Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 2008

Bishops (173)ElectedConsecratedAscending
HungaryBishop János Székely (61)Bishop János Székely (61)

Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary)

President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference

2007.11.142008.01.05
FranceBishop Hervé Gaschignard (66)Bishop Hervé Gaschignard (66)

Bishop emeritus of Aire et Dax (France)

2007.10.302008.01.06
VenezuelaArchbishop Jesús Andoni González de Zárate Salas (65)Archbishop Jesús Andoni González de Zárate Salas (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Venezuela)

President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela

2007.10.152008.01.12
ItalyBishop Romano Rossi (78)Bishop Romano Rossi (78)

Bishop emeritus of Civita Castellana (Italy)

2007.12.102008.01.12
SpainBishop Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J. (73)Bishop Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J. (73)

Titular Bishop of Bigastro

Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

2007.11.172008.01.19
TanzaniaBishop Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila (69)Bishop Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila (69)

Bishop of Musoma (Tanzania)

2007.11.102008.01.20
EnglandBishop Terence Patrick Drainey (76)Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey (76)

Bishop emeritus of Middlesbrough (England)

2007.11.172008.01.25
ItalyBishop Corrado Pizziolo (76)Bishop Corrado Pizziolo (76)

Bishop emeritus of Vittorio Veneto (Italy)

2007.11.192008.01.26
IrelandBishop Brendan Kelly (79)Bishop Brendan Kelly (79)

Bishop emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh (Ireland)

2007.11.202008.01.27
ItalyBishop Vittorio Lupi (85)Bishop Vittorio Lupi (85)

Bishop emeritus of Savona–Noli (Italy)

2007.11.302008.01.27
CanadaBishop John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. (84)Bishop John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Nelson (Canada)

2007.11.302008.01.30
NigeriaBishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. (70)Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P. (70)

Bishop of Bomadi (Nigeria)

2007.11.232008.02.02
TogoArchbishop Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbémenya Gaglo (67)Archbishop Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbémenya Gaglo (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo)

2007.12.032008.02.02
ItalyPatriarch Francesco Moraglia (72)Patriarch Francesco Moraglia (72)

Patriarch of Venezia (Italy)

2007.12.062008.02.03
BeninBishop Eugène Cyrille Houndékon (66)Bishop Eugène Cyrille Houndékon (66)

Bishop of Abomey (Benin)

2007.12.202008.02.03
SpainBishop Alfonso Carrasco Rouco (69)Bishop Alfonso Carrasco Rouco (69)

Bishop of Lugo (Spain)

2007.11.302008.02.09
IndiaBishop Abraham Julios Kackanatt (81)Bishop Abraham Julios Kackanatt (81) (Syro-Malankara Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Moovatupuzha of the Syro-Malankara (India)

2008.01.182008.02.09
ItalyBishop Gianni Ambrosio (82)Bishop Gianni Ambrosio (82)

Bishop emeritus of Piacenza–Bobbio (Italy)

2007.12.222008.02.16
PolandBishop Wiesław Lechowicz (63)Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz (63)

Military Ordinary of Poland (Poland)

2007.12.222008.02.16
SlovakiaBishop Peter Rusnák (75)Bishop Peter Rusnák (75) (Slovak Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Bratislava of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

2008.01.302008.02.16
TanzaniaArchbishop Isaac Amani Massawe (74)Archbishop Isaac Amani Massawe (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Arusha (Tanzania)

2007.11.212008.02.22
BrazilBishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz (72)Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz (72)

Bishop of Campos (Brazil)

2007.12.192008.02.22
South AfricaBishop Michael Wüstenberg (71)Bishop Michael Wüstenberg (71)

Bishop emeritus of Aliwal (South Africa)

2007.12.192008.02.24
ItalyBishop Beniamino Pizziol (78)Bishop Beniamino Pizziol (78)

Bishop emeritus of Vicenza (Italy)

2008.01.052008.02.24
IndiaBishop Prasad Gallela (64)Bishop Prasad Gallela (64)

Bishop emeritus of Cuddapah (India)

2008.01.312008.03.01
AngolaBishop Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Luena (Angola)

2007.11.262008.03.02
IndiaBishop Michael Akasius Toppo (70)Bishop Michael Akasius Toppo (70)

Bishop of Tezpur (India)

2007.12.032008.03.02
Solomon IslandsBishop John Doaninoel, S.M.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands)

2007.12.062008.03.08
Cote d’IvoireBishop Gaspard Béby Gnéba (63)Bishop Gaspard Béby Gnéba (63)

Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

2007.12.182008.03.08
IndiaArchbishop Felix Anthony Machado (77)Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado (77)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Vasai (India)

2008.01.162008.03.08
ArgentinaBishop Mariano Anastasio Moreno García, O.S.A.

former Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina)

2007.11.172008.03.09
TogoArchbishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Bénissan

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo)

2008.01.092008.03.09
ItalyBishop Enrico Solmi (69)Bishop Enrico Solmi (69)

Bishop of Parma (Italy)

2008.01.192008.03.09
USABishop Gerald Nicholas Dino (Ruthenian Rite)

former Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

2007.12.062008.03.27
BrazilBishop Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. (65)Bishop Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. (65)

Bishop of Guarulhos (Brazil)

2008.01.092008.03.28
BrazilBishop Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P.

former Bishop of Balsas (Brazil)

2007.12.122008.03.29
GhanaBishop Dominic Yeboah Nyarko (72)Bishop Dominic Yeboah Nyarko (72)

Bishop of Techiman (Ghana)

2007.12.282008.03.29
USAArchbishop Joseph Salvador Marino (73)Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino (73)

Titular Archbishop of Natchitoches

President emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

2008.01.122008.03.29
El SalvadorBishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (64)Bishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (64)

Bishop of San Miguel (El Salvador)

2008.02.022008.03.29
CroatiaBishop Ivan Šaško (59)Bishop Ivan Šaško (59)

Titular Bishop of Rotaria

Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

2008.02.112008.03.29
PortugalBishop Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B. (78)Bishop Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B. (78)

Titular Bishop of Caliábria

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lisboa (Portugal)

2008.01.312008.03.30
USABishop James Vann Johnston (66)Bishop James Vann Johnston (66)

Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA)

2008.01.242008.03.31
EnglandBishop Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A. (84)Bishop Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Lancaster (England)

2008.02.122008.03.31
BrazilArchbishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. (79)Archbishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R. (79)

Archbishop Military Ordinary emeritus of Brazil (Brazil)

2008.03.122008.03.31
EcuadorBishop Valter Dario Maggi (69)Bishop Valter Dario Maggi (69)

Bishop emeritus of Ibarra (Ecuador)

2008.02.192008.04.05
UkraineBishop Josaphat Oleh Hovera (62)Bishop Josaphat Oleh Hovera (62) (Ukrainian Rite)

Archiepiscopal Exarch of Lutsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Titular Bishop of Cæsariana

2008.01.152008.04.07
MexicoArchbishop José Francisco González González (60)Archbishop José Francisco González González (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico)

2008.02.142008.04.10
MexicoBishop Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia (84)Bishop Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia (84)

Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guadalajara (Mexico)

2008.02.142008.04.10
SpainArchbishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa (61)Archbishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain)

2008.02.052008.04.12
TanzaniaCardinal Protase Rugambwa (65)Cardinal Protase Rugambwa (65)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Montesanto

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

2008.01.182008.04.13
BrazilBishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. (75)Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. (75)

Bishop emeritus of Santos (Brazil)

2008.01.232008.04.19
El SalvadorBishop José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M. (63)Bishop José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M. (63)

Bishop of San Vicente (El Salvador)

2008.01.252008.04.19
IndiaCardinal Anthony Poola (64)Cardinal Anthony Poola (64)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

2008.02.082008.04.19
ItalyArchbishop Luciano Suriani (69)Archbishop Luciano Suriani (69)

Titular Archbishop of Amiterno

Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia

Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

2008.02.222008.04.26
MalaysiaBishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong (60)Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong (許德光) (60)

Bishop of Sibu (Malaysia)

2008.01.252008.05.01
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele

former Extra-Regional Observer to Central American Integration System (SICA)

2008.03.012008.05.01
BelgiumArchbishop Frans Daneels, O. Praem. (85)Archbishop Frans Daneels, O. Praem. (85)

Titular Archbishop of Bita

Secretary emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

2008.04.122008.05.01
ItalyBishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, Opus Dei (75)Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, Opus Dei (75)

Titular Bishop of Civitate

Secretary of Dicastery for Legislative Texts

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

2008.04.122008.05.01
South AfricaArchbishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka (65)Archbishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa)

2008.02.082008.05.03
UkraineArchbishop Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M.

former Archbishop-Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)

2008.03.292008.05.03
PolandBishop Adam Bałabuch (64)Bishop Adam Bałabuch (64)

Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana

Auxiliary Bishop of Świdnica (Poland)

2008.03.192008.05.08
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. (80)Archbishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Reggio Calabria–Bova (Italy)

2008.03.202008.05.09
AustriaBishop Stephan Turnovszky (61)Bishop Stephan Turnovszky (61)

Titular Bishop of Ancusa

Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria)

2008.03.062008.05.12
NigeriaBishop John Namaza Niyiring, O.S.A. (65)Bishop John Namaza Niyiring, O.S.A. (65)

Bishop of Kano (Nigeria)

2008.03.202008.05.13
MexicoBishop Felipe Salazar Villagrana (85)Bishop Felipe Salazar Villagrana (85)

Bishop emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

2008.03.112008.05.14
Sierra LeoneArchbishop Charles Edward Tamba (69)Archbishop Charles Edward Tamba (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown (Sierra Leone)

2008.03.152008.05.14
BrazilArchbishop Juarez Sousa da Silva (64)Archbishop Juarez Sousa da Silva (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil)

2008.02.272008.05.17
BrazilBishop Adair José Guimarães (65)Bishop Adair José Guimarães (65)

Bishop of Formosa (Brazil)

2008.02.272008.05.17
BrazilBishop Guido Zendron (72)Bishop Guido Zendron (72)

Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil)

2008.03.122008.05.17
USABishop Michael Gerard Duca (73)Bishop Michael Gerard Duca (73)

Bishop of Baton Rouge (USA)

2008.04.012008.05.19
Sri LankaBishop Joseph Ponniah

former Bishop of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka)

2008.02.192008.05.24
Costa RicaBishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez

former Bishop of Ciudad Quesada (Costa Rica)

2008.03.192008.05.24
GreeceBishop Dimitrios Salachas (Greek Rite)

former Apostolic Exarch of Greece of the Greeks (Greece)

2008.04.232008.05.24
USABishop William Joseph Justice (83)Bishop William Joseph Justice (83)

Titular Bishop of Matara in Proconsulari

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA)

2008.04.102008.05.28
USABishop James Douglas Conley (71)Bishop James Douglas Conley (71)

Bishop of Lincoln (USA)

2008.04.102008.05.30
Puerto RicoBishop Eusebio Ramos Morales (73)Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales (73)

Bishop of Caguas (Puerto Rico)

President of Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico

2008.03.112008.05.31
USABishop Oscar Cantú (59)Bishop Oscar Cantú (59)

Bishop of San Jose (USA)

2008.04.102008.06.02
USABishop Anthony Basil Taylor (71)Bishop Anthony Basil Taylor (71)

Bishop of Little Rock (USA)

2008.04.102008.06.05
EcuadorBishop Julio Parrilla Díaz (80)Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz (80)

Bishop emeritus of Riobamba (Ecuador)

2008.04.182008.06.05
South AfricaBishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (71)Bishop Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo (71)

Bishop of Witbank (South Africa)

2008.03.112008.06.07
Congo-KinshasaBishop Étienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi (67)Bishop Étienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi (67)

Bishop of Bondo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Vice-President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo

2008.03.182008.06.08
IndiaBishop Henry D’Souza (76)Bishop Henry D’Souza (76)

Bishop of Bellary (India)

2008.03.152008.06.12
SpainArchbishop Miguel Maury Buendía (70)Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía (70)

Titular Archbishop of Italica

Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

2008.05.192008.06.12
ItalyBishop Paolo De Nicolò (89)Bishop Paolo De Nicolò (89)

Titular Bishop of Mariana en Corse

Regent emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household

2008.05.242008.06.12
GermanyBishop Hubert Berenbrinker (75)Bishop Hubert Berenbrinker (75)

Titular Bishop of Panatoria

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany)

2008.04.192008.06.15
NigeriaBishop Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma (72)Bishop Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma (72)

Bishop of Orlu (Nigeria)

2008.03.252008.06.21
EcuadorBishop Néstor Vidal Montesdeoca Becerra, S.D.B. (68)Bishop Néstor Vidal Montesdeoca Becerra, S.D.B. (68)

Vicar Apostolic of Méndez (Ecuador)

Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Mauretania

2008.04.152008.06.21
PanamaBishop Anibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R. (68)Bishop Anibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R. (68)

Bishop-Prelate of Bocas del Toro (Panama)

2008.05.012008.06.21
CanadaBishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. (64)Bishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. (64) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

2008.05.022008.06.27
Northern IrelandArchbishop Noël Treanor

former Bishop of Down and Connor (Northern Ireland)

former Archbishop ad personam

2008.02.222008.06.29
FranceBishop Nicolas Brouwet (63)Bishop Nicolas Brouwet (63)

Bishop of Nîmes (France)

2008.04.112008.06.29
FranceBishop Alain Castet (75)Bishop Alain Castet (75)

Bishop emeritus of Luçon (France)

2008.04.142008.06.29
South SudanBishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala (62)Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala (62)

Bishop of Tombura–Yambio (South Sudan)

2008.04.192008.06.29
PortugalBishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador (70)Bishop João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador (70)

Bishop of Viana do Castelo (Portugal)

2008.05.072008.06.29
ItalyBishop Alceste Catella (83)Bishop Alceste Catella (83)

Bishop emeritus of Casale Monferrato (Italy)

2008.05.152008.06.29
HungaryArchbishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis (63)Archbishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis (63) (Hungarian Rite)

Metropolitan of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary)

President of Council of the Hungarian Church

2008.05.022008.06.30
PhilippinesArchbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza (66)Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza (66)

Titular Archbishop of Suacia

Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

2008.05.082008.07.03
ItalyArchbishop Piergiuseppe Vacchelli (89)Archbishop Piergiuseppe Vacchelli (89)

Titular Archbishop of Minturno

Adjunct Secretary emeritus of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples

2008.05.242008.07.03
NigeriaBishop Charles Michael Hammawa (63)Bishop Charles Michael Hammawa (63)

Bishop of Jalingo (Nigeria)

2008.04.162008.07.04
ArgentinaBishop Hugo Nicolás Barbaro, Opus Dei (75)Bishop Hugo Nicolás Barbaro, Opus Dei (75)

Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (Argentina)

2008.04.222008.07.04
BrazilBishop Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos (67)Bishop Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos (67)

Bishop of Presidente Prudente (Brazil)

2008.04.162008.07.05
SerbiaCardinal Ladislav Német, S.V.D. (69)Cardinal Ladislav Német, S.V.D. (69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Stella Maris

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia)

President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

2008.04.232008.07.05
MadagascarBishop Roger Victor Solo Rakotondrajao

former Bishop of Mahajanga (Madagascar)

2008.04.182008.07.06
SpainBishop Gerardo Melgar Viciosa (77)Bishop Gerardo Melgar Viciosa (77)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Real (Spain)

2008.05.012008.07.06
FranceBishop Thierry Marie Scherrer (67)Bishop Thierry Marie Scherrer (67)

Bishop of Perpignan–Elne (France)

2008.05.212008.07.06
IndiaBishop Antonisamy Francis (79)Bishop Antonisamy Francis (79)

Bishop emeritus of Kumbakonam (India)

2008.05.312008.07.09
NigeriaBishop Felix Femi Ajakaye (63)Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye (63)

Bishop of Ekiti (Nigeria)

2008.04.162008.07.12
IndonesiaArchbishop Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Semarang (Indonesia)

2008.05.172008.07.16
AlgeriaArchbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader (74)Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader (74)

Titular Archbishop of Mathara in Numidia

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)

2008.05.242008.07.17
UkraineBishop Taras Senkiv, O.M. (65)Bishop Taras Senkiv, O.M. (65) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2008.05.222008.07.20
TogoBishop Jacques Danka Longa (64)Bishop Jacques Danka Longa (64)

Bishop of Kara (Togo)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Togo

2008.04.232008.07.26
ItalyBishop Ambrogio Spreafico (76)Bishop Ambrogio Spreafico (76)

Bishop emeritus of Anagni–Alatri (Italy)

Bishop emeritus of Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino (Italy)

2008.07.032008.07.26
SpainCardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (81)Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (81)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio

Prefect emeritus of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

President emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission

former President of International Theological Commission

2008.07.092008.07.26
IndiaArchbishop Ambrose Madtha (安博思)

former Titular Archbishop of Naissus

former Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire

2008.05.082008.07.27
BrazilBishop Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. (83)Bishop Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. (83)

Bishop emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil)

2008.05.282008.07.27
BrazilBishop Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller (73)Bishop Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller (73)

Bishop of Frederico Westphalen (Brazil)

2008.06.112008.08.02
PhilippinesBishop Gerardo Alimane Alminaza (66)Bishop Gerardo Alimane Alminaza (66)

Bishop of San Carlos (Philippines)

2008.05.292008.08.04
USABishop Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P. (78)Bishop Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P. (78)

Titular Bishop of Cova

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA)

2008.05.202008.08.06
CanadaBishop Albert Thévenot, M. Afr.

former Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

2008.05.262008.08.06
ArgentinaArchbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor (70)Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor (70)

Titular Archbishop of Illici

Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

2008.06.192008.08.06
BoliviaBishop Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer (75)Bishop Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer (75)

Titular Bishop of Nigizubi

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sucre (Bolivia)

2008.05.152008.08.08
BrazilBishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. (70)Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. (70)

Bishop of Paracatu (Brazil)

2008.05.212008.08.10
BrazilBishop Philip Dickmans (63)Bishop Philip Dickmans (63)

Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil)

2008.05.212008.08.15
BrazilBishop Romualdo Matias Kujawski (79)Bishop Romualdo Matias Kujawski (79)

Bishop emeritus of Porto Nacional (Brazil)

2008.07.022008.08.15
BrazilBishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (62)Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (62)

Bishop of Nazaré (Brazil)

2008.05.282008.08.17
ArgentinaBishop Santiago Olivera (67)Bishop Santiago Olivera (67)

Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina)

2008.06.242008.08.18
PhilippinesBishop Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Ilagan (Philippines)

2008.06.102008.08.19
UgandaArchbishop Paul Ssemogerere (69)Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda)

2008.06.042008.08.23
South AfricaBishop Thomas Graham Rose (74)Bishop Thomas Graham Rose (74)

Bishop of Dundee (South Africa)

2008.06.132008.08.30
U.S. Virgin IslandsBishop Herbert Armstrong Bevard

former Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

2008.07.072008.09.03
FranceArchbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort (64)Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France)

2008.05.212008.09.05
FranceBishop Renauld Dupont de Dinechin (68)Bishop Renauld Dupont de Dinechin (68)

Bishop of Luçon (France)

2008.05.212008.09.05
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp. (81)Bishop Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

2008.06.142008.09.07
USABishop Manuel Aurelio Cruz (72)Bishop Manuel Aurelio Cruz (72)

Titular Bishop of Gaguari

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

2008.06.092008.09.08
ItalyBishop Gualtiero Sigismondi (65)Bishop Gualtiero Sigismondi (65)

Bishop of Orvieto–Todi (Italy)

2008.07.032008.09.12
USABishop John Marvin LeVoir (80)Bishop John Marvin LeVoir (80)

Bishop emeritus of New Ulm (USA)

2008.07.142008.09.15
GermanyBishop Ludger Schepers (72)Bishop Ludger Schepers (72)

Titular Bishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari

Auxiliary Bishop of Essen (Germany)

2008.06.272008.09.19
ItalyBishop Mauro Parmeggiani (64)Bishop Mauro Parmeggiani (64)

Bishop of Palestrina (Italy)

Bishop of Tivoli (Italy)

2008.07.032008.09.20
ArgentinaBishop Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva (62)Bishop Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva (62)

Bishop of San Francisco (Argentina)

2008.07.162008.09.27
BrazilArchbishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. (68)Archbishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São José do Rio Preto (Brazil)

2008.07.232008.09.27
NigeriaArchbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (69)Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (69)

Titular Archbishop of Novica

Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti

2008.08.022008.09.27
FranceBishop Emmanuel Delmas (71)Bishop Emmanuel Delmas (71)

Bishop of Angers (France)

2008.06.172008.09.28
ZambiaArchbishop Ignatius Chama (68)Archbishop Ignatius Chama (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama (Zambia)

President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

2008.07.172008.09.28
CameroonBishop Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo (62)Bishop Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo (62)

Bishop of Yagoua (Cameroon)

2008.05.312008.10.01
CanadaBishop Noël Simard (78)Bishop Noël Simard (78)

Bishop emeritus of Valleyfield (Canada)

2008.07.162008.10.03
CameroonBishop Joseph Befe Ateba

former Bishop of Kribi (Cameroon)

2008.06.192008.10.04
VietnamBishop Cosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J. (78)Bishop Cosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Bac Ninh (Vietnam)

2008.08.042008.10.07
CanadaArchbishop Brian Joseph Dunn (71)Archbishop Brian Joseph Dunn (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax–Yarmouth (Canada)

2008.07.162008.10.09
MexicoBishop Enrique Sánchez Martínez (65)Bishop Enrique Sánchez Martínez (65)

Bishop of Mexicali (Mexico)

2008.07.212008.10.10
ArgentinaBishop Enrique Eguía Seguí (63)Bishop Enrique Eguía Seguí (63)

Bishop-Prelate of Deán Funes (Argentina)

2008.09.042008.10.11
SpainBishop Francisco Pardo Artigas

former Bishop of Girona (Spain)

2008.07.162008.10.19
IndonesiaBishop Petrus Boddeng Timang (78)Bishop Petrus Boddeng Timang (78)

Bishop emeritus of Banjarmasin (Indonesia)

2008.06.142008.10.26
TanzaniaBishop Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza (70)Bishop Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza (70)

Bishop of Kayanga (Tanzania)

2008.08.142008.11.06
FranceArchbishop Vincent Jordy (65)Archbishop Vincent Jordy (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France)

Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France

2008.09.192008.11.11
VietnamBishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm (73)Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm (73)

Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam)

2008.10.152008.11.15
GermanyArchbishop Martin Krebs (69)Archbishop Martin Krebs (69)

Titular Archbishop of Taborenta

Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein

2008.09.082008.11.16
ColombiaBishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa (77)Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa (77)

Bishop emeritus of Engativá (Colombia)

2008.10.222008.11.17
MyanmarArchbishop Basilio Athai (69)Archbishop Basilio Athai (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

2008.06.282008.11.18
CzechiaBishop Jan Baxant (77)Bishop Jan Baxant (77)

Bishop emeritus of Litoměřice (Czechia)

2008.10.042008.11.22
FranceBishop Marc Aillet (68)Bishop Marc Aillet (68)

Bishop of Bayonne (France)

2008.10.152008.11.30
BrazilBishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. (72)Bishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. (72)

Bishop of Patos de Minas (Brazil)

2008.10.082008.12.05
VietnamBishop Laurent Chu Văn Minh

former Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

2008.10.152008.12.05
LebanonArchbishop Youssef Antoine Soueif (63)Archbishop Youssef Antoine Soueif (63) (Maronite Rite)

Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites

2008.10.292008.12.06
ArgentinaBishop Damián Santiago Bitar (63)Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar (63)

Bishop of Oberá (Argentina)

2008.10.042008.12.08
ScotlandBishop Joseph Anthony Toal (69)Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal (69)

Bishop of Motherwell (Scotland)

2008.10.162008.12.08
ChileBishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic (68)Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic (68)

Military Ordinary of Chile (Chile)

2008.11.042008.12.12
GuineaBishop Raphaël Balla Guilavogui (61)Bishop Raphaël Balla Guilavogui (61)

Bishop of N’Zérékoré (Guinea)

2008.08.142008.12.13
ArgentinaBishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (65)Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (65)

Bishop of Nueve de Julio (Argentina)

2008.11.222008.12.13
AngolaArchbishop José Manuel Imbamba (61)Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saurimo (Angola)

President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé

Vice-President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa

2008.10.062008.12.14
MexicoArchbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero (79)Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

2008.10.082008.12.19
CanadaBishop Yvon-Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O. (84)Bishop Yvon-Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Canada)

2008.10.182008.12.27
ChinaBishop Vincent Guo Xi-jin (67)Bishop Vincent Guo Xi-jin (郭希錦) (67)

Bishop emeritus of Funing 福寧 (China)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Funing 福寧 (China)

20082008.12.28
USABishop Barry Christopher Knestout (63)Bishop Barry Christopher Knestout (63)

Bishop of Richmond (USA)

2008.11.182008.12.29

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