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Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2003

Newly Elected Bishops (184)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Han Zhi-hai (48)Archbishop Joseph Han Zhi-hai (韓志海) (48)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China)

20032003.01.05
ChinaArchbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan (50)Archbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan (譚燕全) (50)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nanning 南寧 (China)

20032003.01.21
ChinaBishop Joseph Liao Hong-qingBishop Joseph Liao Hong-qing (廖宏清)

Bishop of Jiaying 嘉應 (China)

20032003.09.26
United StatesBishop Joseph Nunzio Latino (74)Bishop Joseph Nunzio Latino (74)

Bishop of Jackson (United States)

2003.01.032003.03.07
United KingdomArchbishop Bernard Longley (56)Archbishop Bernard Longley (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

2003.01.042003.01.24
United KingdomBishop Alan Stephen Hopes (67)Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes (67)

Titular Bishop of Concangis

Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (United Kingdom)

2003.01.042003.01.24
EritreaBishop Kindane Yebio (53)Bishop Kindane Yebio (53) (Ethiopic Rite)

Bishop of Keren of the Ethiopics (Eritrea)

2003.01.042003.03.02
KenyaBishop Luigi Paiaro (77)Bishop Luigi Paiaro (77)

Bishop emeritus of Nyahururu (Kenya)

2003.01.042003.03.25
MexicoBishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (64)Bishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (64)

Bishop of Piedras Negras (Mexico)

2003.01.082003.03.25
BrazilBishop Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S.

former Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil)

2003.01.082003.04.05
FranceBishop Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (59)Bishop Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (59)

Bishop of Nantes (France)

2003.01.092003.04.06
IndiaBishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil (69)Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil (69) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Idukki of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2003.01.152003.03.02
BrazilBishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. (55)Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. (55)

Bishop of Carolina (Brazil)

2003.01.152003.04.26
ColombiaBishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (55)Bishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (55)

Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia)

2003.01.212003.03.01
FranceBishop Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (72)Bishop Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (72)

Titular Bishop of Gauriana

Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France)

2003.01.212003.04.27
BrazilBishop Assis Lopes (77)Bishop Assis Lopes (77)

Titular Bishop of Zaraï

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

2003.01.222003.03.19
United StatesArchbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (55)Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (55)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (United States)

2003.01.242003.03.19
United StatesBishop Francis Joseph Kane (69)Bishop Francis Joseph Kane (69)

Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (United States)

2003.01.242003.03.19
United StatesBishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (59)Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (59)

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois (United States)

2003.01.242003.03.19
MyanmarBishop John Hsane Hgyi (58)Bishop John Hsane Hgyi (58)

Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar)

2003.01.252003.03.22
FranceBishop Pascal Roland (60)Bishop Pascal Roland (60)

Bishop of Moulins (France)

2003.01.272003.03.02
Sri LankaBishop Harold Anthony Perera (60)Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (60)

Bishop of Kurunegala (Sri Lanka)

2003.01.292003.03.18
EthiopiaBishop Abraham Desta (60)Bishop Abraham Desta (60)

Vicar Apostolic of Meki (Ethiopia)

Titular Bishop of Horrea Aninici

2003.01.292003.05.10
EcuadorArchbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (70)Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

2003.02.012003.03.15
Congo-KinshasaBishop Julien Andavo Mbia (61)Bishop Julien Andavo Mbia (61)

Bishop of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa)

2003.02.012003.03.19
BrazilBishop Antônio Carlos Félix (54)Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (54)

Bishop of Luz (Brazil)

2003.02.052003.05.04
United StatesBishop Roger Paul Morin (70)Bishop Roger Paul Morin (70)

Bishop of Biloxi (United States)

2003.02.112003.04.22
IndiaBishop Thomas Vazhapilly (71)Bishop Thomas Vazhapilly (71)

Bishop of Mysore (India)

2003.02.122003.03.25
MalaysiaBishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J. (71)Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J. (陳志音) (71)

Bishop of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (B.C.M.S.B.)

2003.02.132003.05.15
United KingdomBishop Michael Charles Evans

former Bishop of East Anglia (United Kingdom)

2003.02.142003.03.19
ItalyBishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli (59)Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli (59)

Bishop of Castellaneta (Italy)

2003.02.142003.03.29
EcuadorBishop José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (70)Bishop José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (70)

Bishop of Latacunga (Ecuador)

2003.02.192003.03.25
GermanyBishop Werner Guballa (67)Bishop Werner Guballa (67)

Titular Bishop of Catrum

Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

2003.02.202003.04.21
GermanyBishop Ulrich Neymeyr (54)Bishop Ulrich Neymeyr (54)

Titular Bishop of Maraguia

Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

2003.02.202003.04.21
MexicoBishop Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. (63)Bishop Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. (63) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México of the Maronites (Mexico)

2003.02.222003.04.26
SenegalBishop Ernest Sambou (64)Bishop Ernest Sambou (64)

Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

2003.02.222003.06.29
GermanyArchbishop Rainer Maria Woelki (55)Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki (55)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Berlin (Germany)

2003.02.242003.03.30
NigeriaArchbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (51)Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (51)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaduna (Nigeria)

2003.02.282003.05.01
Equatorial GuineaBishop Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F.

former Bishop of Ebebiyin (Equatorial Guinea)

2003.03.082003.05.11
FranceBishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret (58)Bishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret (58)

Bishop of Amiens (France)

2003.03.102003.05.11
KenyaBishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (59)Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (59)

Bishop of Machakos (Kenya)

2003.03.152003.06.03
UgandaBishop Callistus Rubaramira (61)Bishop Callistus Rubaramira (61)

Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

2003.03.152003.06.08
UgandaBishop Robert Muhiirwa (53)Bishop Robert Muhiirwa (53)

Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda)

2003.03.182003.06.15
South KoreaBishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (60)Bishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (이용훈 마티아) (60)

Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

2003.03.192003.05.14
ColombiaBishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (68)Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (68)

Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia)

2003.03.202003.04.26
GreeceArchbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia (Greece)

Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki (Greece)

2003.03.222003.05.18
KenyaBishop Emmanuel Okombo (69)Bishop Emmanuel Okombo (69)

Bishop of Kericho (Kenya)

2003.03.222003.05.24
PolandBishop Wiesław Alojzy Mering (66)Bishop Wiesław Alojzy Mering (66)

Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

2003.03.252003.04.26
ItalyBishop Francesco Beschi (60)Bishop Francesco Beschi (60)

Bishop of Bergamo (Italy)

2003.03.252003.05.18
United StatesBishop Richard Stephen Seminack (69)Bishop Richard Stephen Seminack (69) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (United States)

2003.03.252003.06.04
CanadaBishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (64)Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (64)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada)

2003.03.252003.06.11
United StatesBishop Paul Henry Walsh (74)Bishop Paul Henry Walsh (74)

Titular Bishop of Abthugni

Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (United States)

2003.04.032003.05.29
AustraliaBishop Christopher Charles Prowse (58)Bishop Christopher Charles Prowse (58)

Bishop of Sale (Australia)

2003.04.042003.05.19
MozambiqueBishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (53)Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (53)

Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique)

2003.04.052003.06.15
UkraineBishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (48)Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (48)

Titular Bishop of Bencenna

Auxiliary Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)

2003.04.072003.06.07
PolandBishop Wojciech Polak (47)Bishop Wojciech Polak (47)

Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland)

2003.04.082003.05.04
ChileBishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (53)Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (53)

Bishop of San Juan de Calama (Chile)

2003.04.102003.05.31
ArgentinaBishop Antonio Marino (69)Bishop Antonio Marino (69)

Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

2003.04.112003.05.31
ArgentinaBishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga (48)Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga (48)

Bishop of Zárate–Campana (Argentina)

2003.04.122003.05.17
GhanaBishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (54)Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (54)

Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana)

2003.04.142003.06.28
FranceBishop Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière (52)Bishop Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière (52)

Bishop of Nevers (France)

2003.04.152003.05.25
FranceBishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (54)Bishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (54)

Bishop of Soissons (France)

2003.04.152003.05.25
United KingdomBishop Thomas Anthony Williams (63)Bishop Thomas Anthony Williams (63)

Titular Bishop of Mageó

Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool (United Kingdom)

2003.04.152003.05.27
PolandBishop Paweł Stobrawa (64)Bishop Paweł Stobrawa (64)

Titular Bishop of Æca

Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland)

2003.04.162003.05.14
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Guerrini (70)Bishop Giuseppe Guerrini (70)

Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy)

2003.04.162003.06.01
MalawiBishop Peter Martin Musikuwa (59)Bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa (59)

Bishop of Chikwawa (Malawi)

2003.04.162003.06.28
PhilippinesBishop Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M. (52)Bishop Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M. (52)

Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk (Philippines)

Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura

2003.04.162003.07.16
CzechiaBishop Ladislav Hučko (63)Bishop Ladislav Hučko (63) (Ruthenian Rite)

Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia)

Titular Bishop of Horæa

2003.04.242003.05.31
United StatesBishop Dominic Mai Thanh Lương (71)Bishop Dominic Mai Thanh Lương (71)

Titular Bishop of Cebarades

Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (United States)

2003.04.252003.06.11
ColombiaArchbishop Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (60)Archbishop Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia)

2003.04.252003.06.14
ChileBishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (52)Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (52)

Titular Bishop of Illiberi

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile (Chile)

2003.04.252003.06.21
RomaniaBishop Jeno Schönberger (52)Bishop Jeno Schönberger (52)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania)

2003.04.302003.06.21
MexicoBishop Enrique Díaz Díaz (59)Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz (59)

Titular Bishop of Izirzada

Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico)

2003.04.302003.07.10
BrazilBishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (52)Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (52)

Bishop of Estância (Brazil)

2003.04.302003.07.16
United StatesBishop George William Coleman (72)Bishop George William Coleman (72)

Bishop of Fall River (United States)

2003.04.302003.07.22
CameroonBishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla (52)Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla (52)

Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon)

2003.05.032003.07.12
CanadaBishop Stephen Victor Chmilar (66)Bishop Stephen Victor Chmilar (66) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

2003.05.032003.07.23
FranceBishop Jean-Yves Riocreux (65)Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux (65)

Bishop of Pontoise (France)

2003.05.052003.06.29
UkraineArchbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (52)Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (52) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2003.05.132003.07.15
ColombiaBishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (59)Bishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (59)

Bishop of Vélez (Colombia)

2003.05.142003.06.27
CanadaArchbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan (70)Archbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada)

2003.05.142003.07.03
VenezuelaBishop Iwannis Louis Awad (77)Bishop Iwannis Louis Awad (77) (Syrian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Venezuela of the Syrians (Venezuela)

2003.05.172003.09.12
FranceBishop Claude-Joseph Azéma (68)Bishop Claude-Joseph Azéma (68)

Titular Bishop of Murcona

Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (France)

2003.05.222003.08.31
BelgiumBishop Guy Harpigny (63)Bishop Guy Harpigny (63)

Bishop of Tournai (Belgium)

2003.05.222003.09.07
Costa RicaBishop Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (62)Bishop Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (62)

Bishop of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

President of Conferencia Episcopal de Costa Rica (C.E.CO.R.)

2003.06.042003.07.25
BrazilBishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (70)Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (70)

Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil)

2003.06.042003.08.16
ColombiaBishop Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. (57)Bishop Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. (57)

Bishop of Valledupar (Colombia)

2003.06.102003.07.19
PhilippinesBishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (61)Bishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (61)

Bishop of Kalibo (Philippines)

2003.06.112003.07.30
BrazilArchbishop Dimas Lara Barbosa (55)Archbishop Dimas Lara Barbosa (55)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Campo Grande (Brazil)

Second Vice-President of Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)

2003.06.112003.08.02
BrazilArchbishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (60)Archbishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Florianópolis (Brazil)

2003.06.112003.08.16
SpainBishop Román Casanova Casanova (55)Bishop Román Casanova Casanova (55)

Bishop of Vic (Spain)

2003.06.132003.09.14
GermanyArchbishop Robert Zollitsch (73)Archbishop Robert Zollitsch (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

President of Deutsche Bischofskonferenz

2003.06.162003.07.20
CanadaBishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (49)Bishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (49) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada)

2003.06.182003.08.17
ArgentinaBishop Eduardo Horacio García (55)Bishop Eduardo Horacio García (55)

Titular Bishop of Ipagro

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2003.06.212003.08.16
BahamasArchbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (58)Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

President of Antilles Episcopal Conference (A.E.C.)

2003.06.272003.08.15
United StatesBishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (54)Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (54)

Titular Bishop of Ucres

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (United States)

2003.06.272003.09.03
UruguayBishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (56)Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (56)

Bishop of Melo (Uruguay)

2003.06.282003.09.27
IndonesiaBishop Datus Hilarion Lega (55)Bishop Datus Hilarion Lega (55)

Bishop of Manokwari–Sorong (Indonesia)

2003.06.302003.09.07
SpainBishop Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (65)Bishop Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (65)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain)

2003.07.032003.08.31
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto (62)Archbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy)

2003.07.052003.09.07
United StatesBishop Walter Allison Hurley (74)Bishop Walter Allison Hurley (74)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (United States)

2003.07.072003.08.12
United StatesBishop John Michael Quinn (66)Bishop John Michael Quinn (66)

Bishop of Winona (United States)

2003.07.072003.08.12
United StatesBishop Francis Ronald Reiss (71)Bishop Francis Ronald Reiss (71)

Titular Bishop of Remesiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (United States)

2003.07.072003.08.12
MexicoBishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada (62)Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada (62)

Bishop of Valle de Chalco (Mexico)

2003.07.082003.09.08
South KoreaArchbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (64)Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (김희중 히지노) (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kwangju 광주 (South Korea)

2003.07.092003.08.18
South KoreaBishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (60)Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로) (60)

Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

2003.07.092003.08.19
FranceBishop Michel Jean Guyard (75)Bishop Michel Jean Guyard (75)

Bishop emeritus of Le Havre (France)

2003.07.092003.10.12
AustraliaBishop Max Leroy Davis (66)Bishop Max Leroy Davis (66)

Military Ordinary of Australian Catholic Defence Diocese (Australia)

2003.07.162003.08.22
VietnamBishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh (73)Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh (73)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam)

2003.07.162003.08.28
AustraliaBishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. (51)Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. (51)

Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

2003.07.162003.09.03
AustraliaBishop Julian Charles Porteous (62)Bishop Julian Charles Porteous (62)

Titular Bishop of Urusi

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

2003.07.162003.09.03
ItalyArchbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti (63)Archbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti (63)

Titular Archbishop of Vibiana

Apostolic Nuncio of Paraguay

2003.07.172003.10.05
ItalyBishop Claudio Maniago (52)Bishop Claudio Maniago (52)

Titular Bishop of Satafi

Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze (Italy)

2003.07.182003.09.08
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Arcari (58)Archbishop Antonio Arcari (58)

Titular Archbishop of Cæciri

Apostolic Nuncio of Mozambique

2003.07.182003.09.20
BrazilBishop Francesco Biasin (68)Bishop Francesco Biasin (68)

Bishop of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda (Brazil)

2003.07.232003.10.12
UkraineBishop Vasyl Ivasiuk (51)Bishop Vasyl Ivasiuk (51) (Ukrainian Rite)

Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa–Krym of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Titular Bishop of Benda

2003.07.282003.09.28
Costa RicaBishop Guillermo Loría Garita (74)Bishop Guillermo Loría Garita (74)

Bishop of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica)

2003.07.312003.10.01
United StatesBishop Peter Joseph Jugis (54)Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis (54)

Bishop of Charlotte (United States)

2003.08.012003.10.24
MongoliaBishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. (62)Bishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. (62)

Prefect Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

Titular Bishop of Tharros

2003.08.022003.08.29
ItalyBishop Mario Russotto (54)Bishop Mario Russotto (54)

Bishop of Caltanissetta (Italy)

2003.08.022003.09.27
VietnamBishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương (67)Bishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương (67)

Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam)

2003.08.052003.10.01
VenezuelaBishop Enrique Pérez Lavado (60)Bishop Enrique Pérez Lavado (60)

Bishop of Maturín (Venezuela)

2003.08.092003.10.31
EgyptBishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir (68)Bishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir (68) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop of Sohag of the Copts (Egypt)

2003.08.092003.11.13
PalestineBishop Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

2003.08.142003.11.09
MexicoBishop José Refugio Mercado Díaz (69)Bishop José Refugio Mercado Díaz (69)

Titular Bishop of Turuzi

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tehuantepec (Mexico)

2003.09.162003.11.15
LebanonArchbishop Nabil Hage (68)Archbishop Nabil Hage (68) (Maronite Rite)

Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

2003.09.252003.11.29
IraqArchbishop Louis Sako (63)Archbishop Louis Sako (63) (Chaldean Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kerkūk of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

2003.09.272003.11.14
AngolaBishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (53)Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (53)

Bishop of Cabinda (Angola)

2003.10.042004.01.11
MadagascarBishop Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T. (51)Bishop Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T. (51)

Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy (Madagascar)

2003.10.042004.02.08
BelgiumCardinal Gustaaf Joos

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo

2003.10.072003.10.11
PolandCardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. (90)Cardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. (90)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala

2003.10.072003.10.13
SwitzerlandCardinal Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P. (89)Cardinal Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P. (89)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Domenico e Sisto

Pro-Theologian emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household

2003.10.072003.10.20
ChileBishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz (55)Bishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz (55)

Bishop of San Bernardo (Chile)

2003.10.102003.11.22
ItalyCardinal Mauro Piacenza (67)Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (67)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane

Prefect of Congregation for Clergy

President of International Council for Catechesis

2003.10.132003.11.15
United KingdomBishop Peter Antony Moran (76)Bishop Peter Antony Moran (76)

Bishop emeritus of Aberdeen (United Kingdom)

2003.10.132003.12.01
LithuaniaBishop Jonas Ivanauskas (51)Bishop Jonas Ivanauskas (51)

Titular Bishop of Cabapium

Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (Lithuania)

2003.10.182003.11.23
ColombiaBishop Luis Alberto Parra Mora (67)Bishop Luis Alberto Parra Mora (67)

Bishop of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia)

2003.10.182003.12.11
AustriaBishop Manfred Scheuer (56)Bishop Manfred Scheuer (56)

Bishop of Innsbruck (Austria)

2003.10.212003.12.14
SpainArchbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (56)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain)

2003.10.232003.12.14
KenyaBishop Anthony Muheria (48)Bishop Anthony Muheria (48)

Bishop of Kitui (Kenya)

2003.10.302004.01.10
GhanaBishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (51)Bishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (51)

Bishop of Obuasi (Ghana)

2003.10.302004.01.17
GuyanaBishop Francis Dean Alleyne (60)Bishop Francis Dean Alleyne (60)

Bishop of Georgetown (Guyana)

2003.10.302004.01.30
MaliBishop Augustin Traoré (56)Bishop Augustin Traoré (56)

Bishop of Ségou (Mali)

2003.10.302004.03.14
RomaniaBishop Cornel Damian (51)Bishop Cornel Damian (51)

Titular Bishop of Iziriana

Auxiliary Bishop of Bucureşti (Romania)

2003.10.312003.12.08
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Liberati (74)Archbishop Carlo Liberati (74)

Bishop-Prelate of Pompei (Italy)

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

Archbishop ad personam

2003.11.052004.01.10
BrazilBishop Afonso Fioreze, C.P. (69)Bishop Afonso Fioreze, C.P. (69)

Bishop of Luziânia (Brazil)

2003.11.052004.02.15
ItalyBishop Giovanni Scanavino, O.S.A. (72)Bishop Giovanni Scanavino, O.S.A. (72)

Bishop emeritus of Orvieto–Todi (Italy)

2003.11.082003.12.27
MexicoBishop Eduardo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C. (52)Bishop Eduardo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C. (52)

Bishop of Puerto Escondido (Mexico)

2003.11.082004.01.07
El SalvadorBishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (72)Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (72)

Bishop of Chalatenango (El Salvador)

2003.11.122004.01.17
BrazilBishop Jacinto Inácio Flach (59)Bishop Jacinto Inácio Flach (59)

Bishop of Criciúma (Brazil)

2003.11.122004.02.05
Sri LankaBishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (62)Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (62)

Bishop of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

2003.11.142004.01.10
GermanyBishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (52)Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (52)

Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

2003.11.142004.01.18
NigeriaBishop Michael Odogwu Elue (55)Bishop Michael Odogwu Elue (55)

Bishop of Issele-Uku (Nigeria)

2003.11.142004.02.21
Cape VerdeBishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado (62)Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado (62)

Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)

2003.11.142004.02.22
PhilippinesBishop Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo (62)Bishop Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo (62)

Bishop of San Jose de Antique (Philippines)

2003.11.152003.12.29
Cote d’IvoireBishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (49)Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (49)

Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte-d’Ivoire (Cote d’Ivoire)

2003.11.212003.12.21
United StatesBishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez (65)Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez (65)

Bishop of Saint Augustine (United States)

2003.11.212004.01.07
GermanyBishop Karl Borsch (52)Bishop Karl Borsch (52)

Titular Bishop of Crepedula

Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

2003.11.212004.01.17
ChileBishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. (60)Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. (60)

Bishop of San Marcos de Arica (Chile)

2003.11.252004.01.04
GermanyBishop Josef Clemens (64)Bishop Josef Clemens (64)

Titular Bishop of Segermes

Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Laity

2003.11.252004.01.06
CanadaArchbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. (65)Archbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

2003.11.252004.01.12
EthiopiaBishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (62)Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (62)

Bishop of Emdeber (Ethiopia)

2003.11.252004.02.08
ItalyArchbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari (65)Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari (65)

Titular Archbishop of Populonia

Apostolic Nuncio of Uruguay

2003.11.292004.01.11
ItalyArchbishop Renato Boccardo (59)Archbishop Renato Boccardo (59)

Archbishop of Spoleto–Norcia (Italy)

2003.11.292004.01.24
ColombiaBishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (61)Bishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (61)

Bishop of Armenia (Colombia)

2003.11.292004.01.31
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Lanfranchi (65)Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy)

2003.12.032004.01.11
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Zenti (64)Bishop Giuseppe Zenti (64)

Bishop of Verona (Italy)

2003.12.032004.01.11
VenezuelaBishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón (52)Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón (52)

Bishop emeritus of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

2003.12.052004.02.07
VenezuelaArchbishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (60)Archbishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela)

2003.12.052004.02.27
GermanyBishop Robert Brahm (56)Bishop Robert Brahm (56)

Titular Bishop of Mimiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

2003.12.092004.02.08
GermanyBishop Jörg Michael Peters (51)Bishop Jörg Michael Peters (51)

Titular Bishop of Fordongianus

Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

2003.12.092004.02.08
BrazilBishop Volodemer Koubetch, O.S.B.M. (58)Bishop Volodemer Koubetch, O.S.B.M. (Valdomiro) (58) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians (Brazil)

2003.12.102004.03.21
United StatesBishop Oscar Azarcon Solis (58)Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis (58)

Titular Bishop of Urci

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (United States)

2003.12.112004.02.10
ColombiaBishop Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (74)Bishop Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (74)

Titular Bishop of Voncariana

Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

2003.12.122004.01.24
United Arab EmiratesBishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (69)

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabic (United Arab Emirates)

Titular Bishop of Macon

2003.12.122004.01.30
ColombiaArchbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (64)Archbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia)

2003.12.122004.02.11
SwitzerlandBishop Pier Giacomo Grampa (75)Bishop Pier Giacomo Grampa (75)

Bishop of Lugano (Switzerland)

2003.12.182004.01.25
BelgiumBishop Lucas van Looy, S.D.B. (70)Bishop Lucas van Looy, S.D.B. (70)

Bishop of Gent (Belgium)

2003.12.192004.02.01
ColombiaBishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (72)Bishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (72)

Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia)

Titular Bishop of Zaba

2003.12.192004.03.31
MalawiBishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (49)Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (49)

Bishop of Zomba (Malawi)

2003.12.192004.04.17
IndonesiaBishop John Philip Saklil (51)Bishop John Philip Saklil (51)

Bishop of Timika (Indonesia)

2003.12.192004.04.18
BangladeshBishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (55)Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (55)

Bishop of Mymensingh (Bangladesh)

2003.12.242004.02.13
CzechiaBishop Pavel Posád (58)Bishop Pavel Posád (58)

Titular Bishop of Ptuj

Auxiliary Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

Bishop emeritus of Litoměřice (Czechia)

2003.12.242004.02.28
ItalyCardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S. (76)Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S. (76)

Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola

Pontifical Delegate of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ

2003.12.302004.02.21

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