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SYNODUS EPISCOPORUM
BULLETIN

XII ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS
5-26 OCTOBER 2008

The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church


This Bulletin is only a working instrument for the press.
Translations are not official.


English Edition

 

01 - 03.10.2008

SUMMARY

- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

We publish below the list of participants of the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

A. LIST OF SYNODAL FATHERS ACCORDING TO THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION

I. PRESIDENT

Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff

II. SECRETARY GENERAL

- H.E. Most. Rev. Nikola Eterović, Titular Archbishop of Sisak, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops

III. DELEGATE PRESIDENTS

- H. Em. Card. William Joseph Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- H. Em. Card. George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney
- H. Em. Card. Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo

IV. RELATOR GENERAL

- H. Em. Card. Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Archbishop of Québec

V. SPECIAL SECRETARY

- H.E. Most. Rev. Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa


VI. COMMISSION FOR INFORMATION

President
- H. Em. Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast, President of the Association to the Episcopal Conference of West Africa" (A.C.E.A.O.)

Vice President
- H.E. Most. Rev. Claudio Maria Celli, Titular Archbishop of Civitanova, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications

VII. COMMISSION FOR THE MESSAGE

President
- H.E. Most. Rev. Gianfranco Ravasi, Titular Archbishop of Villamagna di Proconsolare, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
Vice President
- H.E. Most. Rev. Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales, Titular Bishop of Bela, Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso

VIII. COMMISSION FOR CONTROVERSIES

President
- H.E. Most. Rev. Raymond Leo Burke, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Members
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ján Babjak, S.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Prešov, for the Catholics of Byzantine Rite, President of Council of Slovakia Church
- H.E. Most. Rev. Broderick S. Pabillo, Titular Bishop of Sitifi, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila

IX. FOR THE ORIENTAL CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Synod of the Coph Catholic Church

Ex officio
- H. B. Antonios Naguib, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts, Head of the Synod of the Catholic Church (EGYPT)

Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Ex officio
- H. B. Grégoire III Laham, B.S., Patriarch of Antiochia of the Greek-Melkites, Head of the Synod of the Greek-Melkite Church (SYRIA)

Ex electione
- H.E. Most. Rev. Cyrille Salim Bustros, della Società dei Missionari di S. Paolo, Archbishop-Bishop of Newton of the Greek-Melkites, of the Missionaris Society of St.Paul (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

Synod of the Syro Catholic Church

Ex designatione
- H.E. Most. Rev. Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Titular Archbishop of Takrit of Siri, Rome Representative of the Syrian Catholic Church of Antiochia (SYRIA)

Synod of the Maronite Church

Ex officio
- H. B. Card. Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir, Patriarch of Antiochia of the Maronites, Head of the Synod of the Maronite Church (LEBANON)

Ex electione
- H.E. Most. Rev. Guy-Paul Noujaim, Titular Bishop of Cesarea of Filippi, Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh of the Maronites (LEBANON)

Synod of the Chaldean Church

Ex officio
- H. B. Card. Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Head of the Synod of the Chaldean Church (IRAQ)

Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Ex officio
- H. B. Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians, Head of the Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church (LEBANON)

Synod of the Ukranian Greek Catholic Church

Ex designatione
- H.E. Most. Rev. Dionisio Lachovicz, O.S.B.M., Kyiv-Halyč, Titular Bishop of Egnazia, Patriarchal Nominee (UKRAINE)

Ex electione
- H.E. Most. Rev. Lawrence Huculak, O.S.B.M., Archbishop of Winnipeg of Ukraineans (CANADA)

Synod of the Syro Malabar Church

Ex officio
- H. Em. Card. Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R., Archbishop Major of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, President of the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church (INDIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. George PUNNAKOTTIL, Bishop of Kothamangalam of Syro-Malabar (INDIA)

Synod of the Syro Malankar Church

Ex officio
- H.B. Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, Archbishop Major of Trivandrum of Syro-Malankar Church (INDIA)

Synod of the Romanian Church

Ex designatione
- H.E. Most. Rev. Florentin Crihălmeanu, Bishop of Cluj-Gherla, Claudiopoli-Armenopoli of the Romeni, Romanias, Oriental Nominee (ROMANIA)

Council of the Ethiopian Church

Ex officio
- H.E. Most. Rev. Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Abeba, President of the Episcopal Conference, President of the Council of the Ethiopian Church (ETHIOPIA)

Council of the Ruthenian Church, U.S.A.

Ex officio
- H.E. Most. Rev. Basil Myron Schott, O.F.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburg of Byzantines, President of the Council Ruthene Church (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

Council of Slovakian Church

Ex officio
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ján Babjak, S.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Prešov, for the Catholics of Byzantine Rite, President of Council of Slovakia Church (SLOVAKIA)

X. MEMBERS ELECTED BY EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES

AFRICA

ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Emdeber (ETHIOPIA)

NORTH AFRICA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Salde, Apostolic Vicar of Benghazi (LIBYA)

ANGOLA AND SÃO TOMÉ
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Viana (ANGOLA)

BENIN
- H.E. Most. Rev. Fidèle Agbatchi, Archbishop of Parakou (BENIN)

BOTSWANA, SUD AFRICA AND SWAZILAND
- H.E. Most. Rev. Oswald Georg Hirmer, Bishop of Umtata (SOUTH AFRICA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Jabulani Nxumalo, O.M.I., Archbishop of Bloemfontein (SOUTH AFRICA)

BURKINA FASO AND NIGER
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Sama, Bishop of Nouna (BURKINA)

BURUNDI
- H.E. Most. Rev. Venant Bacinoni, Bishop of Bururi (BURUNDI)

CAMERUN
- H.E. Most. Rev. Cornelius Fontem Esua, Archbishop of Bamenda (CAMEROON)

GABON
- H.E. Most. Rev. Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Mouila (GABON)

GAMBIA AND SIERRA LEONE
- H.E. Most. Rev. Patrick Daniel Koroma, Bishop of Kenema (SIERRA LEONE)

GHANA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Osei-bonsu, Bishop of Konongo-Mampong (GHANA)

GUINEA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Emmanuel Félémou, Bishop of Kankan (GUINEA)

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F., Bishop of Bata (EQUATORIAL GUINEA)

KENYA
- H. Em. Card. John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi (KENYA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Anthony Muheria, Bishop of Embu (KENYA)

LESOTHO
- H.E. Most. Rev. Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane, Bishop of Qacha's Nek, President of the Episcopal Conference (LESOTHO)

LIBERIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Lewis Zeigler, Bishop of Gbarnga, President of the Episcopal Conference (LIBERIA)

IVORY COAST
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Aké, Bishop of Yamoussoukro (IVORY COAST)

MADAGASCAR
- H.E. Most. Rev. Benjamin Marc Ramaroson, C.M., Bishop of Farafangana (MADAGASCAR)

MALAWI
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Mukasa Zuza, Bishop of Mzuzu (MALAWI)

MALI
- H.E. Most. Rev. Augustin Traoré, Bishop of Ségou (MALI)

MOZAMBIQUE
- H.E. Most. Rev. Lucio Andrice Muandula, Bishop of Xai-Xai (MOZAMBIQUE)

NAMIBIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Phillip Pöllitzer, O.M.I., Bishop of Keetmanshoop (NAMIBIA)

NIGERIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos (NIGERIA)- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Effiong Ekuwem, Bishop of Uyo (NIGERIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Michael Odogwu Elue, Bishop of Issele-Uku (NIGERIA)

INDIAN OCEAN
- H.E. Most. Rev. Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Port-Louis (MAURITIUS)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
- H.E. Most. Rev. Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp., Bishop of Alindao (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC)

REUBLIC OF CONGO
- H.E. Most. Rev. Louis Portella Mbuyu, Bishop of Kinkala, President of the Episcopal Conference (CONGO)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
- H.E. Most. Rev. Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa, President of the Episcopal Conference (CONGO R.)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Jean Gaspard Mudiso Mund'la, S.V.D., Bishop of Kenge (CONGO R.)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga (CONGO R.)

RWANDA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Augustin Misago, Bishop of Gikongoro (RWANDA)

SENEGAL, MAURITANIA, CAPO VERDE AND GUINEA-BISSAU
- H.E. Most. Rev. Benjamin Ndiaye, Bishop of Kaolack (SENEGAL)

SUDAN
- H.E. Most. Rev. Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.J., Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta, El Obeid (SUDAN)

TANZANIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. William Pascal Kikoti, Bishop of Mpanda (TANZANIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Desiderius Rwoma, Bishop of Singida (TANZANIA)

TOGO
- H.E. Most. Rev. Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou, Bishop of Kpalimé (TOGO)

CHAD
- H.E. Most. Rev. Miguel Angel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I., Bishop of Lai (CHAD)

UGANDA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Paul K. Bakyenga, Archbishop of Mbarara, President of A.M.E.C.E.A. (UGANDA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I., Bishop of Lira (UGANDA)

ZAMBIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata, President of the Episcopal Conference (ZAMBIA)
ZIMBABWE
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Albert Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E., Bishop of Hwange (ZIMBABWE)

AMERICA

ECUADOR
- H.E. Most. Rev. Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia, Bishop of Machala (ECUADOR)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Julio César Terán Dutari, S.I., Bishop of Ibarra (ECUADOR)

ANTILLE
- H.E. Most. Rev. Robert Rivas, O.P., Archbishop of Castries (SAINT LUCY)

ARGENTINA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ramón Alfredo Dus, Bishop of Reconquista (ARGENTINA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Guillermo José Garlatti, Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (ARGENTINA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Luis Urbanč, Bishop of Catamarca (ARGENTINA)

BOLIVIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán, Titular Bishop of Torri of Ammenia, Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí (BOLIVIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Jesús Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M., Archbishop of Sucre (BOLIVIA)

BRAZIL
- H.E. Most. Rev. Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, Archbishop of Mariana, President of the Episcopal Conference (BRAZIL)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Walmor Oliveira De Azevedo, Archbishop of Belo Horizonte (BRAZIL)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joviano De Lima Júnior, S.S.S., Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (BRAZIL)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen, Bishop of Goiás (BRAZIL)

CANADA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.I., Archbishop of Ottawa (CANADA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B., Bishop of London (CANADA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Raymond Saint-Gelais, Bishop of Nicolet (CANADA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Luc André Bouchard, Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta (CANADA)

CHILE
- H.E. Most. Rev. Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales, Titular Bishop of Bela, Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso, (CHILE)
- H.E. Most. Rev. René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas, Bishop of Osorno (CHILE)

COLOMBIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, Bishop of Líbano-Honda (COLOMBIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Daniel Caro Borda, Bishop of Soacha (COLOMBIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Rubén Salazar Gómez, Archbishop of Barranquilla (COLOMBIA)

COSTA RICA- H.E. Most. Rev. Guillermo Loría Garita, Bishop of San Isidro de El General (COSTA RICA)

CUBA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Manuel Hilario De Céspedes García-Menocal, Bishop of Matanzas (CUBA)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- H. Em. Card. Francis Eugene George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, President of the Episcopal Conference (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- H.E. Most Rev. Gerald Frederick Kicanas, Bishop of Tucson, Assistant President of Episcopal Conference (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- H. Em. Card. Daniel N. Di Nardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- H.E. Most Rev. Donald William Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

GUATEMALA
- H.E. Most Rev. Víctor Hugo Palma Paúl, Bishop of Escuintla (GUATEMALA)

HAITI
- H.E. Most. Rev. Pierre-André Dumas, Bishop of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne (HAITI)

HONDURAS
- H.E. Most. Rev. Guido Plante, P.M.E., Bishop of Choluteca (HONDURAS)

MEXICO
- H.E. Most Rev. Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal, Bishop of Córdoba (MEXICO)
- H.Exc. Most Rev. Mons. Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez, Bishop of Metamoros (MEXICO)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Enrique Díaz Díaz, Titular Bishop of Izirzada, Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (MEXICO)
- H.E. Most Rev. Ruy Rendón Leal, Bishop Prelate of El Salto (MEXICO)

NICARAGUA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B., Bishop of Estelí (NICARAGUA)

PANAMÁ
- H.E. Most. Rev. Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez, Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (PANAMA)

PARAGUAY
- H.E. Most. Rev. Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez, Bishop of Coronel Oviedo (PARAGUAY)

PERÚ
- H.E. Most. Rev. Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., Archbishop of Trujillo, President of the Episcopal Conference (PERU)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Javier Augusto Del Río Alba, Archbishop of Arequipa (PERU)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C., Bishop of Chosica (PERU)

PORTO RICO
- H.E. Most. Rev. Félix Lázaro Martínez, Sch. P., Bishop of Ponce (PORTO RICO)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- H.E. Most. Rev. Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez, Bishop of Baní (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

EL SALVADOR
- H.E. Most. Rev. Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, S.D.B., Bishop of Zacatecoluca (EL SALVADOR)

URUGUAY
- H.E. Most. Rev. Orlando Romero Cabrera, Bishop of Canelones (URUGUAY)

VENEZUELA
- H.E. Most. Rev. José Sotero Valero Ruz, Bishop of Guanare (VENEZUELA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez, Bishop of Los Teques (VENEZUELA)

ASIA

BANGLADESH
- H.E. Most. Rev. Bejoy Nicephorus D'cruze, O.M.I., Bishop of Khulna (BANGLADESH)

KAZAKHSTAN
- H.E. Most. Rev. Tomash Peta, Archbishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, President of the Episcopal Conference (KAZAKHSTAN)

KOREA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Vincent Ri Pyung-Ho, Bishop of Jeonju (KOREA)

JAPAN
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S., Archbishop of Nagasaki (JAPAN)

INDIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Charles Soreng, S.I., Bishop of Hazaribag (INDIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Antony Devotta, Bishop of Tiruchirapalli (INDIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Felix Toppo, S.I., Bishop of Jamshedpur (INDIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Varghese Chakkalakal, Bishop of Kannur (INDIA)

INDONESIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Semarang (INDONESIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop Coadjutor Medan (INDONESIA)

IRAN
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ramzi Garmou, Archbishop of Teheran dei Caldei, President of the Episcopal Conference Patriarcal Administrator of Ahwaz the Chaldeans (IRAN)

LAOS E CAMBOGIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, Titular Bishop of Acque nuove di Proconsolare, Vicar Apostolic of Paksé,(LAOS)

MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI
- H.E. Most. Rev. John Ha Tiong Hock, Archbishop of Kuching (MALAYSIA)

MYANMAR
- H.E. Most. Rev. Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Archbishop of Yangon (MYANMAR)

PAESI ARABI
- H. B. Fouad Twal, Patriarch of Jerusalem of Latins (JERUSALEM)

PAKISTAN
- H.E. Most. Rev. Evarist Pinto, Archbishop of Karachi (PAKISTAN)

PHILIPPINES
- H.E. Most. Rev. Arturo M. Bastes, S.V.D., Bishop of Sorsogon (PHILIPPINES)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Bishop of Imus (PHILIPPINES)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera, Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando (PHILIPPINES)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Broderick S. Pabillo, Titular Bishop of Sitifi, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (PHILIPPINES)

CHINA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Peter Liu Cheng-chung, Bishop of Kaohsiung (CHINA)

SRI LANKA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Rayappu Joseph, Bishop of Mannar (SRI LANKA)

THAILAND
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil, S.D.B., Bishop of Surat Thani (THAILAND)

VIETNAM
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Võ Ðúc Minh, Bishop Coadjutor of Nha Trang (VIETNAM)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Joseph Nguyên Chi Linh, Bishop of Thanh Hóa (VIETNAM)

EUROPE

ALBANIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Lucjan Avgustini, Bishop of Sapë (ALBANIA)

AUSTRIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Anton Leichtfried, Titular Bishop of Rufiniana, Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten (AUSTRIA)

BALCANI
- H.E. Most. Rev. Zef Gashi, S.D.B., Archbishop of Bar (MONTENEGRO)

BELGIUM
- H. Em. Card. Godfried Danneels, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel, President of the Episcopal Conference (BELGIUM)

BELARUS
- H.E. Most. Rev. Antoni Dziemianko, Titular Bishop of Lesvi, Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev (BELARUS)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
- H. Em. Card. Vinko Puljić, Archbishop of Vrhbosna, Sarajevo, President of the Episcopal Conference (BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA)

BULGARIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Christo Proykov, Titular Bishop of Briula, Apostolic Exarch of Sofia for Catholics of the slav-bizantine rite (BULGARIA)

CROATIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Marin Barišić, Archbishop of Split-Makarska (CROATIA)

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- H.E. Most. Rev. Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B., Archbishop of God Mother's to Moscow (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)

FRANCE
- H.E. Most. Rev. Pierre-Marie Carré, Archbishop of Albi (FRANCE)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Emmanuel Lafont, Bishop of Cayenne (FRANCE)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Francis Deniau, Bishop of Nevers (FRANCE)
- H. Em. Card. Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon (FRANCE)

GERMANY
- H.E. Most. Rev. Friedhelm Hofmann, Bishop of Würzburg (GERMANY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Gregor Maria Hanke, O.S.B., Bishop of Eichstätt (GERMANY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Jörg Michael Peters, Titular Bishop of Fordongianus, Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Forum Traiani (GERMANY)

GREECE
- H.E. Most. Rev. Fragkiskos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Syros, Administrator to Milos (GREECE)

SWITZERLAND
- H.E. Most. Rev. Kurt Koch, Bishop of Basel, Bâle, Basilea (SWITZERLAND)

IRELAND
- H. Em. Card. Seán Baptist Brady, Archbishop of Armagh, President of the Episcopal Conference (IRELAND)- H.E. Most. Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin (IRELAND)

SPAIN
- H. Em. Card. Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Archbishop of Toledo (SPAIN)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Bishop of Bilbao (SPAIN)
- H. Em. Card. Antonio María Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid, President of the Episcopal Conference (SPAIN)

HUNGARY
- H.E. Most. Rev. György Udvardy, Titular Bishop of Marazane, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest (HUNGARY)

ITALY
- H. Em. Card. Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genova, President of the Episcopal Conference (ITALY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Luciano Monari, Bishop of Brescia (ITALY)
- H. Em. Card. Crescenzio Sepe, Archbishop of Naples (ITALY)
- H. Em. Card. Angelo Scola, Patriarch of Venice (ITALY)

LATVIA
- H.E. Most Rev. Antons Justs, Bishop of Jelgava (LETTONIA)

LITHUANIA
- H.E. Most Rev. Rimantas Norvila, Bishop of Vilkaviškis (LITHUANIA)

PORTUGAL
- H.E. Most Rev. António Maria Bessa Taipa, Titular Bishop of Tabbora, Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (PORTUGAL)
- H.E. Most Rev. Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves De Oliveira, Titular Bishop of Acque flavie, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (PORTUGAL)

GREAT BRITAIN (ENGLAND AND WALES)
- H.E. Most Rev. David Christopher McGough, Titular Bishop of Cunavia, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, Vicar General of Birmingham (GREAT BRITAIN)
- H.E. Most Rev. Patrick Altham Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool (GREAT BRITAIN)

SCOTLAND
- H.E. Most Rev. Peter Antony Moran, Bishop of Aberdeen (SCOTLAND)

MALTA
- H.E. Most Rev. Paul Cremona, O.P., Archbishop of Malta, President of the Episcopal Conference (MALTA)

NETHERLANDS
- H.E. Most Rev. Johannes Harmannes Jozefus Van Den Hende, Bishop of Breda (NETHERLANDS)

POLAND
- H.E. Most Rev. Marian Gołębiewski, Archbishop of Wrocław, Breslavia (POLAND)
- H.E. Most Rev. Stanisław Gądecki, Archbishop of Poznań (POLAND)
- H.E. Most Rev. Andrzej Wojciech Suski, Bishop of Toruń (POLAND)
- H.E. Most Rev. Zbigniew Kiernikowski, Bishop of Siedlce (POLAND)

CZECH REPUBLIC
- H. Em. Card. Miloslav Vlk, Archbishop of Praga (CZECH REPUBLIC)

ROMANIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. György-Miklós Jakubínyi, Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Apostolic Administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedit" for Catholics of Armenian Rite residing in Romania (ROMANIA)

SCANDINAVIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Georg Müller, SS.CC., Bishop Prelate of Trondheim (NORWAY)

SLOVAKIA
- H.Exc. Most Rev. Mons Stanislav Zvolenský, Archbishop of Bratislava-Trnava (SLOVAKIA)

SLOVENIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Jurij Bizjak, Titular Bishop of Gergi, Auxiliary Bishop of Koper (SLOVENIA)

TURKEY
- H.E. Most. Rev. Louis Pelâtre, A.A., Titular Bishop of Sasima, Apostolic Vicar of Istanbul, Apostolic Administrator for the Apostolic Exarcate of Instanbul (TURKEY)

UKRAINE
- H.E. Most. Rev. Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M.,Titular Bishop of Media, Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol (UKRAINE)

OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA
- H.E. Most. Rev. Mark Benedict Coleridge, Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn (AUSTRALIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. David Louis Walker, Bishop of Broken Bay (AUSTRALIA)

NEW ZEALAND
- H.E. Most. Rev. Colin David Campbell, Bishop of Dunedin (NEW ZELAND)

PACIFIC
- H.E. Most. Rev. Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Agaña, President of the Episcopal Conference (GUAM)

PAPUA NUOVA GUINEA AND SALOMONE ISLANDS
- H.E. Most. Rev. John Ribat, M.S.C., Archbishop of Port Moresby (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Douglas Young, S.V.D., Archbishop of Mount Hagen (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)

XI. MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE UNION OF SUPERIORS GENERAL

- Rev. Father Giorgio Nalin, R.C.I., Superior General of the Rogationistis of the Heart of Jesus
- Most. Rev. Ab. Glen Adrian Lewandowski, O.S.C., General Master of the Order of the Holy Cross
- Rev. Father José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M., General Minister of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor
- Rev. Father Kieran O'Reilly, S.M.A., Superior General of the Society of African Mission
- Rev. Father Josep María Abella Batlle, C.M.F., Superior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Rev. Father Heinz Wilhelm Steckling, O.M.I., Superior General of the Oblate Missionaries
- Rev. Pascual Chávez Villanueva, S.D.B., President of the Union of Superiors General, Rector of the Salesian Society of S.John Bosco
- Rev. Father Antonio Pernia, S.V.D., Superior General of the Society of the Divin Word
- Rev. Father Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P., General Master of the Order of Preachers
- Rev. Father Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R., Superior General of the Congregations of the Most Holy Redeemer

XII. HEADS OF THE DICASTERIES OF THE ROMAN CURIA

- H. Em. Card. Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., Secretary of State (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. William Joseph Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Church (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Francis Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Workship and Discipline of the Sacrament (VATICAN CITY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Angelo Amato, S.D.B., Titular Archbishop of Sila, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M., Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Franc Rodé, C.M., Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Zenon Grocholewski, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. James Francis Stafford, Penitentiary Major (VATICAN CITY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Raymond Leo Burke, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Stanisław Ryłko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Ennio Antonelli, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Renato Raffaele Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace; President of the Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Javier Lozano Barragán, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care (VATICAN CITY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Francesco Coccopalmerio, Titular Archbishop of Celiana, President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Text (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Inter- religious Dialogue (VATICAN CITY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Gianfranco Ravasi, Titular Archbishop of Villamagna di Proconsolare, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications (VATICAN CITY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Claudio Maria Celli, Titular Archbishop of Civitanova, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Attilio Nicora, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (VATICAN CITY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Velasio De Paolis, Titular Archbishop of Telepte, President of the Prefecture for Economic Affairs of the Holy See (VATICAN CITY)

XIII. MEMBERS BY PAPAL APPOINTMENT

- H. Em. Card. Angelo Sodano, Head of the College of Cardinals (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Joachim Meisner, Archbishop of Köln (GERMANY)
- H. Em. Card. Polycarp Pengo, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, President of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conférence of Africa and Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) (TANZANIA)
- H. Em. Card. Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, President of the Episcopal Conference (HONDURAS)
- H. Em. Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast, President of the Association to the Episcopal Conference of West Africa" (A.C.E.A.O.) (GHANA)
- H. Em. Card. George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney (AUSTRALIA)
- H. Em. Card. Josip Bozanić, Archbishop of Zagreb (CROATIA)
- H. Em. Card. Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, President of Council of the European Episcopals Conferences (C.C.E.E.) (HUNGARY)
- H. Em. Card. Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Archbishop of Québec (CANADA)
- H. Em. Card. Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop of Kraków (POLAND)
- H. Em. Card. Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun, S.D.B., Bishop of Hong Kong (CHINA)
- H. Em. Card. André Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris, President of the Episcopal Conference (FRANCE)
- H. Em. Card. Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo (BRAZIL)
- H. Em. Card. Agostino Vallini, Vicar General of Holy Father of Rome diocese (ITALY)
- H. Em. Card. Andrea Cordero Lanza Di Montezemolo, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St.Paul outside the walls (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Albert Vanhoye, S.I., Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome (FRANCE)
- H. Em. Card. Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Governatorate of Vatic City (VATICAN CITY)
- H. Em. Card. Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., Archivist and Librarian of S.R.C. (VATICAN CITY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Orlando B. Quevedo, O.M.I., Archbishop of Cotabato, General Segretariat of "Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences" (F.A.B.C.) (PHILIPPINES)
- H.E. Most. Rev. John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja (NIGERIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B., Archbishop of Guwahati (INDIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Raymondo Damasceno Assis, Archbishop of Aparecida, President of Latin American Episcopal Council (C.E.L.AM.) (BRAZIL)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Salvatore Fisichella, Titular Bishop of Voghenza, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life; Rector of the Lateran Pontifical University (VATICAN CITY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Peter William Ingham, Bishop of Wollongong, President of "Federation of Catholic Bishops'Conferences of Oceania" (F.C.B.C.O.) (AUSTRALIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Titular Bishop of Cilibia, Prelate's Personal Prelature of Opus Dei
- H.E. Most. Rev. Michael Ernest Putney, Bishop of Townsville (AUSTRALIA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Filippo Santoro, Bishop of Petrópolis (BRAZIL)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Vincenzo Paglia, Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, President of the Catholic Biblical Federation (ITALY)
- H.E. Most. Rev. José Lai Hung-Seng, Bishop of Macau (CHINA)
- H.E. Most. Rev. Kidane Yebio, Bishop of Keren (ERITREA)
- Rev. Father Adolfo Nicolás, S.I., Superior General of the Society of Jesus (SPAIN)
- Rev. Julián Carrón, President of Communion and Liberation (SPAIN)

B. LIST OF OTHER MEMBERS ACCORDING TO LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION

I. EXPERTS

- Prof. Mauro Agosto, Professor of the Latin Language of the Pontifical Lateran University (ITALY)
- Rev. Peter Damian Akpunonu, Professor of the Biblic Exegesis of "Our Lady of the Lake" University, Mundelein, Chicago; Member of Teological International Commission (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- Nicolas Antiba, Archmandrite of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church Église Saint Julien-le-Pauvre, Parigi (FRANCE)
- Br. Enzo Bianchi, Prior of Monastic Community, Bose (ITALY)
- Rev. Cesare Bissoli, Professor Emeritus of Holy Scriptures and catechesis for the Pontifical Salesian University of Rome (ITALY)
- Rev. Joseph Bou Raad, O.A.M., Professor of Holy Scriptures of the University Antonine Hadath-Baabda (LEBANON)
- Sr. Sara Butler, M.S.B.T., Professor of Dogmatic Theology "St.Joseph's Seminary, New York (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- Sr. Nuria Calduch Benages, M.H.S.F.N., Professor of Biblical Theology for Old Testament for the Gregorian Pontifical University (SPAIN)
- Rev. Waldemar Chrostowski, Professor of Biblical Exegesis of the Old Testament at the University «Card. Wyszyński» (Warsaw) and at the University «Nicolaus Copernicus» (Toruń) (POLAND)
- Rev. P.Fidel Roberto Oñoro Consuegra, C.I.M. Moderator of the «Pastoral Biblical Center for Latin America» [CE.BI.P.A.L.] (COLOMBIA)
- Ms. Bruna Costacurta, Professor of Biblic Theology Old Testament Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (ITALY)
- Rev. Luís Henrique Da Silva, Coordinator of Biblic editing and councillor of the Brazil Pastoral Episcopal Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith of the National Conference of Bishop of Brazil (BRAZIL)- Rev. Luc Devillers, O.P., Professor at the Biblic School of Jerusalem Secretary for the Biblical Review for the New Testament (ISRAEL)
- Rev. Raúl Duarte Castillo, Rector of the Diocesan Seminary of Zamora (MEXICO)
- Rev. Jorge Juan Fernández Sangrador, Director of the Library of Christian Authors (B.A.C.) (SPAIN)
- Rev. Juan Javier Flores Arcas, O.S.B., Rector of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute, Litury Pontifical School St.Anselm (SPAIN)
- Rev. Marc Girard, Professor of Biblical Exegesis at the University of Quebec and Chicoutimi; Member of the Pontifical Bible Commission (CANADA)
- Most Rev. Pedro Hidalgo, Rector of the Pontifical University of Theology of Lima (PERU)
- Rev. Johan Maria Herman Konings, S.I., Professor of Sacred Arts at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte (BRAZIL)
- Ms. Marguerite Léna, Member of the Community «Saint-Francois-Xavier»(Paris); Responsible for theological formation of the youths at the same Community, Professor of Philosopy at the Centres Madeleine Daniélou (FRANCE)
- Most Rev. Ermenegildo Manicardi, Rector of the Capranica Almo College professor at Pontifical Bible Institute (ITALY)
- Rev. Frédéric Manns, O.F.M., Professor of Exegesis of the New Testament and Ancient Hebrew Literature at the Franciscan Biblical Studies in Jerusalem (ISRAEL)
- Rev. Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. CAP., President of the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality Pontifical University "Antoniaqnum" Professor of Fundamental Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University (ITALY)
- Rev. Fiorello Mascarenhas, S.I., President of the Catholic Bible Institute, Mumbai (INDIA)
- Rev. Jean-Bosco Matand Bulembat, Rector of Catholic Faculty of Kinshasa (CONGO R.)
- Rev. Vincent Nguyên-van-ban, Professor of Holy Scriptures and Responsible for the Formation of seminarians at Seminary Major of Sao Bien in Nha Trang (VIETNAM)
- Sr. Mary Jerome Obiorah, I.H.M., Professor of Holy Scriptures at the University of Nigeria and at the Seminary Major of the Archdiocese of Onitsha (NIGERIA)
- Rev. Godfrey Onah, Professor of Philosopy, Pontifical Urbanian University (NIGERIA)
- Rev. Salvador Pié Ninot, Professor of Fundamental Theology and Ecclesiology at the Theology Faculty of Catalogna (Barcellona); Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome) (SPAIN)
- Rev. Stephen F. Pisano, S.I., Rector Emeritus of the Biblic Institute of Rome (ITALY)
- Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik, S.I., Director Emeritus of the Bible Institute of Rome (ITALY)
- Dr. Alexander M. Schweitzer, Secretary General of the Catholic Bible Federation (GERMANY)
- Prof. Thomas Söding, Professor of Biblical Theology at the "Bergische" Univesity in Wuppertal, Member of the International Theology Commission (GERMANY)
- Rev. Klemens Stock, S.I., Secretary of the Pontifical Bible Commission, Professor Emeritus of Exegesis of the New Testament at the Pontifical Bible Institute (ITALY)
- Sr. Germana Strola, O.C.S.O., Sister of Trappa of Vitorchiano (ITALY)
- Rev. Željko Tanjić, Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Zagreb (CROATIA)
- Rev. Cyril Vasil', S.I., Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Head of the Faculty of Oriental Canon Law in the same institute (ITALY)
- Most Rev. Timothy Verdon, Professor of Sacred Arts at the Theological Faculty of Central Italy in Florence (ITALY)
- Prof. Michael Waldstein, Professeor of the New Testament at the International Theological Institute for Studies on Matrimony and the Family (AUSTRIA)- Rev. Giorgio Zevini, S.D.B., Head of the Faculty of Theology and Professor of Biblical Sciences at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome (ITALY)
- Rev. Victor Zinkuratire, S.S.S., Professor of Biblical Theology at the Catholic University of East Africa (C.U.E.A.), Nairobi (KENYA)

II. AUDITORS

- Mr. Carl Albert Anderson, Suprem Knight of the Order of the Knights of Columbus (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- Prof. Rigoberto Angarita, Professor at the Institute of St. Joseph of the Salesian Fathers at San Cristobal (VENEZUELA)
- Dr. Ponpuzhakottayil Cherian Aniyankunju, Public Relation Officer of the Archdiocese of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (INDIA)
- Sr. M. Viviana Ballarin, O.P., Superior General of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, President of the Union of Superiors Major of Italy (U.S.M.I.) (ITALY)
- Sr. Euphrasie Beya, President of the Union of Superiors Major in the Democratic Republic of Congo (U.SU.MA.) (CONGO R.)
- Mr. Daniele Boscaro, Head of the Italian Catholic Scouts Association (A.G.E.S.C.I.), Padova (ITALY)
- Sr. Maria Antonieta Bruscato, F.S.P., Superior General of the Society of the Pious Daughters of Saint Paul (ITALY)
- Mr. Moysés Louro De Azevedo Filho, Founder and General Moderator of the Catholic Community Shalom (BRAZIL)
- Rev. Ari Luis Do Vale Ribeiro, Professor of Theology at the Diocesan Seminary, Santo Amaro (BRAZIL)
- Ms. Natalja Fedorova Borovskaja, Professor at the State Humanistic University in Russia and at the Russian Academy of Fine Arts (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
- Mr. Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo, Superiore Generale del Sodalitium Vitae Christianae (PERU)
- Sr. Evelyne Franc, F.d.C., Superior General of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de' Paoli (FRANCE)
- Dr. Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz, Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Comparative History of Religions at the Technical Insitute of Dresden (GERMANY)
- Ms. Elvira Go, Assistent of the Bible Pastoral (PHILIPPINES)
- Mr. Francisco José Gómez Argüello Wirtz, Co-Founder of the Neo-Catechumenal Way (SPAIN)
- Mr. Ricardo Grzona, President of the Foundation Ramon Pane in Hounduras; Catholic Consultant for the United Bible Societies (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- Prof. Thomas Hong-Soon Han, Professor of Economy "College of Business and Economics", "Hankuk University of Foreign Studies" (Seoul); President of the Council for the Apostolate of Catholic Laity (KOREA)
- Sr. Jocelyne Huot, S.F.A., General President of the "Les Brebis de Jésus" Movement, Québec (CANADA)
- Most. Rev. Ab. Michel Jorrot, O.S.B., Abbot of the Benedictinw Abbey of Clervaux (LUXEMBOURG)
- Rev. Daniel Pablo Kerber Más, Professor of Bible Theology at the Theological Faculty; Director of the Pastoral Institute of Catechesis of Montevideo, Parish priest of St. Alexander and St. Peter Claver (URUGUAY)
- Sr. Marija Ana Kustura, S.M.I., Superior General of the Handmaidens of Baby Jesus, President of the Union of Superiors Mjor of Croatia (CROATIA)
- Ms. Ewa Kusz, President of the World Conference of Secular Institutes (C.M.I.S.) (ITALY)
- Ms. Agnes Kam Leng Lam, President of Catholic Biblical Association of Hong Kong (CHINA)
- Prof. Nikolaus Lobkowicz, Rector Emeritus of the Univesity of Munich and Firsr Rector of the Catholic University of Eichstatt; Director of the Center for Studies on Eastern Europe and Middle Europe (GERMANY)
- Rev. Fidèle Mabegle, Director of the School of Theology for Laity and the Archdiocese of Yaoundé (CAMEROON)
- Sr. Louise Madore, F.d.L.S., President of the International Union of Superiors General (U.I.S.G.) (ITALY)
- Sr. M. Clare Millea, A.S.C.J., Superior General of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- Prof. Rafael Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, Vice Chancellor of St. John's University, Bangkok (THAILAND)
- Ms. Michelle Moran, President of International Catholic council of Charismatic Renewal Services (I.C.C.R.S.) (GREAT BRITAIN)
- Mr. Andrea Riccardi, Founder of S.Egidio Community (ITALY)
- Ms. Silvia Sanchini, National Woman'sPresident of the Italian Catholic University Federation (F.U.C.I.) (ITALY)
- Mr. Amel Diockel Sarr, Catechist in the Dakar archdiocese (SENEGAL)
- Sr. Apollinaris Shimura Yuriko, C.S.M., Superior General of the Sisters of Charity of Miyazaki (JAPAN)
- Sr. Janice Soluk, S.A.M.I., Superior General of the Handmaids of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Immaculate, Rome (ITALY)
- Ms. Maria Voce, President of Focolari Movement (ITALY)
- Rev. Kamil William, Director of the Superior Institute of Social Sciences, Professor of Holy Scriptures, Cairo. (EGYPT)
- Ms. Teresa Maria Wilsnagh, Regional Director of the Bible Foundation "Catholic Bible Foundation" (C.B.F.) of Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg (SOUTH AFRICA)

III. GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS

- H.E. Most. Rev. Nikola Eterović, Titular Archbishop of Sisak, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
- Most Rev. Fortunato Frezza, Under-secretary
- Most Rev. John Anthony Abruzzese
- Most Rev. Etienne Brocard
- Most Rev. Daniel Estivill
- Rev. Zvonimir Seršić
- Rev. Ambrogio Ivan Samus
- Ms. Paola Volterra Toppano
- Ms. Ermelinda Saracino
- Ms. Federica Vivian
- Mr. Pietro Camilli

ASSISTANTS

- Mr. Davide Arcangeli (ITALY)
- Rev. François-Xavier Ayissi (CAMEROON)
- Rev. Enrico Emmanuel Ayo (PHILIPPINES)
- Rev. Derek Borek (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- Rev. Antonio Luiz Catelan Ferreira (BRAZIL)
- Rev. Youssef Chedid, O.A.M. (LEBANON)
- Rev. Francis Chidume (NIGERIA)
- Rev. Alfonso Corona, L.C. (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
- Rev. Cristian Crisan (ROMANIA)
- Rev. Slawomir Dabrowski (POLAND)
- Rev. Joseph Devasia (INDIA)
- Rev. Saúl Nicolás Duque García (COLOMBIA)
- Rev. Ricardo Ángel Garduño Cancino (MEXICO)
- Rev. Juan Diego Giraldo (COLOMBIA)
- Br. Javier González Bejarano, L.C. (MEXICO)
- Mr. Emanuele Grisanti (ITALY)
- Rev. Thomas Joseph Kallikat (INDIA)
- Rev. David Kampiira (UGANDA)
- Mr. Gašper Koćan (SLOVENIA)
- Rev. Florent Koné (MALI)
- Rev. Dominic Le Rouzès, F.M.J. (CANADA)
- Rev. Miguel López Varela (SPAIN)
- Rev. Ignace Malamba Malala (CONGO R.)
- Rev. Jean-Marie Mazas, F.S.J. (FRANCE)
- Mr. Fulvio Miele (ITALY)
- Rev. Ignatius Ndawula (UGANDA)
- Mr. Luca Paoloni (ITALY)
- Rev. Raphaël Prouteau (FRANCE)
- Rev. Jérôme Sécher (FRANCE)
- Rev. Fabio Villani (ITALY)
- Rev. Thilo Wihelm (GERMANY)
- Rev. Jorge Zazo Rodríguez (SPAIN)

IV. PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATIONION

- Rev. Federico Lombardi, S.I., Director of the Holy See Press Office (VATICAN CITY)
- Rev. Ciro Benedettini, C.P., Assistant Director of the Holy See Press Office (VATICAN CITY)

English Language:
- Rev. Thomas Rosica, C.S.B., Executive Director of the "Salt and Light" Catholic Television Network (CANADA)

French Language:
- Most Rev. Joseph Bato'ora Ballong Wen Mewuda, Responsible for the French Program for Africa, Vatican Radio (VATICAN CITY)

German Language:
- Rev. Markus Graulich, S.D.B., Professor of Canon Law Pontifical Salesiana University (GERMANY)

Spanish Language:
- Mr. Jesús Colina, Director of International Information Zenit (SPAIN)

Italian Language:
- Most Rev. Giorgio Costantino, Director of the Regional Office for Social Communications and Spokesman for the Episcopal Conference of Calabria (ITALY)

C. LIST OF FRATERNAL DELEGATES

Ecumenical Patriarchate
- Bartolomeo I, Archbishop of Costantinopoli, Ecumenical Patriarchate (TURKEY)
- Ioannis [Zizioulas], Metropolitan of Pergamo; President Emeritus of the Academy of Athens (GREECE)

Patriarchate of Moscow
- H. E. Mark [Sergej Golovkov], Bishop of Yegorievsk, Vice-President of the Department for Foreign Ecclesiastical Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow (Yegorievsk, RUSSIAN FEDERATION)

Romania Orthodox Patriarchate
- H. E. Siluan [Ciprian Şpam], Archbishop of Orthodoxa Romena Church of Italy (ITALY)

Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate
- H.G. Fotije [Rade Sladojević], Bishop of Dalmazia (CROATIA)

Greek Orthodox Church
- Ignatios [Moysis Sotiriadis], Conselor of the Representative of the Greek Church to the European Union (Brussels) (BELGIUM)

Armenian Apostolic Church
- H. E. Armash [Hagop Nalbandian], First Bishop of Damascus (SYRIA)

Anglican Communion
- H. E. Nicholas Thomas Wright, Bishop of Durham, Anglican Church (Durham, GREAT BRITAIN)

Lutheran World Federation
- Rev. Gunnar Stålsett, Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Lutheran World Federation (Oslo, NORWAY)

Cristhian Church
- Rev. Robert K. Welsh, President of the Council of Christian Unity of Disciples of Christ (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

Ecumenical Council of Church
- Mihâiţă Nifon, Metropolit of Târgovişte; Orthodox Patriarchate of Romania

D. SPECIAL INVITATIONS

- Shear-Yashuv Cohen, Head Rabbi of Haifa (ISRAEL)
- Br. Alois, Prior of Ecumenical Community of Taizé (FRANCE)
- Rev. Archibald Miller Milloy, Secretary General of "United Bible Societies" (GREAT BRITAIN)

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