Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 2004

Bishops (186)ElectedConsecratedAscending
ChileBishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Temuco (Chile)

2003.11.252004.01.04
GermanyBishop Josef Clemens (78)Bishop Josef Clemens (78)

Titular Bishop of Segermes

Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Laity

2003.11.252004.01.06
ChinaBishop Peter Feng Xin-mao (63)Bishop Peter Feng Xin-mao (封新卯) (63)

Bishop of Jingxian 景縣 (China)

20042004.01.06
MexicoBishop Eduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C. (67)Bishop Eduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C. (67)

Bishop of Córdoba (Mexico)

2003.11.082004.01.07
USABishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez (80)Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez (80)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Augustine (USA)

2003.11.212004.01.07
KenyaArchbishop Anthony Muheria, Opus Dei (62)Archbishop Anthony Muheria, Opus Dei (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya)

Vice-President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops

2003.10.302004.01.10
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Liberati (88)Archbishop Carlo Liberati (88)

Archbishop ad personam

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Pompei (Italy)

2003.11.052004.01.10
Sri LankaBishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (76)Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (76)

Bishop emeritus of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

2003.11.142004.01.10
AngolaArchbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (67)Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Luanda (Angola)

2003.10.042004.01.11
ItalyArchbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari (79)Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari (79)

Titular Archbishop of Populonia

2003.11.292004.01.11
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Lanfranchi

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy)

2003.12.032004.01.11
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Zenti (79)Bishop Giuseppe Zenti (79)

Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy)

2003.12.032004.01.11
CanadaArchbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. (79)Archbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vancouver (Canada)

2003.11.252004.01.12
GhanaArchbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (65)Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi (Ghana)

2003.10.302004.01.17
El SalvadorBishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (86)Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Chalatenango (El Salvador)

2003.11.122004.01.17
GermanyBishop Karl Borsch (66)Bishop Karl Borsch (66)

Titular Bishop of Crepedula

Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

2003.11.212004.01.17
GermanyBishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (66)Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (66)

Delegate for catechesis of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Delegate of International Council for Catechesis

Bishop emeritus of Limburg (Germany)

2003.11.142004.01.18
ItalyArchbishop Renato Boccardo (73)Archbishop Renato Boccardo (73)

Archbishop of Spoleto–Norcia (Italy)

2003.11.292004.01.24
ColombiaBishop Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (88)Bishop Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (88)

Titular Bishop of Voncariana

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Barranquilla (Colombia)

2003.12.122004.01.24
SwitzerlandBishop Pier Giacomo Grampa (89)Bishop Pier Giacomo Grampa (89)

Bishop emeritus of Lugano (Switzerland)

2003.12.182004.01.25
GuyanaBishop Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. (74)Bishop Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. (74)

Bishop of Georgetown (Guyana)

2003.10.302004.01.30
KuwaitBishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (83)Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (83)

Titular Bishop of Macon

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Southern Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

2003.12.122004.01.30
ColombiaBishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Garzón (Colombia)

2003.11.292004.01.31
BelgiumBishop Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B. (84)Bishop Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Gent (Belgium)

2003.12.192004.02.01
BrazilBishop Jacinto Inácio Flach (74)Bishop Jacinto Inácio Flach (74)

Bishop of Criciúma (Brazil)

2003.11.122004.02.05
VenezuelaBishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón, H.S.O.D.

former Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

2003.12.052004.02.07
MadagascarArchbishop Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T. (65)Archbishop Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T. (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toliara (Madagascar)

2003.10.042004.02.08
EthiopiaBishop Musiè Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (76)Bishop Musiè Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (76) (Ethiopic Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Emdeber of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

2003.11.252004.02.08
GermanyBishop Robert Brahm (70)Bishop Robert Brahm (70)

Titular Bishop of Mimiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

2003.12.092004.02.08
GermanyBishop Jörg Michael Peters (65)Bishop Jörg Michael Peters (65)

Titular Bishop of Fordongianus

Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

2003.12.092004.02.08
ChinaBishop Paul Ma Cun-guo (55)Bishop Paul Ma Cun-guo (馬存國) (55)

Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China)

Bishop of Shuoxian 朔縣 (China)

20042004.02.08
USABishop Oscar Azarcon Solis (72)Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis (72)

Bishop of Salt Lake City (USA)

2003.12.112004.02.10
ColombiaArchbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (78)Archbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (78)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manizales (Colombia)

2003.12.122004.02.11
BangladeshBishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (69)Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (69)

Bishop of Mymensingh (Bangladesh)

General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh

2003.12.242004.02.13
BrazilBishop Afonso Fioreze, C.P.

former Bishop of Luziânia (Brazil)

2003.11.052004.02.15
ChinaBishop Thomas Zhao Ke-xun (趙克勛)

former Bishop of Xuanhua 宣化 (China)

2004.02.17
NigeriaBishop Michael Odogwu Elue (70)Bishop Michael Odogwu Elue (70)

Bishop of Issele-Uku (Nigeria)

2003.11.142004.02.21
ItalyCardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S.

former Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

former Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ

2003.12.302004.02.21
HungaryArchbishop György Udvardy (65)Archbishop György Udvardy (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Veszprém (Hungary)

Vice-President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference

2004.01.242004.02.21
HungaryBishop László Kiss-Rigó (71)Bishop László Kiss-Rigó (71)

Bishop of Szeged–Csanád (Hungary)

2004.01.242004.02.21
Cabo VerdeCardinal Arlindo Gomes Furtado (76)Cardinal Arlindo Gomes Furtado (76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Timoteo

Bishop emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde)

2003.11.142004.02.22
VenezuelaArchbishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (74)Archbishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela)

2003.12.052004.02.27
CzechiaBishop Pavel Posád (72)Bishop Pavel Posád (72)

Titular Bishop of Ptuj

Auxiliary Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

2003.12.242004.02.28
USABishop Gregory John Mansour (70)Bishop Gregory John Mansour (70) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (USA)

2004.01.102004.03.02
USABishop Lawrence Eugene Brandt

former Bishop of Greensburg (USA)

2004.01.022004.03.04
SpainBishop José Manuel Lorca Planes (76)Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes (76)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain)

2004.01.152004.03.06
FranceBishop André Marceau (79)Bishop André Marceau (79)

Bishop emeritus of Nice (France)

2004.01.132004.03.07
EnglandArchbishop Paul Richard Gallagher (72)Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher (72)

Titular Archbishop of Hodelm

Secretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State

Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe

2004.01.222004.03.13
MaliBishop Augustin Traoré (70)Bishop Augustin Traoré (70)

Bishop of Ségou (Mali)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mali

2003.10.302004.03.14
SlovakiaBishop Stanislav Stolárik (71)Bishop Stanislav Stolárik (71)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia)

2004.02.262004.03.20
BrazilArchbishop Volodemer Koubetch, O.S.B.M. (73)Archbishop Volodemer Koubetch (Valdomiro), O.S.B.M. (73) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil)

2003.12.102004.03.21
FranceArchbishop Roland Minnerath (79)Archbishop Roland Minnerath (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dijon (France)

2004.02.132004.03.21
MexicoBishop Juan Navarro Castellanos (81)Bishop Juan Navarro Castellanos (81)

Bishop emeritus of Tuxpan (Mexico)

2004.01.312004.03.23
ItalyBishop Luigi Antonio Cantafora

former Bishop of Lamezia Terme (Italy)

2004.01.242004.03.25
ItalyArchbishop Raffaello Funghini

former President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

2004.01.312004.03.25
PolandBishop Ignacy Dec (81)Bishop Ignacy Dec (81)

Bishop emeritus of Świdnica (Poland)

2004.02.242004.03.25
MexicoBishop Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O.

former Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)

2004.02.112004.03.26
MexicoArchbishop Victor Valentin Sánchez Espinosa (75)Archbishop Victor Valentin Sánchez Espinosa (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)

2004.03.022004.03.26
ColombiaBishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (87)Bishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (87)

Titular Bishop of Zaba

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tierradentro (Colombia)

2003.12.192004.03.31
UkraineArchbishop Vasyl Semeniuk (76)Archbishop Vasyl Semeniuk (76) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2004.02.102004.04.03
PolandArchbishop Stanisław Budzik (73)Archbishop Stanisław Budzik (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lublin (Poland)

2004.02.242004.04.03
MalawiArchbishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (64)Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Blantyre (Malawi)

Vice-President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa

2004.01.172004.04.17
BrazilBishop Armando Bucciol (79)Bishop Armando Bucciol (79)

Bishop emeritus of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)

2004.01.212004.04.17
PanamaArchbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. (69)Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama)

President of Episcopal Conference of Panama

Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

2004.02.262004.04.17
PanamaBishop Pablo Varela Server

former Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama)

2004.02.262004.04.17
IndonesiaBishop John Philip Saklil

former Bishop of Timika (Indonesia)

2003.12.192004.04.18
MartiniqueArchbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville (90)Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville (90)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique)

2004.01.082004.04.18
ItalyBishop Giovanni Dettori (86)Bishop Giovanni Dettori (86)

Bishop emeritus of Ales–Terralba (Italy)

2004.02.052004.04.18
ColombiaBishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (78)Bishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (78)

Bishop emeritus of Chiquinquirá (Colombia)

2004.02.112004.04.22
ItalyArchbishop Piero Coccia (80)Archbishop Piero Coccia (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pesaro (Italy)

2004.02.282004.04.24
UruguayBishop Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini (76)Bishop Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini (76)

Bishop emeritus of Florida (Uruguay)

2004.03.062004.04.25
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang (61)Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang (張憲旺) (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan 濟南 (China)

20042004.04.29
IndiaArchbishop Andrews Thazhath (74)Archbishop Andrews Thazhath (74) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trichur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2004.03.182004.05.01
Timor-LesteBishop Alberto Ricardo da Silva

former Bishop of Díli (Timor-Leste)

2004.02.272004.05.02
ItalyBishop Fausto Tardelli (75)Bishop Fausto Tardelli (75)

Bishop of Pescia (Italy)

Bishop of Pistoia (Italy)

2004.03.062004.05.02
IndiaBishop Joseph Kallarangatt (69)Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt (69) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Palai of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2004.03.182004.05.02
SlovakiaArchbishop Ján Orosch (72)Archbishop Ján Orosch (72)

Archbishop of Trnava (Slovakia)

2004.04.022004.05.02
SlovakiaArchbishop Stanislav Zvolenský (67)Archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava (Slovakia)

2004.04.022004.05.02
USABishop Robert William Finn (73)Bishop Robert William Finn (73)

Bishop emeritus of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA)

2004.03.092004.05.03
ChinaBishop Matthias Du Jiang (62)Bishop Matthias Du Jiang (杜江) (62)

Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China)

Prefect Apostolic of Lindong 林東 (China)

2004.05.07
ArgentinaBishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (70)Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (70)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

2004.03.042004.05.08
UruguayBishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira

former Bishop of Minas (Uruguay)

2004.03.062004.05.08
EgyptBishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa (72)Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa (72) (Armenian Rite)

Bishop of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Egypt)

2004.01.072004.05.09
IndiaBishop José Porunnedom (70)Bishop José Porunnedom (70) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Mananthavady of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2004.03.182004.05.15
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Carmine Orofino (72)Bishop Vincenzo Carmine Orofino (72)

Bishop of Tursi–Lagonegro (Italy)

2004.03.202004.05.15
ItalyArchbishop Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Cas. (85)Archbishop Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Cas. (85)

Archbishop emeritus of Gaeta (Italy)

2004.04.252004.05.16
USABishop Robert Joseph Cunningham (82)Bishop Robert Joseph Cunningham (82)

Bishop emeritus of Syracuse (USA)

2004.03.092004.05.18
VenezuelaBishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández (77)Bishop Ramón José Aponte Fernández (77)

Bishop emeritus of Valle de la Pascua (Venezuela)

2004.03.052004.05.22
PolandBishop Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba (75)Bishop Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba (75)

Bishop emeritus of Łowicz (Poland)

2004.03.272004.05.22
EnglandBishop Kevin John Dunn

former Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (England)

2004.03.262004.05.25
ScotlandBishop John Cunningham

former Bishop of Galloway (Scotland)

2004.04.072004.05.28
Congo-KinshasaArchbishop Marcel Madila Basanguka (70)Archbishop Marcel Madila Basanguka (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kananga (Congo-Kinshasa)

former President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa

2004.02.272004.05.29
ColombiaBishop José Roberto Ospina Leongómez (79)Bishop José Roberto Ospina Leongómez (79)

Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Colombia (Colombia)

Bishop emeritus of Buga (Colombia)

2004.04.192004.05.29
ItalyArchbishop Mario Giordana (84)Archbishop Mario Giordana (84)

Titular Archbishop of Minori

2004.04.272004.05.29
PolandBishop Artur Grzegorz Miziński (61)Bishop Artur Grzegorz Miziński (61)

Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin (Poland)

2004.05.032004.05.30
MexicoBishop Ramón Castro Castro (70)Bishop Ramón Castro Castro (70)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.)

2004.04.022004.06.03
MexicoBishop José Rafael Palma Capetillo (70)Bishop José Rafael Palma Capetillo (70)

Titular Bishop of Vallis

Auxiliary Bishop of Jalapa (Mexico)

2004.04.022004.06.03
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli (69)Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli (69)

Apostolic Administrator of Gorizia (Italy)

Secretary of Dicastery for the Clergy

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

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gorizia (Italy)

2004.04.082004.06.05
ItalyBishop Luigi Stucchi

former Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

2004.04.082004.06.05
ItalyBishop Ernesto Mandara (73)Bishop Ernesto Mandara (73)

Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (Italy)

2004.06.052004.06.05
PeruBishop Juan Bautista Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M. (74)Bishop Juan Bautista Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M. (74)

Titular Bishop of Legis Volumni

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Requena (Peru)

2004.02.272004.06.06
HaitiCardinal Chibly Langlois (67)Cardinal Chibly Langlois (67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giacomo in Augusta

Bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti)

2004.04.082004.06.06
BrazilBishop Carlo Ellena (88)Bishop Carlo Ellena (88)

Bishop emeritus of Zé Doca (Brazil)

2004.02.182004.06.12
ChileArchbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas (67)Archbishop René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Serena (Chile)

President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

2004.05.082004.06.19
GuatemalaBishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa

former Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala)

former Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala)

2004.05.132004.06.26
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Andrich (86)Bishop Giuseppe Andrich (86)

Bishop emeritus of Belluno–Feltre (Italy)

2004.05.292004.06.27
USABishop Martin David Holley (71)Bishop Martin David Holley (71)

Bishop emeritus of Memphis (USA)

2004.05.182004.07.02
USABishop Joseph Walter Estabrook

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

2004.05.072004.07.03
USABishop Richard Brendan Higgins (82)Bishop Richard Brendan Higgins (82)

Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ

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

2004.05.072004.07.03
Cote d’IvoireCardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (64)Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (64)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Mario e Compagni Martiri

Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

2004.03.192004.07.04
New ZealandBishop Colin David Campbell (84)Bishop Colin David Campbell (84)

Bishop emeritus of Dunedin (New Zealand)

2004.04.292004.07.09
ItalyBishop Lucio Soravito de Franceschi

former Bishop of Adria–Rovigo (Italy)

2004.05.292004.07.11
PhilippinesBishop Cornelio Galleo Wigwigan

former Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines)

2004.04.152004.07.14
ColombiaBishop Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S.

former Bishop of Buenaventura (Colombia)

2004.04.292004.07.16
SpainArchbishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora (82)Archbishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Zaragoza (Spain)

2004.05.212004.07.17
ItalyBishop Giovanni D’Alise

former Bishop of Caserta (Italy)

2004.06.052004.07.17
CanadaArchbishop Richard Joseph Gagnon (77)Archbishop Richard Joseph Gagnon (77)

Archbishop emeritus of Winnipeg (Canada)

2004.05.142004.07.20
PhilippinesBishop Emmanuel Celeste Trance (72)Bishop Emmanuel Celeste Trance (72)

Bishop emeritus of Catarman (Philippines)

2004.05.142004.07.22
IndonesiaArchbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (66)Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Merauke (Indonesia)

2004.04.072004.07.25
BrazilBishop Paulo Francisco Machado (73)Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado (73)

Bishop of Uberlândia (Brazil)

2004.05.122004.07.25
LebanonArchbishop Elias Youssef Rahal, M.S.P. (83)Archbishop Elias Youssef Rahal, M.S.P. (83) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2004.06.282004.07.25
USABishop Joseph Robert Cistone

former Bishop of Saginaw (USA)

2004.06.082004.07.28
USABishop Joseph Patrick McFadden

former Bishop of Harrisburg (USA)

2004.06.082004.07.28
MexicoBishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortíz (66)Bishop José Trinidad Zapata Ortíz (66)

Bishop of Papantla (Mexico)

2004.06.122004.07.31
VietnamArchbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (76)Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Huê (Vietnam)

2004.05.212004.08.04
USABishop Gaetano Aldo Donato (Thomas)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

2004.05.212004.08.04
USABishop John Walter Flesey (83)Bishop John Walter Flesey (83)

Titular Bishop of Allegheny

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Newark (USA)

2004.05.212004.08.04
MexicoBishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (68)Bishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (68)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico)

2004.05.222004.08.04
PhilippinesArchbishop Florentino Galang Lavarias (69)Archbishop Florentino Galang Lavarias (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Fernando (Philippines)

2004.06.192004.08.12
Congo-KinshasaBishop Gaston Ruwezi Kashala, S.D.B. (64)Bishop Gaston Ruwezi Kashala, S.D.B. (64)

Bishop of Sakania–Kipushi (Congo-Kinshasa)

2004.04.072004.08.14
PhilippinesBishop Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R. (83)Bishop Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R. (83)

Bishop emeritus of Pagadian (Philippines)

2004.05.142004.08.14
GuatemalaBishop Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez (68)Bishop Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez (68)

Titular Bishop of Succuba

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Izabal (Guatemala)

2004.05.212004.08.14
BrazilBishop Sérgio Krzywy (73)Bishop Sérgio Krzywy (73)

Bishop of Araçatuba (Brazil)

2004.05.262004.08.14
PhilippinesBishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez (76)Bishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez (76)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Infanta (Philippines)

2004.05.312004.08.20
USAArchbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (67)Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA)

2004.07.032004.08.24
ColombiaBishop Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota, S.J. (74)Bishop Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota, S.J. (74)

Bishop of Fontibón (Colombia)

2004.06.302004.08.28
French GuianaBishop Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont (80)Bishop Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont (80)

Bishop emeritus of Cayenne (French Guiana)

2004.06.182004.08.29
MexicoBishop José Miguel Ángel Giles Vázquez

former Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano (Mexico)

2004.06.192004.09.02
BrazilBishop Mariano Manzana (78)Bishop Mariano Manzana (78)

Bishop emeritus of Mossoró (Brazil)

2004.06.152004.09.05
ItalyArchbishop Bruno Forte (76)Archbishop Bruno Forte (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti–Vasto (Italy)

2004.06.262004.09.08
ChadBishop Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga (67)Bishop Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga (67)

Bishop of Moundou (Chad)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chad

2004.06.032004.09.12
FranceArchbishop Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (69)Archbishop Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (69)

Archbishop of Strasbourg (France)

2004.06.302004.09.12
PolandArchbishop Józef Guzdek (70)Archbishop Józef Guzdek (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Białystok (Poland)

2004.08.142004.09.15
PolandBishop Jan Zając (86)Bishop Jan Zając (86)

Titular Bishop of Taddua

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Kraków (Poland)

2004.08.142004.09.15
SpainArchbishop Jaume Pujol Balcells, Opus Dei (82)Archbishop Jaume Pujol Balcells, Opus Dei (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tarragona (Spain)

2004.06.152004.09.19
BrazilBishop José Lanza Neto (73)Bishop José Lanza Neto (73)

Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil)

2004.06.232004.09.19
FranceBishop Alain Émile Baptiste Planet (77)Bishop Alain Émile Baptiste Planet (77)

Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne et Narbonne (France)

2004.06.282004.09.19
JapanCardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. (67)Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D. (67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Leonardi

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

President of Caritas Internationalis

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan

General Secretary of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

2004.04.292004.09.20
USABishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan (81)Bishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan (81)

Bishop emeritus of Camden (USA)

2004.06.282004.09.21
USABishop Gerald Thomas Walsh

former Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

2004.06.282004.09.21
GuatemalaArchbishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (71)Archbishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

2004.07.092004.09.25
GuatemalaBishop Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández (91)Bishop Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández (91)

Titular Bishop of Selemselæ

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

2004.07.092004.09.25
ArgentinaBishop Eduardo Maria Taussig (71)Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig (71)

Bishop emeritus of San Rafael (Argentina)

2004.07.212004.09.25
BelgiumBishop Pierre Warin (77)Bishop Pierre Warin (77)

Bishop emeritus of Namur (Belgium)

2004.07.082004.09.26
GermanyBishop Karlheinz Diez (72)Bishop Karlheinz Diez (72)

Titular Bishop of Villa regis

Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda (Germany)

2004.07.132004.09.26
IndiaBishop Andrew Raksam Marak (76)Bishop Andrew Raksam Marak (76)

Bishop of Tura (India)

2004.06.032004.10.03
ParaguayBishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano, Opus Dei

former Bishop of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)

2004.07.122004.10.03
EcuadorArchbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso (70)Archbishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso (70)

Titular Archbishop of Elo

Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

2004.07.312004.10.07
BrazilBishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (81)Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Nazaré (Brazil)

2004.08.042004.10.07
FranceArchbishop Norbert José Henri Turini (71)Archbishop Norbert José Henri Turini (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Montpellier (France)

2004.06.302004.10.10
FranceArchbishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. (84)Archbishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. (84)

Archbishop emeritus of Strasbourg (France)

2004.09.272004.10.23
MozambiqueBishop Ernesto Maguengue (61)Bishop Ernesto Maguengue (61)

Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

2004.06.242004.10.24
MozambiqueBishop Lucio Andrice Muandula (66)Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula (66)

Bishop of Chimoio (Mozambique)

First Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

2004.06.242004.10.24
PolandBishop Tadeusz Płoski

former Military Ordinary of Poland (Poland)

2004.10.162004.10.30
USABishop Alexander Salazar (76)Bishop Alexander Salazar (76)

Titular Bishop of Nesqually

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Los Angeles (USA)

2004.09.072004.11.04
TurkiyeBishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap.

former Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia (Turkiye)

2004.10.112004.11.07
ChinaBishop Paul Su Yong-da (67)Bishop Paul Su Yong-da (蘇永大) (67)

Bishop of Beihai 北海 (China)

20042004.11.09
CanadaBishop Robert Anthony Daniels (68)Bishop Robert Anthony Daniels (68)

Bishop of Grand Falls (Canada)

2004.09.212004.11.09
VietnamBishop Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh (85)Bishop Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh (85)

Bishop emeritus of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

2004.09.302004.11.11
USAArchbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson (75)Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson (75)

Titular Archbishop of Bomarzo

2004.10.022004.11.11
CroatiaArchbishop Martin Vidović (72)Archbishop Martin Vidović (72)

Titular Archbishop of Nin

2004.09.152004.11.21
PeruArchbishop Javier Augusto del Río Alba (68)Archbishop Javier Augusto del Río Alba (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru)

2004.10.122004.11.21
MexicoBishop Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.

former Bishop of Cancún–Chetumal (Mexico)

2004.10.262004.11.22
ThailandBishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil, S.D.B. (80)Bishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil, S.D.B. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Surat Thani (Thailand)

2004.10.092004.11.28
PeruBishop Ricardo García García, Opus Dei (71)Bishop Ricardo García García, Opus Dei (71)

Bishop-Prelate of Yauyos (Peru)

2004.10.122004.12.04
GermanyBishop Manfred Grothe (87)Bishop Manfred Grothe (87)

Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany)

2004.10.142004.12.05
GermanyBishop Matthias König (66)Bishop Matthias König (66)

Titular Bishop of Elicroca

Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany)

2004.10.142004.12.05
CameroonArchbishop Jean Mbarga (69)Archbishop Jean Mbarga (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon)

2004.10.152004.12.05
USABishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (68)Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (68)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA)

2004.10.142004.12.09
BrazilArchbishop Moacir Silva (71)Archbishop Moacir Silva (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)

2004.10.202004.12.11
SpainBishop Ángel Rubio Castro (87)Bishop Ángel Rubio Castro (87)

Bishop emeritus of Segovia (Spain)

2004.10.212004.12.12
USABishop William Joseph Dendinger (86)Bishop William Joseph Dendinger (86)

Bishop emeritus of Grand Island (USA)

2004.10.142004.12.13
MexicoBishop Gonzalo Galván Castillo

former Bishop of Autlán (Mexico)

2004.10.262004.12.14
AlgeriaBishop Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr. (85)Bishop Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr. (85)

Bishop emeritus of Laghouat (Algeria)

2004.10.262004.12.16
EcuadorBishop Ángel Polivio Sánchez Loaiza (79)Bishop Ángel Polivio Sánchez Loaiza (79)

Bishop emeritus of Machala (Ecuador)

2004.11.252004.12.18
USAArchbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (70)Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

2004.10.212004.12.28

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