Living Prelates

Living Prelates (Total 5656) *
USAPope Leo XIV (70)Pope Leo XIV (70), Supreme Pontiff and Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation
Solomon IslandsBishop Jacob Aba, S.M. (50)Bishop Jacob Aba, S.M. (50), Bishop of Auki (Solomon Islands)
SpainBishop David Abadías Aurín (52)Bishop David Abadías Aurín (52), Titular Bishop of Urci and Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain)
Congo-BrazzavilleArchbishop Victor Abagna Mossa (79)Archbishop Victor Abagna Mossa (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Owando (Congo-Brazzaville)
CameroonBishop Aloysius Fondong Abangalo (52)Bishop Aloysius Fondong Abangalo (52), Bishop of Mamfe (Cameroon)
PeruBishop Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán (61)Bishop Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán (61), Military Ordinary emeritus of Peru (Peru)
PhilippinesBishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (66)Bishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (66), Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines)
BoliviaArchbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (82)Archbishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero (82), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Paz (Bolivia)
IraqArchbishop Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor (74)Archbishop Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor (74), Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq) and General Secretary of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
CameroonBishop Emmanuel Abbo (56)Bishop Emmanuel Abbo (56), Bishop of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon)
ChadBishop Philippe Abbo Chen, N.D.V. (63)Bishop Philippe Abbo Chen, N.D.V. (63), Vicar Apostolic of Mongo (Chad)
PhilippinesBishop Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J. (61)Bishop Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J. (61), Bishop of Daet (Philippines)
LebanonArchbishop Charbel Abdallah (59)Archbishop Charbel Abdallah (59), Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)
LebanonArchbishop Boulos Abdul Sater (63)Archbishop Boulos Abdul Sater (63), Archbishop of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon)
NigeriaArchbishop Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin (76)Archbishop Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin (76), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibadan (Nigeria)
Congo-KinshasaBishop François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapaa (52)Bishop François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapaa (52), Bishop of Kindu (Congo-Kinshasa)
JapanBishop Josep María Abella Batlle, C.M.F. (76)Bishop Josep María Abella Batlle (ホセ・マリア・アベイヤ), C.M.F. (76), Bishop of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)
PhilippinesBishop Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. (72)Bishop Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. (72), Bishop of Romblon (Philippines)
AustraliaBishop ‘Ad Abikaram (89)Bishop ‘Ad Abikaram (89), Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)
EgyptBishop Youssef Aboul El Kher (82)Bishop Youssef Aboul El Kher (82), Bishop emeritus of Sohag of the Copts (Egypt)
LebanonArchbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. (77)Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. (77), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)
ColombiaBishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (53)Bishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (53), Bishop of Arauca (Colombia)
SpainCardinal Santos Abril y Castelló (90)Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló (90), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ponziano pro hac vice Title and Apostolic Commissioner for Institute of the Incarnate Word
SyriaPatriarch Youssef Absi, M.S.P. (79)Patriarch Youssef Absi (79), Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), 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)
ItalyBishop Gennaro Acampa (80)Bishop Gennaro Acampa (80), Titular Bishop of Tortiboli and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy)
ItalyArchbishop Angelo Accattino (59)Archbishop Angelo Accattino (59), Titular Archbishop of Sabiona and Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Accolla (74)Archbishop Giovanni Accolla (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)
ItalyArchbishop Felice Accrocca (66)Archbishop Felice Accrocca (66), Archbishop-Bishop of Foligno (Italy) and Archbishop-Bishop of Assisi–Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino (Italy)
ItalyCardinal Angelo Acerbi (100)Cardinal Angelo Acerbi (100), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino and Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)
MexicoBishop Francisco Javier Acero Pérez, O.A.R. (52)Bishop Francisco Javier Acero Pérez, O.A.R. (52), Titular Bishop of Sufasar and Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico)
GermanyBishop Stephan Ackermann (63)Bishop Stephan Ackermann (63), Bishop of Trier (Germany)
USABishop Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan (75)Bishop Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan (75), Titular Bishop of Rusicade and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)
MexicoBishop José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán (59)Bishop José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán (59), Bishop of Huejutla (Mexico)
ColombiaBishop Dimas Antonio Acuña Jiménez (54)Bishop Dimas Antonio Acuña Jiménez (54), Bishop of El Banco (Colombia)
NigeriaBishop Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P. (61)Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P. (61), Bishop of Idah (Nigeria)
PolandArchbishop Mirosław Adamczyk (63)Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk (63), Titular Archbishop of Otricoli and Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
USAArchbishop Edward Joseph Adams (81)Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams (81), Titular Archbishop of Scala
South AfricaBishop Edward Robert Adams (91)Bishop Edward Robert Adams (91), Bishop emeritus of Oudtshoorn (South Africa)
New ZealandBishop John Lewis Adams (62)Bishop John Lewis Adams (62), Bishop of Palmerston North (New Zealand)
GhanaBishop Anthony Kwami Adanuty (85)Bishop Anthony Kwami Adanuty (85), Bishop emeritus of Keta–Akatsi (Ghana)
IndiaBishop Sebastian Adayanthrath (69)Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath (69), Bishop of Mandya of the Syro-Malabars (India)
NigeriaBishop Francis Obafemi Adesina (62)Bishop Francis Obafemi Adesina (62), Bishop of Ijebu-Ode (Nigeria)
IndonesiaArchbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (66)Archbishop Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. (66), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Merauke (Indonesia)
BeninBishop Martin Adjou Moumouni (70)Bishop Martin Adjou Moumouni (70), Bishop of N’Dali (Benin)
LaosBishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong (62)Bishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong (62), Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)
PhilippinesCardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula (74)Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Vigilio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines)
BelgiumBishop Lodewijk Aerts (66)Bishop Lodewijk Aerts (66), Bishop of Brugge (Belgium)
PhilippinesBishop Guillermo Dela Vega Afable (75)Bishop Guillermo Dela Vega Afable (75), Bishop of Digos (Philippines)
GhanaBishop John Yaw Afoakwah (71)Bishop John Yaw Afoakwah (71), Bishop of Obuasi (Ghana)
GhanaBishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum (71)Bishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum (71), Bishop of Koforidua (Ghana) and Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa
BrazilBishop Francisco Agamenilton Damascena (50)Bishop Francisco Agamenilton Damascena (50), Bishop of Luziânia (Brazil)
BeninBishop Victor Agbanou (80)Bishop Victor Agbanou (80), Bishop emeritus of Lokossa (Benin)
BeninArchbishop Fidèle Agbatchi (75)Archbishop Fidèle Agbatchi (75), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Parakou (Benin)
Central African RepublicBishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A. (61)Bishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A. (61), Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic)
PhilippinesBishop Samuel Naceno Agcaracar, S.V.D. (56)Bishop Samuel Naceno Agcaracar, S.V.D. (56), Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines)
ItalyBishop Franco Maria Giuseppe Agnesi (75)Bishop Franco Maria Giuseppe Agnesi (75), Titular Bishop of Dusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)
ItalyBishop Franco Agostinelli (82)Bishop Franco Agostinelli (82), Bishop emeritus of Prato (Italy)
MoroccoArchbishop Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (83)Archbishop Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (83), Archbishop emeritus of Tánger (Morocco)
SpainBishop Pedro Aguado Cuesta, Sch. P. (68)Bishop Pedro Aguado Cuesta, Sch. P. (68), Bishop of Jaca (Spain) and Bishop of Huesca (Spain)
ArgentinaArchbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer (82)Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer (82), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Plata (Argentina)
MexicoCardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes (76)Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes (76), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli and Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico)
PanamaBishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar (62)Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar (62), Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama)
MexicoBishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma (61)Bishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma (61), Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)
MexicoBishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (74)Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (74), Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)
BoliviaBishop Nicolás Renán Aguilera Arroyo (53)Bishop Nicolás Renán Aguilera Arroyo (53), Bishop of Potosí (Bolivia)
MexicoArchbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco (92)Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco (92), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Acapulco (Mexico)
Central African RepublicBishop Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.J. (71)Bishop Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.J. (71), Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic)
ChileBishop Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz, O.S.M. (67)Bishop Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz, O.S.M. (67), Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud (Chile)
IndonesiaArchbishop Agustinus Agus (76)Archbishop Agustinus Agus (76), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pontianak (Indonesia)
GhanaBishop Alfred Agyenta (67)Bishop Alfred Agyenta (67), Bishop of Navrongo–Bolgatanga (Ghana)
South KoreaBishop Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (80)Bishop Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (안명옥 프란치스코 하비에르 / 安明玉) (80), Bishop emeritus of Masan 마산 (South Korea)
Cote d’IvoireBishop Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P. (65)Bishop Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P. (65), Bishop of Grand-Bassam (Cote d’Ivoire)
ItalyBishop Arturo Aiello (70)Bishop Arturo Aiello (70), Bishop of Avellino (Italy)
NigeriaBishop Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A. (59)Bishop Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A. (59), Bishop of Uromi (Nigeria) and General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria
FranceBishop Marc Aillet (68)Bishop Marc Aillet (68), Bishop of Bayonne (France)
Papua New GuineaBishop Justin Ain Soongie (52)Bishop Justin Ain Soongie (52), Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)
IndiaBishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. (80)Bishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. (80), Bishop emeritus of Dibrugarh (India)
IndiaArchbishop Vincent Aind (71)Archbishop Vincent Aind (71), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India) and General Secretary of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India
NigeriaBishop Felix Femi Ajakaye (63)Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye (63), Bishop of Ekiti (Nigeria)
NigeriaBishop David Ajang (56)Bishop David Ajang (56), Bishop of Lafia (Nigeria)
Cote d’IvoireBishop Joseph Kakou Aka (58)Bishop Joseph Kakou Aka (58), Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire)
BrazilArchbishop Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (63)Archbishop Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)
Cote d’IvoireArchbishop Joseph Aké Yapo (75)Archbishop Joseph Aké Yapo (75), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire)
EgyptBishop Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh (55)Bishop Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh (55), Bishop of Ismayliah of the Copts (Egypt) and Apostolic Visitator in the United States and Canada of the Copts
NigeriaBishop Donatus Edet Akpan (73)Bishop Donatus Edet Akpan (73), Bishop of Ogoja (Nigeria)
NigeriaArchbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze (69)Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria)
PalestineArchbishop Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash (70)Archbishop Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash (70), Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine) and Archbishop emeritus of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan)
SyriaBishop Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan (46)Bishop Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan (46), Titular Bishop of Arethusa of the Syriacs, Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs and Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs
IraqArchbishop Habib Hermez Jajou Al-Nawfali (65)Archbishop Habib Hermez Jajou Al-Nawfali (65), Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) and Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans
USABishop Joy Alappat (69)Bishop Joy Alappat (69), Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago of the Syro-Malabars (USA)
IndiaBishop Paul Alappatt (63)Bishop Paul Alappatt (63), Bishop of Ramanathapuram of the Syro-Malabars (India)
PhilippinesArchbishop Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon (55)Archbishop Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon (55), Metropolitan Archbishop of Caceres (Philippines)
PeruBishop José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, O.F.M. Cap. (61)Bishop José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, O.F.M. Cap. (61), Bishop of Huaraz (Peru)
PeruArchbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (74)Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cusco (Peru)
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Alberti (60)Bishop Giuseppe Alberti (60), Bishop of Oppido Mamertina–Palmi (Italy)
BrazilBishop Onécimo Alberton (61)Bishop Onécimo Alberton (61), Titular Bishop of Dagnum and Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis (Brazil)
BrazilBishop José Albuquerque de Araújo (57)Bishop José Albuquerque de Araújo (57), Bishop of Parintins (Brazil)
Dominican RepublicBishop Tomás Alejo Concepción (62)Bishop Tomás Alejo Concepción (62), Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana (Dominican Republic)
USABishop Venedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. (58)Bishop Venedykt Aleksiychuk (Valery), M.S.U. (58), Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (USA)
MexicoBishop Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez (55)Bishop Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez (55), Bishop of Cuauhtémoc–Madera (Mexico)

*Including all bishops and cardinals, the Dean of the Roman Rota, and other prelates without episcopal consecration who are equivalent in law to a diocesan bishop (Territorial Abbots, Military Ordinaries, Prefects Apostolic, Administrators Apostolic, Superiors of Missions sui juris)

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