Ireland) | 2002.02.19 | 2002.04.07 |
 Archbishop William Charles Skurla (69) (Ruthenian Rite)Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) President of Council of the Ruthenian Church of USA | 2002.02.19 | 2002.04.23 |
 Bishop Gino Reali (78)Bishop emeritus of Porto–Santa Rufina (Italy) | 2002.02.23 | 2002.04.07 |
 Bishop Grégoire Pierre Melki (86) (Syriac Rite)Titular Bishop of Batnæ of the Syriacs Patriarchal Exarch emeritus of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine) | 2002.02.25 | 2002.05.18 |
 Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. (77)Bishop emeritus of Indore (India) | 2002.03.01 | 2002.06.07 |
 Bishop Félix Lázaro Martínez, Sch. P. (90)Bishop emeritus of Ponce (Puerto Rico) | 2002.03.20 | 2002.04.25 |
 Cardinal Jozef De Kesel (78)Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo Military Ordinary emeritus of Belgium (Belgium) | 2002.03.20 | 2002.05.26 |
 Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez (77)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tulancingo (Mexico) | 2002.03.23 | 2002.05.01 |
Bishop Antonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D.former Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines) | 2002.03.25 | 2002.05.31 |
 Archbishop Ivo Scapolo (72)Titular Archbishop of Thagaste | 2002.03.26 | 2002.05.12 |
 Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (71)Bishop emeritus of Cajamarca (Peru) | 2002.03.27 | 2002.05.05 |
 Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (79)Bishop emeritus of Legnica (Poland) | 2002.03.28 | 2002.05.20 |
Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowskiformer Bishop of Radom (Poland) former President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers former Archbishop ad personam | 2002.03.28 | 2002.05.25 |
 Bishop Roberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J. (82)Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Valles (Mexico) | 2002.04.05 | 2002.06.05 |
 Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (71) (Ukrainian Rite)Bishop of Stamford of the Ukrainians (USA) | 2002.04.05 | 2002.06.11 |
 Bishop David Motiuk (64) (Ukrainian Rite)Bishop of Edmonton of the Ukrainians (Canada) | 2002.04.05 | 2002.06.11 |
 Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico (69)Bishop emeritus of San Pablo (Philippines) | 2002.04.06 | 2002.06.19 |
 Bishop Isidro Barrio Barrio (82)Bishop emeritus of Huancavélica (Peru) | 2002.04.10 | 2002.05.25 |
 Archbishop Michele Pennisi (79)Archbishop emeritus of Monreale (Italy) | 2002.04.12 | 2002.07.03 |
Bishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B.former Bishop of Krishnagar (India) | 2002.04.17 | 2002.05.31 |
 Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil (73)Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India) | 2002.04.19 | 2002.05.19 |
 Archbishop Georges Nicolas Haddad, M.S.P. (68) (Greek-Melkite Rite)Archbishop of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) | 2002.04.20 | 2002.06.23 |
 Archbishop Joseph Perumthottam (77) (Syro-Malabar Rite)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 2002.04.24 | 2002.05.20 |
 Bishop Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. (83)Bishop emeritus of Bauru (Brazil) | 2002.04.24 | 2002.07.07 |
 Bishop Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos (70)Bishop of Jequié (Brazil) | 2002.04.24 | 2002.07.27 |
Bishop Patrick Daniel Koromaformer Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone) | 2002.04.26 | 2002.06.29 |
 Archbishop Richard William Smith (66)Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada) | 2002.04.27 | 2002.06.18 |
 Bishop Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (75)Bishop of London (Canada) | 2002.04.27 | 2002.08.15 |
 Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (85)Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kontagora (Nigeria) | 2002.04.30 | 2002.08.17 |
 Archbishop Mark Benedict Coleridge (77)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia) | 2002.05.03 | 2002.06.19 |
 Bishop John Michael Kudrick (78) (Ruthenian Rite)Bishop emeritus of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA) | 2002.05.03 | 2002.07.10 |
 Bishop Marian Buczek (73)Bishop emeritus of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (Ukraine) | 2002.05.04 | 2002.06.20 |
 Bishop Leon Mały (67)Titular Bishop of Tabunia Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukraine) | 2002.05.04 | 2002.06.20 |
Bishop Bronislaw Bernackiformer Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine) | 2002.05.04 | 2002.07.04 |
 Archbishop Jacinto Bergmann (74)Metropolitan Archbishop of Pelotas (Brazil) | 2002.05.08 | 2002.07.14 |
Bishop Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalilformer Bishop of Santo Domingo (Ecuador) | 2002.05.11 | 2002.06.22 |
 Bishop Edgardo Sarabia Juanich (73)Titular Bishop of Ausuaga Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Taytay (Philippines) | 2002.05.13 | 2002.07.11 |
 Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (74)Cardinal-Deacon of S. Spirito in Sassia Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura President of Commission for Advocates Protodeacon of College of Cardinals | 2002.05.18 | 2002.07.03 |
Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo (Chaldean Rite)former Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA) | 2002.05.21 | 2002.07.18 |
 Bishop Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C. (71)Bishop of Les Gonaïves (Haiti) | 2002.05.21 | 2002.10.13 |
 Bishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. (81)Bishop emeritus of Menevia (Wales) | 2002.05.24 | 2002.06.18 |
 Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (66)Metropolitan Archbishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia) | 2002.05.29 | 2002.07.25 |
Archbishop Lewis Jerome Zeiglerformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia) | 2002.05.30 | 2002.11.09 |
 Archbishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina (69)Metropolitan Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile) Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile | 2002.05.31 | 2002.07.13 |
 Bishop Roger Joseph Foys (80)Bishop emeritus of Covington (USA) | 2002.05.31 | 2002.07.15 |
 Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon (77)Bishop emeritus of Joliet (USA) | 2002.05.31 | 2002.08.06 |
 Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler (81)Bishop emeritus of Saint Cloud (USA) | 2002.06.07 | 2002.08.22 |
 Bishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M. (75)Bishop of Agats (Indonesia) | 2002.06.07 | 2002.09.15 |
Bishop Alfred Leonhard Malumaformer Bishop of Njombe (Tanzania) | 2002.06.08 | 2002.09.01 |
 Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (82)Bishop emeritus of Machala (Ecuador) | 2002.06.15 | 2002.07.27 |
 Bishop Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone (78)Titular Bishop of Benepota Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Canelones (Uruguay) | 2002.06.15 | 2002.09.08 |
Bishop Philippe-Jean-Louis Bretonformer Bishop of Aire et Dax (France) | 2002.06.18 | 2002.09.29 |
Bishop José María de la Torre Martínformer Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico) | 2002.06.19 | 2002.07.16 |
Bishop Rafael Francisco Martínez Sáinzformer Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) | 2002.06.19 | 2002.07.16 |
 Bishop Guido Fiandino (85)Titular Bishop of Aléria Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Torino (Italy) | 2002.06.21 | 2002.07.20 |
 Bishop Giacomo Lanzetti (83)Bishop emeritus of Alba (Italy) | 2002.06.21 | 2002.07.20 |
 Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge (68)Bishop of Arlington (USA) | 2002.06.21 | 2002.09.05 |
 Archbishop Jean-Pierre-Marie Cattenoz (80)Archbishop emeritus of Avignon (France) | 2002.06.21 | 2002.10.13 |
Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap.former Bishop of Siuna (Nicaragua) | 2002.06.24 | 2002.09.13 |
Bishop Štefan Sečkaformer Bishop of Spiš (Slovakia) | 2002.06.28 | 2002.07.27 |
 Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan (75)Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney (Brazil) Titular Bishop of Cedamusa | 2002.06.28 | 2002.08.18 |
 Bishop Lorenzo Loppa (78)Bishop emeritus of Anagni–Alatri (Italy) | 2002.06.28 | 2002.09.22 |
 Bishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy (70)Bishop of Chingleput (India) | 2002.06.28 | 2002.09.29 |
 Archbishop Valéry Vienneau (78)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Moncton (Canada) | 2002.07.03 | 2002.10.08 |
 Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (65)Bishop of Speyer (Germany) | 2002.07.04 | 2002.09.08 |
 Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (69)Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) | 2002.07.05 | 2002.08.21 |
 Archbishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (82)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bloemfontein (South Africa) | 2002.07.08 | 2002.08.25 |
 Bishop Thomas Aquinas Lephonse (73)Bishop of Coimbatore (India) | 2002.07.10 | 2002.08.28 |
Bishop Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P.former Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) | 2002.07.10 | 2002.10.02 |
 Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire (68)Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia) | 2002.07.10 | 2002.10.04 |
 Bishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.J. (88)Bishop emeritus of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica) | 2002.07.13 | 2002.09.21 |
 Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães (72)Metropolitan Archbishop of Palmas (Brazil) | 2002.07.17 | 2002.09.14 |
 Bishop Paolino Schiavon (86)Titular Bishop of Trevi Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy) | 2002.07.18 | 2002.09.21 |
 Bishop Earl Alfred Boyea (75)Bishop of Lansing (USA) | 2002.07.22 | 2002.09.13 |
 Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam (68)Bishop of Nellore (India) | 2002.07.26 | 2002.08.28 |
 Bishop José Figueroa Gómez (79)Bishop emeritus of Granada (Colombia) | 2002.08.08 | 2002.10.12 |
Bishop Mansour Hobeika (Maronite Rite)former Bishop of Zahlé of the Maronites (Lebanon) | 2002.09.12 | 2002.10.26 |
 Bishop Rutilo Muñoz Zamora (74)Bishop of Coatzacoalcos (Mexico) | 2002.09.24 | 2002.11.20 |
 Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller (78)Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany) Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” President emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission former President of International Theological Commission | 2002.10.01 | 2002.11.24 |
 Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (70) (Coptic Rite)Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt | 2002.10.05 | 2002.11.15 |
 Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga (73)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland) | 2002.10.07 | 2002.11.24 |
 Bishop Ricardo Oscar Faifer (85)Bishop emeritus of Goya (Argentina) | 2002.10.10 | 2002.12.12 |
 Bishop Jean-Baptiste Alain Harel (75)Bishop emeritus of Port Victoria (Seychelles) former President of Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean | 2002.10.11 | 2002.12.08 |
 Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (김운회 루가 / 金雲會) (81)Bishop emeritus of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea) former Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea) | 2002.10.12 | 2002.11.21 |
 Bishop Robert Joseph Hermann (91)Titular Bishop of Zerta Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA) | 2002.10.16 | 2002.12.12 |
 Bishop Tommaso Ghirelli (81)Bishop emeritus of Imola (Italy) | 2002.10.18 | 2002.11.30 |
Archbishop Cataldo Naroformer Archbishop of Monreale (Italy) | 2002.10.18 | 2002.12.14 |
 Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南) (76)Titular Archbishop of Amantia | 2002.10.19 | 2003.01.06 |
 Bishop Manuel da Rocha Felício (78)Bishop emeritus of Guarda (Portugal) | 2002.10.21 | 2002.12.15 |
 Archbishop Franz Lackner, O.F.M. (69)Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria) President of Episcopal Conference of Austria | 2002.10.23 | 2002.12.08 |
Bishop Jean-Claude Hertzogformer Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (France) | 2002.10.24 | 2002.12.22 |
Bishop José Luis Castro Medellín, M.S.F.former Bishop of Tacámbaro (Mexico) | 2002.10.25 | 2002.12.03 |
 Bishop Robert Harris (81)Bishop emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) | 2002.10.26 | 2002.12.12 |
 Bishop Donald Lapointe (89)Titular Bishop of Octabia Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jérôme (Canada) | 2002.10.26 | 2002.12.13 |
 Bishop Carmelo Scampa (82)Bishop emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil) | 2002.10.30 | 2003.01.05 |
 Archbishop Celestino Migliore (73)Titular Archbishop of Canosa Apostolic Nuncio to France | 2002.10.30 | 2003.01.06 |
 Bishop Esteban María Laxague, S.D.B. (69)Bishop of Viedma (Argentina) | 2002.10.31 | 2002.12.21 |
Bishop Andraos Abouna (Chaldean Rite)former Titular Bishop of Hirta former Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans | 2002.11.06 | 2003.01.06 |
 Bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia (68)Bishop of Auchi (Nigeria) | 2002.11.06 | 2003.02.22 |
 Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan (73)Metropolitan Archbishop of Gandhinagar (India) | 2002.11.11 | 2003.01.11 |
Bishop Milan Šášik, C.M. (Ruthenian Rite)former Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) | 2002.11.12 | 2003.01.06 |
Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusatiformer Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil) | 2002.11.13 | 2003.02.08 |
 Archbishop Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. (74)Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) | 2002.11.15 | 2003.01.06 |
Archbishop Alapati Lui Mata’eligaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa) former Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (Tokelau) | 2002.11.16 | 2003.01.03 |
Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M.former Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria) | 2002.11.21 | 2003.01.06 |
 Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (84)Bishop emeritus of Ngong (Kenya) | 2002.11.23 | 2003.01.25 |
 Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (76)Titular Archbishop of Rusticiana | 2002.11.25 | 2003.01.06 |
Bishop René-Marie Ehuzu, C.I.M.former Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin) | 2002.11.25 | 2003.01.06 |
 Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên (65)Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam | 2002.11.26 | 2003.01.02 |
 Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (76)Bishop emeritus of Cân Tho (Vietnam) | 2002.11.26 | 2003.02.18 |
 Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (84)Titular Bishop of Respecta Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia) | 2002.11.30 | 2003.02.11 |
 Bishop Pierre-André Dumas (63)Bishop of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne (Haiti) Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti | 2002.12.10 | 2003.02.22 |
Bishop Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C.former Bishop of Hinche (Haiti) | 2002.12.10 | 2003.02.22 |
 Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (72) (Slovak Rite)Metropolitan emeritus of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) former President of Council of the Slovak Church | 2002.12.11 | 2003.01.06 |
 Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (70)Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) | 2002.12.11 | 2003.02.10 |
 Archbishop Pedro López Quintana (72)Titular Archbishop of Agropoli Apostolic Nuncio to Austria | 2002.12.12 | 2003.01.06 |
 Bishop Ignatius Wang Zhong-zhang (汪中璋) (92)Titular Bishop of Sitipa Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA) | 2002.12.13 | 2003.01.30 |
 Bishop Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. (80)Bishop emeritus of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa (Italy) | 2002.12.13 | 2003.02.08 |
 Bishop Ronald William Gainer (78)Bishop emeritus of Harrisburg (USA) | 2002.12.13 | 2003.02.22 |
 Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye (72)Bishop of Muyinga (Burundi) President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa | 2002.12.14 | 2003.03.01 |
 Bishop Michael Ekwoy Apochi (65)Bishop of Otukpo (Nigeria) | 2002.12.17 | 2003.02.23 |
Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B.former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints | 2002.12.19 | 2003.01.06 |
 Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C. (82)Titular Bishop of Abitinæ Secretary emeritus of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Vice-President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews | 2002.12.19 | 2003.01.06 |
 Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina (71) (Coptic Rite)Bishop emeritus of Guizeh of the Copts (Egypt) | 2002.12.21 | 2003.02.13 |
 Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu (66)Bishop of Chipata (Zambia) | 2002.12.23 | 2003.02.23 |
 Bishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (66)Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines) | 2002.12.27 | 2003.02.18 |
 Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (76)Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) | 2002.12.27 | 2003.02.19 |
 Bishop Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares (68)Bishop emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela) | 2002.12.27 | 2003.03.15 |
 Bishop Giancarlo Vecerrica (85)Bishop emeritus of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy) | 2002.12.30 | 2003.02.22 |