Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 2009

Bishops (164)ElectedConsecratedAscending
BelgiumBishop Johan Jozef Bonny (70)Bishop Johan Jozef Bonny (70)

Bishop of Antwerpen (Belgium)

2008.10.282009.01.04
ChinaBishop Vincent Zhu Wei-fang (朱維芳)

former Bishop of Yongjia 永嘉 (China)

former Bishop of Yongjia 永嘉 (China)

2007.112009.01.10
FranceBishop Jean-Pierre Batut (71)Bishop Jean-Pierre Batut (71)

Titular Bishop of Maillezais

Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (France)

2008.11.282009.01.10
BrazilBishop Neri José Tondello (62)Bishop Neri José Tondello (62)

Bishop of Juína (Brazil)

2008.11.122009.01.11
BrazilBishop José Moreira da Silva (72)Bishop José Moreira da Silva (72)

Bishop of Porto Nacional (Brazil)

2008.11.122009.01.17
FranceBishop Nicolas Jean-Marie Souchu (67)Bishop Nicolas Jean-Marie Souchu (67)

Bishop of Aire et Dax (France)

2008.11.282009.01.18
NigeriaBishop William Amove Avenya (70)Bishop William Amove Avenya (70)

Bishop of Gboko (Nigeria)

2008.11.282009.01.24
FranceBishop Yves Le Saux (65)Bishop Yves Le Saux (65)

Bishop of Annecy (France)

2008.11.212009.01.25
GermanyBishop Ulrich Boom (78)Bishop Ulrich Boom (78)

Titular Bishop of Sullectum

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Würzburg (Germany)

2008.12.062009.01.25
GuatemalaBishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (81)Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (81)

Bishop emeritus of Quiché (Guatemala)

2008.11.202009.01.31
PolandBishop Marek Mendyk (65)Bishop Marek Mendyk (65)

Bishop of Świdnica (Poland)

2008.12.242009.01.31
IndiaArchbishop Francis Kalist (68)Archbishop Francis Kalist (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India)

2008.12.032009.02.08
AlgeriaArchbishop Paul Desfarges, S.J. (81)Archbishop Paul Desfarges, S.J. (81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)

2008.11.212009.02.12
IndonesiaBishop Silvester Tung Kiem San (64)Bishop Silvester Tung Kiem San (64)

Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia)

2008.11.222009.02.19
IndiaBishop Franco Mulakkal (62)Bishop Franco Mulakkal (62)

Bishop emeritus of Jalandhar (India)

2009.01.172009.02.21
MexicoBishop Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia (71)Bishop Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia (71)

Bishop of Teotihuacan (Mexico)

2008.12.032009.02.24
BrazilBishop Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes (83)Bishop Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes (83)

Bishop emeritus of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

2008.12.242009.02.27
MexicoBishop Florencio Armando Colín Cruz (75)Bishop Florencio Armando Colín Cruz (75)

Bishop of Puerto Escondido (Mexico)

2008.11.272009.02.28
USABishop Edward James Burns (68)Bishop Edward James Burns (68)

Bishop of Dallas (USA)

2009.01.192009.03.03
VenezuelaBishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón (69)Bishop Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón (69)

Bishop of Barcelona (Venezuela)

2008.12.192009.03.07
RomaniaBishop László Bőcskei (60)Bishop László Bőcskei (60)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania)

President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

2008.12.232009.03.07
ItalyBishop Karl Golser

former Bishop of Bolzano–Bressanone (Italy)

2008.12.052009.03.08
AngolaBishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. (68)Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. (68)

Bishop of Mbanza Congo (Angola)

2009.01.052009.03.08
South AfricaBishop Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. (65)Bishop Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. (65)

Bishop of Umzimkulu (South Africa)

2008.12.312009.03.14
FranceBishop Philippe Mousset (70)Bishop Philippe Mousset (70)

Bishop of Périgueux (France)

2009.01.082009.03.15
USABishop Cirilo B. Flores

former Bishop of San Diego (USA)

2009.01.052009.03.19
BrazilArchbishop João José da Costa, O. Carm. (67)Archbishop João José da Costa, O. Carm. (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Aracaju (Brazil)

2009.01.072009.03.19
USABishop Richard Frank Stika

former Bishop of Knoxville (USA)

2009.01.122009.03.19
ItalyBishop Antonio Staglianò (66)Bishop Antonio Staglianò (66)

President of Pontifical Academy of Theology

Bishop emeritus of Noto (Italy)

2009.01.222009.03.19
EnglandBishop Séamus Cunningham (83)Bishop Séamus Cunningham (83)

Bishop emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle (England)

2009.01.092009.03.20
SpainBishop Sebastián Taltavull Anglada (78)Bishop Sebastián Taltavull Anglada (78)

Bishop of Mallorca (Spain)

2009.01.282009.03.21
GuatemalaBishop Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. (78)Bishop Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. (78)

Vicar Apostolic of El Petén (Guatemala)

Titular Bishop of Madarsuma

2009.02.102009.03.21
BrazilBishop Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S. (78)Bishop Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga (Brazil)

2008.12.242009.03.22
MozambiqueBishop Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. (87)Bishop Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. (87)

Bishop emeritus of Lichinga (Mozambique)

2008.12.302009.03.22
BrazilBishop Liro Vendelino Meurer (71)Bishop Liro Vendelino Meurer (71)

Bishop of Santo Ângelo (Brazil)

2009.01.142009.03.22
PeruBishop José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. (74)Bishop José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. (74)

Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San José de Amazonas (Peru)

2009.01.072009.03.25
ItalyBishop Salvatore Muratore (79)Bishop Salvatore Muratore (79)

Bishop emeritus of Nicosia (Italy)

2009.01.222009.03.25
USABishop Robert Epic Paul Guglielmone (80)Bishop Robert Epic Paul Guglielmone (80)

Bishop emeritus of Charleston (USA)

2009.01.242009.03.25
South KoreaBishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (70)Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (김종수 아우구스티노 / 金宗壽) (70)

Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

2009.02.102009.03.25
MexicoArchbishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (63)Archbishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

2009.01.072009.03.26
ArgentinaBishop Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (79)Bishop Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (79)

Bishop emeritus of Rafaela (Argentina)

2009.01.242009.03.27
NorwayBishop Berislav Grgić (66)Bishop Berislav Grgić (66)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Tromsø (Norway)

2008.12.182009.03.28
South AfricaBishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr. (78)Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr. (78)

Bishop of Bethlehem (South Africa)

2008.12.312009.03.28
BurundiArchbishop Bonaventure Nahimana (66)Archbishop Bonaventure Nahimana (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega (Burundi)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burundi

Second Vice-President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa

2009.01.172009.03.28
PolandBishop Grzegorz Kaszak (62)Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak (62)

Bishop emeritus of Sosnowiec (Poland)

2009.02.042009.03.28
BrazilBishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (73)Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (73)

Bishop of São José dos Campos (Brazil)

2009.01.282009.03.29
IndiaBishop Ignatius Loyola Ivan Mascarenhas (76)Bishop Ignatius Loyola Ivan Mascarenhas (76)

Bishop emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh (India)

2009.02.102009.04.03
UkraineMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (55)Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (55) (Ukrainian Rite)

Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

2009.01.142009.04.07
EswatiniBishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. (64)Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. (64)

Bishop of Manzini (Eswatini)

2008.11.242009.04.18
BrazilBishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos (72)Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos (72)

Bishop of Duque de Caxias (Brazil)

2009.02.112009.04.18
BrazilBishop José Moreira Bastos Neto

former Bishop of Três Lagoas (Brazil)

2009.01.072009.04.19
PeruBishop Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán (61)Bishop Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán (61)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Peru (Peru)

2009.01.302009.04.19
PeruBishop Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe (58)Bishop Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe (58)

Titular Bishop of Aveia

Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa (Peru)

2009.01.302009.04.19
ChileBishop Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin (63)Bishop Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin (63)

Bishop of Villarrica (Chile)

2009.02.072009.04.19
GermanyBishop Matthias Heinrich (71)Bishop Matthias Heinrich (71)

Titular Bishop of Thibaris

Auxiliary Bishop of Berlin (Germany)

2009.02.182009.04.19
USABishop James Sean Wall (61)Bishop James Sean Wall (61)

Bishop of Gallup (USA)

2009.02.052009.04.23
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Bianco (66)Archbishop Luigi Bianco (66)

Titular Archbishop of Falerone

Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo

2009.01.122009.04.25
BotswanaBishop Valentine Tsamma Seane (59)Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane (59)

Bishop emeritus of Gaborone (Botswana)

2009.02.052009.04.25
PakistanArchbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M. (68)Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M. (68)

Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

2009.02.142009.04.25
PolandBishop Krzysztof Zadarko (65)Bishop Krzysztof Zadarko (65)

Bishop of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg (Poland)

2009.02.162009.04.25
FranceArchbishop Philippe Ballot (69)Archbishop Philippe Ballot (69)

Archbishop-Bishop of Metz (France)

2009.01.142009.04.26
PolandArchbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski (65)Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski (65)

Titular Archbishop of Sejny

Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

2009.03.182009.04.30
ThailandArchbishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana (70)Archbishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok (Thailand)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand

2009.02.102009.05.01
IndiaBishop Binay Kandulna (62)Bishop Binay Kandulna (62)

Bishop of Khunti (India)

2009.02.102009.05.01
NigeriaBishop Callistus Valentine Chukwuma Onaga (67)Bishop Callistus Valentine Chukwuma Onaga (67)

Bishop of Enugu (Nigeria)

2009.02.092009.05.02
BrazilBishop Giovane Pereira de Melo (67)Bishop Giovane Pereira de Melo (67)

Bishop of Araguaína (Brazil)

2009.03.042009.05.08
ArgentinaBishop José Słaby, C.SS.R. (68)Bishop José Słaby, C.SS.R. (68)

Bishop-Prelate of Esquel (Argentina)

2009.03.142009.05.08
BrazilBishop Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. (65)Bishop Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. (65)

Bishop of Óbidos (Brazil)

2009.01.282009.05.09
VietnamBishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản (69)Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản (69)

Bishop of Hai Phòng (Vietnam)

2009.02.212009.05.12
BrazilArchbishop Rodolfo Luís Weber (62)Archbishop Rodolfo Luís Weber (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil)

2009.02.252009.05.15
MadagascarBishop Marcellin Randriamamonjy (62)Bishop Marcellin Randriamamonjy (62)

Bishop of Farafangana (Madagascar)

2009.02.102009.05.17
FranceArchbishop François Kalist (67)Archbishop François Kalist (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Clermont (France)

2009.03.252009.05.17
EcuadorBishop Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. (62)Bishop Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. (62)

Bishop of Loja (Ecuador)

2009.03.252009.05.21
MadagascarBishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P. (73)Bishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P. (73)

Bishop of Port-Bergé (Madagascar)

2008.11.242009.05.24
MaltaArchbishop Joseph Spiteri (66)Archbishop Joseph Spiteri (66)

Titular Archbishop of Serta

Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico

2009.02.212009.05.24
BrazilBishop Edson Tasquetto Damian (78)Bishop Edson Tasquetto Damian (78)

Bishop emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil)

2009.03.042009.05.24
CanadaCardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. (68)Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. (68)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio

Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

Member of Council for the Economy

Member of Council of Cardinals

2009.04.072009.05.24
CanadaBishop Paul Lortie (82)Bishop Paul Lortie (82)

Bishop emeritus of Mont-Laurier (Canada)

2009.04.072009.05.24
NicaraguaBishop Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. (67)Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. (67)

Titular Bishop of Zica

Auxiliary Bishop of Managua (Nicaragua)

2009.04.092009.05.30
EthiopiaBishop Giovanni Migliorati, M.C.C.J.

former Vicar Apostolic of Awasa (Ethiopia)

2009.03.212009.05.31
MexicoBishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. (79)Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. (79)

Bishop emeritus of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Mexico)

2009.03.122009.06.05
SpainBishop José Mazuelos Pérez (65)Bishop José Mazuelos Pérez (65)

Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain)

2009.03.192009.06.06
SlovakiaArchbishop Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. (66)Archbishop Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. (66)

Archbishop emeritus of Trnava (Slovakia)

2009.04.182009.06.06
ItalyBishop Adriano Tessarollo (79)Bishop Adriano Tessarollo (79)

Bishop emeritus of Chioggia (Italy)

2009.03.282009.06.07
SlovakiaArchbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. (61)Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. (61) (Slovak Rite)

Archbishop-Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

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

2009.05.072009.06.14
IndiaBishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. (74)Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. (74)

Bishop of Udaipur (India)

2009.05.112009.06.16
AustraliaBishop Leslie Rogers Tomlinson (82)Bishop Leslie Rogers Tomlinson (82)

Bishop emeritus of Sandhurst (Australia)

2009.05.052009.06.17
UkraineBishop Yosyf Milyan, M.S.U. (69)Bishop Yosyf Milyan, M.S.U. (69) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Drusiliana

Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2009.04.162009.06.18
BrazilBishop Henrique Soares da Costa

former Bishop of Palmares (Brazil)

2009.04.012009.06.19
ColombiaBishop José Daniel Falla Robles

former Bishop of Soacha (Colombia)

2009.04.152009.06.20
AngolaBishop Mateus Feliciano Tomás

former Bishop of Namibe (Angola)

2009.03.212009.06.21
IndiaArchbishop Sebastian Kallupura (72)Archbishop Sebastian Kallupura (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Patna (India)

2009.04.072009.06.21
AustraliaBishop Michael Joseph McKenna (74)Bishop Michael Joseph McKenna (74)

Bishop of Bathurst (Australia)

2009.04.152009.06.26
KenyaBishop James Maria Wainaina Kungu (69)Bishop James Maria Wainaina Kungu (69)

Bishop of Murang’a (Kenya)

2009.04.042009.06.27
IndiaBishop Selvister Ponnumuthan (69)Bishop Selvister Ponnumuthan (69)

Bishop of Punalur (India)

2009.05.082009.06.28
USABishop Lee Anthony Piché (67)Bishop Lee Anthony Piché (67)

Titular Bishop of Tamata

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

2009.05.272009.06.29
BangladeshArchbishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (60)Archbishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chattogram (Bangladesh)

2009.05.072009.07.03
ThailandBishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri (66)Bishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri (66)

Bishop of Ratchaburi (Thailand)

2009.04.042009.07.04
EcuadorCardinal Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. (70)Cardinal Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. (70)

Cardinal-Priest of Santa Famiglia di Nazareth a Centocelle

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador

2009.04.202009.07.04
CroatiaBishop Nikola Nino Kekić (83)Bishop Nikola Nino Kekić (83) (Croatian Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia)

2009.05.252009.07.04
PolandBishop Krzysztof Nitkiewicz (65)Bishop Krzysztof Nitkiewicz (65)

Bishop of Sandomierz (Poland)

2009.06.132009.07.04
MexicoBishop Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco

former Bishop of Iztapalapa (Mexico)

2009.05.072009.07.10
MalawiBishop Stanislaus Tobias Magombo

former Auxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)

2009.04.292009.07.11
ItalyBishop Guerino Di Tora (79)Bishop Guerino Di Tora (79)

Titular Bishop of Zuri

Vicar of the Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

2009.06.012009.07.11
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Marciante (74)Bishop Giuseppe Marciante (74)

Bishop of Cefalù (Italy)

2009.06.012009.07.11
USAArchbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P. (82)Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P. (82)

Titular Archbishop of Oregon City

Adjunct Secretary emeritus of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

2009.06.162009.07.11
IndonesiaBishop Edmund Woga, C.SS.R. (75)Bishop Edmund Woga, C.SS.R. (75)

Bishop of Weetebula (Indonesia)

2009.04.042009.07.16
IndiaArchbishop Alangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, S.V.D. (68)Archbishop Alangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, S.V.D. (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India)

2009.05.112009.07.16
KenyaBishop Paul Kariuki Njiru (63)Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru (63)

Bishop emeritus of Wote (Kenya)

2009.05.092009.07.25
USABishop John Oliver Barres (65)Bishop John Oliver Barres (65)

Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

2009.05.272009.07.30
USABishop Timothy Christian Senior (66)Bishop Timothy Christian Senior (66)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA)

2009.06.082009.07.31
ArgentinaArchbishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo (65)Archbishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina

2009.05.082009.08.08
NigeriaBishop Oliver Dashe Doeme (65)Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme (65)

Bishop of Maiduguri (Nigeria)

2009.06.062009.08.13
Congo-KinshasaBishop José Moko Ekanga, P.S.S. (67)Bishop José Moko Ekanga, P.S.S. (67)

Bishop of Idiofa (Congo-Kinshasa)

2009.05.262009.08.15
ArgentinaBishop Víctor Selvino Arenhardt

former Bishop of Oberá (Argentina)

2009.06.132009.08.15
Cote d’IvoireBishop Ziri Boniface Gbaya, S.J. (76)Bishop Ziri Boniface Gbaya, S.J. (76)

Bishop emeritus of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire)

2009.07.012009.08.22
Cote d’IvoireBishop Antoine Koné

former Bishop of Odienné (Cote d’Ivoire)

2009.07.012009.08.22
Cote d’IvoireBishop Marcellin Kouadio Yao (66)Bishop Marcellin Kouadio Yao (66)

Bishop of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire

2009.07.012009.08.22
BrazilBishop Celso Antônio Marchiori (67)Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori (67)

Bishop of São José dos Pinhais (Brazil)

2009.07.082009.08.28
PolandBishop Andrzej Konrad Czaja (62)Bishop Andrzej Konrad Czaja (62)

Bishop of Opole (Poland)

2009.08.142009.08.29
GermanyBishop Thomas Löhr (74)Bishop Thomas Löhr (74)

Titular Bishop of Diana

Auxiliary Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

2009.06.152009.08.30
ParaguayBishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero (75)Bishop Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero (75)

Bishop of San Lorenzo (Paraguay)

2009.07.012009.08.30
EthiopiaBishop Theodorus van Ruijven, C.M. (87)Bishop Theodorus van Ruijven, C.M. (87)

Titular Bishop of Utimma

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Nekemte (Ethiopia)

2009.07.232009.08.30
FinlandBishop Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I. (78)Bishop Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Helsinki (Finland)

2009.06.162009.09.05
VietnamArchbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng (72)Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam

2009.07.252009.09.08
ThailandBishop Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai (79)Bishop Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai (79)

Bishop emeritus of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand)

2009.06.192009.09.12
ZimbabweArchbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D. (65)Archbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D. (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)

2009.06.202009.09.12
LesothoArchbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I. (72)Archbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I. (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho)

2009.06.302009.09.12
ItalyBishop Raffaello Martinelli (77)Bishop Raffaello Martinelli (77)

Bishop emeritus of Frascati (Italy)

2009.07.022009.09.12
ItalyBishop Giorgio Corbellini

former President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia

former President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See

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

2009.07.032009.09.12
ItalyArchbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia (68)Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia (68)

Titular Archbishop of Sepino

Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

2009.07.162009.09.12
ItalyArchbishop Franco Coppola (69)Archbishop Franco Coppola (69)

Titular Archbishop of Vinda

Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg

Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

2009.07.162009.09.12
ItalyCardinal Pietro Parolin (71)Cardinal Pietro Parolin (71)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ss. Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela

Secretary of State of Secretariat of State

President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe

President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches

President of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations

President of Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector

Member of Council of Cardinals

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

2009.08.172009.09.12
LesothoBishop Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I. (78)Bishop Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Leribe (Lesotho)

2009.06.302009.09.19
PortugalBishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda (70)Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda (70)

Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

2009.06.272009.09.20
PakistanBishop Rufin Anthony

former Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

2009.08.042009.09.21
South AfricaBishop Adam Leszek Musiałek, S.C.I. (68)Bishop Adam Leszek Musiałek, S.C.I. (68)

Bishop of De Aar (South Africa)

2009.07.172009.09.24
VenezuelaBishop Fernando José Castro Aguayo, Opus Dei (74)Bishop Fernando José Castro Aguayo, Opus Dei (74)

Bishop of Margarita (Venezuela)

2009.06.272009.09.26
FranceBishop Gérard Coliche (85)Bishop Gérard Coliche (85)

Titular Bishop of Alet

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lille (France)

2009.07.092009.09.27
EnglandArchbishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth (67)Archbishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

2009.07.252009.09.29
USABishop Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto (67)Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto (67)

Bishop of Raleigh (USA)

2009.07.272009.09.29
VietnamBishop Thomas Vũ Đình Hiệu (71)Bishop Thomas Vũ Đình Hiệu (71)

Bishop of Bùi Chu (Vietnam)

2009.07.252009.10.10
Saint Pierre and MiquelonBishop Pierre-Marie Gaschy, C.S.Sp. (84)Bishop Pierre-Marie Gaschy, C.S.Sp. (84)

Titular Bishop of Usinaza

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

2009.06.192009.10.11
HaitiBishop Joseph Gontran Décoste, S.J. (68)Bishop Joseph Gontran Décoste, S.J. (68)

Bishop of Jérémie (Haiti)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Haiti

2009.08.062009.10.18
IndiaBishop John Vadakel, C.M.I. (82)Bishop John Vadakel, C.M.I. (82) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

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

2009.08.142009.10.22
EgyptBishop Adel Zaky, O.F.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt (Egypt)

2009.09.012009.10.31
MyanmarBishop Sephen Tjephe

former Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar)

2009.06.192009.11.21
PolandBishop Andrzej Jeż (62)Bishop Andrzej Jeż (62)

Bishop of Tarnów (Poland)

2009.10.202009.11.28
EcuadorBishop Guido Iván Minda Chalá (66)Bishop Guido Iván Minda Chalá (66)

Bishop of Santa Elena (Ecuador)

2009.11.042009.11.28
ChadBishop Henri Coudray, S.J. (83)Bishop Henri Coudray, S.J. (83)

Titular Bishop of Silli

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Mongo (Chad)

2009.06.032009.11.29
FranceArchbishop Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V. (68)Archbishop Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V. (68)

Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France)

2009.10.072009.11.29
USAArchbishop Bernard Anthony Hebda (66)Archbishop Bernard Anthony Hebda (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

2009.10.072009.12.01
USAArchbishop Paul Dennis Etienne (66)Archbishop Paul Dennis Etienne (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Seattle (USA)

2009.10.192009.12.09
USABishop Fernando Isern (67)Bishop Fernando Isern (67)

Bishop emeritus of Pueblo (USA)

2009.10.152009.12.10
FranceBishop Jean Laffitte (74)Bishop Jean Laffitte (74)

Titular Bishop of Entrevaux

Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

2009.10.222009.12.12
ItalyBishop Mario Toso, S.D.B. (75)Bishop Mario Toso, S.D.B. (75)

Bishop of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy)

2009.10.222009.12.12
ItalyBishop Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. (78)Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Ascoli Piceno (Italy)

2009.11.142009.12.12
USABishop Paul David Sirba

former Bishop of Duluth (USA)

2009.10.152009.12.14
MexicoArchbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong (68)Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

2009.10.152009.12.15
USABishop Robert Charles Evans (78)Bishop Robert Charles Evans (78)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ regiæ

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Providence (USA)

2009.10.152009.12.15
UgandaBishop Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.J. (81)Bishop Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.J. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Kotido (Uganda)

2009.08.172009.12.19
UruguayBishop Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (62)Bishop Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (62)

Bishop of Maldonado–Punta del Este–Minas (Uruguay)

President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay

2009.11.272009.12.20
BrazilBishop Milton Kenan Júnior (62)Bishop Milton Kenan Júnior (62)

Bishop of Barretos (Brazil)

2009.10.282009.12.27
BrazilBishop Otacílio Luziano Da Silva (71)Bishop Otacílio Luziano Da Silva (71)

Bishop emeritus of Catanduva (Brazil)

2009.10.212009.12.30

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