| Newly Elected Bishops (171) | Elected | Consecrated |
 Bishop Nicholas Han Ji-de (韓紀德) (85)Bishop emeritus of Pingliang 平涼 (China) ▼ Bishop emeritus of Pingliang 平涼 (China) | 1996 | 1996.09.19 |
Bishop Matthias Chen Xi-lu (陳錫祿)former Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China) | 1996 | 1996.10.28 |
Bishop Stephen Yang Xiang-tai (楊祥太)former Bishop of Yongnian 永年 (China) | 1996 | 1996.11.03 |
Bishop Joseph Wang Dian-duo (王殿鐸), O.A.R. ▼former Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China) ▼ | 1996 | 1996.12.28 |
 Bishop Atilano Vicente Rodríguez Martínez (79)Bishop emeritus of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain) | 1996.01.05 | 1996.02.18 |
 Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (76)Titular Bishop of Chimæra Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Leticia (Colombia) | 1996.01.05 | 1996.03.02 |
 Bishop Paul Choi Deok-ki (최덕기 바오로 / 崔悳基) (78)Bishop emeritus of Suwon 수원 (South Korea) | 1996.01.11 | 1996.02.22 |
Bishop Robert Marie Gay, M. Afr.former Bishop of Kabale (Uganda) | 1996.01.11 | 1996.03.09 |
Archbishop Paulinus Costaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh) | 1996.01.11 | 1996.04.26 |
 Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza (84)Bishop emeritus of Mangalore (India) | 1996.01.11 | 1996.05.15 |
 Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C. (74)Bishop of Agartala (India) | 1996.01.11 | 1996.05.26 |
 Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz (85)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tijuana (Mexico) | 1996.01.13 | 1996.02.24 |
Bishop José Moreira de Meloformer Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil) | 1996.01.17 | 1996.03.25 |
Bishop Ivan Ljavinec (Ruthenian Rite)former Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia) | 1996.01.18 | 1996.03.30 |
Bishop John Raymond Manzformer Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) | 1996.01.23 | 1996.03.05 |
Bishop Robert Patrick Maginnisformer Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) | 1996.01.24 | 1996.03.11 |
 Bishop Joseph Francis Martino (79)Bishop emeritus of Scranton (USA) | 1996.01.24 | 1996.03.11 |
Archbishop Basil Myron Schott (Ruthenian Rite)former Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) | 1996.02.03 | 1996.07.11 |
 Cardinal Edwin Frederick O’Brien (87)Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano al Palatino pro hac vice Title Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Baltimore (USA) Grand Master emeritus of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) | 1996.02.06 | 1996.03.25 |
Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. (Ukrainian Rite)former Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea former Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) | 1996.02.22 | 1977.04.02 |
 Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Plá (78)Bishop emeritus of Alcalá de Henares (Spain) | 1996.02.22 | 1996.04.14 |
Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simonformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Clermont (France) | 1996.02.22 | 1996.05.04 |
Bishop Paul Jean-Marie Dossaviformer Bishop of Aného (Togo) | 1996.02.23 | 1996.04.28 |
 Bishop José Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B. (86)Titular Bishop of Bamaccora Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) | 1996.02.23 | 1996.05.04 |
 Bishop Pedro Dulay Arigo (87)Titular Bishop of Mactaris Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Puerto Princesa (Philippines) | 1996.02.23 | 1996.05.18 |
 Archbishop John Baptist Odama (78)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gulu (Uganda) | 1996.02.23 | 1996.05.26 |
Archbishop Peter Fernandoformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Madurai (India) | 1996.02.23 | 1996.05.29 |
Archbishop Longinus Da Cunhaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia) | 1996.02.23 | 1996.07.10 |
 Bishop Walter Mixa (84)Bishop emeritus of Augsburg (Germany) Military Ordinary emeritus of Germany (Germany) | 1996.02.24 | 1996.03.23 |
Bishop Sofron Stefan Wasyl Mudry, O.S.B.M. (Ukrainian Rite)former Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) | 1996.03.02 | 1996.05.12 |
Cardinal Luigi De Magistrisformer Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata former Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary | 1996.03.06 | 1996.04.28 |
 Archbishop James Vernon Weisgerber (87)Archbishop emeritus of Winnipeg (Canada) | 1996.03.07 | 1996.05.03 |
 Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (81)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Villavicencio (Colombia) Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation | 1996.03.08 | 1996.04.13 |
 Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (78)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Villavicencio (Colombia) | 1996.03.08 | 1996.04.13 |
Bishop Fernando Sabogal Vianaformer Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) | 1996.03.08 | 1996.04.13 |
 Bishop Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich (68)Bishop of Kericho (Kenya) | 1996.03.09 | 1996.07.03 |
 Bishop Ilija Janjić (81)Bishop emeritus of Kotor (Montenegro) | 1996.03.11 | 1996.04.27 |
 Bishop Anastase Mutabazi (73)Bishop emeritus of Kabgayi (Rwanda) | 1996.03.13 | 1996.05.26 |
 Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita (82)Bishop emeritus of Byumba (Rwanda) | 1996.03.13 | 1996.06.02 |
 Bishop Eugene Jerome Cooney (94)Bishop emeritus of Nelson (Canada) | 1996.03.15 | 1996.06.11 |
 Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez (76)Bishop emeritus of Málaga (Spain) | 1996.03.25 | 1996.05.11 |
 Bishop Jesús Murgui Soriano (79)Bishop emeritus of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) | 1996.03.25 | 1996.05.11 |
 Archbishop Stefan Soroka (74) (Ukrainian Rite)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA) | 1996.03.29 | 1996.06.13 |
 Bishop John Michael Botean (70) (Romanian Rite)Bishop of Saint George in Canton of the Romanians (USA) | 1996.03.29 | 1996.08.24 |
 Bishop Mario Espinosa Contreras (76)Bishop of Mazatlán (Mexico) | 1996.04.02 | 1996.05.11 |
 Bishop Francis Joseph Christian (83)Titular Bishop of Quincy Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Manchester (USA) | 1996.04.02 | 1996.05.14 |
Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellínformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain) | 1996.04.03 | 1996.06.01 |
Bishop António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I.former Bishop of Angra (Portugal) | 1996.04.09 | 1996.06.30 |
 Bishop Luís Ferrando (Luigi Ferrando) (85)Bishop emeritus of Bragança do Pará (Brazil) | 1996.04.10 | 1996.05.05 |
 Archbishop Filippo Santoro (77)Special Delegate to Memores Domini Lay Association Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taranto (Italy) | 1996.04.10 | 1996.06.29 |
Archbishop Philip Edward Wilsonformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia) | 1996.04.12 | 1996.07.10 |
 Bishop Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M. (88)Titular Bishop of Quæstoriana Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Galápagos (Ecuador) | 1996.04.22 | 1996.06.23 |
Bishop Louis Nzala Kianzaformer Bishop of Popokabaka (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1996.04.22 | 1996.07.14 |
Bishop Félix Kouadjoformer Bishop of Bondoukou (Cote d’Ivoire) | 1996.04.22 | 1996.07.20 |
Bishop Jose Paala Salazar, O.P.former Bishop-Prelate of Batanes (Philippines) former Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (Philippines) | 1996.04.25 | 1996.06.07 |
 Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López (75)Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico) | 1996.04.30 | 1996.05.30 |
Archbishop Gianni Danziformer Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy) former Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto | 1996.05.02 | 1996.05.24 |
 Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig (79)Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion | 1996.05.04 | 1996.06.27 |
 Archbishop Fidel Herráez Vegas (81)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Burgos (Spain) | 1996.05.14 | 1996.06.29 |
 Bishop César Augusto Franco Martínez (77)Bishop emeritus of Segovia (Spain) | 1996.05.14 | 1996.06.29 |
 Bishop Carlos Verzeletti (75)Bishop emeritus of Castanhal (Brazil) | 1996.05.15 | 1996.07.28 |
 Bishop Bernard Housset (85)Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle (France) | 1996.05.17 | 1996.09.15 |
 Bishop Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I. (86)Bishop emeritus of Taubaté (Brazil) | 1996.05.22 | 1996.08.17 |
Bishop Teodor Majkowicz (Ukrainian Rite)former Bishop of Wrocław–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians (Poland) | 1996.05.24 | 1996.07.12 |
 Bishop Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. (83)Bishop emeritus of Chulucanas (Peru) | 1996.05.25 | 1996.08.17 |
Bishop Pablo Cedano Cedanoformer Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) | 1996.05.31 | 1996.07.06 |
Bishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D.former Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) | 1996.05.31 | 1996.07.06 |
Bishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap.former Bishop of Verona (Italy) | 1996.06.08 | 1996.08.07 |
 Archbishop Boutros Nabil El-Sayah (86) (Maronite Rite)Archbishop ad personam Archbishop emeritus of Haifa and Holy Land of the Maronites (Israel) | 1996.06.08 | 1996.10.05 |
Bishop Tanios Khoury (Maronite Rite)former Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon) | 1996.06.08 | 1996.10.05 |
 Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt (79)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) | 1996.06.12 | 1996.07.09 |
 Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron (77)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA) Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) | 1996.06.12 | 1996.07.09 |
Bishop Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.former Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) | 1996.06.12 | 1996.08.25 |
 Bishop José Edson Santana de Oliveira (73)Bishop of Eunápolis (Brazil) | 1996.06.12 | 1996.09.08 |
 Archbishop Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. (87)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montevideo (Uruguay) | 1996.06.13 | 1996.07.28 |
 Archbishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. (83)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) | 1996.06.13 | 1996.08.31 |
Bishop Thomas Kozhimalaformer Bishop of Bhagalpur (India) | 1996.06.14 | 1996.10.07 |
 Bishop Vincent Samuel (75)Bishop emeritus of Neyyattinkara (India) | 1996.06.14 | 1996.11.01 |
Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India) | 1996.06.14 | 1996.11.03 |
Bishop Gervasio Gestoriformer Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto (Italy) | 1996.06.21 | 1996.09.07 |
 Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (75)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico) | 1996.06.24 | 1996.07.25 |
 Bishop Ramón del Hoyo López (85)Bishop emeritus of Jaén (Spain) | 1996.06.26 | 1996.09.15 |
 Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. (85)Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) | 1996.06.27 | 1996.08.17 |
 Archbishop Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. (89)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Serena (Chile) | 1996.06.28 | 1996.08.10 |
 Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (84)Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile) | 1996.06.28 | 1996.09.08 |
Archbishop Luigi Contiformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy) | 1996.06.28 | 1996.09.21 |
Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo (Syriac Rite)former Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria) | 1996.06.29 | 1997.06.18 |
Patriarch Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad (Syriac Rite)former Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) | 1996.06.29 | 1997.06.21 |
Bishop Antonio Federico Gattiformer Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo (Argentina) | 1996.07.01 | 1996.08.15 |
 Archbishop Aldo Cavalli (79)Titular Archbishop of Vibo Valentia Apostolic Visitator to the Parish of Međugorje of Mostar–Duvno (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 1996.07.02 | 1996.08.26 |
 Bishop António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm. (84)Bishop emeritus of Beja (Portugal) | 1996.07.03 | 1996.09.29 |
Archbishop Moses Costa, C.S.C.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Chattogram (Bangladesh) | 1996.07.05 | 1996.09.06 |
 Bishop Đuro Gašparović (74)Bishop emeritus of Srijem (Serbia) | 1996.07.05 | 1996.10.05 |
 Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. (81)Bishop emeritus of Ambikapur (India) | 1996.07.05 | 1996.10.18 |
Bishop John Francis Moore, S.M.A.former Bishop of Bauchi (Nigeria) | 1996.07.05 | 1996.11.07 |
 Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo (80)Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) | 1996.07.05 | 1996.11.23 |
 Bishop Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu (75)Bishop of Minna (Nigeria) | 1996.07.05 | 1996.11.30 |
Bishop Alberto Tanasiniformer Bishop of Chiavari (Italy) | 1996.07.06 | 1996.09.14 |
 Bishop David Louis Walker (87)Bishop emeritus of Broken Bay (Australia) | 1996.07.09 | 1996.09.03 |
 Bishop Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier (80)Bishop emeritus of Versailles (France) | 1996.07.12 | 1996.10.11 |
Bishop Michel Pollienformer Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France) | 1996.07.12 | 1996.10.11 |
 Bishop Mario Meini (79)Bishop emeritus of Fiesole (Italy) | 1996.07.13 | 1996.09.07 |
 Cardinal Juan José Omella Omella (79)Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain) Member of Council of Cardinals | 1996.07.15 | 1996.09.22 |
Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváezformer Bishop of Riohacha (Colombia) former Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia) | 1996.07.16 | 1996.09.07 |
 Bishop Vincenzo Apicella (79)Bishop emeritus of Velletri–Segni (Italy) | 1996.07.19 | 1996.09.14 |
Archbishop Marian Gołębiewskiformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland) | 1996.07.20 | 1996.08.31 |
 Cardinal Reinhard Marx (72)Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany) Coordinator of Council for the Economy | 1996.07.23 | 1996.09.21 |
 Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen (83)Bishop emeritus of Fulda (Germany) | 1996.07.23 | 1996.09.21 |
Bishop Emilio Simeon Allué Carcasona, S.D.B.former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) | 1996.07.24 | 1996.09.17 |
Bishop Francis Xavier Irwinformer Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) | 1996.07.24 | 1996.09.17 |
 Archbishop Armand Maillard (82)Archbishop emeritus of Bourges (France) | 1996.08.02 | 1996.10.05 |
 Bishop Pierre Farine (85)Titular Bishop of Trogir Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) | 1996.08.12 | 1996.10.20 |
 Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams (81)Titular Archbishop of Scala | 1996.08.24 | 1996.10.23 |
Bishop Francisco de Paula Victorformer Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil) | 1996.08.28 | 1996.10.26 |
Bishop Olivier de Berranger, Pradoformer Bishop of Saint-Denis (France) | 1996.09.06 | 1996.10.19 |
Archbishop Maurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp.former Archbishop of Auch (France) | 1996.09.06 | 1996.10.27 |
 Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (81)Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA) | 1996.09.10 | 1996.10.31 |
 Cardinal John Tong Hon (湯漢) (86)Cardinal-Priest of «Regina Apostolorum» Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) | 1996.09.13 | 1996.12.09 |
 Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun (陳日君), S.D.B. (94)Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) | 1996.09.13 | 1996.12.09 |
Bishop Edward Janiakformer Bishop of Kalisz (Poland) | 1996.10.26 | 1996.11.30 |
Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu (Romanian Rite)former Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania) | 1996.11.06 | 1997.01.06 |
 Bishop Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp. (86)Bishop emeritus of Mouila (Gabon) | 1996.11.08 | 1997.01.11 |
Bishop Timothée Modibo-Nzockenaformer Bishop of Franceville (Gabon) | 1996.11.08 | 1997.01.11 |
Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C.former Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania) | 1996.11.08 | 1997.02.02 |
 Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (69)Bishop of Rulenge–Ngara (Tanzania) | 1996.11.08 | 1997.02.16 |
Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M.former Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) | 1996.11.08 | 1997.02.22 |
 Bishop Janvier Kataka Luvete (79)Bishop emeritus of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa) | 1996.11.08 | 1997.06.14 |
Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. (Syro-Malabar Rite)former Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme former Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 1996.11.11 | 1997.01.06 |
Bishop Stephen Hector Doueihi (Maronite Rite)former Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (USA) | 1996.11.11 | 1997.01.11 |
 Bishop Samir Mazloum (91) (Maronite Rite)Titular Bishop of Callinicum of the Maronites | 1996.11.11 | 1997.01.11 |
Bishop Emmanuel Pothanamuzhy, C.M.I. (Syro-Malabar Rite)former Bishop of Mananthavady of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 1996.11.11 | 1997.01.26 |
 Cardinal George Alencherry (80) (Syro-Malabar Rite)Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme Major Archbishop emeritus of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) former President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church | 1996.11.11 | 1997.02.02 |
Bishop Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil (Syro-Malankara Rite)former Bishop of Puthur of the Syro-Malankara (India) | 1996.11.11 | 1997.02.05 |
 Bishop Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S. (76) (Syro-Malabar Rite)Bishop emeritus of Kalyan of the Syro-Malabars (India) | 1996.11.11 | 1997.02.08 |
 Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset (86)Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima Titular Bishop emeritus of Accia Adjunct Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity | 1996.11.16 | 1997.01.06 |
 Bishop Michael William Warfel (77)Bishop emeritus of Great Falls–Billings (USA) | 1996.11.19 | 1996.12.17 |
 Archbishop Gregory Michael Aymond (76)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of New Orleans (USA) | 1996.11.19 | 1997.01.10 |
 Bishop Philip Leo O’Reilly (82)Bishop emeritus of Kilmore (Ireland) | 1996.11.20 | 1997.02.02 |
 Bishop Piotr Libera (75)Bishop emeritus of Płock (Poland) | 1996.11.23 | 1997.01.06 |
 Archbishop Ernest Léger (82)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Moncton (Canada) | 1996.11.27 | 1997.01.29 |
Bishop Fernando Torres Duránformer Bishop of Chitré (Panama) | 1996.11.29 | 1996.12.21 |
Bishop Basílio do Nascimentoformer Bishop of Baucau (Timor-Leste) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.01.06 |
Bishop Delio Lucarelliformer Bishop of Rieti (Italy) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.01.06 |
Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkenaformer Bishop of Kara (Togo) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.01.06 |
 Bishop Gustavo García Naranjo (81)Bishop emeritus of Guarenas (Venezuela) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.01.11 |
Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B.former Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.02.01 |
Bishop Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y.former Vicar Apostolic of Inírida (Colombia) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.02.16 |
 Archbishop Bernard Blasius Moras (84)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangalore (India) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.02.25 |
Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwangaformer Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.03.01 |
Bishop Michel Visiformer Bishop of Port-Vila (Vanuatu) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.04.12 |
 Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp. (74)Bishop of Zanzibar (Tanzania) | 1996.11.30 | 1997.04.27 |
 Bishop Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. (85)Titular Bishop of Turres in Byzacena Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Southern Albania (Albania) | 1996.12.03 | 1997.01.06 |
 Bishop Luciano Pacomio (84)Bishop emeritus of Mondovì (Italy) | 1996.12.03 | 1997.01.06 |
 Bishop Václav Malý (75)Titular Bishop of Marcelliana Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia) | 1996.12.03 | 1997.01.11 |
Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap.former Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia) | 1996.12.03 | 1997.01.11 |
 Bishop José Vicente Conejero Gallego (75)Bishop of Formosa (Argentina) | 1996.12.05 | 1997.03.19 |
Bishop Luis Guillermo Eichhornformer Bishop of Morón (Argentina) | 1996.12.05 | 1997.03.19 |
 Archbishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (77)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania) | 1996.12.07 | 1997.01.06 |
 Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto (79)Titular Archbishop of Turris in Proconsulari | 1996.12.07 | 1997.01.06 |
Cardinal Paolo Sardiformer Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana former Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) | 1996.12.10 | 1997.01.06 |
Bishop David Dias Pimentelformer Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil) | 1996.12.11 | 1997.01.31 |
 Bishop Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. (83)Bishop emeritus of Colatina (Brazil) | 1996.12.11 | 1997.02.02 |
 Archbishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes (86)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rouen (France) | 1996.12.13 | 1997.03.09 |
 Bishop Lino Mario Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. (82)Bishop emeritus of Carabayllo (Peru) | 1996.12.14 | 1997.02.02 |
 Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (84)Bishop emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic) | 1996.12.16 | 1997.01.25 |
 Archbishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M. (75) (Ukrainian Rite)Metropolitan Archbishop of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada) | 1996.12.16 | 1997.04.03 |
 Bishop József Tamás (81)Titular Bishop of Valabria Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Alba Iulia (Romania) | 1996.12.18 | 1997.03.01 |
Bishop Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R.former Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil) | 1996.12.18 | 1997.03.09 |
 Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra (80)Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madrid (Spain) Ordinary emeritus of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain) | 1996.12.27 | 1997.02.22 |
 Bishop Alois Schwarz (73)Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria) | 1996.12.27 | 1997.02.22 |
 Bishop Pablo Vizcaíno Prado (74)Bishop of Suchitepéquez–Retalhuleu (Guatemala) | 1996.12.31 | 1997.03.08 |