Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 2003

Bishops (178)ElectedConsecratedAscending
VietnamArchbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên (65)Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam

2002.11.262003.01.02
TokelauArchbishop Alapati Lui Mata’eliga

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)

former Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (Tokelau)

2002.11.162003.01.03
BrazilBishop Carmelo Scampa (82)Bishop Carmelo Scampa (82)

Bishop emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil)

2002.10.302003.01.05
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Han Zhi-hai (60)Archbishop Joseph Han Zhi-hai (韓志海) (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China)

20032003.01.05
South KoreaArchbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (76)Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南) (76)

Titular Archbishop of Amantia

2002.10.192003.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Celestino Migliore (73)Archbishop Celestino Migliore (73)

Titular Archbishop of Canosa

Apostolic Nuncio to France

2002.10.302003.01.06
IraqBishop Andraos Abouna (Chaldean Rite)

former Titular Bishop of Hirta

former Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans

2002.11.062003.01.06
UkraineBishop Milan Šášik, C.M. (Ruthenian Rite)

former Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

2002.11.122003.01.06
ItalyArchbishop Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. (74)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)

2002.11.152003.01.06
SyriaBishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria)

2002.11.212003.01.06
VietnamArchbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (76)Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (76)

Titular Archbishop of Rusticiana

2002.11.252003.01.06
BeninBishop René-Marie Ehuzu, C.I.M.

former Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin)

2002.11.252003.01.06
SlovakiaArchbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (72)Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (72) (Slovak Rite)

Metropolitan emeritus of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

former President of Council of the Slovak Church

2002.12.112003.01.06
SpainArchbishop Pedro López Quintana (72)Archbishop Pedro López Quintana (72)

Titular Archbishop of Agropoli

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

2002.12.122003.01.06
ItalyCardinal 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

2002.12.192003.01.06
IrelandBishop Brian Farrell, L.C. (82)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

2002.12.192003.01.06
IndiaArchbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan (73)Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gandhinagar (India)

2002.11.112003.01.11
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan (63)Archbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan (譚燕全) (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China)

20032003.01.21
EnglandArchbishop Bernard Longley (71)Archbishop Bernard Longley (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (England)

Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

2003.01.042003.01.24
EnglandBishop Alan Stephen Hopes (82)Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes (82)

Bishop emeritus of East Anglia (England)

2003.01.042003.01.24
KenyaBishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (84)Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Ngong (Kenya)

2002.11.232003.01.25
USABishop Ignatius Wang Zhong-zhang (92)Bishop Ignatius Wang Zhong-zhang (汪中璋) (92)

Titular Bishop of Sitipa

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA)

2002.12.132003.01.30
BrazilBishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati

former Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil)

2002.11.132003.02.08
ItalyBishop Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. (80)Bishop Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa (Italy)

2002.12.132003.02.08
BrazilBishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (70)Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (70)

Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil)

2002.12.112003.02.10
AustraliaBishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (84)Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (84)

Titular Bishop of Respecta

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia)

2002.11.302003.02.11
EgyptBishop Antonios Aziz Mina (71)Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina (71) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Guizeh of the Copts (Egypt)

2002.12.212003.02.13
VietnamBishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (76)Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (76)

Bishop emeritus of Cân Tho (Vietnam)

2002.11.262003.02.18
PhilippinesBishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (66)Bishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (66)

Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines)

2002.12.272003.02.18
PhilippinesBishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (76)Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (76)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines)

2002.12.272003.02.19
NigeriaBishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia (68)Bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia (68)

Bishop of Auchi (Nigeria)

2002.11.062003.02.22
HaitiBishop Pierre-André Dumas (63)Bishop Pierre-André Dumas (63)

Bishop of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne (Haiti)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti

2002.12.102003.02.22
HaitiBishop Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C.

former Bishop of Hinche (Haiti)

2002.12.102003.02.22
USABishop Ronald William Gainer (78)Bishop Ronald William Gainer (78)

Bishop emeritus of Harrisburg (USA)

2002.12.132003.02.22
ItalyBishop Giancarlo Vecerrica (85)Bishop Giancarlo Vecerrica (85)

Bishop emeritus of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy)

2002.12.302003.02.22
NigeriaBishop Michael Ekwoy Apochi (65)Bishop Michael Ekwoy Apochi (65)

Bishop of Otukpo (Nigeria)

2002.12.172003.02.23
ZambiaBishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu (66)Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu (66)

Bishop of Chipata (Zambia)

2002.12.232003.02.23
BurundiBishop Joachim Ntahondereye (72)Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye (72)

Bishop of Muyinga (Burundi)

President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa

2002.12.142003.03.01
ColombiaArchbishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (69)Archbishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia)

2003.01.212003.03.01
EritreaBishop Kidane Yebio (68)Bishop Kidane Yebio (68) (Eritrean Rite)

Bishop of Keren of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

2003.01.042003.03.02
IndiaBishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil (Syro-Malabar Rite)

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

2003.01.152003.03.02
FranceBishop Pascal Roland (75)Bishop Pascal Roland (75)

Bishop of Belley–Ars (France)

2003.01.272003.03.02
USABishop Joseph Nunzio Latino

former Bishop of Jackson (USA)

2003.01.032003.03.07
VenezuelaBishop Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares (68)Bishop Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares (68)

Bishop emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela)

2002.12.272003.03.15
EcuadorArchbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (85)Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Quito (Ecuador)

2003.02.012003.03.15
Sri LankaBishop Harold Anthony Perera (74)Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (74)

Bishop of Kurunegala (Sri Lanka)

President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka

2003.01.292003.03.18
BrazilBishop Assis Lopes (91)Bishop Assis Lopes (91)

Titular Bishop of Zaraï

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

2003.01.222003.03.19
USAArchbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (69)Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA)

2003.01.242003.03.19
USABishop Francis Joseph Kane (83)Bishop Francis Joseph Kane (83)

Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicago (USA)

2003.01.242003.03.19
USABishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (73)Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (73)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (USA)

2003.01.242003.03.19
Congo-KinshasaBishop Julien Andavo Bule Ahuba Mbia

former Bishop of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa)

2003.02.012003.03.19
EnglandBishop Michael Charles Evans

former Bishop of East Anglia (England)

2003.02.142003.03.19
MyanmarBishop John Hsane Hgyi

former Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar)

2003.01.252003.03.22
KenyaBishop Luigi Paiaro (91)Bishop Luigi Paiaro (91)

Bishop emeritus of Nyahururu (Kenya)

2003.01.042003.03.25
MexicoBishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (78)Bishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (78)

Bishop emeritus of Piedras Negras (Mexico)

2003.01.082003.03.25
IndiaBishop Thomas Antony Vazhapilly (86)Bishop Thomas Antony Vazhapilly (86)

Bishop emeritus of Mysore (India)

2003.02.122003.03.25
EcuadorBishop José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (84)Bishop José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (84)

Bishop emeritus of Latacunga (Ecuador)

2003.02.192003.03.25
ItalyBishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli (74)Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli (74)

Bishop of Trapani (Italy)

2003.02.142003.03.29
GermanyCardinal Rainer Maria Woelki (69)Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki (69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Maria Vianney

Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany)

2003.02.242003.03.30
BrazilBishop Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S.

former Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil)

2003.01.082003.04.05
FranceArchbishop Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (73)Archbishop Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France)

2003.01.092003.04.06
GermanyBishop Werner Guballa

former Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

2003.02.202003.04.21
GermanyBishop Ulrich Neymeyr (68)Bishop Ulrich Neymeyr (68)

Bishop of Erfurt (Germany)

2003.02.202003.04.21
USABishop Roger Paul Morin

former Bishop of Biloxi (USA)

2003.02.112003.04.22
BrazilBishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. (69)

Bishop emeritus of Carolina (Brazil)

2003.01.152003.04.26
MexicoBishop Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. (77)Bishop Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. (77) (Maronite Rite)

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

2003.02.222003.04.26
ColombiaBishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (82)Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (82)

Bishop emeritus of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia)

2003.03.202003.04.26
PolandBishop Wiesław Alojzy Mering (80)Bishop Wiesław Alojzy Mering (80)

Bishop emeritus of Włocławek (Poland)

2003.03.252003.04.26
FranceBishop Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (87)Bishop Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (87)

Titular Bishop of Gauriana

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Reims (France)

2003.01.212003.04.27
NigeriaArchbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (66)Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaduna (Nigeria)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

2003.02.282003.05.01
BrazilBishop Antônio Carlos Félix (68)Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (68)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil)

2003.02.052003.05.04
PolandArchbishop Wojciech Polak (61)Archbishop Wojciech Polak (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland)

2003.04.082003.05.04
EthiopiaBishop Abraham Desta (75)Bishop Abraham Desta (75)

Vicar Apostolic of Meki (Ethiopia)

Titular Bishop of Horrea Aninici

2003.01.292003.05.10
Equatorial GuineaBishop Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F.

former Bishop of Ebebiyín (Equatorial Guinea)

2003.03.082003.05.11
FranceArchbishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret (72)Archbishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France)

2003.03.102003.05.11
South KoreaBishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (74)Bishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (이용훈 마티아 / 李容勳) (74)

Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

2003.03.192003.05.14
PolandBishop Paweł Stobrawa (78)Bishop Paweł Stobrawa (78)

Titular Bishop of Eca

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Opole (Poland)

2003.04.162003.05.14
MalaysiaBishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J. (86)Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing (陳志音), S.J. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia)

2003.02.132003.05.15
ArgentinaBishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga (62)Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga (62)

Bishop emeritus of Zárate–Campana (Argentina)

2003.04.122003.05.17
GreeceArchbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (85)Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (85)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia (Greece)

former Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki (Greece)

2003.03.222003.05.18
ItalyBishop Francesco Beschi (74)Bishop Francesco Beschi (74)

Bishop of Bergamo (Italy)

2003.03.252003.05.18
AustraliaArchbishop Christopher Charles Prowse (72)Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse (72)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Australia (Australia)

2003.04.042003.05.19
KenyaBishop Emmanuel Okombo Wandera (83)Bishop Emmanuel Okombo Wandera (83)

Bishop emeritus of Kericho (Kenya)

2003.03.222003.05.24
FranceArchbishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (69)Archbishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (69)

Bishop of Viviers (France)

Archbishop ad personam

2003.04.152003.05.25
FranceBishop Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière (66)Bishop Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière (66)

Titular Bishop of Senez

Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France)

2003.04.152003.05.25
EnglandBishop Thomas Anthony Williams (78)Bishop Thomas Anthony Williams (78)

Titular Bishop of Mayo

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Liverpool (England)

2003.04.152003.05.27
USABishop Paul Henry Walsh

former Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

2003.04.032003.05.29
ChileBishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (67)Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (67)

Bishop of Rancagua (Chile)

2003.04.102003.05.31
ArgentinaBishop Antonio Marino (84)Bishop Antonio Marino (84)

Bishop emeritus of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

2003.04.112003.05.31
CzechiaBishop Ladislav Hučko (Ruthenian Rite)

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

2003.04.242003.05.31
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Guerrini (84)Bishop Giuseppe Guerrini (84)

Bishop emeritus of Saluzzo (Italy)

2003.04.162003.06.01
KenyaArchbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (74)Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya)

2003.03.152003.06.03
USABishop Richard Stephen Seminack (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (USA)

2003.03.252003.06.04
UkraineBishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (62)Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (62)

Bishop of Lutsk (Ukraine)

President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

2003.04.072003.06.07
UgandaBishop Callistus Rubaramira (76)Bishop Callistus Rubaramira (76)

Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

2003.03.152003.06.08
CanadaBishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (78)Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (78)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada)

2003.03.252003.06.11
USABishop Dominic Dinh Mai Luong (Mai Thanh Lương)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (USA)

2003.04.252003.06.11
ColombiaArchbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (74)Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia)

2003.04.252003.06.14
UgandaBishop Robert Kisaija Muhiirwa (67)Bishop Robert Kisaija Muhiirwa (67)

Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda)

2003.03.182003.06.15
MozambiqueBishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (67)Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (67)

Titular Bishop of Chullu

Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

2003.04.052003.06.15
ChileBishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (66)Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (66)

Bishop of Melipilla (Chile)

2003.04.252003.06.21
RomaniaBishop Jenő Schönberger (66)Bishop Jenő Schönberger (66)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania)

2003.04.302003.06.21
ColombiaBishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón

former Bishop of Vélez (Colombia)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Pereira (Colombia)

2003.05.142003.06.27
GhanaBishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (68)Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (68)

Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana)

President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference

2003.04.142003.06.28
MalawiBishop Peter Martin Musikuwa (74)Bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa (74)

Bishop of Chikwawa (Malawi)

2003.04.162003.06.28
SenegalBishop Ernest Sambou (78)Bishop Ernest Sambou (78)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

2003.02.222003.06.29
GuadeloupeBishop Jean-Yves Riocreux (80)Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux (80)

Bishop emeritus of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

2003.05.052003.06.29
CanadaArchbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada)

2003.05.142003.07.03
MexicoBishop Enrique Díaz Díaz (73)Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz (73)

Bishop of Irapuato (Mexico)

2003.04.302003.07.10
CameroonBishop Jean-Marie Benoît Bala

former Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon)

2003.05.032003.07.12
UkraineArchbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (66)Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (66) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2003.05.132003.07.15
PhilippinesBishop Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M. (67)Bishop Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M. (67)

Bishop of Cabanatuan (Philippines)

2003.04.162003.07.16
BrazilBishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (67)Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (67)

Titular Bishop of Albulæ

Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

2003.04.302003.07.16
ColombiaBishop Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. (71)Bishop Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. (71)

Bishop of Valledupar (Colombia)

2003.06.102003.07.19
GermanyArchbishop Robert Zollitsch (87)Archbishop Robert Zollitsch (87)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

2003.06.162003.07.20
USABishop George William Coleman

former Bishop of Fall River (USA)

2003.04.302003.07.22
CanadaBishop Stephen Victor Chmilar (Ukrainian Rite)

former Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

2003.05.032003.07.23
Costa RicaBishop Óscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (76)Bishop Óscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (76)

Bishop of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

2003.06.042003.07.25
PhilippinesBishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (75)Bishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (75)

Bishop emeritus of Kalibo (Philippines)

2003.06.112003.07.30
BrazilArchbishop Dimas Lara Barbosa (70)Archbishop Dimas Lara Barbosa (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Campo Grande (Brazil)

2003.06.112003.08.02
USABishop Walter Allison Hurley (88)Bishop Walter Allison Hurley (88)

Bishop emeritus of Grand Rapids (USA)

2003.07.072003.08.12
USABishop John Michael Quinn (80)Bishop John Michael Quinn (80)

Bishop emeritus of Winona–Rochester (USA)

2003.07.072003.08.12
USABishop Francis Ronald Reiss (85)Bishop Francis Ronald Reiss (85)

Titular Bishop of Remesiana

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)

2003.07.072003.08.12
BahamasArchbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (72)Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

2003.06.272003.08.15
BrazilBishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A.

former Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil)

2003.06.042003.08.16
BrazilArchbishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (74)Archbishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Florianópolis (Brazil)

2003.06.112003.08.16
ArgentinaBishop Eduardo Horacio García (70)Bishop Eduardo Horacio García (70)

Bishop of San Justo (Argentina)

2003.06.212003.08.16
LebanonArchbishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (64)Archbishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (64) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

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

2003.06.182003.08.17
South KoreaArchbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (79)Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (김희중 히지노 / 金熙中) (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gwangju 광주 (South Korea)

2003.07.092003.08.18
South KoreaCardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik (74)Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植) (74)

Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

Prefect of Dicastery for the Clergy

President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations

Bishop emeritus of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

2003.07.092003.08.19
AustraliaBishop Max Leroy Davis (80)Bishop Max Leroy Davis (80)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Australia (Australia)

2003.07.162003.08.22
VietnamBishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh (87)Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh (87)

Bishop emeritus of Kontum (Vietnam)

2003.07.162003.08.28
MongoliaBishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla (黃旭東), C.I.C.M.

former Prefect Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

2003.08.022003.08.29
FranceBishop Claude-Joseph Azéma

former Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (France)

2003.05.222003.08.31
SpainBishop Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (80)Bishop Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (80)

Bishop emeritus of Jaén (Spain)

2003.07.032003.08.31
USABishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (72)Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (72)

Bishop of Fall River (USA)

2003.06.272003.09.03
AustraliaArchbishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. (66)Archbishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia)

2003.07.162003.09.03
AustraliaArchbishop Julian Charles Porteous (76)Archbishop Julian Charles Porteous (76)

Archbishop emeritus of Hobart (Australia)

2003.07.162003.09.03
BelgiumBishop Guy Harpigny (77)Bishop Guy Harpigny (77)

Bishop emeritus of Tournai (Belgium)

2003.05.222003.09.07
IndonesiaBishop Datus Hilarion Lega (69)Bishop Datus Hilarion Lega (69)

Bishop of Manokwari–Sorong (Indonesia)

2003.06.302003.09.07
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto (76)Archbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pisa (Italy)

2003.07.052003.09.07
MexicoBishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada (76)Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada (76)

Bishop emeritus of Tepic (Mexico)

2003.07.082003.09.08
ItalyArchbishop Claudio Maniago (67)Archbishop Claudio Maniago (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)

2003.07.182003.09.08
VenezuelaBishop Iwannis Louis Awad (Syriac Rite)

former Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela)

2003.05.172003.09.12
SpainBishop Román Casanova Casanova (69)Bishop Román Casanova Casanova (69)

Bishop of Vic (Spain)

2003.06.132003.09.14
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Arcari (72)Archbishop Antonio Arcari (72)

Titular Archbishop of Cæciri

2003.07.182003.09.20
ChinaBishop Joseph Liao Hong-qing (59)Bishop Joseph Liao Hong-qing (廖宏清) (59)

Bishop of Jiaying 嘉應 (China)

20032003.09.26
UruguayBishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (70)Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (70)

Bishop of Canelones (Uruguay)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay

2003.06.282003.09.27
ItalyBishop Mario Russotto (68)Bishop Mario Russotto (68)

Bishop of Caltanissetta (Italy)

2003.08.022003.09.27
UkraineBishop Vasyl Ivasyuk (66)Bishop Vasyl Ivasyuk (66) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Kolomyia of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2003.07.282003.09.28
Costa RicaBishop Guillermo Loría Garita (88)Bishop Guillermo Loría Garita (88)

Bishop emeritus of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica)

2003.07.312003.10.01
VietnamBishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương (81)Bishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương (81)

Bishop emeritus of Đà Lat (Vietnam)

2003.08.052003.10.01
ItalyArchbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti (77)Archbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti (77)

Titular Archbishop of Vibiana

2003.07.172003.10.05
BelgiumCardinal Gustaaf Joos

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo

2003.10.072003.10.11
FranceBishop Michel Jean Guyard

former Bishop of Le Havre (France)

2003.07.092003.10.12
BrazilBishop Francesco Biasin (82)Bishop Francesco Biasin (82)

Bishop emeritus of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda (Brazil)

2003.07.232003.10.12
PolandCardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I.

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala

2003.10.072003.10.13
ChinaBishop Peter Mao Qing-fu (62)Bishop Peter Mao Qing-fu (毛慶福) (62)

Auxiliary Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

20032003.10.14
ChinaBishop Placidus Pei Rong-gui (裴榮貴), O.C.S.O.

former Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

former Coadjutor Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

20032003.10.14
SwitzerlandCardinal Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P.

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Domenico e Sisto pro hac vice Title

former Pro-Theologian of Prefecture of the Papal Household

2003.10.072003.10.20
USABishop Peter Joseph Jugis (69)Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis (69)

Bishop emeritus of Charlotte (USA)

2003.08.012003.10.24
VenezuelaBishop Enrique Pérez Lavado (74)Bishop Enrique Pérez Lavado (74)

Bishop of Maturín (Venezuela)

2003.08.092003.10.31
PalestineBishop Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. Oliv.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

2003.08.142003.11.09
EgyptBishop Youssef Aboul El Kher (82)Bishop Youssef Aboul El Kher (82) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Sohag of the Copts (Egypt)

2003.08.092003.11.13
IraqCardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako (77)Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako (77) (Chaldean Rite)

Cardinal-Patriarch

Member of Council for the Economy

Patriarch emeritus of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

2003.09.272003.11.14
MexicoBishop José Refugio Mercado Díaz

former Auxiliary Bishop of Tehuantepec (Mexico)

2003.09.162003.11.15
ItalyCardinal Mauro Piacenza (81)Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (81)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane pro hac vice Title

Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary

2003.10.132003.11.15
ChileBishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz, Opus Dei (69)Bishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz, Opus Dei (69)

Bishop of San Bernardo (Chile)

2003.10.102003.11.22
LithuaniaBishop Jonas Ivanauskas (66)Bishop Jonas Ivanauskas (66)

Bishop of Kaišiadorys (Lithuania)

2003.10.182003.11.23
LebanonArchbishop Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage (83)Archbishop Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage (83) (Maronite Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

2003.09.252003.11.29
ScotlandBishop Peter Antony Moran (90)Bishop Peter Antony Moran (90)

Bishop emeritus of Aberdeen (Scotland)

2003.10.132003.12.01
RomaniaBishop Cornel Damian (65)Bishop Cornel Damian (65)

Titular Bishop of Iziriana

Auxiliary Bishop of Bucureşti (Romania)

2003.10.312003.12.08
ColombiaBishop Luis Alberto Parra Mora

former Bishop of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia)

2003.10.182003.12.11
AustriaBishop Manfred Scheuer (70)Bishop Manfred Scheuer (70)

Bishop of Linz (Austria)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Austria

2003.10.212003.12.14
SpainArchbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (71)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain)

2003.10.232003.12.14
Cote d’IvoireArchbishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (64)Archbishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire)

2003.11.212003.12.21
ItalyBishop Giovanni Scanavino, O.S.A. (86)Bishop Giovanni Scanavino, O.S.A. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Orvieto–Todi (Italy)

2003.11.082003.12.27
PhilippinesArchbishop Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo (77)Archbishop Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Jaro (Philippines)

2003.11.152003.12.29

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