Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 2007

Bishops (172)ElectedConsecratedAscending
BrazilBishop Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M. (71)Bishop Armando Martín Gutiérrez, F.A.M. (71)

Bishop of Bacabal (Brazil)

2006.11.022007.01.05
AlbaniaBishop Lucjan Avgustini

former Bishop of Sapë (Albania)

2006.12.122007.01.05
NigeriaBishop John Ebebe Ayah (66)Bishop John Ebebe Ayah (66)

Bishop of Uyo (Nigeria)

2006.10.142007.01.06
CubaBishop Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez (84)Bishop Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez (84)

Bishop emeritus of Pinar del Río (Cuba)

2006.12.132007.01.13
CanadaArchbishop Gerard Pettipas, C.SS.R. (75)Archbishop Gerard Pettipas, C.SS.R. (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

2006.11.302007.01.25
MaltaArchbishop Paul Cremona, O.P.

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Malta (Malta)

2006.12.022007.01.26
ColombiaBishop José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. (81)Bishop José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. (81)

Bishop emeritus of Cartago (Colombia)

2006.11.132007.01.27
CubaArchbishop Wilfredo Pino Estévez (75)Archbishop Wilfredo Pino Estévez (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Camagüey (Cuba)

2006.12.132007.01.27
South AfricaCardinal Stephen Brislin (69)Cardinal Stephen Brislin (69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello

Metropolitan Archbishop of Johannesburg (South Africa)

President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2006.10.172007.01.28
IndiaBishop Sarat Chandra Nayak (68)Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak (68)

Bishop of Berhampur (India)

2006.11.272007.01.30
SyriaArchbishop Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. (73)Archbishop Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. (73) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

2006.10.172007.02.03
GhanaArchbishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah (83)Archbishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah (83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana)

2006.11.242007.02.03
CameroonBishop Christophe Zoa (64)Bishop Christophe Zoa (64)

Bishop of Sangmélima (Cameroon)

2006.11.302007.02.03
ZimbabweBishop Joseph Albert Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E. (83)Bishop Joseph Albert Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E. (83)

Bishop emeritus of Hwange (Zimbabwe)

2006.12.052007.02.03
BrazilBishop Jaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P. (71)Bishop Jaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P. (71)

Bishop of Osório (Brazil)

2006.11.152007.02.04
SpainBishop Gregorio Martínez Sacristán

former Bishop of Zamora (Spain)

2006.12.152007.02.04
IndiaBishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (75)Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa (75)

Bishop of Chikmagalur (India)

2006.12.022007.02.06
ThailandBishop Joseph Chusak Sirisut (70)Bishop Joseph Chusak Sirisut (70)

Bishop of Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand)

General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand

2006.11.302007.02.10
ItalyBishop Carlo Chenis, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Civitavecchia–Tarquinia (Italy)

2006.12.212007.02.10
São Tomé and PríncipeBishop Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F. (66)Bishop Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F. (66)

Bishop emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe)

2006.12.012007.02.17
AustriaBishop Anton Leichtfried (58)Bishop Anton Leichtfried (58)

Titular Bishop of Rufiniana

Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria)

2006.11.212007.02.25
AngolaBishop Emílio Sumbelelo (62)Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo (62)

Bishop of Viana (Angola)

2006.12.012007.02.25
IndiaBishop Kurien Valiakandathil (73)Bishop Kurien Valiakandathil (73)

Bishop of Bhagalpur (India)

2007.01.112007.02.27
USAArchbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre (62)Archbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA)

2006.12.132007.02.28
EthiopiaBishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J. (87)Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J. (87)

Titular Bishop of Vulturia

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Soddo (Ethiopia)

2007.01.052007.03.04
ArgentinaBishop Luis Urbanč (67)Bishop Luis Urbanč (67)

Bishop of Catamarca (Argentina)

2006.11.142007.03.10
IndiaBishop Jacob Barnabas Aerath, O.I.C. (Syro-Malankara Rite)

former Bishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon of the Syro-Malankara (India)

2007.02.072007.03.10
BrazilBishop Ângelo Pignoli (79)Bishop Ângelo Pignoli (79)

Bishop emeritus of Quixadá (Brazil)

2007.01.032007.03.11
BrazilBishop Messias dos Reis Silveira (67)Bishop Messias dos Reis Silveira (67)

Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil)

2007.01.032007.03.11
MexicoBishop Emigdio Duarte Figueroa (57)Bishop Emigdio Duarte Figueroa (57)

Titular Bishop of Bilta

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Culiacán (Mexico)

2007.01.152007.03.15
GuineaBishop Emmanuel Félémou

former Bishop of Kankan (Guinea)

2007.01.052007.03.17
ItalyArchbishop Leo Boccardi (72)Archbishop Leo Boccardi (レオ・ボッカルディ) (72)

Titular Archbishop of Bitetto

2007.01.162007.03.18
FranceBishop François Jacolin, M.D.P. (75)Bishop François Jacolin, M.D.P. (75)

Bishop emeritus of Luçon (France)

2007.01.162007.03.18
ArgentinaBishop Hugo Norberto Santiago (71)Bishop Hugo Norberto Santiago (71)

Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina)

2006.12.052007.03.19
BangladeshBishop Gervas Rozario (74)Bishop Gervas Rozario (74)

Bishop of Rajshahi (Bangladesh)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh

2007.01.152007.03.22
BoliviaBishop Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M. (62)Bishop Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M. (62)

Bishop-Prelate of Aiquile (Bolivia)

2006.12.292007.03.24
LebanonArchbishop Elie Béchara Haddad, B.S. (66)Archbishop Elie Béchara Haddad, B.S. (66) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2007.01.272007.03.24
ItalyBishop Domenico Mogavero (79)Bishop Domenico Mogavero (79)

Bishop emeritus of Mazara del Vallo (Italy)

2007.02.222007.03.24
BrazilBishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. (73)Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa, O.F.M. (73)

Bishop of Osasco (Brazil)

2007.01.032007.03.25
GermanyBishop Reinhard Pappenberger (67)Bishop Reinhard Pappenberger (67)

Titular Bishop of Aptuca

Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg (Germany)

2007.02.062007.03.25
PhilippinesBishop Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, S.V.D. (65)Bishop Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, S.V.D. (65)

Bishop of Bangued (Philippines)

2007.01.052007.03.26
ItalyBishop Claudio Giuliodori (68)Bishop Claudio Giuliodori (68)

General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

General Ecclesiastical Assistant of Italian Catholic Action

Bishop emeritus of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy)

2007.02.222007.03.31
PhilippinesArchbishop Ricardo Lingan Baccay (65)Archbishop Ricardo Lingan Baccay (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuguegarao (Philippines)

2007.02.232007.04.10
IndiaArchbishop John Moolachira (74)Archbishop John Moolachira (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guwahati (India)

2007.02.142007.04.15
IndiaBishop Angelus Kujur, S.J. (79)Bishop Angelus Kujur, S.J. (79)

Bishop emeritus of Purnea (India)

2007.01.202007.04.18
IndiaBishop Derek Fernandes (71)Bishop Derek Fernandes (71)

Bishop of Belgaum (India)

2007.02.242007.04.20
Puerto RicoBishop Daniel Fernández Torres (61)Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres (61)

Bishop emeritus of Arecibo (Puerto Rico)

2007.02.142007.04.21
USABishop Glen John Provost (76)Bishop Glen John Provost (76)

Bishop of Lake Charles (USA)

2007.03.062007.04.23
MexicoBishop Sigifredo Noriega Barceló (74)Bishop Sigifredo Noriega Barceló (74)

Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico)

2007.01.262007.04.25
NigeriaBishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor (73)Bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor (73)

Bishop of Awka (Nigeria)

2007.01.202007.04.28
VenezuelaBishop Luis Armando Tineo Rivera (77)Bishop Luis Armando Tineo Rivera (77)

Bishop emeritus of Carora (Venezuela)

2007.02.092007.04.28
MexicoBishop Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B. (84)Bishop Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B. (84)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Mixes (Mexico)

2007.03.032007.04.28
IndiaArchbishop Raphy Manjaly (68)Archbishop Raphy Manjaly (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra (India)

2007.02.242007.04.30
South KoreaArchbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil (71)Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil (조환길 타대오 / 曺煥吉) (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

2007.03.232007.04.30
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. (79)Archbishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. (79)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)

2007.03.102007.05.03
MexicoArchbishop Fabio Martínez Castilla

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico)

2007.03.132007.05.04
Papua New GuineaBishop Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M.

former Bishop of Lae (Papua New Guinea)

2007.01.152007.05.05
NepalBishop Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J.

former Vicar Apostolic of Nepal (Nepal)

2007.02.102007.05.05
MexicoBishop José Luis Mendoza Corzo (66)Bishop José Luis Mendoza Corzo (66)

Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga

Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico)

2007.03.232007.05.08
Cote d’IvoireBishop Paulin Kouabenan N’Gnamé

former Bishop of San Pedro (Cote d’Ivoire)

2007.03.012007.05.12
ItalyBishop Giovanni Paolo Zedda (78)Bishop Giovanni Paolo Zedda (78)

Bishop emeritus of Iglesias (Italy)

2007.03.082007.05.13
FranceArchbishop Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer (66)Archbishop Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer (66)

Archbishop of Sens (France)

2007.04.022007.05.19
MadagascarBishop Jean Claude Randrianarisoa (64)Bishop Jean Claude Randrianarisoa (64)

Bishop emeritus of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

2007.02.152007.05.20
IndonesiaBishop Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap.

former Bishop of Sibolga (Indonesia)

2007.03.142007.05.20
MalawiBishop Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M. (89)Bishop Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M. (89)

Bishop emeritus of Mangochi (Malawi)

2007.04.032007.05.26
ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Versaldi (82)Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi (82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice Title

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

Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy)

2007.04.042007.05.26
USABishop Peter Anthony Libasci (74)Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci (74)

Bishop of Manchester (USA)

2007.04.032007.06.01
ThailandCardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij (76)Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij (76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Addolorata

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok (Thailand)

2007.03.072007.06.02
ItalyArchbishop Salvatore Visco (77)Archbishop Salvatore Visco (77)

Archbishop emeritus of Capua (Italy)

2007.04.052007.06.02
Congo-KinshasaBishop Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M. (63)Bishop Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M. (63)

Bishop of Budjala (Congo-Kinshasa)

2007.03.262007.06.03
FranceBishop Stanislas Lalanne (77)Bishop Stanislas Lalanne (77)

Pontifical Commissioner for Oratory of France (Oratorians of France)

Bishop emeritus of Pontoise (France)

2007.04.042007.06.03
Congo-KinshasaBishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp. (61)Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp. (61)

Bishop of Kongolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

2007.03.312007.06.09
ItalyArchbishop Angelo Spina (71)Archbishop Angelo Spina (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)

2007.04.032007.06.09
MexicoArchbishop Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. (69)Archbishop Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico)

2007.03.272007.06.11
AustraliaArchbishop Timothy John Costelloe, S.D.B. (72)Archbishop Timothy John Costelloe, S.D.B. (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth (Australia)

President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

2007.04.302007.06.15
AustraliaBishop Peter John Elliott

former Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

2007.04.302007.06.15
MoroccoArchbishop Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (83)Archbishop Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (83)

Archbishop emeritus of Tánger (Morocco)

2007.04.112007.06.17
GermanyBishop Konrad Zdarsa (81)Bishop Konrad Zdarsa (81)

Bishop emeritus of Augsburg (Germany)

2007.04.242007.06.23
IndonesiaBishop Vincentius Sutikno Wisaksono

former Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia)

2007.04.032007.06.29
PhilippinesArchbishop Gilbert Armea Garcera (67)Archbishop Gilbert Armea Garcera (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lipa (Philippines)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.)

2007.04.042007.06.29
ItalyBishop Alberto Silvani (79)Bishop Alberto Silvani (79)

Bishop emeritus of Volterra (Italy)

2007.05.082007.06.29
ItalyArchbishop Michele Di Ruberto

former Secretary of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

2007.05.052007.06.30
ItalyBishop Carmelo Cuttitta (64)Bishop Carmelo Cuttitta (64)

Bishop emeritus of Ragusa (Italy)

2007.05.282007.07.07
Sri LankaBishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv. (78)Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka)

2007.05.042007.07.11
NamibiaBishop Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I. (86)Bishop Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I. (86)

Bishop emeritus of Keetmanshoop (Namibia)

2007.05.312007.07.14
Congo-KinshasaBishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr. (61)Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr. (61)

Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)

2007.04.252007.07.22
AngolaBishop António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D. (62)Bishop António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D. (62)

Bishop of Benguela (Angola)

2007.06.062007.07.22
EnglandBishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski (67)Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski (67) (Ukrainian Rite)

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

Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

2007.06.012007.07.24
BrazilBishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro (69)Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro (69)

Bishop emeritus of Formosa (Brazil)

2007.06.062007.07.28
ZambiaArchbishop Alick Banda (62)Archbishop Alick Banda (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia)

2007.05.302007.07.29
IndiaBishop Lourdunada Daniel (79)Bishop Lourdunada Daniel (79)

Bishop emeritus of Nashik (India)

2007.06.082007.08.02
IraqArchbishop Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. (Armenian Rite)

former Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

2007.01.262007.08.04
ItalyBishop Luigi Renzo (78)Bishop Luigi Renzo (78)

Bishop emeritus of Mileto–Nicotera–Tropea (Italy)

2007.06.282007.08.08
TogoArchbishop Denis Komivi Amuzu-Dzakpah (82)Archbishop Denis Komivi Amuzu-Dzakpah (82)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lomé (Togo)

former Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Togo

2007.06.082007.08.15
HungaryBishop Ferenc Cserháti

former Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

2007.06.152007.08.15
PhilippinesArchbishop Julius Sullan Tonel (69)Archbishop Julius Sullan Tonel (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zamboanga (Philippines)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.)

2007.06.302007.08.20
CubaBishop Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca (80)Bishop Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca (80)

Bishop emeritus of Bayamo y Manzanillo (Cuba)

2007.07.092007.08.25
PeruBishop Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B. (85)Bishop Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B. (85)

Titular Bishop of Mascula

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pucallpa (Peru)

2007.07.182007.08.26
VenezuelaBishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D.

former Bishop of Trujillo (Venezuela)

2007.06.302007.08.31
BrazilBishop Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. (67)Bishop Vilson Dias de Oliveira, D.C. (67)

Bishop emeritus of Limeira (Brazil)

2007.06.132007.09.01
PhilippinesBishop Francisco Mendoza de León (78)Bishop Francisco Mendoza de León (78)

Bishop emeritus of Antipolo (Philippines)

2007.06.272007.09.01
GermanyBishop Franz-Josef Overbeck (61)Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck (61)

Bishop of Essen (Germany)

Military Ordinary of Germany (Germany)

2007.07.182007.09.01
FranceBishop Bernard Ginoux (78)Bishop Bernard Ginoux (78)

Bishop emeritus of Montauban (France)

2007.05.112007.09.02
BoliviaBishop Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi, O.F.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Camiri (Bolivia)

2007.06.062007.09.02
SpainArchbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves (68)Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain)

2007.06.212007.09.02
BrazilBishop Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. (77)Bishop Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. (77)

Bishop emeritus of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil)

2007.06.272007.09.02
ItalyBishop Pietro Santoro (80)Bishop Pietro Santoro (80)

Bishop emeritus of Avezzano (Italy)

2007.06.282007.09.06
ChinaArchbishop Paul Xiao Ze-jiang (58)Archbishop Paul Xiao Ze-jiang (蕭澤江) (58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guiyang 貴陽 (China)

20072007.09.08
BurundiBishop Venant Bacinoni

former Bishop of Bururi (Burundi)

2007.06.252007.09.08
UruguayBishop Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante (64)Bishop Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante (64)

Bishop of Salto (Uruguay)

2007.06.272007.09.08
SwitzerlandBishop Vitus Huonder

former Bishop of Chur (Switzerland)

2007.07.082007.09.08
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Anton Bal (62)Archbishop Anton Bal (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea)

2007.06.052007.09.10
CanadaArchbishop Murray Chatlain (63)Archbishop Murray Chatlain (63)

Archbishop of Winnipeg (Canada)

2007.06.232007.09.14
USABishop Peter Forsyth Christensen (73)Bishop Peter Forsyth Christensen (73)

Bishop of Boise City (USA)

2007.06.282007.09.14
ItalyBishop Domenico Cancian, F.A.M. (79)Bishop Domenico Cancian, F.A.M. (79)

Bishop emeritus of Città di Castello (Italy)

2007.06.162007.09.15
CubaBishop Domingo Oropesa Lorente (75)Bishop Domingo Oropesa Lorente (75)

Bishop of Cienfuegos (Cuba)

2007.07.092007.09.15
ArgentinaBishop Daniel Kozlinski Netto (74)Bishop Daniel Kozlinski Netto (74) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina)

Apostolic Visitator in Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Venezuela of the Ukrainians

2007.06.202007.09.16
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Li Shan (61)Archbishop Joseph Li Shan (李山) (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China)

20072007.09.21
IndonesiaBishop Dominikus Saku (66)Bishop Dominikus Saku (66)

Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia)

2007.06.022007.09.21
CanadaArchbishop Michael Mulhall (64)Archbishop Michael Mulhall (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Canada)

2007.06.302007.09.21
NigeriaBishop Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P. (61)Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P. (61)

Bishop of Idah (Nigeria)

2007.06.282007.09.22
ItalyBishop Domenico Cornacchia (76)Bishop Domenico Cornacchia (76)

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

2007.06.302007.09.22
ItalyBishop Roberto Busti (85)Bishop Roberto Busti (85)

Bishop emeritus of Mantova (Italy)

2007.07.132007.09.22
PortugalBishop António José da Rocha Couto, S.M.P. (73)Bishop António José da Rocha Couto, S.M.P. (73)

Bishop of Lamego (Portugal)

2007.07.062007.09.23
ItalyArchbishop Mario Enrico Delpini (74)Archbishop Mario Enrico Delpini (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

2007.07.132007.09.23
ItalyBishop Franco Giulio Brambilla (76)Bishop Franco Giulio Brambilla (76)

Bishop of Novara (Italy)

2007.07.132007.09.23
TaiwanBishop Martin Su Yao-wen (66)Bishop Martin Su Yao-wen (蘇耀文) (66)

Bishop of Taichung 臺中 (Taiwan)

2007.06.252007.09.25
UkraineArchbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki (65)Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine)

2007.07.162007.09.29
ItalyBishop Sergio Pagano, B. (77)Bishop Sergio Pagano, B. (77)

Titular Bishop of Celene

Assessor of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

2007.08.042007.09.29
ItalyCardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (83)Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro pro hac vice Title

President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology

2007.09.032007.09.29
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Francesco Brugnaro (83)Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Brugnaro (83)

Archbishop emeritus of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy)

2007.09.032007.09.29
ItalyArchbishop Tommaso Caputo (75)Archbishop Tommaso Caputo (75)

Bishop-Prelate of Pompei (Italy)

Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii

Assessor of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

2007.09.032007.09.29
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Di Mauro (74)Archbishop Vincenzo Di Mauro (74)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Vigevano (Italy)

2007.09.032007.09.29
TongaCardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi (64)Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi (64)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Paola Romana

Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

2007.06.282007.10.04
UgandaArchbishop Emmanuel Obbo, A.J. (73)Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo, A.J. (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tororo (Uganda)

Apostolic Administrator of Jinja (Uganda)

2007.06.272007.10.06
MalawiBishop Emmanuele Kanyama

former Bishop of Dedza (Malawi)

2007.07.042007.10.06
ItalyBishop Mariano Crociata (73)Bishop Mariano Crociata (73)

Bishop of Latina–Terracina–Sezze–Priverno (Italy)

President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community

2007.07.162007.10.06
GuatemalaBishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. (64)Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. (64)

Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala)

President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

2007.07.282007.10.06
ItalyBishop Armando Trasarti (78)Bishop Armando Trasarti (78)

Bishop emeritus of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy)

2007.07.212007.10.07
PalestineArchbishop Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash (70)Archbishop Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash (70) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

Archbishop emeritus of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan)

2007.06.262007.10.13
MalaysiaBishop Julius Dusin Gitom (68)Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom (68)

Bishop of Sandakan (Malaysia)

2007.07.162007.10.15
PhilippinesBishop Crispin Barrete Varquez (65)Bishop Crispin Barrete Varquez (65)

Bishop of Borongan (Philippines)

2007.08.042007.10.18
NigeriaBishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo (64)Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo (64)

Bishop of Oyo (Nigeria)

2007.08.142007.10.20
Solomon IslandsBishop Luciano Capelli, S.D.B. (78)Bishop Luciano Capelli, S.D.B. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Gizo (Solomon Islands)

2007.06.052007.10.21
IndiaBishop Joseph Arumachadath, M.C.B.S. (66)Bishop Joseph Arumachadath, M.C.B.S. (66) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Bhadravathi of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2007.08.292007.10.25
RussiaArchbishop Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B. (65)Archbishop Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B. (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

2007.09.212007.10.27
ItalyArchbishop Vito Rallo (72)Archbishop Vito Rallo (72)

Titular Archbishop of Alba

2007.06.122007.10.28
Papua New GuineaBishop Otto Separy (68)Bishop Otto Separy (68)

Bishop of Bereina (Papua New Guinea)

President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

2007.07.022007.10.30
ItalyBishop Simone Giusti (70)Bishop Simone Giusti (70)

Bishop of Livorno (Italy)

2007.10.182007.11.10
ItalyBishop Antonio Di Donna (73)Bishop Antonio Di Donna (73)

Bishop of Acerra (Italy)

2007.10.042007.11.11
AustraliaBishop Terence John Gerard Brady (78)Bishop Terence John Gerard Brady (78)

Titular Bishop of Talaptula

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia)

2007.10.042007.11.16
BrazilBishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (70)Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva (70)

Bishop of Jaú (Brazil)

2007.09.192007.11.22
BrazilArchbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (64)Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil)

2007.10.032007.11.24
ChinaBishop Francis Lu Shou-wang (呂守旺)

former Bishop of Yichang 宜昌 (China)

20072007.11.30
ArgentinaBishop César Daniel Fernández (71)Bishop César Daniel Fernández (71)

Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina)

Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina

2007.09.202007.11.30
USABishop Michael Joseph Hoeppner (76)Bishop Michael Joseph Hoeppner (76)

Bishop emeritus of Crookston (USA)

2007.09.282007.11.30
ItalyBishop Carlo Mazza (84)Bishop Carlo Mazza (84)

Bishop emeritus of Fidenza (Italy)

2007.10.012007.12.01
MyanmarBishop Justin Saw Min Thide (75)Bishop Justin Saw Min Thide (75)

Bishop emeritus of Hpa-an (Myanmar)

2007.07.162007.12.02
IrelandBishop Séamus Freeman, S.A.C.

former Bishop of Ossory (Ireland)

2007.09.142007.12.02
ColombiaArchbishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (68)Archbishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

2007.10.242007.12.02
VietnamArchbishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân (68)Archbishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Huê (Vietnam)

Apostolic Administrator of Đà Nang (Vietnam)

2007.10.122007.12.03
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Gan Jun-qiu (62)Archbishop Joseph Gan Jun-qiu (甘俊邱) (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guangzhou 廣州 (China)

20072007.12.04
Dominican RepublicBishop Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. (83)Bishop Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. (83)

Titular Bishop of Mades

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

2007.10.222007.12.08
PeruBishop Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona (64)Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona (64)

Bishop of Ica (Peru)

2007.10.312007.12.08
EcuadorBishop Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza (59)Bishop Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza (59)

Bishop of Guaranda (Ecuador)

2007.10.302007.12.12
ChinaBishop Peter Jin Lu-gang (70)Bishop Peter Jin Lu-gang (靳祿崗) (70)

Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

Bishop of Nanyang 南陽 (China)

20072007.12.14
BrazilBishop João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. (67)Bishop João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. (67)

Bishop of Toledo (Brazil)

2007.10.172007.12.16
RomaniaBishop Vasile Bizău (56)Bishop Vasile Bizău (56) (Romanian Rite)

Bishop of Maramureş of the Romanians (Romania)

2007.10.272007.12.16
RomaniaBishop Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă (55)Bishop Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă (55) (Romanian Rite)

Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti of the Romanians (Romania)

2007.10.272007.12.16
MadagascarBishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. (73)Bishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. (73)

Bishop of Moramanga (Madagascar)

2007.11.072007.12.16
ChinaBishop Joseph Li Jing (57)Bishop Joseph Li Jing (李晶) (57)

Bishop of Ningxia 寧夏 (China)

20072007.12.21
USABishop William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv. (75)Bishop William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv. (75)

Bishop emeritus of La Crosse (USA)

2007.10.302007.12.21

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