3ʳᵈ Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis (77), Supreme Pontiff

Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri (74), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’Aventino and Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Cardinal André Armand Vingt-Trois (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France) and Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (57), Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle and Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines)

Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (77), Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil) and President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil

Cardinal Péter Erdő (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference and President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Archbishop Bruno Forte (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti–Vasto (Italy)

President

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (73), Titular Archbishop of Civitanova, President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, President of Vatican Film Library and President of Vatican Television Centre

Secretary

Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., Director of Press Office of the Holy See and Director General of Vatican Radio (not a synodal father)

President

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (71), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro, President of Pontifical Council for Culture and President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology

Vice-President

Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández (52), Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia and Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Synod of the Coptic Catholic Church

Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (59), Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt (ex officio)

Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church

Patriarch Gregorios III Laham (80), Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Greek-Melkites, President of Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church, President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria and Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq) (ex officio)

Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church

Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan (69), Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church (ex officio)

Synod of the Maronite Church

Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï (74), Cardinal-Patriarch, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon and President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East (ex officio)

Synod of the Chaldean Church

Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako (66), Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), President of Synod of the Chaldean Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq (ex officio)

Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Patriarch Nersès Bédros XIX Tarmouni (74), Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (44), Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (ex officio)

Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church

Cardinal George Alencherry (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church (ex officio)

Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church

Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal (55), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and President of Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church (ex officio)

Synod of the Romanian Church

Cardinal Lucian Mureşan (83), Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) and President of Synod of the Romanian Church

Council of the Ethiopian Church

Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (66), Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), President of Interritual Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia, President of Council of the Ethiopian Church and President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (ex officio)

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

Archbishop William Charles Skurla (58), Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA) and President of Council of the Ruthenian Church of USA

Council of the Slovak Church

Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (60), Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) and President of Council of the Slovak Church (ex officio)

Africa

Archbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth. (73), Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco) and President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (56), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola), President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé and President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Bishop Eugène Cyrille Houndékon (54), Bishop of Abomey (Benin) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Archbishop Stephen Brislin (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa), President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference and President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa

Archbishop Paul Yembuado Ouédraogo (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger

Bishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa (62), Bishop of Ngozi (Burundi) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burundi

Archbishop Samuel Kleda (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Douala (Cameroon), President of National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon and President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Central Africa Region

Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I. (74), Bishop of Pala (Chad) and President of Episcopal Conference of Chad

Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu (72), Bishop of Kinkala (Congo-Brazzaville), President of Episcopal Conference of Congo and First Vice-President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola (70), Bishop of Tshumbe (Congo-Kinshasa) and President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo

Bishop Alexis Touabli Youlo (54), Bishop of Agboville (Cote d’Ivoire) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire

Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (66), Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), President of Interritual Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia, President of Council of the Ethiopian Church and President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa

Bishop Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan (54), Bishop of Mouila (Gabon), President of Episcopal Conference of Gabon and Apostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil (Gabon)

Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma (64), Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone) and President of Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone / ITCABIC

Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu (66), Bishop of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana) and President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Emmanuel Félémou (53), Bishop of Kankan (Guinea) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

Bishop Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. (65), Bishop of Bata (Equatorial Guinea)

Cardinal John Njue (68), Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya) and President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops

Archbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I. (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho) and President of Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Anthony Fallah Borwah (48), Bishop of Gbarnga (Liberia)

Archbishop Désiré Tsarahazana (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toamasina (Madagascar) and President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar

Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza (59), Bishop of Mzuzu (Malawi) and President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama (59), Bishop of Sikasso (Mali) and President of Episcopal Conference of Mali

Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula (54), Bishop of Xai-Xai (Mozambique) and President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Windhoek (Namibia) and President of Namibian Catholic Bishop’s Conference

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (56), Metropolitan Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

Bishop Alain Harel (64), Vicar Apostolic of Rodrigues (Mauritius), Titular Bishop of Forconio and Vice-President of Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean

Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. (47), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangui (Central African Republic) and President of Central African Episcopal Conference

Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege (67), Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda), President of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda and President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa

Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye (65), Bishop of Kaolack (Senegal) and President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan) and President of Sudan Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Tarcisius J. M. Ngalalekumtwa (65), Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania) and President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference

Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou (65), Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo) and President of Episcopal Conference of Togo

Archbishop John Baptist Odama (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Gulu (Uganda) and President of Uganda Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Ignatius Chama (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama (Zambia) and Apostolic Administrator of Mpika (Zambia)

Bishop Xavier Johnsai Munyongani (64), Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

Americas

Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas) and President of Antilles Episcopal Conference

Archbishop José María Arancedo (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina) and President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina

Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia

Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (77), Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino, Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil) and President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil

Archbishop Paul-André Durocher (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Gatineau (Canada) and President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (72), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) and President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia), President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia and Apostolic Administrator of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia)

Bishop Óscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (64), Bishop of Puntarenas (Costa Rica) and President of Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica

Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Cuba) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) and President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador

Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador) and President of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador

Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (60), Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) and President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

Cardinal Chibly Langlois (55), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giacomo in Augusta, Bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti) and President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Speranza, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Coordinator of Council of Cardinals, President of Caritas Internationalis and President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Presentazione, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) and President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.)

Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón (49), Bishop of Juigalpa (Nicaragua) and President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua

Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of Panamá (Panama), President of Episcopal Conference of Panama and President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama

Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, I.Sch. (73), Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay) and President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay

Archbishop Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ayacucho (Peru) and President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) and President of Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico

Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (72), Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic) and President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Louisville (USA) and President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (72), Bishop of Maldonado–Punta del Este (Uruguay) and President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay

Archbishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez (75), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cumaná (Venezuela) and President of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela

Asia

Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh

Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan (洪山川), S.V.D. (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) and President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Peter Kang U-il (강우일 베드로 / 姜禹一) (68), Bishop of Cheju 제주 (South Korea) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

Archbishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas (54), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.)

Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada (ペトロ 岡田武夫) (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan and Apostolic Administrator of Saitama さいたま (Japan)

Cardinal Oswald Gracias (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo della Croce a «Corviale», Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, Second Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee and Member of Council of Cardinals

Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia), Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

Archbishop Thomas Meram (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Bishop of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop Tomash Bernard Peta (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Most Holy Mary in Astana (Kazakhstan) and President of Episcopal Conference of Kazakhstan

Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D. (70), Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos) and Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Proconsulari

Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock (夏長福) (67), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi (60), Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar)

Patriarch Fouad Twal (73), Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine), President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Archbishop Joseph Coutts (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan) and President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (56), Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka)

Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniran (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand) and President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand

Bishop Basílio do Nascimento (64), Bishop of Baucau (Timor-Leste) and President of Episcopal Conference of Timor

Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) and President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam

Europe

Archbishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Albania

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (69), Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria), President of Episcopal Conference of Austria and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard (André-Mutien) (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium) and President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus) and Vice-President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

Bishop Franjo Komarica (68), Bishop of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bishop Christo Proykov (68), Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), Titular Bishop of Briula and President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Archbishop Zef Gashi, S.D.B. (75), Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro) and President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Cardinal Josip Bozanić (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati, Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia), Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Vice-President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B. (54), Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia) and President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

Archbishop Georges Paul Pontier (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France) and President of Bishops’ Conference of France

Cardinal Reinhard Marx (61), Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany), Coordinator of Council for the Economy, President of German Episcopal Conference, President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community and Member of Council of Cardinals

Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols (68), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) and President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Bishop Frangkiskos Papamanolis, O.F.M. Cap. (77), President of Episcopal Conference of Greece, Bishop emeritus of Syros (Greece) and Bishop emeritus of Santorini (Greece)

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland) and Vice-President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (71), Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy), President of Episcopal Conference of Italy and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs (59), Metropolitan Archbishop of Riga (Latvia) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Latvia

Bishop Rimantas Norvila (56), Bishop of Vilkaviškis (Lithuania) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania

Bishop Mario Grech (57), Bishop of Gozo (Malta) and President of Episcopal Conference of Malta

Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk (61), Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań (Poland) and President of Episcopal Conference of Poland

Patriarch Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (66), Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) and President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal

Archbishop Jan Graubner (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia) and Vice-President of Czech Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Ioan Robu (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania) and President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (65), Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) and President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava (Slovakia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Slovakia

Bishop Andrej Glavan (70), Bishop of Novo Mesto (Slovenia) and President of Episcopal Conference of Slovenia

Archbishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain) and President of Episcopal Conference of Spain

Bishop Markus Büchel (65), Bishop of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland) and President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland

Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (75), Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkiye), President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye and Apostolic Administrator of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki (53), Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine) and President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

Cardinal Péter Erdő (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary), President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference and President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Oceania

Archbishop Denis James Hart (73), Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia) and President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

Archbishop John Atcherley Dew (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand), Military Ordinary of New Zealand (New Zealand) and President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference

Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi (52), Bishop of Tonga (Tonga) and President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

Bishop Arnold Orowae (59), Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea) and President of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands

Fr. Adolfo Nicolás Pachón, S.J. (78), Superior General of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.), Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University

Fr. Mauro Jöhri, O.F.M. Cap., Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchin Franciscans) and Vice-President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.)

Fr. Mario Aldegani, C.S.I., Superior General of Congregation of Saint Joseph

Cardinal Pietro Parolin (59), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Member of Council of Cardinals and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller (66), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agnese in Agone, Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission and Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany)

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (70), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (76), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro and Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (70), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina, Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops, President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Québec (Canada)

Cardinal Fernando Filoni (斐洛尼) (68), Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Cardinal Beniamino Stella (73), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, Prefect of Congregation for Clergy and President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order

Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz (67), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina, Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil)

Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere pro hac vice Title, Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (70), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane and Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke (66), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Commission for Advocates, President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA)

Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko (69), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Cristo Re and President of Pontifical Council for the Laity

Cardinal Kurt Koch (64), Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore, Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia (69), President of Pontifical Council for the Family, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio, President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana)

Cardinal Robert Sarah (69), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana, President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea)

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò (76), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio and President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski (65), President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop emeritus of Radom (Poland)

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio (76), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami, President of Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and Member of Commission for the Study of the Reform of the Matrimonial Processes in Canon Law

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title, President of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (71), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro, President of Pontifical Council for Culture and President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (73), Titular Archbishop of Civitanova, President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, President of Vatican Film Library and President of Vatican Television Centre

Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella (Rino) (63), Titular Archbishop of Voghenza, President of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation and President of International Council for Catechesis

Cardinal Domenico Calcagno (71), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina, President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and Bishop emeritus of Savona–Noli (Italy)

Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi (71), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio, President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Pontifical Delegate for Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception and Bishop emeritus of Alessandria (Italy)

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (69), Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria), President of Episcopal Conference of Austria and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa) and Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio, President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana)

Cardinal George Pell (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Prefect of Secretariat for the Economy, President of “Vox Clara” Committee, Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia)

Cardinal Oswald Gracias (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo della Croce a «Corviale», Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, Second Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee and Member of Council of Cardinals

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale and Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia mare, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa) and Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia

Cardinal Donald William Wuerl (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)

Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan (64), Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario and Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (57), Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle and Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines)

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (44), Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Archbishop Bruno Forte (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti–Vasto (Italy)

Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella (Rino) (63), Titular Archbishop of Voghenza, President of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation and President of International Council for Catechesis

Bishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales (59), Titular Bishop of Bela, Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile) and General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council

Cardinal Angelo Sodano (86), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum, Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals and Secretary of State emeritus of Secretariat of State

Cardinal Godfried Danneels (81), Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium), Military Ordinary emeritus of Belgium (Belgium) and former President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium

Cardinal Walter Kasper (81), Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany), President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Cardinal Angelo Scola (72), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

Cardinal Carlo Caffarra (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)

Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe and Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain)

Cardinal André Armand Vingt-Trois (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France) and Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Cardinal John Tong Hon (湯漢) (75), Cardinal-Priest of «Regina Apostolorum», Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong) and Member of Council for the Economy

Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre della Provvidenza a Monte Verde and Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (염수정 안드레아 / 廉洙政) (70), Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono, Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) and Apostolic Administrator of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea)

Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino and Metropolitan Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Cardinal Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. (84), Cardinal-Priest of S. Angela Merici and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain)

Cardinal Elio Sgreccia (86), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria and President emeritus of Pontifical Academy for Life

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello (72), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, President of Governorate of Vatican City State, President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and Member of Council of Cardinals

Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci (72), Archbishop-Prelate of Loreto (Italy), Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto and Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Archbishop Edoardo Menichelli (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)

Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tlalnepantla (Mexico) and President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Delhi (India)

Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández (52), Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia and Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Bishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (66), Bishop of Piedras Negras (Mexico)

Bishop Edgar Amine Madi (58), Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo of the Maronites (Brazil)

Bishop Enrico Solmi (58), Bishop of Parma (Italy)

Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto (73), Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, President of Commission for the Study of the Reform of the Matrimonial Processes in Canon Law and President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Fr. François-Xavier Dumortier, S.J., Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Gregorian University

Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J. (48)

Fr. Manuel Jesús Arroba Conde, C.M.F. (57)

Bishop Fabio Fabene (55), Titular Bishop of Acquapendente, Substitute of College of Cardinals and Undersecretary of General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Msgr. Tony Anatrella, Psychoanalyst, Specialist in Social Psychiatry, Consultor of Pontifical Council for the Family, Consultor of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

Fr. Gérard Berliet, Professor of Sacred Scripture at Séminaire Provincial Saint-Irénée, Lyon, Head of Pastoral Care of Divorced and Remarried Faithful of Dijon

Fr. Bruno Esposito, O.P., Professor of Canon Law of Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Fr. Alfonso Fernández Benito, Professor of Moral Theology and the Sacrament of Marriage at San Ildefonso Higher Institute for Theological Studies, Director of Institute for Religious Sciences of Santa Maria of Toledo

Fr. Arul Raj GALI, C.S.C., National Director of Holy Cross Family Ministries in India

Dr. Jeffrey Goh, Professor of Systematic Theology of Major Seminary of St Peter, Kuching, Judge of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Kuching

Fr. Maurizio Gronchi, Professor of Dogmatic Theology of Pontifical Urbaniana University, Consultor of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Dr. Rodrigo Guerra López, Director-General of Centro de Investigación Social Avanzada

Dr. Jocelyne Khoueiry, Member of the Episcopal Commission for Family and Life of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon

Dr. Helen Kyung Soo Kwon, Member of the Executive Committee of Helen Kim Scholarship Foundation, Ewha Womans University

Fr. Sabatino Majorano, C.SS.R., Professor of Systematic Moral Theology at Alphonsian Academy

Mr. Christopher Laurence Meney, Director of the Centre for Life, Marriage, and the Family of Sydney

Prof. Francesco Miano, Professor of Moral Philosophy at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, President emeritus of Catholic Action in Italy

Prof. Giuseppina De Simone in Miano, Professor of Philosophy at Theological Faculty of Southern Italy of Naples

Prof. Carmen Peña García, Director of Specialist in Marriage Causes, Professor of Canon Law at Comillas Pontifical University, Defendor of the Bond and Promoter of Justice at the Tribunal of Madrid

Fr. George Henri Ruyssen, S.J., Professor of Eastern Canon Law at Pontifical Oriental Institute

Mr. Arturo As Zamberline, Head of Super Region of Brazil of Équipe Notre-Dame

Ms. Hermelinda As Zamberline, Head of Super Region of Brazil of Équipe Notre-Dame

Mr. Riyadh Albeer Naoom Azzo, Witness of Christian family life in an Islamic context

Ms. Sanaa Namir Ibrahim Habeeb, Witness of Christian family life in an Islamic context

Mr. León Botolo, Founder of Communauté Famile Chétienne

Ms. Marie Valentine Kisanga Sosawe, Founder of Communauté Famile Chétienne

Prof. Zelmira María Bottini de Rey, Director of the Institute of Couples and Families of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, President of Latin-American Network of Institute of Families of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Mr. George Campos, Director of Couples for Chirst

Ms. Cynthia Campos, Member of Couples for Chirst

Mr. Inácio Amândio Chaúque, Formator of young couples

Ms. Joan Clements, Director of Executive Committee of World Organisation Ovulation Method Billings

Mr. Stephen Conway, Regional Head for Africa of Retrouvailles

Ms. Sandra Conway, Regional Head for Africa of Retrouvailles

Dr. Ute Eberl, Head of Pastoral Care for the Family and Marriage at Berlin

Dr. Jean Dieudonné Gatsinga, Head of young families for Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Uganda of Focolari

Ms. Emerthe Gatsinga Tumuhayimpundu, Head of young families for Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Uganda of Focolari

Mr. Jeffrey Heinzen, Director of Natural Family Planning of La Crosse

Ms. Alice Heinzen, Member of Natural Family Planning Advisory Board of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Dr. Ilva Myriam Hoyos Castañeda, Delegate Procurator for the Defense of Rights of Children, Adolescents and Families

Mr. Luis Jensen Acuña, Member of Bioethical Centre of Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, President of Fundación Médico Cultural Porta Vitae, Member of Institute of Families of Schoenstatt

Ms. Pilar Escudero de Jensen, Member of General Vicariate of Pastoral Care of Santiago, Member of Pontifical Council for the Laity, Member of Institute of Families of Schoenstatt

Mr. Sélim Khoury, Head of Family Pastoral Care of the Patriarchal Curia of Antioch

Ms. Rita Khoury, Head of Family Pastoral Care of the Patriarchal Curia of Antioch

Ms. María Lacalle Noriega, Director of Center of Family Studies of Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales de la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Secretary General of Sociedad Española de Bioética y Biojurídica

Fr. Cajetan Menezes, Director of Apostolate for Families in Bombay

Sr. Margaret Muldoon, Superior General emerita of Sisters of Holy Family of Bordeaux

Mr. Francisco Padilla, Head of Couples for Christ Foundation for family and life

Mr. Giuseppe Petracca Ciavarella, Doctor, Member of National Council of Family Pastoral Care

Ms. Lucia Miglionico, Doctor, Member of National Council of Family Pastoral Care

Mr. Algirdas Petronis, Vice-President of International Federation of Catholic Families, Director of the Centre of Families of Vilnius

Mr. Romano Pirola, Director of Australian Catholic Marriage and Family Council

Ms. Mavis Pirola, Director of Australian Catholic Marriage and Family Council

Mr. Olivier Roussy, Head of Apostolic Branch of “Amour et Vérité”

Ms. Xristilla Roussy, Head of Apostolic Branch of “Amour et Vérité”

Mr. Steve Schultz, Member of International Catholic Engaged Encounter

Ms. Claudia Schultz, Member of International Catholic Engaged Encounter

Ms. Michèle Taupin, President of “Espérance et Vie” Movement

Ms. Jeannette Touré, National President of Association of Catholic Women in Côte d'Ivoire

Ecumenical Patriarchate

His Eminence Athenagoras, Metropolitan of Belgium

Patriarchate of Moscow

His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, President of the Department for External Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow

Coptic Orthodox Church

His Eminence Metropolitan Bishoy, Metropolitan of Damietta, Kafr Elsheikh and Elbarari

Syriac-Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch

His Eminence Mar Yostinos, Archbishop of Zahlé and Bekau

Anglican Communion

His Grace Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham

World Lutheran Federation

Dr. Ndanganeni Petrus Phaswana, Vice-President of the Evangelical Church in South Africa

World Communion of Reformed Churches

Rev. Dr. Benebo Fubara-Manuel, President of Nigeria Communion of Reformed Churches

Baptist World Alliance

Dr. Valérie Duval-Poujol, Professor of Biblical Exegesis at Catholic Institute of Paris