Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2013

Newly Elected Bishops (182)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop Augustine Cui Tai (75)Bishop Augustine Cui Tai (崔泰) (75)

Bishop emeritus of Xuanhua 宣化 (China)

20132013.04.07
CanadaBishop Stephen Arthur Jensen (71)Bishop Stephen Arthur Jensen (71)

Bishop of Prince George (Canada)

2013.01.032013.04.02
USABishop David Prescott Talley (75)Bishop David Prescott Talley (75)

Bishop of Memphis (USA)

2013.01.032013.04.02
CanadaBishop Paul-Marwan Tabet, L.M. (64)Bishop Paul-Marwan Tabet, L.M. (64) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal of the Maronites (Canada)

2013.01.102013.01.26
IndiaBishop George Madathikandathil (69)Bishop George Madathikandathil (69) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Kothamangalam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2013.01.102013.02.09
IrelandBishop Brendan Leahy (66)Bishop Brendan Leahy (66)

Bishop of Limerick (Ireland)

2013.01.102013.04.14
Northern IrelandArchbishop Eamon Martin (64)Archbishop Eamon Martin (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Apostolic Administrator of Dromore (Northern Ireland)

2013.01.182013.04.21
SenegalArchbishop André Gueye (59)Archbishop André Gueye (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal)

Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

2013.01.182013.05.25
PolandBishop Piotr Henryk Sawczuk (64)Bishop Piotr Henryk Sawczuk (64)

Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland)

2013.01.192013.04.06
ItalyBishop Gerardo Antonazzo (69)Bishop Gerardo Antonazzo (69)

Bishop of Sora–Cassino–Aquino–Pontecorvo (Italy)

2013.01.222013.04.08
CanadaBishop Daniel Jodoin (69)Bishop Daniel Jodoin (69)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada)

2013.01.222013.04.25
HondurasBishop Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. (80)Bishop Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. (80)

Bishop emeritus of Choluteca (Honduras)

2013.01.262013.04.20
NigerArchbishop Djalwana Laurent Lompo (59)Archbishop Djalwana Laurent Lompo (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Niamey (Niger)

2013.01.262013.06.09
ChinaBishop Joseph Ma Yan-en (66)Bishop Joseph Ma Yan-en (馬彥恩) (66)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zhangjiakou 張家口 (China)

Bishop emeritus of Xiwanzi 西灣子 (China)

2013.01.302010.12.20
ColombiaBishop Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto (57)Bishop Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto (57)

Bishop of Soacha (Colombia)

2013.01.302013.03.09
Burkina FasoArchbishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré (60)Archbishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

2013.01.312013.05.04
MaliBishop Jonas Dembélé (62)Bishop Jonas Dembélé (62)

Bishop of Kayes (Mali)

President of Episcopal Conference of Mali

2013.01.312013.05.11
FranceArchbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit (75)Archbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Paris (France)

Ordinary emeritus of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

2013.02.022013.04.19
BoliviaBishop Eugenio Coter (68)Bishop Eugenio Coter (68)

Vicar Apostolic of Pando (Bolivia)

Titular Bishop of Thibiuca

Apostolic Administrator of Reyes (Bolivia)

2013.02.022013.04.24
BoliviaArchbishop Percy Lorenzo Galván Flores (60)Archbishop Percy Lorenzo Galván Flores (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Paz (Bolivia)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia

2013.02.022013.05.01
BrazilBishop Valdir Mamede (64)Bishop Valdir Mamede (64)

Bishop emeritus of Catanduva (Brazil)

2013.02.062013.03.16
GuatemalaBishop Domingo Buezo Leiva (63)Bishop Domingo Buezo Leiva (63)

Bishop of Sololá–Chimaltenango (Guatemala)

2013.02.092013.05.04
USABishop Robert Joseph Coyle (61)Bishop Robert Joseph Coyle (61)

Titular Bishop of Zabi

Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

2013.02.112013.04.25
FranceBishop Laurent Percerou (64)Bishop Laurent Percerou (64)

Bishop of Nantes (France)

2013.02.142013.04.14
TanzaniaBishop Titus Joseph Mdoe (65)Bishop Titus Joseph Mdoe (65)

Bishop of Mtwara (Tanzania)

2013.02.162013.05.01
CanadaBishop Anthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I. (61)Bishop Anthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I. (61)

Bishop of Churchill–Baie d’Hudson (Canada)

2013.02.162013.05.30
BrazilArchbishop José Mário Scalon Angonese (65)Archbishop José Mário Scalon Angonese (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cascavel (Brazil)

2013.02.202013.04.28
CanadaBishop Daniel Joseph Miehm (65)Bishop Daniel Joseph Miehm (65)

Bishop of Peterborough (Canada)

2013.02.202013.05.07
TunisiaArchbishop Ilario Antoniazzi (77)Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi (77)

Archbishop emeritus of Tunis (Tunisia)

2013.02.212013.03.16
ColombiaBishop Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C. (56)Bishop Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C. (56)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano (Colombia)

Titular Bishop of Otočac

2013.02.212013.04.20
BrazilBishop Gabriele Marchesi (72)Bishop Gabriele Marchesi (72)

Bishop of Floresta (Brazil)

2013.02.212013.05.18
BrazilArchbishop Marco Aurélio Gubiotti (62)Archbishop Marco Aurélio Gubiotti (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

2013.02.212013.05.26
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Urbain Ngassongo (64)Bishop Urbain Ngassongo (64)

Bishop of Gamboma (Congo-Brazzaville)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Congo

2013.02.222013.04.21
PolandArchbishop Mirosław Adamczyk (63)Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk (63)

Titular Archbishop of Otricoli

Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

2013.02.222013.04.27
ItalyArchbishop Ettore Balestrero (59)Archbishop Ettore Balestrero (59)

Titular Archbishop of Victoriana

Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO)

Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG)

2013.02.222013.04.27
USAArchbishop Michael Wallace Banach (63)Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach (63)

Titular Archbishop of Memphis

Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

2013.02.222013.04.27
CameroonArchbishop Brian Udaigwe (61)Archbishop Brian Udaigwe (61)

Titular Archbishop of Suelli

Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti

Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia

Apostolic Delegate to Somalia

Special Representative to African Union (AU)

2013.02.222013.04.27
Congo-BrazzavilleArchbishop Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B. (77)Archbishop Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B. (77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

2013.02.222013.04.28
ItalyArchbishop Pietro Lagnese (64)Archbishop Pietro Lagnese (64)

Archbishop of Capua (Italy)

Bishop of Caserta (Italy)

2013.02.232013.05.01
VietnamBishop Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo (81)Bishop Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo (81)

Bishop emeritus of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

2013.02.282013.04.05
ArgentinaBishop Samuel Jofré Giraudo (68)Bishop Samuel Jofré Giraudo (68)

Bishop of Villa María (Argentina)

2013.02.282013.05.05
SpainArchbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. (72)Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida–Badajoz (Spain)

2013.04.062013.05.18
USABishop John Thomas Folda (64)Bishop John Thomas Folda (64)

Bishop of Fargo (USA)

2013.04.082013.06.19
JamaicaBishop Burchell Alexander McPherson

former Bishop of Montego Bay (Jamaica)

2013.04.112013.06.08
IndiaArchbishop Udumala Bala Showreddy (71)Archbishop Udumala Bala Showreddy (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Visakhapatnam (India)

2013.04.132013.05.23
NigeriaBishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah (69)Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah (69)

Bishop of Nsukka (Nigeria)

2013.04.132013.07.04
ArgentinaBishop Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. (59)Bishop Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. (59) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires of the Maronites (Argentina)

2013.04.172013.05.25
AustraliaBishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, O.L.M. (58)Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, O.L.M. (58) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

2013.04.172013.05.25
USABishop David John Walkowiak (72)Bishop David John Walkowiak (72)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA)

2013.04.182013.06.18
SlovakiaBishop Milan Lach, S.J. (52)Bishop Milan Lach, S.J. (52) (Slovak Rite)

Bishop of Bratislava of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

2013.04.192013.06.01
PolandBishop Stanisław Jamrozek (65)Bishop Stanisław Jamrozek (65)

Titular Bishop of Chełm

Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

2013.04.202013.05.20
PanamaBishop Rafael Valdivieso Miranda (58)Bishop Rafael Valdivieso Miranda (58)

Bishop of Chitré (Panama)

2013.04.252013.07.06
SpainBishop Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández

former Bishop of Astorga (Spain)

2013.04.262013.06.08
ColombiaArchbishop Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo (60)Archbishop Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Florencia (Colombia)

2013.04.272013.06.29
IrelandBishop Raymond Anthony Browne (69)Bishop Raymond Anthony Browne (69)

Bishop of Kerry (Ireland)

2013.05.022013.07.21
SyriaArchbishop Nicolas Antiba, B.A. (80)Archbishop Nicolas Antiba, B.A. (80) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bosra–Hauran of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

2013.05.022013.08.25
USABishop Michael Charles Barber, S.J. (71)Bishop Michael Charles Barber, S.J. (71)

Bishop of Oakland (USA)

2013.05.032013.05.25
South AfricaArchbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (69)Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa)

Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes–Upington (South Africa)

Vice-President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2013.05.062013.08.03
RwandaCardinal Antoine Kambanda (67)Cardinal Antoine Kambanda (67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kigali (Rwanda)

President of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

2013.05.072013.07.20
IrelandBishop Denis Nulty (62)Bishop Denis Nulty (62)

Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland)

2013.05.072013.08.04
LiechtensteinBishop Benno Elbs (65)Bishop Benno Elbs (65)

Bishop of Feldkirch (Austria)

Apostolic Administrator of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)

2013.05.082013.06.30
BrazilBishop Luiz Antônio Cipolini (63)Bishop Luiz Antônio Cipolini (63)

Bishop of Marília (Brazil)

2013.05.082013.07.07
BrazilBishop José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida (65)Bishop José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida (65)

Bishop of Itumbiara (Brazil)

2013.05.082013.07.13
ArgentinaCardinal Victor Manuel Fernández (63)Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández (63)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta

Prefect of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

President of Pontifical Biblical Commission

President of International Theological Commission

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Plata (Argentina)

2013.05.132013.06.15
IndiaArchbishop John Rodrigues (58)Archbishop John Rodrigues (58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India)

2013.05.152013.06.29
IndiaBishop Dominic Savio Fernandes (72)Bishop Dominic Savio Fernandes (72)

Titular Bishop of Cozyla

Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

2013.05.152013.06.29
MexicoBishop Rafael Valdéz Torres (66)Bishop Rafael Valdéz Torres (66)

Bishop of Ensenada (Mexico)

2013.05.212013.07.31
AngolaArchbishop Luzizila Kiala (62)Archbishop Luzizila Kiala (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

2013.05.212013.08.25
Congo-BrazzavilleArchbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou (61)Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Brazzaville (Congo-Brazzaville)

President of Episcopal Conference of Congo

2013.05.242013.08.25
MexicoBishop Jorge Estrada Solórzano (64)Bishop Jorge Estrada Solórzano (64)

Bishop of Gómez Palacio (Mexico)

2013.05.282013.07.19
BelgiumBishop Jean-Pierre Delville (74)Bishop Jean-Pierre Delville (74)

Bishop of Liège (Belgium)

2013.05.312013.07.14
TokelauBishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R. (78)Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

2013.05.312013.08.22
LithuaniaArchbishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. (64)Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania)

former Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania

2013.06.062013.08.10
South AfricaBishop Jeremiah Madimetja Masela (67)Bishop Jeremiah Madimetja Masela (67)

Bishop of Polokwane (South Africa)

2013.06.102013.09.07
BrazilArchbishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. (70)Archbishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. (70)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil)

2013.06.122013.08.24
GermanyBishop Michael Gerber (56)Bishop Michael Gerber (56)

Bishop of Fulda (Germany)

Vice-President of German Episcopal Conference

2013.06.122013.09.08
IndiaBishop Jaya Rao Polimera (60)Bishop Jaya Rao Polimera (60)

Bishop of Eluru (India)

2013.06.132013.07.25
ColombiaBishop Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R. (76)Bishop Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R. (76)

Bishop of Jericó (Colombia)

2013.06.132013.08.10
ItalyBishop Paolo Selvadagi (79)Bishop Paolo Selvadagi (79)

Titular Bishop of Salpi

Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome emeritus of Roma (Italy)

2013.06.142013.09.07
GermanyBishop Ansgar Puff (70)Bishop Ansgar Puff (70)

Titular Bishop of Gordus

Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

2013.06.142013.09.21
VietnamBishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Viên (61)Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Viên (61)

Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari

Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam)

2013.06.152013.09.04
VietnamBishop Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, P.S.S. (73)Bishop Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, P.S.S. (73)

Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam)

2013.06.152013.09.06
ZimbabweBishop Xavier Johnsai Munyongani

former Bishop of Gweru (Zimbabwe)

2013.06.152013.09.14
ParaguayBishop Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B. (54)Bishop Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B. (54)

Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo (Paraguay)

Titular Bishop of Media

2013.06.182013.08.03
GermanyBishop Johannes Wübbe (60)Bishop Johannes Wübbe (60)

Titular Bishop of Roscrea

Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany)

2013.06.182013.09.01
BrazilBishop José Carlos Brandão Cabral (62)Bishop José Carlos Brandão Cabral (62)

Bishop emeritus of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil)

2013.06.192013.09.15
LesothoBishop Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I. (66)Bishop Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I. (66)

Bishop of Qacha’s Nek (Lesotho)

President of Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2013.06.192013.09.21
JapanBishop Bernard Taiji Katsuya (70)Bishop Bernard Taiji Katsuya (ベルナルド 勝谷太治) (70)

Bishop of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan)

2013.06.222013.10.14
ItalyBishop Orazio Francesco Piazza (72)Bishop Orazio Francesco Piazza (72)

Bishop of Viterbo (Italy)

2013.06.252013.09.21
IndiaBishop Varghese Thottamkara Souru, C.M. (66)Bishop Varghese Thottamkara Souru, C.M. (66)

Bishop of Balasore (India)

2013.06.282013.08.13
SpainBishop Ángel Fernández Collado (73)Bishop Ángel Fernández Collado (73)

Bishop emeritus of Albacete (Spain)

2013.06.282013.09.15
FranceBishop Bruno Feillet (66)Bishop Bruno Feillet (66)

Bishop of Séez (France)

2013.06.282013.09.22
BrazilBishop João Gilberto de Moura (62)Bishop João Gilberto de Moura (62)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil)

2013.07.032013.09.06
BrazilBishop José Maria Chaves dos Reis (63)Bishop José Maria Chaves dos Reis (63)

Bishop of Abaetetuba (Brazil)

2013.07.032013.10.05
PakistanArchbishop Joseph Arshad (61)Archbishop Joseph Arshad (61)

Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

Archbishop ad personam

2013.07.032013.11.01
LebanonArchbishop Eduard Georges Daher, B.C. (52)Archbishop Eduard Georges Daher, B.C. (52) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2013.07.092013.09.07
ArgentinaBishop Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. (72)Bishop Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. (72)

Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

2013.07.092013.09.28
PeruBishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López (61)Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López (61)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

2013.07.102013.08.15
CameroonArchbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya (60)Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamenda (Cameroon)

President of National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon

2013.07.102013.08.23
USABishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan, L.M. (63)Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan, L.M. (63) (Maronite Rite)

Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (USA)

2013.07.102013.09.28
ParaguayBishop Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada (60)Bishop Miguel Ángel Cabello Almada (60)

Bishop of Villarrica (Paraguay)

2013.07.112013.09.15
PolandBishop Damian Bryl (57)Bishop Damian Bryl (57)

Bishop of Kalisz (Poland)

2013.07.132013.09.08
Antigua and BarbudaBishop Robert Anthony Llanos (68)Bishop Robert Anthony Llanos (68)

Bishop of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda)

2013.07.132013.09.14
VenezuelaBishop Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón (76)Bishop Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón (76)

Bishop emeritus of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela)

2013.07.152013.09.13
ItalyBishop Fernando Tarcisio Filograna (73)Bishop Fernando Tarcisio Filograna (73)

Bishop of Nardò–Gallipoli (Italy)

2013.07.162013.09.14
IndiaBishop Joseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I. (67)Bishop Joseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I. (67) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Jagdalpur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2013.07.162013.09.17
IrelandArchbishop Francis Duffy (67)Archbishop Francis Duffy (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuam (Ireland)

Bishop of Killala (Ireland)

General Secretary of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2013.07.172013.10.06
IndonesiaArchbishop Yohanes Harun Yuwono (61)Archbishop Yohanes Harun Yuwono (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palembang (Indonesia)

2013.07.192013.10.10
LatviaBishop Viktors Stulpins (54)Bishop Viktors Stulpins (54)

Bishop of Liepāja (Latvia)

2013.07.202013.09.07
ItalyBishop Maurizio Gervasoni (72)Bishop Maurizio Gervasoni (72)

Bishop of Vigevano (Italy)

2013.07.202013.09.28
ArgentinaBishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta (62)Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta (62)

Bishop emeritus of Orán (Argentina)

Assessor emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

2013.07.232013.08.19
ScotlandArchbishop Leo William Cushley (64)Archbishop Leo William Cushley (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland)

2013.07.242013.09.21
IndiaBishop Niranjan Sual Singh (64)Bishop Niranjan Sual Singh (64)

Bishop of Sambalpur (India)

2013.07.262013.09.28
IndiaBishop Kishore Kumar Kujur (62)Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur (62)

Bishop of Rourkela (India)

2013.07.262013.09.29
IndiaBishop Paul Mattekatt (64)Bishop Paul Mattekatt (64)

Bishop of Diphu (India)

2013.07.262013.10.06
PolandCardinal Konrad Krajewski (62)Cardinal Konrad Krajewski (62)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino

Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland)

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

2013.08.032013.09.17
ArgentinaBishop Ibrahim Salameh, M.S.P. (80)Bishop Ibrahim Salameh, M.S.P. (80) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Titular Bishop of Palmyra of the Greek-Melkites

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Argentina of the Greek-Melkites (Argentina)

2013.08.152013.09.27
FranceArchbishop Jean-Marie Speich (70)Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich (70)

Titular Archbishop of Sulci

2013.08.172013.10.24
IndiaBishop Jose Puthenveettil (65)Bishop Jose Puthenveettil (65) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari

Auxiliary Bishop of Faridabad of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2013.08.232013.09.21
FranceArchbishop Laurent Le Boulc’h (65)Archbishop Laurent Le Boulc’h (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lille (France)

2013.09.052013.10.27
ItalyArchbishop Giampiero Gloder (67)Archbishop Giampiero Gloder (67)

Titular Archbishop of Telde

Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova

2013.09.212013.10.24
BrazilArchbishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (65)Archbishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Campinas (Brazil)

2013.09.252013.12.15
EthiopiaBishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara (82)Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara (82)

Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Soddo (Ethiopia)

2013.10.112013.11.24
USABishop Andrew Harmon Cozzens (57)Bishop Andrew Harmon Cozzens (57)

Bishop of Crookston (USA)

2013.10.112013.12.09
BrazilArchbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari (66)Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari (66)

Titular Archbishop of Caput Cilla

Secretary of Dicastery for Bishops

Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera

Secretary of College of Cardinals

2013.10.122013.11.07
ArgentinaBishop Ángel José Macín (59)Bishop Ángel José Macín (59)

Bishop of Reconquista (Argentina)

2013.10.122013.11.24
SpainCardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (81)Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (81)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Mercede e S. Adriano a Villa Albani

Member of Council of Cardinals

2013.10.152013.11.15
PhilippinesBishop Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. (72)Bishop Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. (72)

Bishop of Romblon (Philippines)

2013.10.152013.12.11
CanadaBishop Mark Hagemoen (64)Bishop Mark Hagemoen (64)

Bishop of Saskatoon (Canada)

2013.10.152013.12.15
MyanmarBishop Lucius Hre Kung (67)Bishop Lucius Hre Kung (67)

Bishop of Hakha (Myanmar)

2013.10.192014.02.02
EcuadorBishop Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler (71)Bishop Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler (71)

Bishop of Santo Domingo (Ecuador)

2013.10.262013.11.30
ItalyArchbishop Aldo Giordano

former Titular Archbishop of Tamada

former Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

2013.10.262013.12.14
EcuadorBishop Giovanni Battista Piccioli (68)Bishop Giovanni Battista Piccioli (68)

Bishop emeritus of Daule (Ecuador)

2013.10.262014.02.08
CanadaBishop Kurt Richard Burnette (70)Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette (70) (Ruthenian Rite)

Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA)

Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Ruthenians (Canada)

2013.10.292013.12.04
EcuadorBishop Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M. (57)Bishop Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M. (57)

Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos (Ecuador)

Titular Bishop of Bida

2013.10.292013.12.07
MalaysiaBishop Richard Ng (59)Bishop Richard Ng (吳對龍) (59)

Bishop of Miri (Malaysia)

General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

2013.10.302014.01.25
JordanArchbishop Joseph Gébara (60)Archbishop Joseph Gébara (60) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan)

2013.10.312013.12.21
PolandArchbishop Józef Górzyński (67)Archbishop Józef Górzyński (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Warmia (Poland)

2013.11.042013.12.07
SwitzerlandBishop Valerio Lazzeri (62)Bishop Valerio Lazzeri (62)

Bishop emeritus of Lugano (Switzerland)

2013.11.042013.12.07
PolandBishop Rafał Markowski (67)Bishop Rafał Markowski (67)

Titular Bishop of Obba

Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

2013.11.042013.12.07
PolandArchbishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz (64)Archbishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz (64) (Ukrainian Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl–Warszawa of the Ukrainians (Poland)

2013.11.042013.12.21
ItalyBishop Carlo Bresciani (77)Bishop Carlo Bresciani (77)

Bishop emeritus of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto (Italy)

2013.11.042014.01.11
SyriaBishop Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M. (78)Bishop Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M. (78)

Titular Bishop of Rusadus

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Aleppo (Syria)

2013.11.042014.01.11
ParaguayBishop Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp. (65)Bishop Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp. (65)

Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay)

President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay

2013.11.062013.12.21
BrazilBishop Ailton Menegussi (63)Bishop Ailton Menegussi (63)

Bishop of Crateús (Brazil)

2013.11.062013.12.21
WalesArchbishop Mark O’Toole (62)Archbishop Mark O’Toole (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff–Menevia (Wales)

2013.11.092014.01.28
ArgentinaBishop Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga (65)Bishop Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga (65)

Bishop of Rafaela (Argentina)

2013.11.162013.12.27
PolandBishop Roman Pindel (67)Bishop Roman Pindel (67)

Bishop of Bielsko–Żywiec (Poland)

2013.11.162014.01.06
USABishop Michael Fors Olson (59)Bishop Michael Fors Olson (59)

Bishop of Fort Worth (USA)

2013.11.192014.01.29
MexicoBishop Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (74)Bishop Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (74)

Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico)

2013.11.202014.02.05
IndonesiaBishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M. (63)Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M. (63)

Bishop emeritus of Bogor (Indonesia)

2013.11.212014.02.22
ColombiaBishop Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y. (58)Bishop Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y. (58)

Vicar Apostolic of Mitú (Colombia)

Titular Bishop of Casæ medianæ

2013.11.232014.02.15
BelarusBishop Aleh Butkevich (54)Bishop Aleh Butkevich (54)

Bishop of Vitebsk (Belarus)

2013.11.292014.01.18
BelarusBishop Yury Kasabutski (56)Bishop Yury Kasabutski (56)

Titular Bishop of Scilium

Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

General Secretary of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

2013.11.292014.01.25
BelarusArchbishop Iosif Staneuski (57)Archbishop Iosif Staneuski (57)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus

2013.11.292014.02.01
SwitzerlandBishop Alain de Raemy (66)Bishop Alain de Raemy (66)

Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania

Apostolic Administrator of Lugano (Switzerland)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland)

2013.11.302014.01.11
ItalyBishop Andrea Turazzi (77)Bishop Andrea Turazzi (77)

Bishop emeritus of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

2013.11.302014.01.25
ZambiaBishop Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga, O.F.M. Conv. (54)Bishop Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga, O.F.M. Conv. (54)

Bishop of Mansa (Zambia)

2013.11.302014.02.01
VenezuelaArchbishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. (63)Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

2013.11.302014.02.08
ArgentinaBishop Jorge Vázquez (76)Bishop Jorge Vázquez (76)

Bishop emeritus of Morón (Argentina)

2013.12.032013.12.29
ColombiaBishop Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y. (59)Bishop Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y. (59)

Vicar Apostolic of Inírida (Colombia)

Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare

2013.12.032014.02.15
ColombiaBishop Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez (57)Bishop Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez (57)

Bishop of Apartadó (Colombia)

2013.12.032014.02.15
MexicoBishop Tomás López Durán (65)Bishop Tomás López Durán (65)

Titular Bishop of Socia

Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)

2013.12.062014.03.03
MexicoBishop Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini (59)Bishop Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini (59)

Bishop of Ciudad Obregón (Mexico)

2013.12.062014.03.03
PolandBishop Rudolf Pierskała (66)Bishop Rudolf Pierskała (66)

Titular Bishop of Semina

Auxiliary Bishop of Opole (Poland)

2013.12.072014.01.11
BurundiBishop Georges Bizimana (61)Bishop Georges Bizimana (61)

Bishop of Ngozi (Burundi)

2013.12.072014.03.01
IndiaBishop Simon Kaipuram, C.M.

former Bishop of Balasore (India)

2013.12.092014.01.30
SpainBishop Jesús Fernández González (70)Bishop Jesús Fernández González (70)

Bishop of Córdoba (Spain)

2013.12.102014.02.08
USABishop Michael James Sis (66)Bishop Michael James Sis (66)

Bishop of San Angelo (USA)

2013.12.122014.01.27
USABishop Joseph Richard Kopacz (75)Bishop Joseph Richard Kopacz (75)

Bishop of Jackson (USA)

2013.12.122014.02.06
FranceBishop Francis Victor Bestion (68)Bishop Francis Victor Bestion (68)

Bishop of Blois (France)

2013.12.122014.02.23
PolandBishop Jan Piotrowski (73)Bishop Jan Piotrowski (73)

Bishop of Kielce (Poland)

2013.12.142014.01.25
PolandBishop Stanisław Salaterski (71)Bishop Stanisław Salaterski (71)

Titular Bishop of Tigillava

Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland)

2013.12.142014.01.25
USABishop John Francis Doerfler (61)Bishop John Francis Doerfler (61)

Bishop of Marquette (USA)

2013.12.172014.02.11
FranceCardinal Jean-Marc Noël Aveline (67)Cardinal Jean-Marc Noël Aveline (67)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti

Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France)

President of Bishops’ Conference of France

2013.12.192014.01.26
ArgentinaBishop Gabriel Bernardo Barba (61)Bishop Gabriel Bernardo Barba (61)

Bishop of San Luis (Argentina)

2013.12.192014.03.01
EcuadorArchbishop Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. (67)Archbishop Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador

2013.12.202014.01.18
PolandBishop Wiesław Szlachetka (66)Bishop Wiesław Szlachetka (66)

Titular Bishop of Vageata

Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk (Poland)

2013.12.212014.01.04
Costa RicaBishop Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. (80)Bishop Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. (80)

Bishop emeritus of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica)

2013.12.242014.03.01
IndiaBishop Peter Abir Antonysamy (74)Bishop Peter Abir Antonysamy (74)

Bishop of Sultanpet (India)

2013.12.282014.02.16
South KoreaArchbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D. (64)Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick (정순택 베드로 / 鄭淳澤), O.C.D. (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

Apostolic Administrator of Pyong-yang 평양 (North Korea)

2013.12.302014.02.05
South KoreaBishop Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon (유경촌 티모테오 / 宇慶川)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

2013.12.302014.02.05

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