Living Prelates

Living Prelates (Total 5658) *
IndiaArchbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. (70)Archbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)
IndiaBishop Vincent Barwa (72)Bishop Vincent Barwa (72), Bishop of Simdega (India)
VenezuelaArchbishop Víctor Hugo Basabe (64)Archbishop Víctor Hugo Basabe (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Coro (Venezuela)
BoliviaBishop Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B. (63)Bishop Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B. (63), Titular Bishop of Fidoloma and Auxiliary Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia)
ItalyBishop Domenico Basile (59)Bishop-elect Domenico Basile (59), Bishop of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy)
CzechiaBishop Antonín Basler (69)Bishop Antonín Basler (69), Titular Bishop of Vaga and Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)
USAFr. Mikaël Bassalé, I.C.P.B. (56)Fr. Mikaël Bassalé, I.C.P.B. (56), Ordinary of Greece of the Armenians (Greece)
SenegalBishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (74)Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (74), Bishop of Kolda (Senegal)
ItalyCardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (83)Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (83), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Perugia–Città della Pieve (Italy)
BrazilBishop Vilsom Basso, S.C.I. (65)Bishop Vilsom Basso, S.C.I. (65), Bishop of Imperatriz (Brazil)
ChileBishop Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B. (70)Bishop Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B. (70), Bishop emeritus of Punta Arenas (Chile)
PhilippinesBishop Emilio Layon Bataclan (85)Bishop Emilio Layon Bataclan (85), Titular Bishop of Septimunicia and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cebu (Philippines)
FranceArchbishop Sylvain Bataille (61)Archbishop Sylvain Bataille (61), Archbishop of Bourges (France)
ItalyCardinal Domenico Battaglia (62)Cardinal Domenico Battaglia (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino and Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)
SyriaArchbishop Youhanna Jihad Battah (69)Archbishop Youhanna Jihad Battah (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria)
USABishop Gerard William Battersby (65)Bishop Gerard William Battersby (65), Bishop of La Crosse (USA)
SyriaArchbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. (75)Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. (75), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)
BrazilArchbishop Anuar Battisti (72)Archbishop Anuar Battisti (72), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Maringá (Brazil)
ItalyBishop Riccardo Battocchio (63)Bishop Riccardo Battocchio (63), Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (Italy)
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Andrea Salvatore Baturi (61)Archbishop Giuseppe Andrea Salvatore Baturi (61), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Italy
FranceBishop Jean-Pierre Batut (71)Bishop Jean-Pierre Batut (71), Titular Bishop of Maillezais and Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (France)
GermanyBishop Georg Bätzing (64)Bishop Georg Bätzing (64), Bishop of Limburg (Germany) and President of German Episcopal Conference
FranceBishop Yves Baumgarten (61)Bishop Yves Baumgarten (61), Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (France)
EgyptBishop Giuseppe Bausardo, S.D.B. (74)Bishop Giuseppe Bausardo, S.D.B. (74), Titular Bishop of Ida in Mauretania and Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Alexandria of Egypt (Egypt)
CzechiaBishop Jan Baxant (77)Bishop Jan Baxant (77), Bishop emeritus of Litoměřice (Czechia)
CanadaBishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. (64)Bishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. (64), Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada)
CameroonBishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei (61)Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei (61), Bishop of Obala (Cameroon)
PhilippinesBishop Joel Zamudio Baylon (71)Bishop Joel Zamudio Baylon (71), Bishop of Legazpi (Philippines)
Burkina FasoBishop Alexandre Yikyi Bazié (65)Bishop Alexandre Yikyi Bazié (65), Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena, Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Koudougou (Burkina Faso) and Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
FranceArchbishop Jérôme Daniel Beau (68)Archbishop Jérôme Daniel Beau (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers (France)
FranceBishop Marc Beaumont (64)Bishop Marc Beaumont (64), Bishop of Moulins (France)
Cote d’IvoireBishop Gaspard Béby Gnéba (63)Bishop Gaspard Béby Gnéba (63), Bishop of Man (Cote d’Ivoire)
ItalyCardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (77)Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (77), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Lino, Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Causes of Saints and former Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)
GermanyArchbishop Hans-Josef Becker (77)Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker (77), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany)
USABishop James Mark Beckman (63)Bishop James Mark Beckman (63), Bishop of Knoxville (USA)
IranArchbishop Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. (86)Archbishop Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. (86), Archbishop emeritus of Isfahan (Iran) and former President of Iranian Episcopal Conference
HungaryBishop Miklós Beer (82)Bishop Miklós Beer (82), Bishop emeritus of Vác (Hungary)
USABishop Ramon Bejarano (56)Bishop Ramon Bejarano (56), Bishop of Monterey (USA)
ItalyArchbishop Andrea Bellandi (65)Archbishop Andrea Bellandi (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy)
USAArchbishop Andrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M. (69)Archbishop Andrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M. (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Anchorage–Juneau (USA)
BrazilBishop Paulo Roberto Beloto (68)Bishop Paulo Roberto Beloto (68), Bishop of Franca (Brazil)
GhanaBishop Paul Bemile (86)Bishop Paul Bemile (86), Bishop emeritus of Wa (Ghana)
SpainArchbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal (66)Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain)
SpainBishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (83)Bishop Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (83), Bishop emeritus of Albacete (Spain)
PhilippinesArchbishop Victor Barnuevo Bendico (65)Archbishop Victor Barnuevo Bendico (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz (Philippines) and Apostolic Administrator of Kalibo (Philippines)
ItalyBishop Francesco Beneduce, S.J. (69)Bishop Francesco Beneduce, S.J. (69), Titular Bishop of Gaudiaba and Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy)
ItalyBishop Domenico Beneventi (51)Bishop Domenico Beneventi (51), Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)
AngolaBishop António Lungieki Pedro Bengui (52)Bishop António Lungieki Pedro Bengui (52), Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)
ParaguayBishop Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia (52)Bishop Amancio Francisco Benítez Candia (52), Bishop of Benjamín Aceval (Paraguay)
ParaguayBishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (69)Bishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (69), Bishop of Caazapá (Paraguay)
ArgentinaBishop Alejandro Pablo Benna (66)Bishop Alejandro Pablo Benna (66), Bishop of Morón (Argentina)
AustraliaBishop Gregory Charles Bennet (62)Bishop Gregory Charles Bennet (62), Bishop of Sale (Australia) and Vice-President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
JamaicaBishop Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J. (79)Bishop Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J. (79), Bishop emeritus of Mandeville (Jamaica)
SlovakiaBishop Peter Beňo (53)Bishop Peter Beňo (53), Titular Bishop of Amudarsa and Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia)
FranceBishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin (73)Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin (73), Bishop of Beauvais (France)
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto (76)Archbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto (76), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pisa (Italy)
GermanyArchbishop Udo Markus Bentz (58)Archbishop Udo Markus Bentz (58), Metropolitan Archbishop of Paderborn (Germany)
KuwaitBishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. (62)Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. (62), Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia (Kuwait)
RomaniaBishop Virgil Bercea (68)Bishop Virgil Bercea (68), Bishop of Oradea Mare of the Romanians (Romania)
GermanyBishop Hubert Berenbrinker (75)Bishop Hubert Berenbrinker (75), Titular Bishop of Panatoria and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Paderborn (Germany)
USABishop Stephen Jay Berg (74)Bishop Stephen Jay Berg (74), Bishop of Pueblo (USA)
EthiopiaBishop Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B. (71)Bishop Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B. (71), Vicar Apostolic of Gambella (Ethiopia) and Titular Bishop of Ambia
BrazilBishop João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. (58)Bishop João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. (58), Bishop of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga (Brazil)
BrazilBishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (81)Bishop Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L. (81), Bishop emeritus of Nova Iguaçu (Brazil)
CanadaBishop Gerard Paul Bergie (67)Bishop Gerard Paul Bergie (67), Bishop of Saint Catharines (Canada)
BrazilArchbishop Jacinto Bergmann (74)Archbishop Jacinto Bergmann (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Pelotas (Brazil)
MexicoArchbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (86)Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (86), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Yucatán (Mexico)
ItalyArchbishop Giacinto Berloco (84)Archbishop Giacinto Berloco (84), Titular Archbishop of Fidene
JapanBishop Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Bishop Wayne Francis Berndt (ウェイン・フランシス・バーント), O.F.M. Cap. (71), Bishop of Naha 那覇 (Japan)
PeruBishop Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A. (85)Bishop Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A. (85), Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Chuquibambilla (Peru)
USABishop Reynaldo B. Bersabal (63)Bishop Reynaldo B. Bersabal (63), Titular Bishop of Balecium and Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)
HungaryBishop Tibor Berta (59)Bishop Tibor Berta (59), Military Ordinary of Hungary (Hungary)
BrazilBishop José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. (83)Bishop José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. (83), Bishop emeritus of Registro (Brazil)
ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Bertello (83)Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello (83), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
DjiboutiBishop Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M. (79)Bishop Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M. (79), Bishop emeritus of Djibouti (Djibouti) and former Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu (Somalia)
ItalyArchbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi (62)Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi (62), Titular Archbishop of Spello, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. (79)Archbishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy)
ItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (91)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (91), Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church emeritus of Apostolic Camera
FranceBishop Benoît Bertrand (65)Bishop Benoît Bertrand (65), Bishop of Pontoise (France) and Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France
SpainBishop Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez (68)Bishop Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez (68), Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)
ItalyBishop Francesco Beschi (74)Bishop Francesco Beschi (74), Bishop of Bergamo (Italy)
PortugalBishop António Maria Bessa Taipa (83)Bishop António Maria Bessa Taipa (83), Titular Bishop of Tabbora and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Porto (Portugal)
Cote d’IvoireCardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (64)Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (64), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Mario e Compagni Martiri and Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
FranceBishop Francis Victor Bestion (68)Bishop Francis Victor Bestion (68), Bishop of Blois (France)
ColombiaBishop Franklin Misael Betancourt (58)Bishop Franklin Misael Betancourt (58), Bishop of Tumaco (Colombia)
USABishop Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V. (55)Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V. (55), Titular Bishop of Korčula and Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford (USA)
ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Betori (78)Cardinal Giuseppe Betori (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Firenze (Italy)
CanadaArchbishop José Avelino Bettencourt (63)Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt (63), Titular Archbishop of Novigrad, Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea and Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon
Cote d’IvoireBishop Honoré Beugré Dakpa (56)Bishop Honoré Beugré Dakpa (56), Bishop of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire)
SyriaArchbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni (95)Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni (95), Titular Archbishop of Mardin of the Syriacs and Archbishop emeritus of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria)
VenezuelaBishop Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni (80)Bishop Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni (80), Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela) and Titular Bishop of Sabrata
CubaBishop Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca (80)Bishop Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca (80), Bishop emeritus of Bayamo y Manzanillo (Cuba)
USABishop François Beyrouti (54)Bishop François Beyrouti (54), Bishop of Newton of the Greek-Melkites (USA)
SlovakiaArchbishop Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. (65)Archbishop Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. (65), Archbishop emeritus of Trnava (Slovakia)
BrazilBishop Josivaldo José Bezerra (58)Bishop Josivaldo José Bezerra (58), Titular Bishop of Patara and Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)
IndiaArchbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara (66)Archbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara (66), Metropolitan Archbishop of Faridabad of the Syro-Malabars (India)
ZimbabweBishop Michael Dixon Bhasera (76)Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera (76), Bishop emeritus of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)
BoliviaBishop Krzysztof Janusz Białasik, S.V.D. (67)Bishop Krzysztof Janusz Białasik, S.V.D. (67), Bishop of Oruro (Bolivia)
PolandBishop Edward Eugeniusz Białogłowski (79)Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Białogłowski (79), Titular Bishop of Pomaria and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Rzeszów (Poland)
GuatemalaBishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (80)Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (80), Bishop emeritus of Quiché (Guatemala)

*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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