Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2002

Newly Elected Bishops (158)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (95)Bishop Peter Zhang Zhi-yong (張志勇) (95)

Coadjutor Bishop emeritus of Fengxiang 鳳翔 (China)

20021996.10.06
ChinaBishop Leo Yao Liang (姚良)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China)

20022002.02.19
CanadaBishop David John James Monroe (84)Bishop David John James Monroe (84)

Bishop emeritus of Kamloops (Canada)

2002.01.052002.03.12
UkraineBishop Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R. (76)Bishop Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R. (76) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Acarassus

Archiepiscopal Exarch emeritus of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2002.01.112002.02.15
UkraineArchbishop Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R. (73)Archbishop Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R. (73) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2002.01.112002.02.17
EnglandBishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (72)Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (72) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

2002.01.112002.02.27
USABishop James Edward Fitzgerald

former Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA)

2002.01.112002.03.19
MyanmarBishop Francis Daw Tang (79)Bishop Francis Daw Tang (79)

Bishop emeritus of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

2002.01.152002.04.11
BrazilBishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (85)Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil)

2002.01.162002.04.06
BrazilBishop Licínio Rangel

former Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney (Brazil)

(2002.01.18)1991.07.28
IndiaArchbishop Dominic Lumon (77)Archbishop Dominic Lumon (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Imphal (India)

2002.01.182002.04.07
El SalvadorArchbishop José Luis Escobar Alas (67)Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador)

President of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador

2002.01.192002.03.23
PeruBishop Gerardo Antonio Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M. (75)Bishop Gerardo Antonio Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M. (75)

Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón (Peru)

Titular Bishop of Thucca terebenthina

2002.01.192002.04.14
BrazilBishop José Song Sui-Wan (宋瑞雲), S.D.B.

former Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil)

2002.01.232002.04.27
ItalyCardinal Domenico Calcagno (83)Cardinal Domenico Calcagno (83)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina pro hac vice Title

Bishop emeritus of Savona–Noli (Italy)

President emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

2002.01.252002.03.09
AustraliaBishop Brian Vincent Finnigan (87)Bishop Brian Vincent Finnigan (87)

Titular Bishop of Rapidum

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia)

2002.01.312002.04.08
MexicoArchbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tijuana (Mexico)

2002.02.022002.03.20
IndiaBishop Sebastian Adayanthrath (69)Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath (69) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Mandya of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2002.02.042002.04.20
AustraliaBishop Gerard Joseph Hanna (84)Bishop Gerard Joseph Hanna (84)

Bishop emeritus of Wagga Wagga (Australia)

2002.02.052002.05.15
JapanArchbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. (80)Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami (ヨセフ 高見三明), P.S.S. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan)

2002.02.072002.04.29
ArgentinaCardinal Mario Aurelio Poli (78)Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli (78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Ordinary emeritus of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina)

2002.02.082002.04.20
ColombiaBishop Luis Antonio Nova Rocha

former Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia)

2002.02.152002.03.09
ColombiaBishop Héctor Cubillos Peña (76)Bishop Héctor Cubillos Peña (76)

Bishop of Zipaquirá (Colombia)

2002.02.152002.03.23
ChileBishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales (70)Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales (70)

Bishop of Valdivia (Chile)

2002.02.162002.04.06
PeruArchbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi (69)Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Piura (Peru)

2002.02.162002.04.07
PeruBishop Carlos Enrique García Camader (71)Bishop Carlos Enrique García Camader (71)

Bishop of Lurín (Peru)

President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

2002.02.162002.04.07
PeruBishop Adriano Tomasi Travaglia, O.F.M. (86)Bishop Adriano Tomasi Travaglia (杜敏思), O.F.M. (86)

Titular Bishop of Obbi

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lima (Peru)

2002.02.162002.04.07
ItalyBishop Paolo Urso (85)Bishop Paolo Urso (85)

Bishop emeritus of Ragusa (Italy)

2002.02.162002.04.12
CzechiaBishop Karel Herbst, S.D.B. (82)Bishop Karel Herbst, S.D.B. (82)

Titular Bishop of Siccesi

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Praha (Czechia)

2002.02.192002.04.06
IrelandBishop John Fleming (78)Bishop John Fleming (78)

Bishop emeritus of Killala (Ireland)

2002.02.192002.04.07
USAArchbishop William Charles Skurla (69)Archbishop William Charles Skurla (69) (Ruthenian Rite)

Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA)

President of Council of the Ruthenian Church of USA

2002.02.192002.04.23
ItalyBishop Gino Reali (78)Bishop Gino Reali (78)

Bishop emeritus of Porto–Santa Rufina (Italy)

2002.02.232002.04.07
PalestineBishop Grégoire Pierre Melki (86)Bishop Grégoire Pierre Melki (86) (Syriac Rite)

Titular Bishop of Batnæ of the Syriacs

Patriarchal Exarch emeritus of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine)

2002.02.252002.05.18
IndiaBishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. (77)Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. (77)

Bishop emeritus of Indore (India)

2002.03.012002.06.07
Puerto RicoBishop Félix Lázaro Martínez, Sch. P. (90)Bishop Félix Lázaro Martínez, Sch. P. (90)

Bishop emeritus of Ponce (Puerto Rico)

2002.03.202002.04.25
BelgiumCardinal Jozef De Kesel (78)Cardinal Jozef De Kesel (78)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo

Military Ordinary emeritus of Belgium (Belgium)

2002.03.202002.05.26
MexicoArchbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez (77)Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tulancingo (Mexico)

2002.03.232002.05.01
PhilippinesBishop Antonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D.

former Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines)

2002.03.252002.05.31
ItalyArchbishop Ivo Scapolo (72)Archbishop Ivo Scapolo (72)

Titular Archbishop of Thagaste

2002.03.262002.05.12
PeruBishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (71)Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (71)

Bishop emeritus of Cajamarca (Peru)

2002.03.272002.05.05
PolandBishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (79)Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (79)

Bishop emeritus of Legnica (Poland)

2002.03.282002.05.20
PolandArchbishop Zygmunt Zimowski

former Bishop of Radom (Poland)

former President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

former Archbishop ad personam

2002.03.282002.05.25
MexicoBishop Roberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J. (82)Bishop Roberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Valles (Mexico)

2002.04.052002.06.05
USABishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (71)Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (71) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Stamford of the Ukrainians (USA)

2002.04.052002.06.11
CanadaBishop David Motiuk (64)Bishop David Motiuk (64) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Edmonton of the Ukrainians (Canada)

2002.04.052002.06.11
PhilippinesBishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico (69)Bishop Buenaventura Malayo Famadico (69)

Bishop emeritus of San Pablo (Philippines)

2002.04.062002.06.19
PeruBishop Isidro Barrio Barrio (82)Bishop Isidro Barrio Barrio (82)

Bishop emeritus of Huancavélica (Peru)

2002.04.102002.05.25
ItalyArchbishop Michele Pennisi (79)Archbishop Michele Pennisi (79)

Archbishop emeritus of Monreale (Italy)

2002.04.122002.07.03
IndiaBishop Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Krishnagar (India)

2002.04.172002.05.31
IndiaArchbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil (73)Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly (India)

2002.04.192002.05.19
LebanonArchbishop Georges Nicolas Haddad, M.S.P. (68)Archbishop Georges Nicolas Haddad, M.S.P. (68) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2002.04.202002.06.23
IndiaArchbishop Joseph Perumthottam (77)Archbishop Joseph Perumthottam (77) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2002.04.242002.05.20
BrazilBishop Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. (83)Bishop Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. (83)

Bishop emeritus of Bauru (Brazil)

2002.04.242002.07.07
BrazilBishop Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos (70)Bishop Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos (70)

Bishop of Jequié (Brazil)

2002.04.242002.07.27
Sierra LeoneBishop Patrick Daniel Koroma

former Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone)

2002.04.262002.06.29
CanadaArchbishop Richard William Smith (66)Archbishop Richard William Smith (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

2002.04.272002.06.18
CanadaBishop Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (75)Bishop Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (75)

Bishop of London (Canada)

2002.04.272002.08.15
NigeriaBishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (85)Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (85)

Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kontagora (Nigeria)

2002.04.302002.08.17
AustraliaArchbishop Mark Benedict Coleridge (77)Archbishop Mark Benedict Coleridge (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia)

2002.05.032002.06.19
USABishop John Michael Kudrick (78)Bishop John Michael Kudrick (78) (Ruthenian Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

2002.05.032002.07.10
UkraineBishop Marian Buczek (73)Bishop Marian Buczek (73)

Bishop emeritus of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (Ukraine)

2002.05.042002.06.20
UkraineBishop Leon Mały (67)Bishop Leon Mały (67)

Titular Bishop of Tabunia

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukraine)

2002.05.042002.06.20
UkraineBishop Bronislaw Bernacki

former Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine)

2002.05.042002.07.04
BrazilArchbishop Jacinto Bergmann (74)Archbishop Jacinto Bergmann (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pelotas (Brazil)

2002.05.082002.07.14
EcuadorBishop Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil

former Bishop of Santo Domingo (Ecuador)

2002.05.112002.06.22
PhilippinesBishop Edgardo Sarabia Juanich (73)Bishop Edgardo Sarabia Juanich (73)

Titular Bishop of Ausuaga

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Taytay (Philippines)

2002.05.132002.07.11
FranceCardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (74)Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (74)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Spirito in Sassia

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

President of Commission for Advocates

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

2002.05.182002.07.03
USABishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo (Chaldean Rite)

former Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

2002.05.212002.07.18
HaitiBishop Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C. (71)Bishop Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C. (71)

Bishop of Les Gonaïves (Haiti)

2002.05.212002.10.13
WalesBishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. (81)Bishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Menevia (Wales)

2002.05.242002.06.18
BoliviaArchbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (66)Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia)

2002.05.292002.07.25
LiberiaArchbishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia)

2002.05.302002.11.09
ChileArchbishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina (69)Archbishop Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Antofagasta (Chile)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

2002.05.312002.07.13
USABishop Roger Joseph Foys (80)Bishop Roger Joseph Foys (80)

Bishop emeritus of Covington (USA)

2002.05.312002.07.15
USABishop Robert Daniel Conlon (77)Bishop Robert Daniel Conlon (77)

Bishop emeritus of Joliet (USA)

2002.05.312002.08.06
USABishop Donald Joseph Kettler (81)Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler (81)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Cloud (USA)

2002.06.072002.08.22
IndonesiaBishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M. (75)Bishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M. (75)

Bishop of Agats (Indonesia)

2002.06.072002.09.15
TanzaniaBishop Alfred Leonhard Maluma

former Bishop of Njombe (Tanzania)

2002.06.082002.09.01
EcuadorBishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (82)Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Machala (Ecuador)

2002.06.152002.07.27
UruguayBishop Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone (78)Bishop Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone (78)

Titular Bishop of Benepota

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Canelones (Uruguay)

2002.06.152002.09.08
FranceBishop Philippe-Jean-Louis Breton

former Bishop of Aire et Dax (France)

2002.06.182002.09.29
MexicoBishop José María de la Torre Martín

former Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico)

2002.06.192002.07.16
MexicoBishop Rafael Francisco Martínez Sáinz

former Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

2002.06.192002.07.16
ItalyBishop Guido Fiandino (85)Bishop Guido Fiandino (85)

Titular Bishop of Aléria

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Torino (Italy)

2002.06.212002.07.20
ItalyBishop Giacomo Lanzetti (83)Bishop Giacomo Lanzetti (83)

Bishop emeritus of Alba (Italy)

2002.06.212002.07.20
USABishop Michael Francis Burbidge (68)Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge (68)

Bishop of Arlington (USA)

2002.06.212002.09.05
FranceArchbishop Jean-Pierre-Marie Cattenoz (80)Archbishop Jean-Pierre-Marie Cattenoz (80)

Archbishop emeritus of Avignon (France)

2002.06.212002.10.13
NicaraguaBishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Siuna (Nicaragua)

2002.06.242002.09.13
SlovakiaBishop Štefan Sečka

former Bishop of Spiš (Slovakia)

2002.06.282002.07.27
BrazilBishop Fernando Arêas Rifan (75)Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan (75)

Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney (Brazil)

Titular Bishop of Cedamusa

2002.06.282002.08.18
ItalyBishop Lorenzo Loppa (78)Bishop Lorenzo Loppa (78)

Bishop emeritus of Anagni–Alatri (Italy)

2002.06.282002.09.22
IndiaBishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy (70)Bishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy (70)

Bishop of Chingleput (India)

2002.06.282002.09.29
CanadaArchbishop Valéry Vienneau (78)Archbishop Valéry Vienneau (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Moncton (Canada)

2002.07.032002.10.08
GermanyBishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (65)Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (65)

Bishop of Speyer (Germany)

2002.07.042002.09.08
USAArchbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (69)Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA)

2002.07.052002.08.21
South AfricaArchbishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (82)Archbishop Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bloemfontein (South Africa)

2002.07.082002.08.25
IndiaBishop Thomas Aquinas Lephonse (73)Bishop Thomas Aquinas Lephonse (73)

Bishop of Coimbatore (India)

2002.07.102002.08.28
GrenadaBishop Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P.

former Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada)

2002.07.102002.10.02
Saint LuciaArchbishop Gabriel Malzaire (68)Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia)

2002.07.102002.10.04
Costa RicaBishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.J. (88)Bishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.J. (88)

Bishop emeritus of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica)

2002.07.132002.09.21
BrazilArchbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães (72)Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palmas (Brazil)

2002.07.172002.09.14
ItalyBishop Paolino Schiavon (86)Bishop Paolino Schiavon (86)

Titular Bishop of Trevi

Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy)

2002.07.182002.09.21
USABishop Earl Alfred Boyea (75)Bishop Earl Alfred Boyea (75)

Bishop of Lansing (USA)

2002.07.222002.09.13
IndiaBishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam (68)Bishop Doraboina Moses Prakasam (68)

Bishop of Nellore (India)

2002.07.262002.08.28
ColombiaBishop José Figueroa Gómez (79)Bishop José Figueroa Gómez (79)

Bishop emeritus of Granada (Colombia)

2002.08.082002.10.12
LebanonBishop Mansour Hobeika (Maronite Rite)

former Bishop of Zahlé of the Maronites (Lebanon)

2002.09.122002.10.26
MexicoBishop Rutilo Muñoz Zamora (74)Bishop Rutilo Muñoz Zamora (74)

Bishop of Coatzacoalcos (Mexico)

2002.09.242002.11.20
GermanyCardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller (78)Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller (78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title

Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany)

Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

President emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission

former President of International Theological Commission

2002.10.012002.11.24
EgyptPatriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (70)Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (70) (Coptic Rite)

Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church

President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt

2002.10.052002.11.15
PolandArchbishop Andrzej Dzięga (73)Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

2002.10.072002.11.24
ArgentinaBishop Ricardo Oscar Faifer (85)Bishop Ricardo Oscar Faifer (85)

Bishop emeritus of Goya (Argentina)

2002.10.102002.12.12
SeychellesBishop Jean-Baptiste Alain Harel (75)Bishop Jean-Baptiste Alain Harel (75)

Bishop emeritus of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

former President of Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean

2002.10.112002.12.08
South KoreaBishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (81)Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (김운회 루가 / 金雲會) (81)

Bishop emeritus of Chunchon 춘천 (South Korea)

former Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung 함흥 (North Korea)

2002.10.122002.11.21
USABishop Robert Joseph Hermann (91)Bishop Robert Joseph Hermann (91)

Titular Bishop of Zerta

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA)

2002.10.162002.12.12
ItalyBishop Tommaso Ghirelli (81)Bishop Tommaso Ghirelli (81)

Bishop emeritus of Imola (Italy)

2002.10.182002.11.30
ItalyArchbishop Cataldo Naro

former Archbishop of Monreale (Italy)

2002.10.182002.12.14
South KoreaArchbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (76)Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南) (76)

Titular Archbishop of Amantia

2002.10.192003.01.06
PortugalBishop Manuel da Rocha Felício (78)Bishop Manuel da Rocha Felício (78)

Bishop emeritus of Guarda (Portugal)

2002.10.212002.12.15
AustriaArchbishop Franz Lackner, O.F.M. (69)Archbishop Franz Lackner, O.F.M. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria)

President of Episcopal Conference of Austria

2002.10.232002.12.08
FranceBishop Jean-Claude Hertzog

former Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (France)

2002.10.242002.12.22
MexicoBishop José Luis Castro Medellín, M.S.F.

former Bishop of Tacámbaro (Mexico)

2002.10.252002.12.03
CanadaBishop Robert Harris (81)Bishop Robert Harris (81)

Bishop emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)

2002.10.262002.12.12
CanadaBishop Donald Lapointe (89)Bishop Donald Lapointe (89)

Titular Bishop of Octabia

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jérôme (Canada)

2002.10.262002.12.13
BrazilBishop Carmelo Scampa (82)Bishop Carmelo Scampa (82)

Bishop emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil)

2002.10.302003.01.05
ItalyArchbishop Celestino Migliore (73)Archbishop Celestino Migliore (73)

Titular Archbishop of Canosa

Apostolic Nuncio to France

2002.10.302003.01.06
ArgentinaBishop Esteban María Laxague, S.D.B. (69)Bishop Esteban María Laxague, S.D.B. (69)

Bishop of Viedma (Argentina)

2002.10.312002.12.21
IraqBishop Andraos Abouna (Chaldean Rite)

former Titular Bishop of Hirta

former Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans

2002.11.062003.01.06
NigeriaBishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia (68)Bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia (68)

Bishop of Auchi (Nigeria)

2002.11.062003.02.22
IndiaArchbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan (73)Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gandhinagar (India)

2002.11.112003.01.11
UkraineBishop Milan Šášik, C.M. (Ruthenian Rite)

former Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

2002.11.122003.01.06
BrazilBishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati

former Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil)

2002.11.132003.02.08
ItalyArchbishop Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. (74)Archbishop Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. (74)

Vicar of the Chapter of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

2002.11.152003.01.06
TokelauArchbishop Alapati Lui Mata’eliga

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)

former Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (Tokelau)

2002.11.162003.01.03
SyriaBishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria)

2002.11.212003.01.06
KenyaBishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (84)Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Ngong (Kenya)

2002.11.232003.01.25
VietnamArchbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (76)Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt (76)

Titular Archbishop of Rusticiana

2002.11.252003.01.06
BeninBishop René-Marie Ehuzu, C.I.M.

former Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin)

2002.11.252003.01.06
VietnamArchbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên (65)Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam

2002.11.262003.01.02
VietnamBishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (76)Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (76)

Bishop emeritus of Cân Tho (Vietnam)

2002.11.262003.02.18
AustraliaBishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (84)Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (84)

Titular Bishop of Respecta

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brisbane (Australia)

2002.11.302003.02.11
HaitiBishop Pierre-André Dumas (63)Bishop Pierre-André Dumas (63)

Bishop of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne (Haiti)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti

2002.12.102003.02.22
HaitiBishop Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C.

former Bishop of Hinche (Haiti)

2002.12.102003.02.22
SlovakiaArchbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (72)Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (72) (Slovak Rite)

Metropolitan emeritus of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

former President of Council of the Slovak Church

2002.12.112003.01.06
BrazilBishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (70)Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (70)

Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil)

2002.12.112003.02.10
SpainArchbishop Pedro López Quintana (72)Archbishop Pedro López Quintana (72)

Titular Archbishop of Agropoli

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

2002.12.122003.01.06
USABishop Ignatius Wang Zhong-zhang (92)Bishop Ignatius Wang Zhong-zhang (汪中璋) (92)

Titular Bishop of Sitipa

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Francisco (USA)

2002.12.132003.01.30
ItalyBishop Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. (80)Bishop Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Melfi–Rapolla–Venosa (Italy)

2002.12.132003.02.08
USABishop Ronald William Gainer (78)Bishop Ronald William Gainer (78)

Bishop emeritus of Harrisburg (USA)

2002.12.132003.02.22
BurundiBishop Joachim Ntahondereye (72)Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye (72)

Bishop of Muyinga (Burundi)

President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa

2002.12.142003.03.01
NigeriaBishop Michael Ekwoy Apochi (65)Bishop Michael Ekwoy Apochi (65)

Bishop of Otukpo (Nigeria)

2002.12.172003.02.23
ItalyCardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Aquiro pro hac vice Title

former Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

2002.12.192003.01.06
IrelandBishop Brian Farrell, L.C. (82)Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C. (82)

Titular Bishop of Abitinæ

Secretary emeritus of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

Vice-President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

2002.12.192003.01.06
EgyptBishop Antonios Aziz Mina (71)Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina (71) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Guizeh of the Copts (Egypt)

2002.12.212003.02.13
ZambiaBishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu (66)Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu (66)

Bishop of Chipata (Zambia)

2002.12.232003.02.23
PhilippinesBishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (66)Bishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (66)

Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines)

2002.12.272003.02.18
PhilippinesBishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (76)Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (76)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines)

2002.12.272003.02.19
VenezuelaBishop Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares (68)Bishop Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares (68)

Bishop emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela)

2002.12.272003.03.15
ItalyBishop Giancarlo Vecerrica (85)Bishop Giancarlo Vecerrica (85)

Bishop emeritus of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy)

2002.12.302003.02.22

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