Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 2006

Bishops (206)ElectedConsecratedAscending
KosovoBishop Dodë Gjergji (63)Bishop Dodë Gjergji (63)

Bishop of Prizren–Prishtina (Kosovo)

2005.11.232006.01.05
AlbaniaBishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. (67)Bishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. (67)

Bishop of Lezhë (Albania)

2005.11.232006.01.06
SloveniaBishop Anton Jamnik (64)Bishop Anton Jamnik (64)

Titular Bishop of Vina

Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

2005.11.152006.01.08
FranceBishop Jean-Marie Le Vert (67)Bishop Jean-Marie Le Vert (67)

Titular Bishop of Briançonnet

Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (France)

2005.11.212006.01.08
PeruBishop Santiago María García de la Rasilla Domínguez, S.J.

former Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Perú (Peru)

2005.11.112006.01.13
CubaBishop Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J. (77)Bishop Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J. (77)

Bishop of Pinar del Río (Cuba)

2005.12.032006.01.14
MexicoBishop Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez (71)Bishop Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez (71)

Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico)

2005.10.152006.01.17
VietnamBishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ, S.D.B. (80)Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ, S.D.B. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Thái Bính (Vietnam)

2005.11.292006.01.18
USABishop Ralph Walker Nickless (78)Bishop Ralph Walker Nickless (78)

Bishop emeritus of Sioux City (USA)

2005.11.102006.01.20
ItalyBishop Lino Pizzi (83)Bishop Lino Pizzi (83)

Bishop emeritus of Forlì–Bertinoro (Italy)

2005.11.122006.01.22
MaltaCardinal Mario Grech (69)Cardinal Mario Grech (69)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano

Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod

Bishop emeritus of Gozo (Malta)

2005.11.262006.01.22
FranceBishop Jean-Paul Mathieu (85)Bishop Jean-Paul Mathieu (85)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Dié (France)

2005.12.142006.01.22
MexicoBishop José Leopoldo González González (71)Bishop José Leopoldo González González (71)

Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

2005.11.152006.01.25
USAArchbishop Alexander King Sample (65)Archbishop Alexander King Sample (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)

2005.12.132006.01.25
South KoreaBishop Basil Cho Kyu-man (70)Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man (조규만 바실리오 / 曺圭晩) (70)

Bishop of Wonju 원주 (South Korea)

2006.01.032006.01.25
JapanBishop Paul Kenjiro Koriyama (83)Bishop Paul Kenjiro Koriyama (パウロ 郡山 健次郎) (83)

Bishop emeritus of Kagoshima 鹿児島 (Japan)

2005.12.032006.01.29
USABishop George James Rassas (83)Bishop George James Rassas (83)

Titular Bishop of Reperi

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chicago (USA)

2005.12.012006.02.02
EnglandBishop John Stanley Kenneth Arnold (72)Bishop John Stanley Kenneth Arnold (72)

Bishop of Salford (England)

2005.12.062006.02.02
PolandBishop Marian Rojek (71)Bishop Marian Rojek (71)

Bishop of Zamość–Lubaczów (Poland)

2005.12.212006.02.02
BrazilBishop Paulo Roberto Beloto (69)Bishop Paulo Roberto Beloto (69)

Bishop of Franca (Brazil)

2005.11.162006.02.04
PolandArchbishop Józef Piotr Kupny (70)Archbishop Józef Piotr Kupny (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Poland

2005.12.212006.02.04
SpainBishop Rafael Zornoza Boy (76)Bishop Rafael Zornoza Boy (76)

Bishop emeritus of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain)

2005.12.132006.02.05
FranceBishop Michel Pansard (70)Bishop Michel Pansard (70)

Bishop of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (France)

2005.12.212006.02.05
NigeriaBishop Martin Dada Abejide Olorunmolu (77)Bishop Martin Dada Abejide Olorunmolu (77)

Bishop of Lokoja (Nigeria)

2005.11.112006.02.11
LebanonArchbishop Georges Bou-Jaoudé, C.M. (Maronite Rite)

former Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

2005.12.282006.02.11
LebanonBishop Simon Atallah, O.A.M. (89)Bishop Simon Atallah, O.A.M. (89) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon)

2005.12.282006.02.11
LebanonBishop François Eid, O.M.M. (82)Bishop François Eid, O.M.M. (82) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

2005.12.282006.02.11
LebanonBishop Elias Nassar (65)Bishop Elias Nassar (65) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

2005.12.282006.02.11
PolandBishop Andrzej Siemieniewski (68)Bishop Andrzej Siemieniewski (68)

Bishop of Legnica (Poland)

2006.01.052006.02.11
EnglandBishop Paul Joseph Hendricks (70)Bishop Paul Joseph Hendricks (70)

Titular Bishop of Rosemarkie

Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

2005.12.282006.02.14
EnglandBishop Patrick Kieran Lynch, SS.CC. (78)Bishop Patrick Kieran Lynch, SS.CC. (78)

Titular Bishop of Castro

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Southwark (England)

2005.12.282006.02.14
GermanyBishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. (59)Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. (59) (Ukrainian Rite)

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

Titular Bishop of Vagada

2005.12.212006.02.15
USABishop Randolph Roque Calvo (75)Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo (75)

Bishop emeritus of Reno (USA)

2005.12.232006.02.17
USABishop Ivan Bura (Ukrainian Rite)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)

2006.01.032006.02.21
Costa RicaArchbishop José Rafael Quirós Quirós (70)Archbishop José Rafael Quirós Quirós (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San José (Costa Rica)

2005.12.022006.02.22
MexicoBishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos (66)Bishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos (66)

Bishop of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)

2005.12.102006.02.22
MexicoBishop Juan Frausto Pallares (84)Bishop Juan Frausto Pallares (84)

Titular Bishop of Vagrauta

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of León (Mexico)

2005.12.102006.02.24
South KoreaBishop Paul Hwang Cheol-soo (72)Bishop Paul Hwang Cheol-soo (황철수 바오로 / 黃哲洙) (72)

Bishop emeritus of Busan 부산 (South Korea)

2006.01.172006.02.24
BrazilBishop Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R. (72)Bishop Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R. (72)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Coari (Brazil)

2005.11.302006.02.25
BrazilArchbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto (75)Archbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Uberaba (Brazil)

2005.12.072006.02.25
NigeriaArchbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze (69)Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria)

2005.12.142006.02.25
SpainBishop José María Yanguas Sanz (78)Bishop José María Yanguas Sanz (78)

Bishop of Cuenca (Spain)

2005.12.232006.02.25
ColombiaBishop Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y.

former Bishop of El Banco (Colombia)

2006.01.172006.02.25
IsraelArchbishop Elias Chacour (86)Archbishop Elias Chacour (86) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

Vice-President emeritus of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land

2006.02.172006.02.25
South AfricaBishop Barry Alexander Anthony Wood, O.M.I.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (South Africa)

2005.10.102006.02.26
IndiaBishop George Pallipparambil, S.D.B. (71)Bishop George Pallipparambil, S.D.B. (71)

Bishop of Miao (India)

2005.12.072006.02.26
ItalyBishop Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz, O.S.B.M. (79)Bishop Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz, O.S.B.M. (79) (Ukrainian Rite)

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Italy of the Ukrainians (Italy)

2005.12.212006.02.26
BrazilBishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M. (64)Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M. (64) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Imaculada Conceição em Prudentópolis of the Ukrainians (Brazil)

2005.12.212006.02.26
USABishop David Raymond Choby

former Bishop of Nashville (USA)

2005.12.202006.02.27
TaiwanArchbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. (82)Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan (洪山川), S.V.D. (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

2006.01.162006.02.28
JapanBishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga (81)Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga (マルチノ 平賀徹夫) (81)

Bishop emeritus of Sendai 仙台 (Japan)

2005.12.102006.03.04
PolandBishop Tadeusz Bronakowski (66)Bishop Tadeusz Bronakowski (66)

Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania

Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża (Poland)

2006.02.112006.03.04
BrazilBishop José Negri, P.I.M.E. (66)Bishop José Negri (Giuseppe), P.I.M.E. (66)

Bishop of Santo Amaro (Brazil)

2005.12.142006.03.05
ColombiaBishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya (79)Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya (79)

Bishop emeritus of Girardota (Colombia)

2006.01.172006.03.10
ItalyArchbishop Nicola Girasoli (68)Archbishop Nicola Girasoli (68)

Titular Archbishop of Egnazia Appula

Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

2006.01.242006.03.11
ItalyBishop Benedetto Tuzia (81)Bishop Benedetto Tuzia (81)

Bishop emeritus of Orvieto–Todi (Italy)

2006.01.282006.03.12
BrazilBishop Remídio José Bohn

former Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil)

2006.01.182006.03.17
BrazilBishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. (82)Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. (82)

Bishop emeritus of Caxias do Sul (Brazil)

2006.01.182006.03.17
BrazilBishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R. (69)Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R. (69)

Bishop of Pesqueira (Brazil)

2006.02.012006.03.17
CanadaBishop Gary Michael Gordon (68)Bishop Gary Michael Gordon (68)

Bishop of Victoria (Canada)

2006.01.052006.03.22
EgyptArchbishop Georges Michel Bakar, Prado (79)Archbishop Georges Michel Bakar, Prado (79) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Pelusium of the Greek-Melkites

Protosyncellus emeritus of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt)

2006.02.092006.03.24
MadagascarArchbishop Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. (70)Archbishop Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Antsiranana (Madagascar)

2005.11.262006.03.25
IndiaArchbishop William D’Souza, S.J. (80)Archbishop William D’Souza, S.J. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Patna (India)

2005.12.122006.03.25
Congo-KinshasaBishop Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba (70)Bishop Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba (70)

Bishop of Luebo (Congo-Kinshasa)

2006.01.072006.03.25
IndiaBishop Anthony Chirayath (84)Bishop Anthony Chirayath (84) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

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

2006.02.022006.03.25
CanadaBishop André Gazaille (79)Bishop André Gazaille (79)

Bishop emeritus of Nicolet (Canada)

2006.02.112006.03.25
CanadaBishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (81)Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada)

2006.02.112006.03.25
BrazilBishop Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães (66)Bishop Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães (66)

Bishop of Santos (Brazil)

2006.02.112006.03.25
BrazilBishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral (70)Bishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral (70)

Bishop emeritus of Sete Lagoas (Brazil)

2006.02.112006.03.25
RwandaBishop Smaragde Mbonyintege (79)Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege (79)

Bishop emeritus of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

2006.01.212006.03.26
PhilippinesBishop Roberto Calara Mallari (68)Bishop Roberto Calara Mallari (68)

Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines)

2006.01.142006.03.27
BoliviaBishop Francisco Javier del Río Sendino (84)Bishop Francisco Javier del Río Sendino (84)

Bishop emeritus of Tarija (Bolivia)

2006.01.102006.03.30
IndiaArchbishop Peter Machado (71)Archbishop Peter Machado (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore (India)

Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

2006.02.022006.03.30
PhilippinesArchbishop Marlo Mendoza Peralta (75)Archbishop Marlo Mendoza Peralta (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nueva Segovia (Philippines)

2006.01.142006.03.31
ColombiaBishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid

former Military Ordinary of Colombia (Colombia)

2006.01.242006.04.01
IndiaArchbishop Victor Lyngdoh (70)Archbishop Victor Lyngdoh (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shillong (India)

2006.01.282006.04.02
IndiaBishop Vincent Kympat

former Bishop of Jowai (India)

2006.01.282006.04.02
IndiaBishop Paul Alois Lakra

former Bishop of Gumla (India)

2006.01.282006.04.05
IndiaArchbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. (70)Archbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)

2006.02.042006.04.19
ChinaBishop Joseph Xu Hong-gen (64)Bishop Joseph Xu Hong-gen (徐宏根) (64)

Bishop of Suzhou 蘇州 (China)

20052006.04.20
ParaguayArchbishop Edmundo Ponciano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. (81)Archbishop Edmundo Ponciano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B. (81)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Asunción (Paraguay)

2006.02.132006.04.22
ChileBishop Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B. (71)Bishop Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B. (71)

Bishop emeritus of Punta Arenas (Chile)

2006.03.042006.04.22
IndonesiaArchbishop Vincentius Sensi Potokota

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia)

2005.12.142006.04.23
IndiaBishop Clement Tirkey (78)Bishop Clement Tirkey (78)

Bishop emeritus of Jalpaiguri (India)

2006.01.312006.04.23
AustriaBishop Franz Scharl (68)Bishop Franz Scharl (68)

Titular Bishop of Ierafi

Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria)

2006.02.092006.04.23
PeruBishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. (61)Bishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. (61)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Ayaviri (Peru)

2006.02.182006.04.23
IrelandBishop Denis Brennan (80)Bishop Denis Brennan (80)

Bishop emeritus of Ferns (Ireland)

2006.03.012006.04.23
PhilippinesBishop José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo (72)Bishop José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo (72)

Bishop of Kidapawan (Philippines)

2006.02.022006.04.25
CanadaArchbishop Peter Joseph Hundt (69)Archbishop Peter Joseph Hundt (69)

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

2006.02.112006.04.25
ItalyArchbishop Lorenzo Ghizzoni (71)Archbishop Lorenzo Ghizzoni (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna–Cervia (Italy)

2006.02.172006.04.29
UkraineBishop Yaroslav Pryriz, C.SS.R. (63)Bishop Yaroslav Pryriz, C.SS.R. (63) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Sambir–Drohobych of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2006.03.022006.04.29
ItalyBishop Gerardo Rocconi (76)Bishop Gerardo Rocconi (76)

Bishop emeritus of Jesi (Italy)

2006.03.202006.04.29
ChileBishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (67)Bishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (67)

Bishop emeritus of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile)

2006.03.252006.04.29
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Ma Ying-lin (60)Archbishop Joseph Ma Ying-lin (馬英林) (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kunming 昆明 (China)

(2006)2006.04.30
ChinaBishop Joseph Liu Xin-hong (61)Bishop Joseph Liu Xin-hong (劉新紅) (61)

Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China)

(2006)2006.05.03
MyanmarBishop Felix Lian Khen Thang (66)Bishop Felix Lian Khen Thang (66)

Bishop of Kalay (Myanmar)

2006.03.032006.05.06
ChinaArchbishop Paul Pei Jun-min (57)Archbishop Paul Pei Jun-min (裴軍民) (57)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang 瀋陽 (China)

20062006.05.07
GermanyArchbishop Heiner Koch (71)Archbishop Heiner Koch (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany)

2006.03.172006.05.07
GambiaBishop Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp.

former Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

2006.02.252006.05.14
GermanyBishop Stephan Ackermann (63)Bishop Stephan Ackermann (63)

Bishop of Trier (Germany)

2006.03.142006.05.14
PhilippinesBishop Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran

former Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines)

2006.03.182006.05.16
ArgentinaArchbishop Eduardo Eliseo Martín (72)Archbishop Eduardo Eliseo Martín (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario (Argentina)

2006.02.212006.05.19
ArgentinaArchbishop Raúl Martín (68)Archbishop Raúl Martín (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina)

2006.03.012006.05.20
GermanyBishop Johannes Bündgens (70)Bishop Johannes Bündgens (70)

Titular Bishop of Ardcarne

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Aachen (Germany)

2006.03.152006.05.20
PhilippinesArchbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla (72)Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla (72)

Titular Archbishop of Nebbio

Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

2006.04.012006.05.23
IndiaBishop Paul Toppo (68)Bishop Paul Toppo (68)

Bishop of Raigarh (India)

2006.03.232006.05.24
PhilippinesBishop George Beluso Rimando (73)Bishop George Beluso Rimando (73)

Titular Bishop of Vada

Auxiliary Bishop of Davao (Philippines)

2006.03.042006.05.25
BrazilBishop Dirceu Vegini

former Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil)

2006.03.152006.06.02
KyrgyzstanBishop Nikolaus Messmer, S.J.

former Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan)

2006.03.182006.06.02
KazakhstanBishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. (65)Bishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. (65)

Titular Bishop of Celerina

Auxiliary Bishop of Most Holy Mary in Astana (Kazakhstan)

2006.04.082006.06.02
ChileCardinal Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (68)Cardinal Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (68)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Mauro Abate

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

2006.04.062006.06.03
ItalyArchbishop Leopoldo Girelli (73)Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli (73)

Titular Archbishop of Capri

Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

2006.04.132006.06.17
MexicoBishop Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. (65)Bishop Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. (65)

Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico)

2006.05.202006.06.17
FranceBishop Bruno Grua (79)Bishop Bruno Grua (79)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Flour (France)

2006.03.312006.06.18
ItalyArchbishop Santo Marcianò (66)Archbishop Santo Marcianò (66)

Bishop of Frosinone–Veroli–Ferentino (Italy)

Bishop of Anagni–Alatri (Italy)

Archbishop ad personam

2006.05.062006.06.21
ItalyBishop Gianfranco De Luca (76)Bishop Gianfranco De Luca (76)

Bishop emeritus of Termoli–Larino (Italy)

2006.04.222006.06.23
HondurasBishop Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. (66)Bishop Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. (66)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras)

former Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

2006.04.012006.06.24
Burkina FasoBishop Der Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré (77)Bishop Der Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré (77)

Bishop of Diébougou (Burkina Faso)

2006.04.032006.06.24
TaiwanBishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (67)Bishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (李克勉) (67)

Bishop of Hsinchu 新竹 (Taiwan)

President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference

2006.04.062006.06.24
SloveniaArchbishop Marjan Turnšek (70)Archbishop Marjan Turnšek (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maribor (Slovenia)

2006.04.072006.06.25
ItalyArchbishop Ignazio Sanna (84)Archbishop Ignazio Sanna (84)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Oristano (Italy)

President emeritus of Pontifical Academy of Theology

2006.04.222006.06.25
IndiaArchbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt (73)Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt (73)

Titular Archbishop of Ostra

Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro

Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina

2006.04.292006.06.25
ThailandBishop Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.SS.R. (81)Bishop Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.SS.R. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand)

2006.03.252006.06.27
ItalyBishop Arturo Aiello (70)Bishop Arturo Aiello (70)

Bishop of Avellino (Italy)

2006.05.132006.06.30
GhanaBishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum (71)Bishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum (71)

Bishop of Koforidua (Ghana)

Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa

2006.04.122006.07.01
PeruBishop José María Ortega Trinidad (75)Bishop José María Ortega Trinidad (75)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Juli (Peru)

2006.04.222006.07.01
BrazilBishop João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. (74)Bishop João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. (74)

Bishop of Umuarama (Brazil)

2006.04.262006.07.01
TanzaniaArchbishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. (68)Archbishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dodoma (Tanzania)

2006.04.222006.07.02
IndiaBishop Sebastian Thekethecheril (71)Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril (71)

Bishop of Vijayapuram (India)

2006.05.082006.07.02
PhilippinesCardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David (67)Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David (67)

Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo

Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines)

Vice-President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

2006.05.272006.07.10
MexicoBishop Óscar Armando Campos Contreras (78)Bishop Óscar Armando Campos Contreras (78)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán (Mexico)

2006.05.232006.07.12
BrazilBishop Elói Róggia, S.A.C. (83)Bishop Elói Róggia, S.A.C. (83)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Borba (Brazil)

2006.05.032006.07.14
HungaryBishop Lajos Varga (75)Bishop Lajos Varga (75)

Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Vác (Hungary)

2006.05.272006.07.15
EcuadorArchbishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo (58)Archbishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo (58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuenca (Ecuador)

2006.06.102006.07.22
EcuadorBishop Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. (77)Bishop Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. (77)

Bishop emeritus of San Jacinto (Ecuador)

2006.06.102006.07.22
PortugalBishop Ilídio Pinto Leandro

former Bishop of Viseu (Portugal)

2006.06.102006.07.23
USABishop Frank Joseph Dewane (76)Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane (76)

Bishop of Venice (USA)

2006.04.252006.07.25
MexicoBishop Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez (75)Bishop Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez (75)

Bishop of Valle de Chalco (Mexico)

2006.05.132006.07.25
USABishop Daniel Edward Thomas (66)Bishop Daniel Edward Thomas (66)

Bishop of Toledo (USA)

2006.06.082006.07.26
BrazilArchbishop Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão Neto, O.S.B. (63)Archbishop Gregório Ben Lâmed Paixão Neto, O.S.B. (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

2006.06.072006.07.29
VietnamBishop Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri (69)Bishop Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri (69)

Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam)

2006.05.132006.08.04
BrazilBishop Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap. (73)Bishop Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap. (73)

Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil)

2006.05.312006.08.06
IndiaBishop Amalraj Arulappan (72)Bishop Amalraj Arulappan (72)

Bishop of Ootacamund (India)

2006.06.302006.08.09
EcuadorBishop Segundo René Coba Galarza (68)Bishop Segundo René Coba Galarza (68)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador)

2006.06.072006.08.11
EcuadorBishop Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto (63)Bishop Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto (63)

Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum

Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador)

2006.06.072006.08.11
PhilippinesBishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo (71)Bishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo (71)

Vicar Apostolic of Taytay (Philippines)

2006.05.242006.08.19
ArgentinaBishop Hugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche, S.J. (74)Bishop Hugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche, S.J. (74)

Bishop of Azul (Argentina)

2006.05.242006.08.21
USABishop Frank Joseph Caggiano (67)Bishop Frank Joseph Caggiano (67)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA)

2006.06.062006.08.22
USABishop Octavio Cisneros (80)Bishop Octavio Cisneros (80)

Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Brooklyn (USA)

2006.06.062006.08.22
USABishop Guy Sansaricq

former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

2006.06.062006.08.22
IndiaBishop Soundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Vellore (India)

2006.07.112006.08.24
ZimbabweBishop Martin Munyanyi

former Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

2006.05.112006.08.26
PeruBishop Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea (64)Bishop Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea (64)

Bishop-Prelate of Moyobamba (Peru)

2006.07.082006.08.26
ItalyArchbishop Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv.

former Archbishop-Bishop of Treviso (Italy)

2006.07.102006.08.26
MexicoBishop Maximino Martínez Miranda (74)Bishop Maximino Martínez Miranda (74)

Titular Bishop of Lugura

Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca (Mexico)

2006.07.072006.08.31
ZimbabweBishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J. (87)Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J. (87)

Bishop emeritus of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

2006.04.062006.09.02
ArgentinaBishop Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana (79)Bishop Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana (79)

Bishop emeritus of San Isidro (Argentina)

2006.05.242006.09.02
Papua New GuineaBishop Bernard Unabali

former Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

2006.06.012006.09.06
USAArchbishop James Patrick Green (75)Archbishop James Patrick Green (格霖澤) (75)

Titular Archbishop of Altino

2006.08.172006.09.06
PhilippinesBishop Elenito Reyes Galido

former Bishop of Iligan (Philippines)

2006.03.252006.09.08
FranceArchbishop Jérôme Daniel Beau (68)Archbishop Jérôme Daniel Beau (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers (France)

2006.06.012006.09.08
FranceBishop Jean-Yves Nahmias (68)Bishop Jean-Yves Nahmias (68)

Bishop of Meaux (France)

2006.06.012006.09.08
ItalyBishop Mosè Marcia (82)Bishop Mosè Marcia (82)

Bishop emeritus of Nuoro (Italy)

2006.06.032006.09.08
CameroonBishop George Nkuo (73)Bishop George Nkuo (73)

Bishop of Kumbo (Cameroon)

2006.07.082006.09.08
FranceArchbishop Dominique Lebrun (68)Archbishop Dominique Lebrun (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France)

2006.06.282006.09.09
PolandArchbishop Wacław Tomasz Depo (72)Archbishop Wacław Tomasz Depo (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Częstochowa (Poland)

2006.08.052006.09.09
SloveniaBishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. (63)Bishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. (63)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Slovenia

2006.05.242006.09.10
SpainBishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre (64)Bishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre (64)

Bishop of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain)

2006.06.242006.09.10
AustraliaBishop Gregory O’Kelly, S.J. (84)Bishop Gregory O’Kelly, S.J. (84)

Bishop emeritus of Port Pirie (Australia)

2006.07.062006.09.14
FranceBishop Jacques André Blaquart (74)Bishop Jacques André Blaquart (74)

Bishop of Orléans (France)

2006.06.282006.09.17
SwitzerlandBishop Markus Büchel (76)Bishop Markus Büchel (76)

Bishop emeritus of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland)

2006.07.062006.09.17
ChinaBishop Peter Zhuang Jian-jian (95)Bishop Peter Zhuang Jian-jian (莊建堅) (95)

Bishop emeritus of Shantou 汕頭 (China)

20062006.09.18
AlbaniaArchbishop George Anthony Frendo, O.P. (80)Archbishop George Anthony Frendo, O.P. (80)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tiranë–Durrës (Albania)

2006.07.072006.09.23
BrazilArchbishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Archbishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraíba (Brazil)

2006.07.052006.09.24
BrazilBishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Paranaguá (Brazil)

2006.08.022006.09.30
IndiaBishop Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T. (78)Bishop Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T. (78) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

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

2006.07.152006.10.01
New ZealandBishop Barry Philip Jones

former Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand)

2006.06.282006.10.04
EgyptBishop Botros Fahim Awad Hanna (64)Bishop Botros Fahim Awad Hanna (64) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

2006.09.062006.10.13
UgandaBishop Sabino Ocan Odoki (68)Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki (68)

Bishop of Arua (Uganda)

2006.07.222006.10.21
BrazilBishop Francisco Canindé Palhano (77)Bishop Francisco Canindé Palhano (77)

Bishop emeritus of Petrolina (Brazil)

2006.07.262006.10.21
USABishop Paul Joseph Swain

former Bishop of Sioux Falls (USA)

2006.08.312006.10.26
BrazilArchbishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. (74)Archbishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Passo Fundo (Brazil)

2006.07.262006.10.28
IndiaBishop Joseph Pandarasseril (64)Bishop Joseph Pandarasseril (64) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2006.09.202006.10.28
MyanmarBishop Raymond Sumlut Gam (72)Bishop Raymond Sumlut Gam (72)

Bishop of Banmaw (Myanmar)

2006.08.282006.11.18
NetherlandsBishop Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende (62)Bishop Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende (62)

Bishop of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

2006.09.092006.11.25
MexicoBishop Juan Pedro Juárez Meléndez (74)Bishop Juan Pedro Juárez Meléndez (74)

Bishop of Tula (Mexico)

2006.10.122006.11.26
SyriaArchbishop Samir Nassar (75)Archbishop Samir Nassar (75) (Maronite Rite)

Archbishop of Damascus of the Maronites (Syria)

2006.10.142006.11.26
BrazilBishop Edgar Amine Madi (70)Bishop Edgar Amine Madi (70) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo of the Maronites (Brazil)

2006.10.142006.11.26
USABishop Daniel Ernest Flores (64)Bishop Daniel Ernest Flores (64)

Bishop of Brownsville (USA)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

2006.10.282006.11.29
ChinaBishop John Wang Ren-lei (55)Bishop John Wang Ren-lei (王仁雷) (55)

Bishop of Xuzhou 徐州 (China)

(2006)2006.11.30
GermanyBishop Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B. (71)Bishop Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B. (71)

Bishop emeritus of Eichstätt (Germany)

2006.10.142006.12.02
EcuadorBishop Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García

former Bishop of Tulcán (Ecuador)

2006.10.312006.12.02
ItalyBishop Sergio Pintor

former Bishop of Ozieri (Italy)

2006.09.292006.12.08
ArgentinaBishop Marcelo Raúl Martorell

former Bishop of Puerto Iguazú (Argentina)

2006.10.032006.12.08
UkraineBishop Jan Niemiec

former Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukraine)

2006.10.202006.12.08
LebanonArchbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. (77)Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. (77) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2006.10.172006.12.10
USABishop John Anthony Dooher (82)Bishop John Anthony Dooher (82)

Titular Bishop of Theveste

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Boston (USA)

2006.10.122006.12.12
USABishop Robert Francis Hennessey (73)Bishop Robert Francis Hennessey (73)

Titular Bishop of Tigias

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

2006.10.122006.12.12
MexicoBishop Lucas Martínez Lara

former Bishop of Matehuala (Mexico)

2006.10.052006.12.14
Cote d’IvoireBishop Youlo Alexis Touabli (66)Bishop Youlo Alexis Touabli (66)

Bishop of San Pedro (Cote d’Ivoire)

President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa

2006.10.142006.12.16
ItalyCardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (92)Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna pro hac vice Title

President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion

2006.11.152006.12.16
ItalyBishop Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv. (88)Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv. (88)

Titular Bishop of Meta

Regent emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary

2006.11.152006.12.16
PolandBishop Antoni Stankiewicz

former Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

2006.11.152006.12.16
ArgentinaBishop Pedro María Laxague (73)Bishop Pedro María Laxague (73)

Bishop of Zárate–Campana (Argentina)

2006.11.142006.12.21
IndiaBishop Joseph Karikkacherry (80)Bishop Joseph Karikkacherry (80)

Bishop emeritus of Kottapuram (India)

2006.11.252006.12.28
TaiwanArchbishop Thomas Chung An-zu (73)Archbishop Thomas Chung An-zu (鍾安住) (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Vice-President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference

2006.10.312006.12.30

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