Newly Elected Bishops

Bishop Joseph Zhang Yin-lin (張銀林) (55)

Bishop of Jixian 級縣 (China)

Archbishop Leomar Antônio Brustolin (58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Maria (Brazil)

Archbishop Joël Mercier (81)

Titular Archbishop of Rota

Secretary emeritus of Congregation for Clergy

Bishop Nicolò Anselmi (64)

Bishop of Rimini (Italy)

former Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA)

Bishop Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt (67)

Bishop of Grand Island (USA)

Bishop Emmanuel Hana Shaleta (69)

Bishop emeritus of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop Basel Yaldo (55)

Titular Bishop of Bethzabda

Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop José María Baliña (67)

Titular Bishop of Ubaza

Auxiliary Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Radom (Poland)

Bishop Jorge Giovanny Pazmiño Abril, O.P. (60)

Bishop of Ambato (Ecuador)

Bishop Daniel Elias Garcia (65)

Bishop of Austin (USA)

Bishop Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap. (62)

Bishop of Krk (Croatia)

Archbishop Stefan Heße (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hamburg (Germany)

Bishop César Alcides Balbín Tamayo (67)

Bishop of Cartago (Colombia)

Bishop Jean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo, O.F.M. Cap. (61)

Bishop of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Second Vice-President of National Episcopal Conference of Congo

Bishop Józef Andrzej Dąbrowski, C.S.M.A. (61)

Bishop of Hamilton (Canada)

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan (66)

Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (Ireland)

Bishop Liberatus Sangu (63)

Bishop of Shinyanga (Tanzania)

Bishop Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino (72)

Bishop of Orizaba (Mexico)

Bishop Józef Roszynski, S.V.D. (63)

Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Denis Chidi Isizoh (70)

Bishop of Aguleri (Nigeria)

Bishop Franc Šuštar (66)

Titular Bishop of Ressiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Bishop Atanasio Amisse Canira (63)

Bishop of Lichinga (Mozambique)

Archbishop Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mbandaka–Bikoro (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop François Gnonhossou, S.M.A. (64)

Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé (Benin)

Bishop Luc Crepy, C.I.M. (67)

Bishop of Versailles (France)

Bishop José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez (74)

Bishop of Sincelejo (Colombia)

Bishop Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas (58)

Bishop of Barahona (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C. (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Luiz Gonçalves Knupp (58)

Bishop of Três Lagoas (Brazil)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande (Brazil)

Bishop José Aristeu Vieira (73)

Bishop of Luz (Brazil)

Bishop Marek Grzegorz Marczak (57)

Titular Bishop of Lentini

Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź (Poland)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Poland

Bishop Francesco Savino (71)

Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio (Italy)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy

Bishop Fidencio López Plaza (75)

Bishop of Querétaro (Mexico)

Bishop Jorge Cuapio Bautista (59)

Bishop of Iztapalapa (Mexico)

Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice (61)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Buon Consiglio

Metropolitan Archbishop of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy)

Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy)

Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

Archbishop David Macaire, O.P. (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre (Martinique)

Bishop John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. (59)

Bishop of Lexington (USA)

Archbishop Teodor Martynyuk (Taras), M.S.U. (52)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Antoine Chbeir (65)

Bishop of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria)

Archbishop Alojzij Cvikl, S.J. (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maribor (Slovenia)

Bishop Vlastimil Kročil (64)

Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

former Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA)

Bishop Javier Gerardo Román Arias (63)

Bishop of Limón (Costa Rica)

President of Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica

Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. (69)

Bishop of Nacala (Mozambique)

Bishop Jean-Christophe Amade Aloma, M. Afr. (65)

Bishop of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. (63)

Bishop of Inongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi (65)

Bishop of Kenge (Congo-Kinshasa)

Archbishop Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro (78)

Titular Archbishop of Tricala

Secretary emeritus of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Archbishop Vincent Aind (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India)

General Secretary of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

Bishop Ernesto José Romero Rivas, O.F.M. Cap. (65)

Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita (Venezuela)

Titular Bishop of Nova Sparsa

Bishop Dante Gustavo Braida (57)

Bishop of La Rioja (Argentina)

Archbishop Paolo Rocco Gualtieri (65)

Titular Archbishop of Sagone

Apostolic Nuncio to Peru

Bishop Edson José Oriolo dos Santos (61)

Bishop of Leopoldina (Brazil)

Bishop Werner Freistetter (72)

Military Ordinary of Austria (Austria)

Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl (63)

Bishop of Graz–Seckau (Austria)

Bishop Juan de Dios Peña Rojas (58)

Bishop of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia (Venezuela)

Bishop Brendan John Cahill (62)

Bishop of Victoria (USA)

Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi (62)

Titular Archbishop of Spello

Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Bishop Josef Graf (68)

Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig

Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg (Germany)

Bishop Edward Charles Malesic (65)

Bishop of Cleveland (USA)

Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda (61)

Bishop of Singida (Tanzania)

Bishop Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc (57)

Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc–Lagawe (Philippines)

Titular Bishop of Bapara

Bishop Emery Kibal Mansong’loo, C.P. (56)

Bishop of Kole (Congo-Kinshasa)

Bishop Michał Robert Janocha (66)

Titular Bishop of Barica

Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa (Poland)

Bishop Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C. (58)

Bishop of Chosica (Peru)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

Bishop Ambrose Rebello (77)

Bishop emeritus of Aurangabad (India)

Bishop Patrick Joseph McKinney (71)

Bishop of Nottingham (England)

Bishop Domenico Pompili (62)

Bishop of Verona (Italy)

Bishop James Massa (65)

Titular Bishop of Bardstown

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Bishop Witold Mroziewski (60)

Titular Bishop of Walla Walla

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Archbishop Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

Second Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil

Bishop Dominique Blanchet (60)

Bishop of Créteil (France)

Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France)

Archbishop Jean-Louis Balsa (69)

Archbishop of Albi (France)

Bishop Sergio Melillo (70)

Bishop of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy)

Archbishop Benny Mario Travas (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Lahore (Pakistan)

Vice-President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Eugene Joseph (67)

Bishop of Varanasi (India)

Bishop Christian Noel Emmanuel (65)

Bishop of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)

Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka

Archbishop Erio Castellucci (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena–Nonantola (Italy)

Bishop of Carpi (Italy)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Italy

Bishop Oscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa (63)

Titular Bishop of Corniculana

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tierradentro (Colombia)

Bishop José Alberto González Juárez (58)

Bishop of Campeche (Mexico)

Bishop Benito Adán Méndez Bracamonte (63)

Military Ordinary of Venezuela (Venezuela)

Bishop Aliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B. (51)

Titular Bishop of Furnos maior

Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarus)

former Bishop of Gumaca (Philippines)

Bishop Wiesław Śpiewak, C.R. (62)

Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda)

Bishop Hanna Rahmé, O.L.M. (65)

Bishop of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro (57)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia)

Apostolic Administrator of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia)

Bishop Dennis Cabanada Villarojo (58)

Bishop of Malolos (Philippines)

Bishop Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio (60)

Military Ordinary of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines)

Archbishop Simon Poh Hoon Seng (傅雲生) (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

Bishop George Bugeja, O.F.M. (63)

Titular Bishop of San Leone

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tripoli (Libya)

former Apostolic Administrator of Misurata (Libya)

Bishop Benedictus Son Hee-song (손희송 베네딕토 / 孫凞松) (69)

Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

Bishop Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. (67)

Bishop of Temuco (Chile)

Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D. (68)

Bishop of Ho (Ghana)

Vice-President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Udo Markus Bentz (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paderborn (Germany)

Bishop Dominicus Meier, O.S.B. (66)

Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany)

Bishop Laurent Camiade (59)

Bishop of Cahors (France)

Bishop Corrado Melis (63)

Bishop of Ozieri (Italy)

Bishop Claudio Cipolla (71)

Bishop of Padova (Italy)

former Bishop of Jhabua (India)

Bishop Natale Paganelli, S.X. (69)

Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala

Bishop Robert Emmet Barron (66)

Bishop of Winona–Rochester (USA)

Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan (72)

Bishop of Fresno (USA)

former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Bishop Joseph Kodakallil (60)

Bishop of Satna of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop John Moon Hee-jong (문희종 요한 세례자 / 文熙鍾) (59)

Titular Bishop of Mutia

Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

Archbishop Boulos Abdul Sater (63)

Archbishop of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín (63)

Titular Archbishop of Midila

Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

Bishop Jose Kalluvelil (70)

Bishop of Mississauga of the Syro-Malabars (Canada)

Archbishop Prince Panengadan Devassy (49)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shamshabad of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Juan Carlos Bravo Salazar (58)

Bishop of Petare (Venezuela)

Bishop Paolo Bizzeti, S.J. (78)

Titular Bishop of Tabæ

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. (72)

Bishop of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)

President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal

Archbishop Antony Kariyil, C.M.I. (76)

Titular Archbishop of Macriana maior

Major-Archepiscopal Vicar emeritus of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Kévork Assadourian (64)

Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)

Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians

Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis (72)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco

Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Bishop David Bartimej Tencer, O.F.M. Cap. (62)

Bishop of Reykjavík (Iceland)

Archbishop Zbigniew Jan Zieliński (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań (Poland)

Bishop Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B. (82)

Apostolic Administrator of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Bishop emeritus of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Bishop Giovanni Roncari, O.F.M. Cap. (76)

Bishop emeritus of Grosseto (Italy)

Bishop emeritus of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy)

Archbishop Luigi Renna (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Catania (Italy)

Bishop Andrea Migliavacca (58)

Bishop of Arezzo–Cortona–Sansepolcro (Italy)

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata

Bishop Luy Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị (73)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam)

Bishop Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai (71)

Bishop of Vinh Long (Vietnam)

Bishop Piero Delbosco (70)

Bishop of Cuneo–Fossano (Italy)

Bishop Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam (77)

Bishop of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

Bishop Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C. (79)

Titular Bishop of Ampora

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chosica (Peru)

Bishop Jonny Eduardo Reyes Sequera, S.D.B. (73)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela)

Titular Bishop of Canapium

Bishop Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve (68)

Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia)

Bishop Edgardo Cedeño Muñoz, S.V.D. (66)

Bishop of Penonomé (Panama)

Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. (57)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)

Bishop José Luis Henao Cadavid (72)

Bishop of Líbano–Honda (Colombia)

Bishop Francesco Manenti (74)

Bishop of Senigallia (Italy)

former Bishop of Concepción (Argentina)

Bishop Paulo Bosi Dal’Bó (63)

Bishop of São Mateus (Brazil)

Bishop José Reginaldo Andrietta (69)

Bishop of Jales (Brazil)

Bishop Henrique Aparecido De Lima, C.SS.R. (61)

Bishop of Dourados (Brazil)

Bishop Aristide Gonsallo (59)

Bishop of Porto Novo (Benin)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Benin

Archbishop Corrado Lorefice (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy)

Archbishop Joseph Tobji (55)

Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria)

Archbishop Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

Bishop Damase Zinga Atangana (61)

Bishop of Kribi (Cameroon)

Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera (58)

Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana

Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Vicar of the Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Bishop Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla (64)

Bishop of Facatativá (Colombia)

Bishop Ricardo Orlando Seirutti (69)

Titular Bishop of Bela

Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina)

Archbishop Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. (83)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Izmir (Turkiye)

Bishop Hervé Gosselin (69)

Bishop of Angoulême (France)

Bishop Karel Martinus Choennie (67)

Bishop of Paramaribo (Suriname)

Bishop Corrado Sanguineti (61)

Bishop of Pavia (Italy)

Bishop Antonio Napolioni (68)

Bishop of Cremona (Italy)

Bishop Nélio Domingos Zortea (62)

Bishop of Cruz Alta (Brazil)

Bishop Anthony Bernard Paul (72)

Bishop of Melaka–Johor (Malaysia)

Bishop Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida (63)

Bishop of Bragança–Miranda (Portugal)

Archbishop John Wilson (57)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (England)

Bishop Paul McAleenan (74)

Titular Bishop of Mercia

Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

Bishop Steven Joseph Lopes (50)

Bishop-Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter (USA)

Bishop Roberto Filippini (77)

Bishop emeritus of Pescia (Italy)

Bishop Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn (74)

Bishop of Bà Ria (Vietnam)

Bishop Héctor Felipe Vila Martínez (63)

Bishop of Whitehorse (Canada)

Bishop Jure Bogdan (70)

Military Ordinary of Croatia (Croatia)

Bishop Vincent Kirabo Amooti (70)

Bishop of Hoima (Uganda)

Bishop Joseph Tang Yuan-ge (唐遠閣) (62)

Bishop of Chengdu 成都 (China)

Bishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma (61)

Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)

Bishop Herculano Medina Garfias (58)

Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán (Mexico)

Bishop Pablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B. (66)

Bishop of La Guaira (Venezuela)

Bishop Rolf Steinhäuser (73)

Titular Bishop of Thuburnica

Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

Bishop James Patrick Powers (73)

Bishop of Superior (USA)

Bishop John Gregory Kelly (70)

Bishop of Tyler (USA)

Bishop Joseph Raja Rao Thelegathoti, S.M.M. (74)

Bishop of Vijayawada (India)

Bishop Leszek Leszkiewicz (55)

Titular Bishop of Bossa

Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów (Poland)

Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe (68)

Titular Bishop of Drivastum

Secretary of Section for Culture of Dicastery for Culture and Education

Bishop Gerard Maximin County, C.S.Sp. (65)

Bishop of Kingstown (Saint Vincent and Grenadines)

Bishop Claude Hamelin (73)

Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada)

Bishop Pierantonio Pavanello (70)

Bishop of Adria–Rovigo (Italy)

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata

Bishop François Touvet (60)

Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon (France)

Bishop João Muniz Alves, O.F.M. (65)

Bishop of Xingu–Altamira (Brazil)

former Bishop of Mpika (Zambia)

Bishop Wojciech Tomasz Osial (55)

Bishop of Łowicz (Poland)

Bishop Brian McGee (60)

Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland)

Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

former Bishop of Gómez Palacio (Mexico)

Bishop Aparecido Donizeti de Souza (62)

Titular Bishop of Macriana minor

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Cascavel (Brazil)