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Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2003

Newly Elected Bishops (182)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
United StatesBishop Joseph Nunzio Latino (72)Bishop Joseph Nunzio Latino (72)

Bishop of Jackson (United States)

2003.01.032003.03.07
United KingdomArchbishop Bernard Longley (54)Archbishop Bernard Longley (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

2003.01.042003.01.24
United KingdomBishop Alan Stephen Hopes (65)Bishop Alan Stephen Hopes (65)

Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre

Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (United Kingdom)

2003.01.042003.01.24
KenyaBishop Luigi Paiaro (75)Bishop Luigi Paiaro (75)

Bishop of Nyahururu (Kenya)

2003.01.042003.03.25
EritreaBishop Kindane Yebio (51)Bishop Kindane Yebio (51) (Ethiopic Rite)

Bishop of Keren of the Ethiopics (Eritrea)

2003.01.042003.03.02
MexicoBishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (62)Bishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (62)

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 (57)Bishop Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (57)

Bishop of Nantes (France)

2003.01.092003.04.06
IndiaBishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil (67)Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikattil (67) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Idukki of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2003.01.152003.03.02
BrazilBishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. (53)Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. (53)

Bishop of Carolina (Brazil)

2003.01.152003.04.26
FranceBishop Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (70)Bishop Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (70)

Titular Bishop of Gauriana

Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France)

2003.01.212003.04.27
ColombiaBishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (53)Bishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (53)

Bishop of Florencia (Colombia)

2003.01.212003.03.01
BrazilBishop Assis Lopes (75)Bishop Assis Lopes (75)

Titular Bishop of Zaraï

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

2003.01.222003.03.19
United StatesBishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (53)Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (53)

Titular Bishop of Oescus

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (United States)

2003.01.242003.03.19
United StatesBishop Francis Joseph Kane (67)Bishop Francis Joseph Kane (67)

Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (United States)

2003.01.242003.03.19
United StatesBishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (57)Bishop Thomas John Joseph Paprocki (57)

Titular Bishop of Vulturaria

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (United States)

2003.01.242003.03.19
MyanmarBishop John Hsane Hgyi (56)Bishop John Hsane Hgyi (56)

Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar)

2003.01.252003.03.22
FranceBishop Pascal Roland (58)Bishop Pascal Roland (58)

Bishop of Moulins (France)

2003.01.272003.03.02
EthiopiaBishop Abraham Desta (58)Bishop Abraham Desta (58)

Titular Bishop of Horrea Aninici

Vicar Apostolic of Meki (Ethiopia)

2003.01.292003.05.10
Sri LankaBishop Harold Anthony Perera (58)Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (58)

Bishop of Kurunegala (Sri Lanka)

2003.01.292003.03.18
Congo-KinshasaBishop Julien Andavo Mbia (59)Bishop Julien Andavo Mbia (59)

Bishop of Isiro – Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa)

2003.02.012003.03.19
EcuadorBishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (68)Bishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (68)

Bishop of Babahoyo (Ecuador)

2003.02.012003.03.15
BrazilBishop  Antônio Carlos Félix (52)Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (52)

Bishop of Luz (Brazil)

2003.02.052003.05.04
United StatesBishop Roger Paul Morin (68)Bishop Roger Paul Morin (68)

Bishop of Biloxi (United States)

2003.02.112003.04.22
IndiaBishop Thomas Vazhapilly (69)Bishop Thomas Vazhapilly (69)

Bishop of Mysore (India)

2003.02.122003.03.25
MalaysiaBishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J. (69)Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.J. (69)

Bishop of Melaka – Johor (Malaysia)

2003.02.132003.05.15
United KingdomBishop Michael Charles Evans (58)Bishop Michael Charles Evans (58)

Bishop of East Anglia (United Kingdom)

2003.02.142003.03.19
ItalyBishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli (57)Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli (57)

Bishop of Castellaneta (Italy)

2003.02.142003.03.29
EcuadorBishop José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (68)Bishop José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (68)

Bishop of Latacunga (Ecuador)

2003.02.192003.03.25
GermanyBishop Werner Guballa (65)Bishop Werner Guballa (65)

Titular Bishop of Catrum

Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

2003.02.202003.04.21
GermanyBishop Ulrich Neymeyr (52)Bishop Ulrich Neymeyr (52)

Titular Bishop of Maraguia

Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

2003.02.202003.04.21
MexicoBishop Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. (61)Bishop Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. (61) (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 (62)Bishop Ernest Sambou (62)

Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

2003.02.222003.06.29
GermanyBishop Rainer Woelki (53)Bishop Rainer Woelki (53)

Titular Bishop of Scampa

Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

2003.02.242003.03.30
NigeriaArchbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (50)Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso (50)

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 (56)Bishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret (56)

Bishop of Amiens (France)

2003.03.102003.05.11
KenyaBishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (57)Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (57)

Bishop of Machakos (Kenya)

2003.03.152003.06.03
UgandaBishop Callistus Rubaramira (59)Bishop Callistus Rubaramira (59)

Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

2003.03.152003.06.08
UgandaBishop Robert Muhiirwa (51)Bishop Robert Muhiirwa (51)

Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda)

2003.03.182003.06.15
South KoreaBishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (58)Bishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (이용훈 마티아) (58)

Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

2003.03.192003.05.14
ColombiaBishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (66)Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (66)

Bishop of Arauca (Colombia)

2003.03.202003.04.26
GreeceArchbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfù – Zante – Cefalonia (Greece)

Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki (Greece)

2003.03.222003.05.18
KenyaBishop Emmanuel Okombo (67)Bishop Emmanuel Okombo (67)

Bishop of Kericho (Kenya)

2003.03.222003.05.24
ItalyBishop Francesco Beschi (58)Bishop Francesco Beschi (58)

Bishop of Bergamo (Italy)

2003.03.252003.05.18
CanadaBishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (62)Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (62)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada)

2003.03.252003.06.11
PolandBishop Wiesław Alojzy Mering (64)Bishop Wiesław Alojzy Mering (64)

Bishop of Włocławek (Poland)

2003.03.252003.04.26
United StatesBishop Richard Stephen Seminack (67)Bishop Richard Stephen Seminack (67) (Ukrainian Rite)

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

2003.03.252003.06.04
United StatesBishop Paul Henry Walsh (72)Bishop Paul Henry Walsh (72)

Titular Bishop of Abthugni

Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (United States)

2003.04.032003.05.29
AustraliaBishop Christopher Charles Prowse (56)Bishop Christopher Charles Prowse (56)

Bishop of Sale (Australia)

2003.04.042003.05.19
MozambiqueBishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (51)Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (51)

Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique)

2003.04.052003.06.15
UkraineBishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (46)Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (46)

Titular Bishop of Bencenna

Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv – Zhytomyr (Ukraine)

2003.04.072003.06.07
PolandBishop Wojciech Polak (45)Bishop Wojciech Polak (45)

Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno (Poland)

2003.04.082003.05.04
ChileBishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (51)Bishop Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto (51)

Bishop-Prelate of Calama (Chile)

2003.04.102003.05.31
ArgentinaBishop Antonio Marino (67)Bishop Antonio Marino (67)

Titular Bishop of Basti

Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina)

2003.04.112003.05.31
ArgentinaBishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga (46)Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga (46)

Bishop of Zárate – Campana (Argentina)

2003.04.122003.05.17
GhanaBishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (52)Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (52)

Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana)

2003.04.142003.06.28
FranceBishop Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière (50)Bishop Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière (50)

Titular Bishop of Zallata

Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France)

2003.04.152003.05.25
FranceBishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (52)Bishop Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (52)

Bishop of Soissons (France)

2003.04.152003.05.25
United KingdomBishop Thomas Anthony Williams (61)Bishop Thomas Anthony Williams (61)

Titular Bishop of Mageó

Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool (United Kingdom)

2003.04.152003.05.27
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Guerrini (68)Bishop Giuseppe Guerrini (68)

Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy)

2003.04.162003.06.01
MalawiBishop Peter Martin Musikuwa (57)Bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa (57)

Bishop of Chikwawa (Malawi)

2003.04.162003.06.28
PhilippinesBishop Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M. (51)Bishop Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M. (51)

Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura

Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk (Philippines)

2003.04.162003.07.16
PolandBishop Paweł Stobrawa (62)Bishop Paweł Stobrawa (62)

Titular Bishop of Aeca

Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland)

2003.04.162003.05.14
CzechiaBishop Ladislav Hučko (61)Bishop Ladislav Hučko (61) (Ruthenian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Horaea

Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic of the Ruthenians (Czechia)

2003.04.242003.05.31
ChileBishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (50)Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel (50)

Titular Bishop of Illiberi

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile (Chile)

2003.04.252003.06.21
United StatesBishop Dominic Mai Thanh Lương (69)Bishop Dominic Mai Thanh Lương (69)

Titular Bishop of Cebarades

Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (United States)

2003.04.252003.06.11
ColombiaBishop Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (58)Bishop Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (58)

Bishop of Sonsón – Rionegro (Colombia)

2003.04.252003.06.14
United StatesBishop George William Coleman (70)Bishop George William Coleman (70)

Bishop of Fall River (United States)

2003.04.302003.07.22
MexicoBishop Enrique Díaz Díaz (57)Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz (57)

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 (50)Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (50)

Bishop of Estância (Brazil)

2003.04.302003.07.16
RomaniaBishop Jeno Schönberger (50)Bishop Jeno Schönberger (50)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania)

2003.04.302003.06.21
CameroonBishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla (50)Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla (50)

Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon)

2003.05.032003.07.12
CanadaBishop Stephen Victor Chmilar (64)Bishop Stephen Victor Chmilar (64) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)

2003.05.032003.07.23
FranceBishop Jean-Yves Riocreux (63)Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux (63)

Bishop of Pontoise (France)

2003.05.052003.06.29
UkraineBishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (50)Bishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (50) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2003.05.132003.07.15
CanadaArchbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan (68)Archbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada)

2003.05.142003.07.03
ColombiaBishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (57)Bishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (57)

Bishop of Vélez (Colombia)

2003.05.142003.06.27
VenezuelaBishop Iwannis Louis Awad (75)Bishop Iwannis Louis Awad (75) (Syrian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria

Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syrians (Venezuela)

2003.05.172003.09.12
FranceBishop Claude-Joseph Azéma (66)Bishop Claude-Joseph Azéma (66)

Titular Bishop of Murcona

Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (France)

2003.05.222003.08.31
BelgiumBishop Guy Harpigny (61)Bishop Guy Harpigny (61)

Bishop of Tournai (Belgium)

2003.05.222003.09.07
BrazilBishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (68)Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (68)

Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil)

2003.06.042003.08.16
Costa RicaBishop Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (60)Bishop Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (60)

Bishop of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

2003.06.042003.07.25
ColombiaBishop Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. (55)Bishop Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. (55)

Bishop of Valledupar (Colombia)

2003.06.102003.07.19
BrazilBishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (58)Bishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (58)

Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena

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

2003.06.112003.08.16
BrazilBishop Dimas Lara Barbosa (53)Bishop Dimas Lara Barbosa (53)

Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari

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

2003.06.112003.08.02
PhilippinesBishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (59)Bishop Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (59)

Bishop of Romblon (Philippines)

2003.06.112003.07.30
SpainBishop Román Casanova Casanova (53)Bishop Román Casanova Casanova (53)

Bishop of Vic (Spain)

2003.06.132003.09.14
GermanyArchbishop Robert Zollitsch (71)Archbishop Robert Zollitsch (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

President of Deutsche Bischofskonferenz

2003.06.162003.07.20
CanadaBishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (47)Bishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (47) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

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

2003.06.182003.08.17
ArgentinaBishop Eduardo Horacio García (53)Bishop Eduardo Horacio García (53)

Titular Bishop of Ipagro

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2003.06.212003.08.16
BahamasArchbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (56)Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

2003.06.272003.08.15
United StatesBishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (52)Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (52)

Titular Bishop of Ucres

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (United States)

2003.06.272003.09.03
UruguayBishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (54)Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández (54)

Bishop of Melo (Uruguay)

2003.06.282003.09.27
IndonesiaBishop Datus Hilarion Lega (53)Bishop Datus Hilarion Lega (53)

Bishop of Manokwari – Sorong (Indonesia)

2003.06.302003.09.07
SpainBishop Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (63)Bishop Amadeo Rodríguez Magro (63)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain)

2003.07.032003.08.31
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto (60)Archbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy)

2003.07.052003.09.07
United StatesBishop Walter Allison Hurley (72)Bishop Walter Allison Hurley (72)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (United States)

2003.07.072003.08.12
United StatesBishop John Michael Quinn (64)Bishop John Michael Quinn (64)

Bishop of Winona (United States)

2003.07.072003.08.12
United StatesBishop Francis Ronald Reiss (69)Bishop Francis Ronald Reiss (69)

Titular Bishop of Remesiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (United States)

2003.07.072003.08.12
MexicoBishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada (60)Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada (60)

Bishop of Valle de Chalco (Mexico)

2003.07.082003.09.08
South KoreaArchbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (62)Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong (김희중 히지노) (62)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Kwangju 광주 (South Korea)

2003.07.092003.08.18
FranceBishop Michel Jean Guyard (73)Bishop Michel Jean Guyard (73)

Bishop of Le Havre (France)

2003.07.092003.10.12
South KoreaBishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (58)Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로) (58)

Bishop of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)

2003.07.092003.08.19
AustraliaBishop Max Leroy Davis (64)Bishop Max Leroy Davis (64)

Military Ordinary of Australian Catholic Defence Diocese (Australia)

2003.07.162003.08.22
AustraliaBishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. (49)Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. (49)

Titular Bishop of Buruni

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

2003.07.162003.09.03
VietnamBishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh (71)Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh (71)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam)

2003.07.162003.08.28
AustraliaBishop Julian Charles Porteous (60)Bishop Julian Charles Porteous (60)

Titular Bishop of Urusi

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

2003.07.162003.09.03
ItalyArchbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti (61)Archbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti (61)

Titular Archbishop of Vibiana

Apostolic Nuncio of Cameroon

Apostolic Nuncio of Paraguay

2003.07.172003.10.05
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Arcari (56)Archbishop Antonio Arcari (56)

Titular Archbishop of Caeciri

Apostolic Nuncio of Mozambique

2003.07.182003.09.20
ItalyBishop Claudio Maniago (50)Bishop Claudio Maniago (50)

Titular Bishop of Satafi

Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze (Italy)

2003.07.182003.09.08
BrazilBishop Francesco Biasin (66)Bishop Francesco Biasin (66)

Bishop of Pesqueira (Brazil)

2003.07.232003.10.12
UkraineArchbishop Vasyl Ivasiuk (49)Archbishop Vasyl Ivasiuk (49) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Benda

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

2003.07.282003.09.28
Costa RicaBishop Guillermo Loría Garita (72)Bishop Guillermo Loría Garita (72)

Bishop of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica)

2003.07.312003.10.01
United StatesBishop Peter Joseph Jugis (52)Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis (52)

Bishop of Charlotte (United States)

2003.08.012003.10.24
MongoliaBishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. (60)Bishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. (60)

Prefect Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

Titular Bishop of Tharros

2003.08.022003.08.29
ItalyBishop Mario Russotto (52)Bishop Mario Russotto (52)

Bishop of Caltanissetta (Italy)

2003.08.022003.09.27
VietnamBishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương (65)Bishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương (65)

Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam)

2003.08.052003.10.01
EgyptBishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir (66)Bishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir (66) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop of Sohag of the Copts (Egypt)

2003.08.092003.11.13
VenezuelaBishop Enrique Pérez Lavado (58)Bishop Enrique Pérez Lavado (58)

Bishop of Maturín (Venezuela)

Apostolic Administrator of Carúpano (Venezuela)

2003.08.092003.10.31
PalestineBishop Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

2003.08.142003.11.09
MexicoBishop José Refugio Mercado Díaz (67)Bishop José Refugio Mercado Díaz (67)

Titular Bishop of Turuzi

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tehuantepec (Mexico)

2003.09.162003.11.15
LebanonArchbishop Nabil Hage (66)Archbishop Nabil Hage (66) (Maronite Rite)

Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

2003.09.252003.11.29
IraqArchbishop Louis Sako (61)Archbishop Louis Sako (61) (Chaldean Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kerkūk of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

2003.09.272003.11.14
MadagascarBishop Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T. (49)Bishop Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T. (49)

Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy (Madagascar)

2003.10.042004.02.08
AngolaBishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (51)Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias (51)

Bishop of Cabinda (Angola)

2003.10.042004.01.11
SwitzerlandCardinal Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P. (87)Cardinal Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, O.P. (87)

Pro-Theologian emeritus of Prefecture of the Papal Household

2003.10.072003.10.20
BelgiumCardinal Gustaaf Joos

former Titular Archbishop of Ypres

2003.10.072003.10.11
PolandCardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. (88)Cardinal Stanisław Nagy, S.C.I. (88)

Titular Archbishop emeritus of Hólar

2003.10.072003.10.13
ChileBishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz (53)Bishop Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz (53)

Bishop of San Bernardo (Chile)

2003.10.102003.11.22
ItalyArchbishop Mauro Piacenza (65)Archbishop Mauro Piacenza (65)

Titular Archbishop of Victoriana

Secretary of Congregation for Clergy

Vice-President of International Council for Catechesis

2003.10.132003.11.15
United KingdomBishop Peter Antony Moran (74)Bishop Peter Antony Moran (74)

Bishop of Aberdeen (United Kingdom)

2003.10.132003.12.01
LithuaniaBishop Jonas Ivanauskas (49)Bishop Jonas Ivanauskas (49)

Titular Bishop of Cabapium

Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (Lithuania)

2003.10.182003.11.23
ColombiaBishop Luis Alberto Parra Mora (65)Bishop Luis Alberto Parra Mora (65)

Bishop of Mocoa – Sibundoy (Colombia)

2003.10.182003.12.11
AustriaBishop Manfred Scheuer (54)Bishop Manfred Scheuer (54)

Bishop of Innsbruck (Austria)

2003.10.212003.12.14
SpainArchbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (54)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oviedo (Spain)

2003.10.232003.12.14
GuyanaBishop Francis Dean Alleyne (58)Bishop Francis Dean Alleyne (58)

Bishop of Georgetown (Guyana)

2003.10.302004.01.30
KenyaBishop Anthony Muheria (46)Bishop Anthony Muheria (46)

Bishop of Kitui (Kenya)

2003.10.302004.01.10
MaliBishop Augustin Traoré (54)Bishop Augustin Traoré (54)

Bishop of Ségou (Mali)

2003.10.302004.03.14
GhanaBishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (49)Bishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (49)

Bishop of Obuasi (Ghana)

2003.10.302004.01.17
RomaniaBishop Cornel Damian (49)Bishop Cornel Damian (49)

Titular Bishop of Iziriana

Auxiliary Bishop of Bucureşti (Romania)

2003.10.312003.12.08
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Liberati (72)Archbishop Carlo Liberati (72)

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. (67)Bishop Afonso Fioreze, C.P. (67)

Bishop of Luziânia (Brazil)

2003.11.052004.02.15
MexicoBishop Eduardo Carmona Ortega, O.R.C. (50)Bishop Eduardo Carmona Ortega, O.R.C. (50)

Bishop of Puerto Escondido (Mexico)

2003.11.082004.01.07
ItalyBishop Giovanni Scanavino, O.S.A. (70)Bishop Giovanni Scanavino, O.S.A. (70)

Bishop of Orvieto – Todi (Italy)

2003.11.082003.12.27
BrazilBishop Jacinto Inácio Flach (57)Bishop Jacinto Inácio Flach (57)

Bishop of Criciúma (Brazil)

2003.11.122004.02.05
El SalvadorBishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (70)Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (70)

Bishop of Chalatenango (El Salvador)

2003.11.122004.01.17
MartiniqueArchbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville (73)Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-de-France (Martinique)

2003.11.142004.04.18
Sri LankaBishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (60)Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (60)

Bishop of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

2003.11.142004.01.10
NigeriaBishop Michael Odogwu Elue (53)Bishop Michael Odogwu Elue (53)

Bishop of Issele-Uku (Nigeria)

2003.11.142004.02.21
Cape VerdeBishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado (60)Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado (60)

Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)

2003.11.142004.02.22
GermanyBishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (50)Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (50)

Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

2003.11.142004.01.18
PhilippinesBishop Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo (60)Bishop Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo (60)

Bishop of San Jose de Antique (Philippines)

2003.11.152003.12.29
GermanyBishop Karl Borsch (50)Bishop Karl Borsch (50)

Titular Bishop of Crepedula

Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany)

2003.11.212004.01.17
United StatesBishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez (63)Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez (63)

Titular Bishop of Kearney

Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (United States)

2003.11.212004.01.07
Cote d’IvoireBishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (47)Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (47)

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

2003.11.212003.12.21
CanadaArchbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. (63)Archbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

2003.11.252004.01.12
GermanyBishop Josef Clemens (62)Bishop Josef Clemens (62)

Titular Bishop of Segermes

Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Laity

2003.11.252004.01.06
EthiopiaBishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (60)Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (60)

Bishop of Emdeber (Ethiopia)

2003.11.252004.02.08
ChileBishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. (58)Bishop Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. (58)

Bishop of Arica (Chile)

2003.11.252004.01.04
ItalyArchbishop Renato Boccardo (57)Archbishop Renato Boccardo (57)

Archbishop of Spoleto – Norcia (Italy)

2003.11.292004.01.24
ItalyArchbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari (63)Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari (63)

Titular Archbishop of Populonia

Apostolic Nuncio of Uruguay

2003.11.292004.01.11
ColombiaBishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (59)Bishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (59)

Bishop of Armenia (Colombia)

2003.11.292004.01.31
ItalyBishop Antonio Lanfranchi (63)Bishop Antonio Lanfranchi (63)

Bishop of Cesena – Sarsina (Italy)

2003.12.032004.01.11
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Zenti (62)Bishop Giuseppe Zenti (62)

Bishop of Verona (Italy)

2003.12.032004.01.11
VenezuelaBishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (58)Bishop Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. (58)

Bishop of Carora (Venezuela)

2003.12.052004.02.27
VenezuelaBishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón (50)Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón (50)

Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

2003.12.052004.02.07
GermanyBishop Robert Brahm (54)Bishop Robert Brahm (54)

Titular Bishop of Mimiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

2003.12.092004.02.08
GermanyBishop Jörg Michael Peters (49)Bishop Jörg Michael Peters (49)

Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani

Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

2003.12.092004.02.08
BrazilBishop Volodemer Koubetch, O.S.B.M. (56)Bishop Volodemer Koubetch, O.S.B.M. (Valdomiro) (56) (Ukrainian Rite)

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

2003.12.102004.03.21
United StatesBishop Oscar Azarcon Solis (56)Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis (56)

Titular Bishop of Urci

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (United States)

2003.12.112004.02.10
ColombiaArchbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (62)Archbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (62)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia)

Apostolic Administrator of Girardota (Colombia)

Bishop emeritus of Girardota (Colombia)

2003.12.122004.02.11
United Arab EmiratesBishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (67)Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (67)

Titular Bishop of Macon

Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

2003.12.122004.01.30
ColombiaBishop Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (72)Bishop Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (72)

Titular Bishop of Voncariana

Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

2003.12.122004.01.24
SwitzerlandBishop Pier Giacomo Grampa (73)Bishop Pier Giacomo Grampa (73)

Bishop of Lugano (Switzerland)

2003.12.182004.01.25
MalawiBishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (47)Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (47)

Bishop of Zomba (Malawi)

2003.12.192004.04.17
IndonesiaBishop John Philip Saklil (49)Bishop John Philip Saklil (49)

Bishop of Timika (Indonesia)

2003.12.192004.04.18
ColombiaBishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (70)Bishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (70)

Titular Bishop of Zaba

Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia)

2003.12.192004.03.31
BelgiumBishop Lucas van Looy, S.D.B. (68)Bishop Lucas van Looy, S.D.B. (68)

Bishop of Gent (Belgium)

2003.12.192004.02.01
BangladeshBishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (53)Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (53)

Bishop of Mymensingh (Bangladesh)

2003.12.242004.02.13
CzechiaBishop Pavel Posád (56)Bishop Pavel Posád (56)

Titular Bishop of Ptuj

Auxiliary Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

Bishop emeritus of Litoměřice (Czechia)

2003.12.242004.02.28
ItalyArchbishop Velasio De Paolis, C.S. (74)Archbishop Velasio De Paolis, C.S. (74)

Titular Archbishop of Thelepte

President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

2003.12.302004.02.21

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