Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2004

Newly Elected Bishops (172)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop Peter Feng Xin-mao (63)Bishop Peter Feng Xin-mao (封新卯) (63)

Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

20042004.01.06
ChinaBishop Paul Ma Cun-guo (55)Bishop Paul Ma Cun-guo (馬存國) (55)

Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China)

Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China)

20042004.02.08
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang (61)Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang (張憲旺) (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China)

20042004.04.29
ChinaBishop Paul Su Yong-da (67)Bishop Paul Su Yong-da (蘇永大) (67)

Bishop of Beihai 北海 (China)

20042004.11.09
USABishop Lawrence Eugene Brandt

former Bishop of Greensburg (USA)

2004.01.022004.03.04
EgyptBishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa (72)Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa (72) (Armenian Rite)

Bishop of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Egypt)

2004.01.072004.05.09
MartiniqueArchbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville (90)Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville (90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique)

2004.01.082004.04.18
USABishop Gregory John Mansour (70)Bishop Gregory John Mansour (70) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (USA)

2004.01.102004.03.02
FranceBishop André Marceau (79)Bishop André Marceau (79)

Bishop emeritus of Nice (France)

2004.01.132004.03.07
SpainBishop José Manuel Lorca Planes (76)Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes (76)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain)

2004.01.152004.03.06
MalawiArchbishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (64)Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Blantyre (Malawi)

Vice-President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa

2004.01.172004.04.17
BrazilBishop Armando Bucciol (79)Bishop Armando Bucciol (79)

Bishop emeritus of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)

2004.01.212004.04.17
EnglandArchbishop Paul Richard Gallagher (72)Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher (72)

Titular Archbishop of Hodelm

Secretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State

Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe

2004.01.222004.03.13
HungaryArchbishop György Udvardy (65)Archbishop György Udvardy (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Veszprém (Hungary)

Vice-President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference

2004.01.242004.02.21
HungaryBishop László Kiss-Rigó (71)Bishop László Kiss-Rigó (71)

Bishop of Szeged–Csanád (Hungary)

2004.01.242004.02.21
ItalyBishop Luigi Antonio Cantafora

former Bishop of Lamezia Terme (Italy)

2004.01.242004.03.25
MexicoBishop Juan Navarro Castellanos (81)Bishop Juan Navarro Castellanos (81)

Bishop emeritus of Tuxpan (Mexico)

2004.01.312004.03.23
ItalyArchbishop Raffaello Funghini

former President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

2004.01.312004.03.25
ItalyBishop Giovanni Dettori (86)Bishop Giovanni Dettori (86)

Bishop emeritus of Ales–Terralba (Italy)

2004.02.052004.04.18
UkraineArchbishop Vasyl Semeniuk (76)Archbishop Vasyl Semeniuk (76) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2004.02.102004.04.03
MexicoBishop Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O.

former Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

2004.02.112004.03.26
ColombiaBishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (78)Bishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (78)

Bishop emeritus of Chiquinquirá (Colombia)

2004.02.112004.04.22
FranceArchbishop Roland Minnerath (79)Archbishop Roland Minnerath (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dijon (France)

2004.02.132004.03.21
BrazilBishop Carlo Ellena (88)Bishop Carlo Ellena (88)

Bishop emeritus of Zé Doca (Brazil)

2004.02.182004.06.12
PolandBishop Ignacy Dec (81)Bishop Ignacy Dec (81)

Bishop emeritus of Świdnica (Poland)

2004.02.242004.03.25
PolandArchbishop Stanisław Budzik (73)Archbishop Stanisław Budzik (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland)

2004.02.242004.04.03
SlovakiaBishop Stanislav Stolárik (71)Bishop Stanislav Stolárik (71)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia)

2004.02.262004.03.20
PanamaArchbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. (69)Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

President of Episcopal Conference of Panama

Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

2004.02.262004.04.17
PanamaBishop Pablo Varela Server

former Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama)

2004.02.262004.04.17
Timor-LesteBishop Alberto Ricardo da Silva

former Bishop of Díli (Timor-Leste)

2004.02.272004.05.02
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Marcel Madila Basanguka (70)Archbishop Marcel Madila Basanguka (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa)

former President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa

2004.02.272004.05.29
PeruBishop Juan Bautista Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M. (74)Bishop Juan Bautista Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M. (74)

Titular Bishop of Legis Volumni

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Requena (Peru)

2004.02.272004.06.06
ItalyArchbishop Piero Coccia (80)Archbishop Piero Coccia (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pesaro (Italy)

2004.02.282004.04.24
MexicoArchbishop Victor Valentin Sánchez Espinosa (75)Archbishop Victor Valentin Sánchez Espinosa (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)

2004.03.022004.03.26
ArgentinaBishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (70)Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (70)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

2004.03.042004.05.08
VenezuelaBishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández (77)Bishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández (77)

Bishop emeritus of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela)

2004.03.052004.05.22
UruguayBishop Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini (76)Bishop Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini (76)

Bishop emeritus of Florida (Uruguay)

2004.03.062004.04.25
ItalyBishop Fausto Tardelli (75)Bishop Fausto Tardelli (75)

Bishop of Pescia (Italy)

Bishop of Pistoia (Italy)

2004.03.062004.05.02
UruguayBishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira

former Bishop of Minas (Uruguay)

2004.03.062004.05.08
USABishop Robert William Finn (73)Bishop Robert William Finn (73)

Bishop emeritus of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA)

2004.03.092004.05.03
USABishop Robert Joseph Cunningham (82)Bishop Robert Joseph Cunningham (82)

Bishop emeritus of Syracuse (USA)

2004.03.092004.05.18
IndiaArchbishop Andrews Thazhath (74)Archbishop Andrews Thazhath (74) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2004.03.182004.05.01
IndiaBishop Joseph Kallarangatt (69)Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt (69) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2004.03.182004.05.02
IndiaBishop José Porunnedom (70)Bishop José Porunnedom (70) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Mananthavady of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2004.03.182004.05.15
Cote d’IvoireCardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (64)Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (64)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Mario e Compagni Martiri

Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

2004.03.192004.07.04
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Carmine Orofino (72)Bishop Vincenzo Carmine Orofino (72)

Bishop of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy)

2004.03.202004.05.15
EnglandBishop Kevin John Dunn

former Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England)

2004.03.262004.05.25
PolandBishop Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba (75)Bishop Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba (75)

Bishop emeritus of Łowicz (Poland)

2004.03.272004.05.22
SlovakiaArchbishop Ján Orosch (72)Archbishop Ján Orosch (72)

Archbishop of Trnava (Slovakia)

2004.04.022004.05.02
SlovakiaArchbishop Stanislav Zvolenský (67)Archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava (Slovakia)

2004.04.022004.05.02
MexicoBishop Ramón Castro Castro (70)Bishop Ramón Castro Castro (70)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.)

2004.04.022004.06.03
MexicoBishop José Rafael Palma Capetillo (70)Bishop José Rafael Palma Capetillo (70)

Titular Bishop of Vallis

Auxiliary Bishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

2004.04.022004.06.03
ScotlandBishop John Cunningham

former Bishop of Galloway (Scotland)

2004.04.072004.05.28
IndonesiaArchbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (66)Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Merauke (Indonesia)

2004.04.072004.07.25
Congo-KinshasaBishop Gaston Ruwezi Kashala, S.D.B. (64)Bishop Gaston Ruwezi Kashala, S.D.B. (64)

Bishop of Sakania–Kipushi (Congo-Kinshasa)

2004.04.072004.08.14
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli (69)Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli (69)

Apostolic Administrator of Gorizia (Italy)

Secretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gorizia (Italy)

2004.04.082004.06.05
ItalyBishop Luigi Stucchi

former Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

2004.04.082004.06.05
HaitiCardinal Chibly Langlois (67)Cardinal Chibly Langlois (67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giacomo in Augusta

Bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti)

2004.04.082004.06.06
PhilippinesBishop Cornelio Galleo Wigwigan

former Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines)

2004.04.152004.07.14
ColombiaBishop José Roberto Ospina Leongómez (79)Bishop José Roberto Ospina Leongómez (79)

Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Colombia (Colombia)

Bishop emeritus of Buga (Colombia)

2004.04.192004.05.29
CzechiaBishop Ján Eugen Kočiš (Ruthenian Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia)

2004.04.241967.12.03
ItalyArchbishop Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Cas. (85)Archbishop Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Cas. (85)

Archbishop emeritus of Gaeta (Italy)

2004.04.252004.05.16
ItalyArchbishop Mario Giordana (84)Archbishop Mario Giordana (84)

Titular Archbishop of Minori

2004.04.272004.05.29
New ZealandBishop Colin David Campbell (84)Bishop Colin David Campbell (84)

Bishop emeritus of Dunedin (New Zealand)

2004.04.292004.07.09
ColombiaBishop Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S.

former Bishop of Buenaventura (Colombia)

2004.04.292004.07.16
JapanCardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. (67)Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D. (67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Leonardi

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

President of Caritas Internationalis

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan

General Secretary of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

2004.04.292004.09.20
PolandBishop Artur Grzegorz Miziński (61)Bishop Artur Grzegorz Miziński (61)

Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland)

2004.05.032004.05.30
USABishop Joseph Walter Estabrook

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

2004.05.072004.07.03
USABishop Richard Brendan Higgins (82)Bishop Richard Brendan Higgins (82)

Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ

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

2004.05.072004.07.03
ChileArchbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas (67)Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)

President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

2004.05.082004.06.19
BrazilBishop Paulo Francisco Machado (73)Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado (73)

Bishop of Uberlândia (Brazil)

2004.05.122004.07.25
GuatemalaBishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa

former Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala)

former Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala)

2004.05.132004.06.26
CanadaArchbishop Richard Joseph Gagnon (77)Archbishop Richard Joseph Gagnon (77)

Archbishop emeritus of Winnipeg (Canada)

2004.05.142004.07.20
PhilippinesBishop Emmanuel Celeste Trance (72)Bishop Emmanuel Celeste Trance (72)

Bishop emeritus of Catarman (Philippines)

2004.05.142004.07.22
PhilippinesBishop Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R. (83)Bishop Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R. (83)

Bishop emeritus of Pagadian (Philippines)

2004.05.142004.08.14
USABishop Martin David Holley (71)Bishop Martin David Holley (71)

Bishop emeritus of Memphis (USA)

2004.05.182004.07.02
SpainArchbishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora (82)Archbishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Zaragoza (Spain)

2004.05.212004.07.17
VietnamArchbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (76)Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Huê (Vietnam)

2004.05.212004.08.04
USABishop Gaetano Aldo Donato (Thomas)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

2004.05.212004.08.04
USABishop John Walter Flesey (83)Bishop John Walter Flesey (83)

Titular Bishop of Allegheny

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Newark (USA)

2004.05.212004.08.04
GuatemalaBishop Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez (68)Bishop Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez (68)

Titular Bishop of Succuba

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Izabal (Guatemala)

2004.05.212004.08.14
MexicoBishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (68)Bishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (68)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico)

2004.05.222004.08.04
BrazilBishop Sérgio Krzywy (73)Bishop Sérgio Krzywy (73)

Bishop of Araçatuba (Brazil)

2004.05.262004.08.14
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Andrich (86)Bishop Giuseppe Andrich (86)

Bishop emeritus of Belluno–Feltre (Italy)

2004.05.292004.06.27
ItalyBishop Lucio Soravito de Franceschi

former Bishop of Adria–Rovigo (Italy)

2004.05.292004.07.11
PhilippinesBishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez (76)Bishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez (76)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Infanta (Philippines)

2004.05.312004.08.20
ChadBishop Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga (67)Bishop Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga (67)

Bishop of Moundou (Chad)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chad

2004.06.032004.09.12
IndiaBishop Andrew Raksam Marak (76)Bishop Andrew Raksam Marak (76)

Bishop of Tura (India)

2004.06.032004.10.03
ItalyBishop Ernesto Mandara (73)Bishop Ernesto Mandara (73)

Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (Italy)

2004.06.052004.06.05
ItalyBishop Giovanni D’Alise

former Bishop of Caserta (Italy)

2004.06.052004.07.17
USABishop Joseph Robert Cistone

former Bishop of Saginaw (USA)

2004.06.082004.07.28
USABishop Joseph Patrick McFadden

former Bishop of Harrisburg (USA)

2004.06.082004.07.28
MexicoBishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortíz (66)Bishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortíz (66)

Bishop of Papantla (Mexico)

2004.06.122004.07.31
BrazilBishop Mariano Manzana (78)Bishop Mariano Manzana (78)

Bishop emeritus of Mossoró (Brazil)

2004.06.152004.09.05
SpainArchbishop Jaume Pujol Balcells, Opus Dei (82)Archbishop Jaume Pujol Balcells, Opus Dei (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tarragona (Spain)

2004.06.152004.09.19
French GuianaBishop Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont (80)Bishop Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont (80)

Bishop emeritus of Cayenne (French Guiana)

2004.06.182004.08.29
PhilippinesArchbishop Florentino Galang Lavarias (69)Archbishop Florentino Galang Lavarias (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Fernando (Philippines)

2004.06.192004.08.12
MexicoBishop José Miguel Ángel Giles Vázquez

former Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano (Mexico)

2004.06.192004.09.02
BrazilBishop José Lanza Neto (73)Bishop José Lanza Neto (73)

Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil)

2004.06.232004.09.19
MozambiqueBishop Ernesto Maguengue (61)Bishop Ernesto Maguengue (61)

Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

2004.06.242004.10.24
MozambiqueBishop Lucio Andrice Muandula (66)Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula (66)

Bishop of Chimoio (Mozambique)

First Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

2004.06.242004.10.24
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Forte (76)Archbishop Bruno Forte (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti–Vasto (Italy)

2004.06.262004.09.08
LebanonArchbishop Elias Youssef Rahal, M.S.P. (83)Archbishop Elias Youssef Rahal, M.S.P. (83) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2004.06.282004.07.25
FranceBishop Alain Émile Baptiste Planet (77)Bishop Alain Émile Baptiste Planet (77)

Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne et Narbonne (France)

2004.06.282004.09.19
USABishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan (81)Bishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan (81)

Bishop emeritus of Camden (USA)

2004.06.282004.09.21
USABishop Gerald Thomas Walsh

former Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

2004.06.282004.09.21
ColombiaBishop Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota, S.J. (74)Bishop Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota, S.J. (74)

Bishop of Fontibón (Colombia)

2004.06.302004.08.28
FranceArchbishop Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (69)Archbishop Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (69)

Archbishop of Strasbourg (France)

2004.06.302004.09.12
FranceArchbishop Norbert José Henri Turini (71)Archbishop Norbert José Henri Turini (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Montpellier (France)

2004.06.302004.10.10
USAArchbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (67)Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA)

2004.07.032004.08.24
BelgiumBishop Pierre Warin (77)Bishop Pierre Warin (77)

Bishop emeritus of Namur (Belgium)

2004.07.082004.09.26
GuatemalaArchbishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (71)Archbishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

2004.07.092004.09.25
GuatemalaBishop Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández (91)Bishop Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández (91)

Titular Bishop of Selemselæ

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

2004.07.092004.09.25
ParaguayBishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano, Opus Dei

former Bishop of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)

2004.07.122004.10.03
GermanyBishop Karlheinz Diez (72)Bishop Karlheinz Diez (72)

Titular Bishop of Villa regis

Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda (Germany)

2004.07.132004.09.26
ArgentinaBishop Eduardo Maria Taussig (71)Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig (71)

Bishop emeritus of San Rafael (Argentina)

2004.07.212004.09.25
EcuadorArchbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso (70)Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso (70)

Titular Archbishop of Elo

Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

2004.07.312004.10.07
BrazilBishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (81)Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Nazaré (Brazil)

2004.08.042004.10.07
PolandArchbishop Józef Guzdek (70)Archbishop Józef Guzdek (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Białystok (Poland)

2004.08.142004.09.15
PolandBishop Jan Zając (86)Bishop Jan Zając (86)

Titular Bishop of Taddua

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kraków (Poland)

2004.08.142004.09.15
USABishop Alexander Salazar (76)Bishop Alexander Salazar (76)

Titular Bishop of Nesqually

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA)

2004.09.072004.11.04
CroatiaArchbishop Martin Vidović (72)Archbishop Martin Vidović (72)

Titular Archbishop of Nin

2004.09.152004.11.21
CanadaBishop Robert Anthony Daniels (68)Bishop Robert Anthony Daniels (68)

Bishop of Grand Falls (Canada)

2004.09.212004.11.09
FranceArchbishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. (84)Archbishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. (84)

Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France)

2004.09.272004.10.23
VietnamBishop Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh (85)Bishop Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh (85)

Bishop emeritus of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

2004.09.302004.11.11
USAArchbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson (75)Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson (75)

Titular Archbishop of Bomarzo

2004.10.022004.11.11
ThailandBishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil, S.D.B. (80)Bishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil, S.D.B. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Surat Thani (Thailand)

2004.10.092004.11.28
TurkiyeBishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap.

former Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia (Turkiye)

2004.10.112004.11.07
PeruArchbishop Javier Augusto del Río Alba (68)Archbishop Javier Augusto del Río Alba (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru)

2004.10.122004.11.21
PeruBishop Ricardo García García, Opus Dei (71)Bishop Ricardo García García, Opus Dei (71)

Bishop-Prelate of Yauyos (Peru)

2004.10.122004.12.04
GermanyBishop Manfred Grothe (87)Bishop Manfred Grothe (87)

Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany)

2004.10.142004.12.05
GermanyBishop Matthias König (66)Bishop Matthias König (66)

Titular Bishop of Elicroca

Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany)

2004.10.142004.12.05
USABishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (68)Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (68)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA)

2004.10.142004.12.09
USABishop William Joseph Dendinger (86)Bishop William Joseph Dendinger (86)

Bishop emeritus of Grand Island (USA)

2004.10.142004.12.13
CameroonArchbishop Jean Mbarga (69)Archbishop Jean Mbarga (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon)

2004.10.152004.12.05
PolandBishop Tadeusz Płoski

former Military Ordinary of Poland (Poland)

2004.10.162004.10.30
BrazilArchbishop Moacir Silva (71)Archbishop Moacir Silva (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)

2004.10.202004.12.11
BruneiCardinal Cornelius Sim

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuda Taddeo Apostolo

former Vicar Apostolic of Brunei (Brunei)

2004.10.202005.01.21
SpainBishop Ángel Rubio Castro (87)Bishop Ángel Rubio Castro (87)

Bishop emeritus of Segovia (Spain)

2004.10.212004.12.12
USAArchbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (70)Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

2004.10.212004.12.28
MexicoBishop Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.

former Bishop of Cancún–Chetumal (Mexico)

2004.10.262004.11.22
MexicoBishop Gonzalo Galván Castillo

former Bishop of Autlán (Mexico)

2004.10.262004.12.14
AlgeriaBishop Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr. (85)Bishop Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Laghouat (Algeria)

2004.10.262004.12.16
NicaraguaBishop René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón (60)Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón (60)

Bishop of León (Nicaragua)

2004.10.282005.01.22
GuatemalaArchbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (77)Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala)

2004.10.292005.01.22
USABishop Ronald Paul Herzog

former Bishop of Alexandria (USA)

2004.11.042005.01.05
SpainArchbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal (66)Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain)

2004.11.082005.01.08
SurinameBishop Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker (86)Bishop Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker (86)

Bishop emeritus of Paramaribo (Suriname)

2004.11.122005.01.30
ItalyBishop Francesco Marino (70)Bishop Francesco Marino (70)

Bishop of Nola (Italy)

2004.11.132005.01.08
ArgentinaBishop Carlos José Tissera (74)Bishop Carlos José Tissera (74)

Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)

2004.11.162005.02.06
MalawiBishop Luciano Nervi, S.M.M.

former Bishop of Mangochi (Malawi)

2004.11.202005.01.29
Burkina FasoBishop Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo (64)Bishop Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo (64)

Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

2004.11.202005.03.19
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo (69)Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

2004.11.222005.01.16
ColombiaArchbishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (64)Archbishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia)

2004.11.222005.02.05
Congo-KinshasaCardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (66)Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (66)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Member of Council of Cardinals

2004.11.222005.03.06
EcuadorBishop Ángel Polivio Sánchez Loaiza (79)Bishop Ángel Polivio Sánchez Loaiza (79)

Bishop emeritus of Machala (Ecuador)

2004.11.252004.12.18
JapanBishop James Kazuo Koda (71)Bishop James Kazuo Koda (ヤコブ 幸田和生) (71)

Titular Bishop of Sinnada in Mauretania

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

2004.11.292005.02.19
BrazilBishop Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Corumbá (Brazil)

2004.12.072005.01.30
TanzaniaBishop Castor Paul Msemwa

former Bishop of Tunduru–Masasi (Tanzania)

2004.12.072005.01.30
SpainBishop Demetrio Fernández González (76)Bishop Demetrio Fernández González (76)

Bishop emeritus of Córdoba (Spain)

2004.12.092005.01.09
USABishop Michael Joseph Bransfield (82)Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield (82)

Bishop emeritus of Wheeling–Charleston (USA)

2004.12.092005.02.22
PhilippinesBishop Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista (65)Bishop Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista (65)

Bishop of Imus (Philippines)

2004.12.112005.01.26
HondurasBishop Guido Plante, P.M.E.

former Bishop of Choluteca (Honduras)

2004.12.142005.02.02
USABishop Paul Joseph Bradley (80)Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley (80)

Bishop emeritus of Kalamazoo (USA)

2004.12.162005.02.02
PeruBishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.J. (86)Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.J. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Huánuco (Peru)

2004.12.162005.04.03
ItalyBishop Luigi Ernesto Palletti (69)Bishop Luigi Ernesto Palletti (69)

Bishop of La Spezia–Sarzana–Brugnato (Italy)

2004.12.182005.01.16
PolandBishop Kazimierz Gurda (72)Bishop Kazimierz Gurda (72)

Bishop of Siedlce (Poland)

2004.12.182005.02.05
Central African RepublicBishop Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp.

former Bishop of Alindao (Central African Republic)

2004.12.182005.04.03
FranceArchbishop Maurice Marcel Gardès (81)Archbishop Maurice Marcel Gardès (81)

Archbishop emeritus of Auch (France)

2004.12.212005.02.06
PortugalBishop António Francisco dos Santos

former Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

2004.12.212005.03.19
BrazilBishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (67)Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (67)

Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil)

2004.12.222005.03.12
ItalyBishop Mario Ceccobelli (84)Bishop Mario Ceccobelli (84)

Bishop emeritus of Gubbio (Italy)

2004.12.232005.01.29

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