Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2000

Newly Elected Bishops (201)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaArchbishop Francis Lu Xin-ping (62)Archbishop Francis Lu Xin-ping (陸新平) (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanjing 南京 (China)

20002000.01.06
ChinaBishop Peter Fang Jian-ping (63)Bishop Peter Fang Jian-ping (方建平) (63)

Bishop of Yongping 永平 (China)

20002000.01.06
ChinaBishop Andrew Jin Dao-yuan (靳道遠)

former Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

(2000)2000.01.06
ChinaBishop John Su Chang-shan (蘇長山)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding 保定 (China)

(2000)2000.01.06
ChinaBishop Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (65)Bishop Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (詹思祿) (65)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

(2000)2000.01.06
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Lian-gui (62)Bishop Joseph Li Lian-gui (李連貴) (62)

Bishop of Xianxian 獻縣 (China)

20002000.03.20
ChinaBishop Joseph Zhao Feng-chang (92)Bishop Joseph Zhao Feng-chang (趙鳳昌) (92)

Bishop of Yanggu 陽穀 (China)

20002000.05.07
ChinaBishop Michael He Jin-min (賀近民)

former Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

(2000)2000.05.14
ChinaBishop Matthew Hu Xian-de (胡賢德)

former Bishop of Ningbo 寧波 (China)

20002000.05.14
ChinaArchbishop Matthew Cao Xiang-de (曹湘德)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Hangzhou 杭州 (China)

(2000)2000.06.25
ChinaBishop Joseph Jiang Ming-yuan (姜明遠), C.D.D.

former Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China)

20002000.08.08
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Ming-shu (李明述)

former Bishop of Qingdao 青島 (China)

20002000.08.13
ChinaArchbishop Anthony Zong Chang-feng (宗長風)

former Coadjutor Archbishop of Kaifeng 開封 (China)

20002000.10.27
ChinaBishop John Chrysostom Lan Shi (蘭石)

former Bishop of Sanyuan 三原 (China)

20002000.11.28
USAArchbishop James Peter Sartain (73)Archbishop James Peter Sartain (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Seattle (USA)

2000.01.042000.03.06
ArgentinaArchbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano (71)Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

2000.01.042000.03.25
BrazilBishop Carillo Gritti, I.M.C.

former Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil)

2000.01.052000.03.19
LebanonArchbishop Joseph Kallas, M.S.P. (94)Archbishop Joseph Kallas, M.S.P. (94) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Beirut–Gibail of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2000.01.162000.02.19
SyriaArchbishop Nikolaki Sawaf (83)Archbishop Nikolaki Sawaf (83) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Latakia of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

2000.01.162000.03.04
ArgentinaBishop Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. (87)Bishop Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. (87)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Deán Funes (Argentina)

2000.01.182000.03.25
BrazilBishop José Haring, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte (Brazil)

2000.01.192000.03.20
LatviaBishop Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P. (64)Bishop Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P. (64)

Bishop emeritus of Liepāja (Latvia)

former General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

2000.01.252000.03.25
BrazilBishop Protógenes José Luft, S.C. (76)Bishop Protógenes José Luft, S.C. (76)

Bishop emeritus of Barra do Garças (Brazil)

2000.01.262000.03.26
USABishop Richard Joseph Malone (80)Bishop Richard Joseph Malone (80)

Bishop emeritus of Buffalo (USA)

2000.01.272000.03.01
MexicoBishop José Luis Fletes Santana (78)Bishop José Luis Fletes Santana (78)

Titular Bishop of Thunusuda

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of México (Mexico)

2000.01.292000.03.04
MexicoBishop Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón

former Bishop of Cuautitlán (Mexico)

2000.01.292000.03.04
MexicoBishop Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S.

former Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

2000.01.292000.03.04
ColombiaBishop Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro

former Bishop of Ipiales (Colombia)

2000.01.292000.03.20
BeninBishop Clet Feliho (72)Bishop Clet Feliho (72)

Bishop of Kandi (Benin)

2000.01.292000.06.10
PhilippinesBishop José Francisco Oliveros

former Bishop of Malolos (Philippines)

2000.02.022000.03.20
BrazilBishop Eduardo Zielski (79)Bishop Eduardo Zielski (79)

Bishop emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

2000.02.022000.05.07
KenyaBishop Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. (86)Bishop Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Lodwar (Kenya)

2000.02.172000.03.20
ColombiaBishop Jorge García Isaza, C.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia)

2000.02.172000.03.26
PakistanArchbishop Evarist Pinto (92)Archbishop Evarist Pinto (92)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Karachi (Pakistan)

2000.02.172000.04.25
GabonBishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (65)Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (65)

Bishop of Mouila (Gabon)

2000.02.172000.05.07
GabonBishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene (66)Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene (66)

Bishop of Oyem (Gabon)

President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon

2000.02.172000.05.07
Saint Pierre and MiquelonBishop Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. (92)Bishop Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. (92)

Titular Bishop of Avioccala

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

2000.02.172000.06.18
ItalyBishop Francesco Guido Ravinale (82)Bishop Francesco Guido Ravinale (82)

Bishop emeritus of Asti (Italy)

2000.02.212000.03.25
USABishop John Joseph Kaising

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

2000.02.212000.04.11
BrazilBishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. (74)Bishop Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. (74)

Bishop emeritus of Bragança do Pará (Brazil)

2000.02.232000.05.07
FranceBishop Claude-Pierre-Charles Schockert (86)Bishop Claude-Pierre-Charles Schockert (86)

Bishop emeritus of Belfort–Montbéliard (France)

2000.03.012000.05.14
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Paglia (80)Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia (80)

Archbishop ad personam

Bishop emeritus of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

2000.03.042000.04.02
FranceBishop François-Paul-Marie Maupu (86)Bishop François-Paul-Marie Maupu (86)

Bishop emeritus of Verdun (France)

2000.03.092000.04.30
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Verucchi

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy)

2000.03.092000.05.13
FranceBishop Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse (86)Bishop Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse (86)

Bishop emeritus of Périgueux (France)

2000.03.102000.05.07
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Marinelli

former Archbishop of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado (Italy)

2000.03.112000.04.29
BrazilBishop Alfredo Schäffler (85)Bishop Alfredo Schäffler (85)

Bishop emeritus of Parnaíba (Brazil)

2000.03.152000.06.03
MexicoBishop Miguel Romano Gómez (67)Bishop Miguel Romano Gómez (67)

Titular Bishop of Vagal

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Guadalajara (Mexico)

2000.03.182000.04.09
ItalyCardinal Francesco Montenegro (79)Cardinal Francesco Montenegro (79)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agrigento (Italy)

2000.03.182000.04.29
ItalyBishop Claudio Baggini

former Bishop of Vigevano (Italy)

2000.03.182000.04.30
ItalyBishop Mansueto Bianchi

former Bishop of Pistoia (Italy)

former General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

2000.03.182000.05.03
ItalyBishop Angelo Spinillo (74)Bishop Angelo Spinillo (74)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy)

2000.03.182000.05.13
FranceArchbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (82)Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (82)

Archbishop ad personam

Bishop emeritus of Angers (France)

2000.03.202000.04.30
BrazilArchbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Prado (76)Archbishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Prado (76)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Araçuaí (Brazil)

2000.03.222000.06.11
USABishop Jaime Soto (70)Bishop Jaime Soto (70)

Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

2000.03.232000.05.31
PeruBishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich (75)Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich (75)

Bishop of Puno (Peru)

2000.03.252000.05.07
ItalyArchbishop Tommaso Valentinetti (73)Archbishop Tommaso Valentinetti (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pescara–Penne (Italy)

2000.03.252000.05.20
ItalyBishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. (80)Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Grosseto (Italy)

2000.03.252000.05.20
SerbiaArchbishop Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. (80)Archbishop Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Beograd (Serbia)

2000.03.252000.05.24
BrazilBishop Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. (82)Bishop Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Guarapuava (Brazil)

2000.03.292000.06.18
BrazilBishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (81)Bishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Nova Iguaçu (Brazil)

2000.04.052000.05.20
HungaryBishop Miklós Beer (82)Bishop Miklós Beer (82)

Bishop emeritus of Vác (Hungary)

2000.04.082000.05.27
BeninArchbishop Fidèle Agbatchi (75)Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Parakou (Benin)

2000.04.142000.06.10
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (76)Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)

2000.04.142000.07.02
TanzaniaArchbishop Damian Denis Dallu (70)Archbishop Damian Denis Dallu (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Songea (Tanzania)

2000.04.142000.07.30
IndonesiaBishop Benyamin Yosef Bria

former Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia)

2000.04.142000.08.06
Burkina FasoBishop Joseph Sama (78)Bishop Joseph Sama (78)

Bishop emeritus of Nouna (Burkina Faso)

2000.04.142000.10.28
MexicoArchbishop Hipólito Reyes Larios

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

2000.04.152000.06.13
MexicoBishop Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal (76)Bishop Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal (76)

Bishop emeritus of Córdoba (Mexico)

2000.04.152000.06.14
SwitzerlandBishop Denis Theurillat (75)Bishop Denis Theurillat (75)

Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)

2000.04.172000.06.22
PolandBishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (72)Bishop Jan Franciszek Wątroba (72)

Bishop of Rzeszów (Poland)

2000.04.202000.05.20
PolandBishop Józef Szamocki (71)Bishop Józef Szamocki (71)

Titular Bishop of Clypia

Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń (Poland)

2000.04.202000.05.27
FranceBishop Jean-Luc Brunin (75)Bishop Jean-Luc Brunin (75)

Bishop of Le Havre (France)

2000.04.202000.05.28
Dominican RepublicBishop Diómedes Espinal de León (76)Bishop Diómedes Espinal de León (76)

Bishop of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic)

2000.04.202000.06.02
ArgentinaArchbishop Carlos María Franzini

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina)

2000.04.292000.06.19
ItalyBishop Felice Di Molfetta (86)Bishop Felice Di Molfetta (86)

Bishop emeritus of Cerignola–Ascoli Satriano (Italy)

2000.04.292000.07.01
BrazilArchbishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo (68)Archbishop Maurício Grotto de Camargo (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Botucatu (Brazil)

2000.05.032000.07.30
BrazilBishop Antonino Migliore (79)Bishop Antonino Migliore (79)

Bishop emeritus of Coxim (Brazil)

2000.05.102000.06.23
IndiaBishop John Thattumkal, S.S.C. (75)Bishop John Thattumkal, S.S.C. (75)

Bishop emeritus of Cochin (India)

2000.05.102000.06.25
VietnamBishop Paul Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh, P.S.S.

former Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam)

2000.05.102000.06.30
VietnamBishop Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân

former Bishop of Vinh Long (Vietnam)

2000.05.102000.08.15
IndiaBishop Thomas Pulloppillil (71)Bishop Thomas Pulloppillil (71)

Bishop of Bongaigaon (India)

2000.05.102000.08.20
Papua New GuineaBishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. (92)Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. (92)

Bishop emeritus of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)

2000.05.102000.08.24
IndonesiaBishop Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J.

former Bishop of Purwokerto (Indonesia)

2000.05.102000.09.08
JapanBishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル 溝部 脩), S.D.B.

former Bishop of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan)

2000.05.102000.09.09
JapanBishop Marcellino Taiji Tani (73)Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani (マルセリーノ 谷 大二) (73)

Bishop emeritus of Saitama さいたま (Japan)

2000.05.102000.09.15
BurundiArchbishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa (73)Archbishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bujumbura (Burundi)

2000.05.102000.09.16
Papua New GuineaBishop Anthony Joseph Burgess

former Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)

2000.05.102000.09.27
JapanBishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (70)Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (ドミニコ 宮原良治) (70)

Bishop emeritus of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)

2000.05.102000.10.01
SloveniaBishop Andrej Glavan (82)Bishop Andrej Glavan (82)

Bishop emeritus of Novo Mesto (Slovenia)

2000.05.132000.06.12
SloveniaArchbishop Anton Stres, C.M. (83)Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. (83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

former President of Episcopal Conference of Slovenia

2000.05.132000.06.24
ItalyBishop Vito De Grisantis

former Bishop of Ugento–Santa Maria di Leuca (Italy)

2000.05.132000.06.26
SloveniaBishop Jurij Bizjak (79)Bishop Jurij Bizjak (79)

Bishop emeritus of Koper (Slovenia)

2000.05.132000.07.05
LithuaniaBishop Jonas Kauneckas (87)Bishop Jonas Kauneckas (87)

Bishop emeritus of Panevėžys (Lithuania)

2000.05.132000.08.05
FranceBishop Dominique Marie Jean Rey (73)Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Rey (73)

Bishop emeritus of Fréjus–Toulon (France)

2000.05.162000.09.17
MonacoArchbishop Bernard-César-Augustin Barsi

former Archbishop of Monaco (Monaco)

2000.05.162000.10.08
ArgentinaBishop Carlos Humberto Malfa (77)Bishop Carlos Humberto Malfa (77)

Bishop emeritus of Chascomús (Argentina)

2000.05.202000.07.21
GermanyBishop Rainer Klug (87)Bishop Rainer Klug (87)

Titular Bishop of Ala miliaria

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

2000.05.232000.06.29
BrazilArchbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (79)Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cuiabá (Brazil)

2000.05.312000.08.20
BrazilArchbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (78)Archbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

2000.05.312000.08.20
South AfricaBishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane (78)Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane (78)

Bishop emeritus of Mariannhill (South Africa)

2000.06.022000.08.06
KenyaBishop Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Malindi (Kenya)

2000.06.022000.09.02
Congo-KinshasaBishop Camille Lembi Zaneli

former Bishop of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa)

2000.06.022000.11.26
ItalyArchbishop Orazio Soricelli (73)Archbishop Orazio Soricelli (73)

Archbishop of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy)

2000.06.032000.06.30
GermanyBishop Anton Losinger (69)Bishop Anton Losinger (69)

Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra

Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

2000.06.062000.07.16
FranceArchbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (74)Archbishop Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

2000.06.062000.09.10
CanadaArchbishop Arthé Guimond

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

2000.06.092000.08.15
IndiaArchbishop George Kocherry (81)Archbishop George Kocherry (81) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Othona

2000.06.102000.08.21
BrazilBishop Irineu Silvio Wilges, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil)

2000.06.142000.08.12
NicaraguaBishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (65)Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (65)

Bishop of Granada (Nicaragua)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua

2000.06.172000.07.13
ItalyBishop Elio Tinti

former Bishop of Carpi (Italy)

2000.06.172000.08.26
ColombiaBishop José Vicente Huertas Vargas

former Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia)

2000.06.232000.08.04
NetherlandsBishop Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden, S.S.S. (90)Bishop Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden, S.S.S. (90)

Titular Bishop of Thibilis

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Haarlem–Amsterdam (Netherlands)

2000.06.242000.09.09
Papua New GuineaBishop Alphonse Liguori Chaupa

former Bishop of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea)

2000.06.242000.09.30
CuraçaoBishop Luis Antonio Secco, S.D.B. (78)Bishop Luis Antonio Secco, S.D.B. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Willemstad (Curaçao)

2000.06.242000.10.28
SpainArchbishop Juan del Río Martín

former Archbishop Military Ordinary of Spain (Spain)

2000.06.292000.09.23
PortugalBishop Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I. (76)Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I. (76)

Bishop of Faro (Portugal)

2000.06.302000.09.03
USABishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli (81)Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli (81)

Bishop emeritus of Paterson (USA)

2000.07.032000.09.08
BrazilBishop José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P.

former Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil)

2000.07.052000.09.17
BrazilBishop Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. (78)Bishop Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Irecê (Brazil)

2000.07.052000.09.23
BrazilArchbishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. (77)Archbishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vitória (Brazil)

2000.07.052000.09.26
South AfricaBishop Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I.

former Bishop of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa)

2000.07.052000.10.14
IndiaBishop Singaroyan Sebastianappan (73)Bishop Singaroyan Sebastianappan (73)

Bishop emeritus of Salem (India)

2000.07.052000.10.18
BeninBishop Victor Agbanou (80)Bishop Victor Agbanou (80)

Bishop emeritus of Lokossa (Benin)

2000.07.052000.11.04
GermanyBishop Gebhard Fürst (77)Bishop Gebhard Fürst (77)

Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

2000.07.072000.09.17
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Mennini (78)Archbishop Antonio Mennini (78)

Titular Archbishop of Ferento

2000.07.082000.09.12
BrazilBishop Genival Saraiva de França (88)Bishop Genival Saraiva de França (88)

Bishop emeritus of Palmares (Brazil)

2000.07.122000.09.23
FranceArchbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (78)Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier (France)

2000.07.132000.10.08
El SalvadorBishop Miguel Angel Morán Aquino (70)Bishop Miguel Angel Morán Aquino (70)

Bishop of Santa Ana (El Salvador)

2000.07.192000.09.02
ColombiaBishop Daniel Caro Borda (86)Bishop Daniel Caro Borda (86)

Bishop emeritus of Soacha (Colombia)

2000.07.212000.09.19
ArgentinaBishop Joaquín Mariano Sucunza (80)Bishop Joaquín Mariano Sucunza (80)

Titular Bishop of Saetabis

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2000.07.222000.10.21
BrazilBishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (81)Bishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Humaitá (Brazil)

2000.07.262000.10.15
IrelandArchbishop Michael Aidan Courtney

former Titular Archbishop of Eanach Dúin

former Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

2000.08.182000.11.12
ItalyBishop Ovidio Poletto (91)Bishop Ovidio Poletto (91)

Bishop emeritus of Concordia–Pordenone (Italy)

2000.09.162000.11.11
ArmeniaArchbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (Armenian Rite)

former Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

former Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

2000.09.272001.01.28
FranceBishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B. (84)Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B. (84) (Armenian Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France)

2000.09.272001.03.25
ItalyArchbishop Andrea Bruno Mazzocato (77)Archbishop Andrea Bruno Mazzocato (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Udine (Italy)

2000.10.112000.12.09
KazakhstanBishop Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (Kazakhstan)

2000.10.142000.11.26
IndiaBishop Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj (82)Bishop Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj (82)

Bishop emeritus of Palayamkottai (India)

2000.10.232000.12.08
South KoreaBishop Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (80)Bishop Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (안명옥 프란치스코 하비에르 / 安明玉) (80)

Bishop emeritus of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

2000.10.232001.01.08
TanzaniaBishop William Pascal Kikoti

former Bishop of Mpanda (Tanzania)

2000.10.232001.01.14
ColombiaBishop Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R. (75)Bishop Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R. (75)

Vicar Apostolic of Trinidad (Colombia)

Titular Bishop of Ceramus

2000.10.232001.01.27
CameroonArchbishop Samuel Kleda (66)Archbishop Samuel Kleda (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Douala (Cameroon)

2000.10.232001.02.18
CameroonBishop Joseph Djida, O.M.I.

former Bishop of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon)

2000.10.232001.02.25
FranceArchbishop Christophe Dufour (78)Archbishop Christophe Dufour (78)

Archbishop emeritus of Aix (France)

2000.10.242001.01.07
Papua New GuineaBishop Cherubim Alfred Dambui

former Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

2000.10.302001.02.10
Papua New GuineaCardinal John Ribat, M.S.C. (69)Cardinal John Ribat, M.S.C. (69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi

Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

2000.10.302001.02.11
MadagascarCardinal Désiré Tsarahazana (71)Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana (71)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toamasina (Madagascar)

2000.10.302001.02.18
MadagascarBishop José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I. (74)Bishop José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I. (74)

Bishop of Mananjary (Madagascar)

2000.10.302001.03.18
LaosCardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D. (82)Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D. (82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite

Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang (Laos)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Vientiane (Laos)

2000.10.302001.04.22
ItalyArchbishop Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza–Bisignano (Italy)

2000.11.042000.12.10
WalesBishop John Mark Jabalé, E.B.C.

former Bishop of Menevia (Wales)

2000.11.072000.12.07
EnglandArchbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. (76)Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Liverpool (England)

former Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

2000.11.072000.12.08
USAArchbishop Jerome Edward Listecki (77)Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Milwaukee (USA)

2000.11.072001.01.08
SpainBishop Alfonso Milián Sorribas

former Bishop of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain)

2000.11.092000.12.03
PortugalBishop Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias (77)Bishop Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias (77)

Bishop emeritus of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal)

2000.11.102001.01.21
PortugalCardinal António Augusto dos Santos Marto (78)Cardinal António Augusto dos Santos Marto (78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva

Bishop emeritus of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

2000.11.102001.02.11
ArgentinaBishop Armando José María Rossi, O.P. (80)Bishop Armando José María Rossi, O.P. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Concepción (Argentina)

2000.11.142000.12.22
PolandArchbishop Adam Szal (72)Archbishop Adam Szal (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

2000.11.162000.12.23
IndiaBishop Antony Devotta

former Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (India)

2000.11.162001.01.28
Sri LankaBishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris

former Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

2000.11.162001.02.03
IndiaBishop Stephen Athipozhiyil

former Bishop of Alleppey (India)

2000.11.162001.02.11
CroatiaArchbishop Ivan Devčić (78)Archbishop Ivan Devčić (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rijeka (Croatia)

2000.11.172000.12.16
SpainBishop Esteban Escudero Torres

former Bishop of Palencia (Spain)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain)

2000.11.172001.01.13
ArgentinaBishop Jorge Luis Lona

former Bishop of San Luis (Argentina)

2000.11.202000.12.20
GermanyBishop Petro Kryk (80)Bishop Petro Kryk (Piotr) (80) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Castra Martis

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany)

2000.11.202001.02.03
ArgentinaBishop Juan Horacio Suárez (88)Bishop Juan Horacio Suárez (88)

Bishop emeritus of Gregorio de Laferrere (Argentina)

2000.11.252000.12.23
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Ghidelli (91)Archbishop Carlo Ghidelli (91)

Archbishop emeritus of Lanciano–Ortona (Italy)

2000.11.252001.01.14
IraqArchbishop Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D. (79)Archbishop Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D. (79)

Archbishop of Baghdad (Iraq)

2000.11.292001.01.20
FranceBishop Hervé Jean Luc Renaudin

former Bishop of Pontoise (France)

2000.11.302001.01.07
PolandBishop Józef Wróbel, S.C.I. (73)Bishop Józef Wróbel, S.C.I. (73)

Titular Bishop of Suas

Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland)

2000.11.302001.01.27
MexicoBishop Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda

former Bishop of Huajuapan de León (Mexico)

2000.12.022001.01.31
USABishop John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R. (79)Bishop John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R. (79) (Slovak Rite)

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

2000.12.022001.02.14
USABishop Robert Joseph Shaheen (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (USA)

2000.12.052001.02.15
NigeriaBishop James Naanman Daman, O.S.A.

former Bishop of Shendam (Nigeria)

2000.12.052001.02.24
MozambiqueArchbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (78)Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (78)

Apostolic Administrator of Xai-Xai (Mozambique)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maputo (Mozambique)

2000.12.052001.02.25
NigeriaBishop George Jonathan Dodo

former Bishop of Zaria (Nigeria)

2000.12.052001.03.03
ColombiaBishop Eulises González Sánchez (87)Bishop Eulises González Sánchez (87)

Titular Bishop of Tatilti

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

2000.12.052001.03.10
NigeriaArchbishop Matthew Ishaya Audu (66)Archbishop Matthew Ishaya Audu (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria)

2000.12.052001.03.31
ItalyBishop Diego Coletti (84)Bishop Diego Coletti (84)

Bishop emeritus of Como (Italy)

2000.12.092001.01.13
AustraliaBishop Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett (88)Bishop Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett (88)

Bishop emeritus of Lismore (Australia)

2000.12.092001.02.22
CanadaArchbishop Martin William Currie (82)Archbishop Martin William Currie (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland (Canada)

2000.12.122001.01.31
Puerto RicoBishop Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. (77)Bishop Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. (77)

Bishop of Ponce (Puerto Rico)

2000.12.122001.02.04
USABishop William Francis Malooly (82)Bishop William Francis Malooly (82)

Bishop emeritus of Wilmington (USA)

2000.12.122001.03.01
ItalyBishop Alfonso Badini Confalonieri (81)Bishop Alfonso Badini Confalonieri (81)

Bishop emeritus of Susa (Italy)

2000.12.132001.01.31
ItalyBishop Luigi Martella

former Bishop of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy)

2000.12.132001.03.10
FranceBishop Benoît Rivière (71)Bishop Benoît Rivière (71)

Bishop of Autun (France)

2000.12.142001.02.18
MexicoBishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (84)Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Veracruz (Mexico)

2000.12.162001.02.24
ArgentinaBishop Gustavo Arturo Help (79)Bishop Gustavo Arturo Help (79)

Bishop emeritus of Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

2000.12.162001.03.19
FranceBishop Christian George Nicolas Kratz (73)Bishop Christian George Nicolas Kratz (73)

Titular Bishop of Themisonium

Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg (France)

2000.12.182001.01.14
VenezuelaBishop José Hernán Sánchez Porras

former Military Ordinary of Venezuela (Venezuela)

2000.12.192001.02.16
ColombiaArchbishop Ismael Rueda Sierra (75)Archbishop Ismael Rueda Sierra (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bucaramanga (Colombia)

2000.12.202001.02.17
BoliviaBishop Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Bilman, O.F.M. Conv. (68)Bishop Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Bilman, O.F.M. Conv. (68)

Titular Bishop of Tigimma

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

2000.12.212001.03.13
South KoreaArchbishop John Choi Young-soo (최영수 요한 / 崔榮壽)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

2000.12.222001.02.27
IndiaArchbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto (71)Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Delhi (India)

General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

2000.12.222001.03.11
USABishop Richard Edmund Pates (83)Bishop Richard Edmund Pates (83)

Bishop emeritus of Des Moines (USA)

2000.12.222001.03.26
NigeriaBishop Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu (75)Bishop Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu (75)

Bishop of Okigwe (Nigeria)

2000.12.222001.04.28
ItalyArchbishop Salvatore Di Cristina (89)Archbishop Salvatore Di Cristina (89)

Archbishop emeritus of Monreale (Italy)

2000.12.232001.01.26
IndiaBishop Mathew Arackal (81)Bishop Mathew Arackal (81) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

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

2000.12.232001.02.09
MexicoBishop Francisco Ramírez Navarro (86)Bishop Francisco Ramírez Navarro (86)

Titular Bishop of Tlos

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tlalnepantla (Mexico)

2000.12.272001.02.22
BrazilBishop Augustinho Petry (87)Bishop Augustinho Petry (87)

Bishop emeritus of Rio do Sul (Brazil)

2000.12.272001.03.18

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