Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2016

Newly Elected Bishops (193)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop Peter Ding Ling-bin (63)Bishop Peter Ding Ling-bin (丁令斌) (63)

Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

Bishop of Lu’an 潞安 (China)

20162016.11.10
TogoBishop Célestin-Marie Bawilima Gaoua (69)Bishop Célestin-Marie Bawilima Gaoua (69)

Bishop of Sokodé (Togo)

2016.01.032016.03.05
El SalvadorBishop William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera (64)Bishop William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera (64)

Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador

2016.01.042016.03.12
CanadaBishop Antoine Nassif (57)Bishop Antoine Nassif (57) (Syriac Rite)

Apostolic Exarch of Canada of the Syriacs (Canada)

Titular Bishop of Serigene

2016.01.072016.01.23
SpainBishop Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal (65)Bishop Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal (65)

Bishop of Vitoria (Spain)

2016.01.082016.03.12
PortugalBishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo (63)Bishop António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo (63)

Bishop of Vila Real (Portugal)

2016.01.092016.03.19
IndiaBishop Jose Pulickal (62)Bishop Jose Pulickal (62) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Kanjirapally of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2016.01.122016.02.04
GabonBishop Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu (66)Bishop Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu (66)

Bishop of Port-Gentil (Gabon)

2016.01.122016.04.03
UkraineBishop Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.SS.R. (49)Bishop Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.SS.R. (49) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Bahanna

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2016.01.142016.04.07
ItalyBishop Marco Brunetti (63)Bishop Marco Brunetti (63)

Bishop of Alba (Italy)

2016.01.212016.03.13
PolandBishop Mirosław Milewski (55)Bishop Mirosław Milewski (55)

Titular Bishop of Villa nova

Auxiliary Bishop of Płock (Poland)

2016.01.232016.02.27
GuatemalaBishop Antonio Calderón Cruz (66)Bishop Antonio Calderón Cruz (66)

Bishop of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa (Guatemala)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

2016.01.252016.04.23
BrazilBishop Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S. (60)Bishop Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S. (60)

Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil)

2016.01.272016.04.30
MexicoBishop José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán (59)Bishop José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán (59)

Bishop of Huejutla (Mexico)

2016.01.282016.03.14
ItalyBishop Luigi Mansi (73)Bishop Luigi Mansi (73)

Bishop of Andria (Italy)

2016.01.292016.03.12
SpainCardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J.

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Girolamo della Carità

former Prefect of Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

former Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

2016.01.292016.03.19
Timor-LesteCardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B. (58)Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B. (58)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Alberto Magno

Metropolitan Archbishop of Díli (Timor-Leste)

President of Episcopal Conference of Timor

2016.01.302016.03.19
PeruBishop Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. (65)Bishop Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. (65)

Bishop of Huancavélica (Peru)

2016.01.302016.04.17
IndiaBishop Christudas Rajappan (54)Bishop Christudas Rajappan (54)

Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba

Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (India)

2016.02.022016.04.03
ItalyBishop Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B. (69)Bishop Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B. (69) (Greek Rite)

Abbot Ordinary of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Titular Bishop of Carcabia

2016.02.022016.04.15
CanadaBishop Robert Ovide Bourgon (70)Bishop Robert Ovide Bourgon (70)

Bishop emeritus of Hearst–Moosonee (Canada)

2016.02.022016.04.25
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Favale (66)Bishop Giuseppe Favale (66)

Bishop of Conversano–Monopoli (Italy)

2016.02.052016.04.09
Costa RicaBishop Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora (67)Bishop Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora (67)

Bishop of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica)

2016.02.062016.04.04
South AfricaBishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke (61)Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke (61)

Bishop of Kimberley (South Africa)

2016.02.062016.04.30
BangladeshBishop Shorot Francis Gomes (60)Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes (60)

Bishop of Sylhet (Bangladesh)

2016.02.082016.04.22
USAArchbishop Peter Bryan Wells (62)Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells (62)

Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis

Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia

Apostolic Delegate to Laos

2016.02.092016.03.19
ItalyArchbishop Lauro Tisi (63)Archbishop Lauro Tisi (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy)

2016.02.102016.04.03
ItalyBishop Renato Marangoni (67)Bishop Renato Marangoni (67)

Bishop of Belluno–Feltre (Italy)

2016.02.102016.04.10
ItalyArchbishop Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. (67)Archbishop Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oristano (Italy)

Bishop of Ales–Terralba (Italy)

2016.02.102016.04.17
ColombiaBishop Miguel Fernando González Mariño (60)Bishop Miguel Fernando González Mariño (60)

Bishop of Espinal (Colombia)

2016.02.112016.03.12
ItalyArchbishop Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo (70)Archbishop Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo (70)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cesena–Sarsina (Italy)

2016.02.122016.04.02
CzechiaBishop Tomáš Holub (58)Bishop Tomáš Holub (58)

Bishop of Plzeň (Czechia)

2016.02.122016.04.30
PolandBishop Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F. (57)Bishop Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F. (57)

Titular Bishop of Margum

Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

2016.02.132016.03.19
GhanaCardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea

former Bishop of Wa (Ghana)

2016.02.172016.05.07
BrazilArchbishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (60)Archbishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil)

2016.02.172016.05.07
BrazilBishop Ricardo Hoepers (55)Bishop Ricardo Hoepers (55)

Titular Bishop of Thysdrus

Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

General Secretary of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil

2016.02.172016.05.14
ItalyArchbishop Felice Accrocca (66)Archbishop Felice Accrocca (66)

Archbishop-Bishop of Foligno (Italy)

Archbishop-Bishop of Assisi–Nocera Umbra–Gualdo Tadino (Italy)

2016.02.182016.05.15
GuatemalaBishop Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus (62)Bishop Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus (62)

Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala)

2016.02.222016.05.21
BrazilBishop Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R. (57)Bishop Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R. (57)

Bishop of Borba (Brazil)

2016.02.242016.04.02
USAArchbishop James Francis Checchio (59)Archbishop James Francis Checchio (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA)

2016.03.082016.05.03
FranceBishop Georges Colomb, M.E.P. (72)Bishop Georges Colomb, M.E.P. (72)

Bishop of La Rochelle (France)

2016.03.092016.05.05
VenezuelaArchbishop Víctor Hugo Basabe (64)Archbishop Víctor Hugo Basabe (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Coro (Venezuela)

2016.03.112016.05.21
RwandaBishop Anaclet Mwumvaneza (69)Bishop Anaclet Mwumvaneza (69)

Bishop of Nyundo (Rwanda)

2016.03.112016.05.21
CameroonBishop Emmanuel Abbo (56)Bishop Emmanuel Abbo (56)

Bishop of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon)

2016.03.152016.04.30
SpainBishop Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. (62)Bishop Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. (62)

Bishop of León (Spain)

2016.03.162016.05.07
BrazilBishop Luiz Carlos Dias (61)Bishop Luiz Carlos Dias (61)

Bishop of São Carlos (Brazil)

2016.03.162016.05.07
BrazilBishop José Albuquerque de Araújo (57)Bishop José Albuquerque de Araújo (57)

Bishop of Parintins (Brazil)

2016.03.162016.06.19
ItalyBishop Stefano Russo (64)Bishop Stefano Russo (64)

Bishop of Frascati (Italy)

Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

2016.03.182016.05.28
ChileBishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D. (61)Bishop Óscar Hernán Blanco Martínez, O.M.D. (61)

Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile)

2016.03.192016.05.19
VenezuelaArchbishop Francisco Escalante Molina (61)Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina (61)

Titular Archbishop of Gratiana

Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

2016.03.192016.05.28
USAArchbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (66)Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道) (66)

Titular Archbishop of Novi

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

2016.03.192016.06.03
PhilippinesBishop Enrique de Vera Macaraeg

former Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines)

2016.03.312016.05.24
NigeriaBishop John Akinkunmi Oyejola (62)Bishop John Akinkunmi Oyejola (62)

Bishop of Osogbo (Nigeria)

2016.04.022016.06.30
Congo-KinshasaBishop Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi (67)Bishop Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi (67)

Bishop of Isiro–Niangara (Congo-Kinshasa)

Apostolic Administrator of Isangi (Congo-Kinshasa)

2016.04.022016.07.10
CroatiaArchbishop Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. (73)Archbishop Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Split–Makarska (Croatia)

2016.04.042016.05.25
HaitiBishop Désinord Jean (58)Bishop Désinord Jean (58)

Bishop of Hinche (Haiti)

2016.04.042016.07.02
MontenegroArchbishop Rrok Gjonlleshaj (65)Archbishop Rrok Gjonlleshaj (65)

Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro)

Vice-President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius

2016.04.052016.05.14
ColombiaBishop Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez (61)Bishop Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez (61)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán (Colombia)

Titular Bishop of Afufenia

2016.04.082016.05.22
CanadaBishop Scott McCaig, C.C. (60)Bishop Scott McCaig, C.C. (60)

Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada)

2016.04.082016.05.31
ItalyBishop Gianrico Ruzza (63)Bishop Gianrico Ruzza (63)

Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (Italy)

Bishop of Civitavecchia–Tarquinia (Italy)

2016.04.082016.06.11
VenezuelaArchbishop Polito Rodríguez Méndez (58)Archbishop Polito Rodríguez Méndez (58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Barquisimeto (Venezuela)

2016.04.082016.06.18
IndiaBishop Thomas Paulsamy (74)Bishop Thomas Paulsamy (74)

Bishop of Dindigul (India)

2016.04.112016.05.22
IndiaBishop Aplinar Senapati, C.M. (65)Bishop Aplinar Senapati, C.M. (65)

Bishop of Rayagada (India)

2016.04.112016.05.28
BrazilBishop Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R. (68)Bishop Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R. (68)

Bishop-Prelate of Lábrea (Brazil)

2016.04.132016.06.05
SpainArchbishop Luis Javier Argüello García (72)Archbishop Luis Javier Argüello García (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain

2016.04.142016.06.03
FranceArchbishop Bertrand Lacombe (59)Archbishop Bertrand Lacombe (59)

Archbishop of Auch (France)

2016.04.142016.06.12
SyriaArchbishop Théophile Philippe Barakat (Syriac Rite)

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

2016.04.152016.05.07
ColombiaBishop Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias (55)Bishop Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias (55)

Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

Titular Bishop of Burca

2016.04.162016.05.22
EthiopiaBishop Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap. (72)Bishop Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap. (72)

Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia)

Titular Bishop of Ficus

2016.04.162016.05.29
ColombiaBishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (53)Bishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (53)

Bishop of Arauca (Colombia)

2016.04.162016.06.04
EgyptBishop Emmanuel Ayad Bishay (54)Bishop Emmanuel Ayad Bishay (54) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt)

Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Copts

2016.04.162016.06.10
TurkiyeBishop Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M.

former Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye)

2016.04.162016.06.11
South KoreaBishop Constantine Bae Ki-hyen (73)Bishop Constantine Bae Ki-hyen (배기현 콘스탄틴 / 裵基賢) (73)

Bishop emeritus of Masan 마산 (South Korea)

2016.04.192016.06.08
CanadaBishop Alain Faubert (61)Bishop Alain Faubert (61)

Bishop of Valleyfield (Canada)

2016.04.192016.06.15
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Vari (69)Archbishop Luigi Vari (69)

Archbishop of Gaeta (Italy)

2016.04.212016.06.21
ParaguayBishop Pedro Collar Noguera (62)Bishop Pedro Collar Noguera (62)

Bishop of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)

2016.04.232016.05.28
EnglandBishop Paul James Mason (63)Bishop Paul James Mason (63)

Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England)

2016.04.232016.05.31
SpainBishop Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A. (79)Bishop Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A. (79)

Bishop emeritus of Palencia (Spain)

2016.04.262016.06.18
MalawiBishop John Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S. (74)Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S. (74)

Bishop emeritus of Mzuzu (Malawi)

2016.04.262016.08.27
VenezuelaBishop Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B. (70)Bishop Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B. (70)

Bishop of Maracay (Venezuela)

2016.04.272016.07.09
BrazilBishop Hélio Pereira dos Santos (58)Bishop Hélio Pereira dos Santos (58)

Bishop of Serrinha (Brazil)

2016.04.272016.07.22
BrazilBishop Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. (59)Bishop Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. (59)

Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil)

2016.04.272016.07.23
TanzaniaBishop Flavian Matindi Kassala (58)Bishop Flavian Matindi Kassala (58)

Bishop of Geita (Tanzania)

2016.04.282016.06.12
South AfricaArchbishop Mandla Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M. (69)Archbishop Mandla Siegfried Jwara, C.M.M. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa)

Second Vice-President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2016.04.302016.06.25
IndiaArchbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal (59)Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal (59) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria

Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

2016.05.032016.07.25
BrazilBishop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (59)Bishop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (59)

Bishop of Jundiaí (Brazil)

2016.05.042016.07.17
PolandBishop Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk (65)Bishop Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk (65)

Bishop of Bydgoszcz (Poland)

2016.05.072016.06.11
ColombiaBishop Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (57)Bishop Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (57)

Bishop of Pereira (Colombia)

2016.05.072016.06.18
BrazilBishop Moacir Silva Arantes (56)Bishop Moacir Silva Arantes (56)

Bishop of Barreiras (Brazil)

2016.05.112016.08.13
PeruBishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (65)Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (65)

Bishop of Carabayllo (Peru)

2016.05.122016.07.17
USABishop David Austin Konderla (65)Bishop David Austin Konderla (65)

Bishop of Tulsa (USA)

2016.05.132016.06.29
HungaryArchbishop Gábor Pintér (62)Archbishop Gábor Pintér (62)

Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus

Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa

Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru

Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati

Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands

Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island

Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu

Apostolic Nuncio to Palau

Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands

Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand

Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean

2016.05.132016.07.15
FranceArchbishop Sylvain Bataille (61)Archbishop Sylvain Bataille (61)

Archbishop of Bourges (France)

2016.05.182016.07.03
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Sirufo (65)Archbishop Francesco Sirufo (65)

Archbishop of Acerenza (Italy)

2016.05.202016.08.20
CzechiaBishop Pavel Konzbul (60)Bishop Pavel Konzbul (60)

Bishop of Brno (Czechia)

2016.05.212016.06.29
ZimbabweBishop Paul Horan, O. Carm. (63)Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm. (63)

Bishop of Mutare (Zimbabwe)

President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2016.05.282016.08.27
South KoreaBishop John Bosco Chang Shin-ho (59)Bishop John Bosco Chang Shin-ho (장신호 요한 보스코 / 張信浩) (59)

Titular Bishop of Vescera

Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu 대구 (South Korea)

2016.05.312016.07.12
USABishop Edward Michael Deliman (79)Bishop Edward Michael Deliman (79)

Titular Bishop of Sufes

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Philadelphia (USA)

2016.05.312016.08.18
PhilippinesBishop Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao (66)Bishop Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao (66)

Bishop of Bayombong (Philippines)

2016.05.312016.08.22
BrazilBishop Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M. (67)Bishop Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M. (67)

Bishop of Roraima (Brazil)

2016.06.012016.08.06
CanadaBishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen (69)Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen (Nguyễn Thế Phương) (69)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada)

2016.06.012016.08.25
CroatiaBishop Tomislav Rogić (62)Bishop Tomislav Rogić (62)

Bishop of Šibenik (Croatia)

2016.06.032016.07.25
USABishop Mark William O’Connell (61)Bishop Mark William O’Connell (61)

Bishop of Albany (USA)

2016.06.032016.08.24
USABishop Robert Philip Reed (66)Bishop Robert Philip Reed (66)

Titular Bishop of Sufar

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

2016.06.032016.08.24
ItalyBishop Gianmarco Busca (60)Bishop Gianmarco Busca (60)

Bishop of Mantova (Italy)

2016.06.032016.09.11
VenezuelaBishop Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza (60)Bishop Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza (60)

Bishop of Ciudad Guayana (Venezuela)

2016.06.042016.08.06
HaitiBishop Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B.

former Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

2016.06.042016.08.27
BrazilBishop Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. (57)Bishop Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. (57)

Bishop of Mossoró (Brazil)

2016.06.082016.08.14
Papua New GuineaBishop Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F. (58)Bishop Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F. (58)

Bishop of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)

2016.06.092016.08.20
SlovakiaBishop Marek Forgáč (52)Bishop Marek Forgáč (52)

Titular Bishop of Seleuciana

Auxiliary Bishop of Košice (Slovakia)

2016.06.112016.09.01
FranceBishop Didier Berthet

former Bishop of Saint-Dié (France)

2016.06.152016.09.04
FranceBishop Emmanuel Gobilliard (58)Bishop Emmanuel Gobilliard (58)

Bishop of Digne (France)

2016.06.162016.09.11
LebanonBishop Joseph Naffah (57)Bishop Joseph Naffah (57) (Maronite Rite)

Titular Bishop of Aradus

Bishop of Curia of the Maronites

2016.06.172016.08.03
CanadaBishop Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B. (74)Bishop Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B. (74)

Titular Bishop of Lavello

Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada)

2016.06.172016.09.12
ZambiaBishop Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I. (59)Bishop Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I. (59)

Bishop of Livingstone (Zambia)

2016.06.182016.09.03
GuamArchbishop Ryan Jimenez Pagente (54)Archbishop Ryan Jimenez Pagente (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)

President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

2016.06.242016.08.14
AustraliaArchbishop Anthony Randazzo (59)Archbishop Anthony Randazzo (59)

Prefect of Dicastery for Legislative Texts

Archbishop ad personam

Bishop emeritus of Broken Bay (Australia)

2016.06.242016.08.24
AustraliaBishop Richard James Umbers, Opus Dei (55)Bishop Richard James Umbers, Opus Dei (55)

Titular Bishop of Thala

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

2016.06.242016.08.24
ItalyCardinal Domenico Battaglia (63)Cardinal Domenico Battaglia (63)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino

Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)

2016.06.242016.09.03
GibraltarBishop Carmelo Zammit (76)Bishop Carmelo Zammit (76)

Bishop emeritus of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

2016.06.242016.09.08
PalestineCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (60)Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (60)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio

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

Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

2016.06.242016.09.10
VietnamBishop Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng (68)Bishop Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng (68)

Bishop of Phan Thiêt (Vietnam)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam

2016.06.252016.08.04
EcuadorBishop Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera (59)Bishop Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera (59)

Bishop of Azogues (Ecuador)

2016.06.252016.08.20
IndiaBishop Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini (69)Bishop Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini (69)

Bishop of Guntur (India)

2016.06.252016.09.08
FranceArchbishop Thibault Verny (60)Archbishop Thibault Verny (60)

Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France)

President of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

2016.06.252016.09.09
FranceBishop Denis Jachiet (63)Bishop Denis Jachiet (63)

Bishop of Belfort–Montbéliard (France)

2016.06.252016.09.09
BeninArchbishop Roger Houngbédji, O.P. (62)Archbishop Roger Houngbédji, O.P. (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

President of Episcopal Conference of Benin

2016.06.252016.09.24
SpainBishop Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas (61)Bishop Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas (61)

Bishop of Santander (Spain)

2016.06.272016.09.03
IndonesiaBishop Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm. (70)Bishop Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm. (70)

Bishop of Malang (Indonesia)

2016.06.282016.09.03
JapanBishop Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S. (63)Bishop Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama (アレキシオ 白浜 満), P.S.S. (63)

Bishop of Hiroshima 広島 (Japan)

2016.06.282016.09.19
ColombiaBishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (58)Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (58)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia)

2016.06.292016.09.01
EthiopiaBishop Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B. (71)Bishop Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B. (71)

Vicar Apostolic of Gambella (Ethiopia)

Titular Bishop of Ambia

2016.06.292016.10.08
GermanyBishop Georg Bätzing (64)Bishop Georg Bätzing (64)

Bishop of Limburg (Germany)

2016.07.012016.09.18
El SalvadorBishop Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (57)Bishop Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (57)

Bishop of Chalatenango (El Salvador)

2016.07.142016.10.01
BrazilBishop Moacir Aparecido de Freitas (63)Bishop Moacir Aparecido de Freitas (63)

Bishop of Votuporanga (Brazil)

2016.07.202016.10.11
EnglandBishop Joseph Srampickal (58)Bishop Joseph Srampickal (Benny Mathew) (58) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Great Britain of the Syro-Malabars (England)

2016.07.282016.10.09
IndiaBishop Stephen Chirappanath (64)Bishop Stephen Chirappanath (64) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Titular Bishop of Slebte

Procurator at Rome of the Syro-Malabars

Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Syro-Malabars

2016.07.282016.11.01
IrelandBishop Fintan Monahan (59)Bishop Fintan Monahan (59)

Bishop of Killaloe (Ireland)

2016.07.292016.09.25
LebanonBishop Cesar Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. (63)Bishop Cesar Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. (63)

Vicar Apostolic of Beirut (Lebanon)

Titular Bishop of Mareotes

Vice-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

2016.08.022016.10.08
USABishop Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo (71)Bishop Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo (71)

Titular Bishop of Azura

Auxiliary Bishop of Denver (USA)

2016.08.252016.11.04
ArgentinaBishop Oscar Eduardo Miñarro (65)Bishop Oscar Eduardo Miñarro (65)

Titular Bishop of Anzio

Apostolic Administrator of Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina)

Auxiliary Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

2016.09.192016.12.03
USABishop Robert Milner Coerver (71)Bishop Robert Milner Coerver (71)

Bishop of Lubbock (USA)

2016.09.272016.11.21
PhilippinesArchbishop Victor Barnuevo Bendico (66)Archbishop Victor Barnuevo Bendico (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz (Philippines)

2016.10.012017.01.10
BelgiumBishop Lodewijk Aerts (66)Bishop Lodewijk Aerts (66)

Bishop of Brugge (Belgium)

2016.10.052016.12.04
BrazilBishop Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B. (58)Bishop Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B. (58)

Bishop-Prelate of Itacoatiara (Brazil)

2016.10.122016.12.12
PhilippinesArchbishop Alberto Sy Uy (59)Archbishop Alberto Sy Uy (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines)

2016.10.132017.01.05
IndiaBishop Thomas Thennatt, S.A.C.

former Bishop of Gwalior (India)

2016.10.182017.01.08
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Accolla (74)Archbishop Giovanni Accolla (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)

2016.10.202016.12.07
ItalyBishop Calogero Marino (71)Bishop Calogero Marino (71)

Bishop of Savona–Noli (Italy)

2016.10.202016.12.17
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Giuliano (74)Bishop Giuseppe Giuliano (74)

Bishop of Lucera–Troia (Italy)

2016.10.202016.12.27
CameroonBishop Philippe Alain Mbarga (58)Bishop Philippe Alain Mbarga (58)

Bishop of Ebolowa (Cameroon)

Vice-President of National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon

2016.10.222016.12.08
CanadaBishop Louis Corriveau (62)Bishop Louis Corriveau (62)

Bishop of Joliette (Canada)

2016.10.252016.12.08
CanadaBishop Marc Pelchat (75)Bishop Marc Pelchat (75)

Titular Bishop of Lambæsis

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Québec (Canada)

2016.10.252016.12.08
PeruBishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.J. (59)Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.J. (59)

Bishop of Callao (Peru)

Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru

2016.10.252016.12.18
ColombiaBishop Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino (55)Bishop Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino (55)

Bishop of Neiva (Colombia)

Apostolic Administrator of Tierradentro (Colombia)

2016.10.262016.12.03
BrazilBishop José Roberto Silva Carvalho (66)Bishop José Roberto Silva Carvalho (66)

Bishop of Caetité (Brazil)

2016.10.262017.01.29
SpainBishop Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer (64)Bishop Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer (64)

Bishop of Solsona (Spain)

2016.10.272017.01.07
GermanyBishop Rupert Graf zu Stolberg (55)Bishop Rupert Graf zu Stolberg (55)

Titular Bishop of Sassura

Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising (Germany)

2016.10.282016.12.10
PhilippinesBishop Socrates Calamba Mesiona, M.S.P. (62)Bishop Socrates Calamba Mesiona, M.S.P. (62)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa (Philippines)

Titular Bishop of Budua

2016.10.282017.02.10
MexicoBishop Heriberto Cavazos Pérez (77)Bishop Heriberto Cavazos Pérez (77)

Titular Bishop of Narona

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Monterrey (Mexico)

2016.10.312017.01.11
MexicoBishop Oscar Efraín Tamez Villareal (52)Bishop Oscar Efraín Tamez Villareal (52)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico)

2016.10.312017.01.11
NigeriaBishop Philip Davou Dung (67)Bishop Philip Davou Dung (67)

Bishop of Shendam (Nigeria)

2016.11.052017.01.11
CameroonBishop Emmanuel Dassi Youfang (58)Bishop Emmanuel Dassi Youfang (58)

Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon)

2016.11.072017.01.07
GuatemalaBishop José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P. (75)Bishop José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P. (75)

Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima (Guatemala)

2016.11.112017.01.21
TogoBishop Dominique Banlène Guigbile (63)Bishop Dominique Banlène Guigbile (63)

Bishop of Dapaong (Togo)

2016.11.152017.02.04
BrazilBishop Wellington Tadeu de Queiroz Vieira (57)Bishop Wellington Tadeu de Queiroz Vieira (57)

Bishop of Cristalândia (Brazil)

2016.11.162017.02.04
SpainBishop Antonio Gómez Cantero (69)Bishop Antonio Gómez Cantero (69)

Bishop of Almería (Spain)

2016.11.172017.01.21
USABishop Timothy Edward Freyer (62)Bishop Timothy Edward Freyer (62)

Titular Bishop of Strathearn

Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (USA)

2016.11.232017.01.17
USABishop Gerard William Battersby (65)Bishop Gerard William Battersby (65)

Bishop of La Crosse (USA)

2016.11.232017.01.25
USABishop Robert Joseph Fisher (66)Bishop Robert Joseph Fisher (66)

Titular Bishop of Forlimpopoli

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA)

2016.11.232017.01.25
ChinaBishop John Lei Jia-pei (55)Bishop John Lei Jia-pei (雷家培) (55)

Bishop of Ningyuan 寧遠 (China)

2016.11.252016.12.02
EcuadorBishop Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado (63)Bishop Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado (63)

Bishop of Latacunga (Ecuador)

2016.11.302017.01.20
USABishop Mark Edward Brennan (79)Bishop Mark Edward Brennan (79)

Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA)

2016.12.052017.01.19
USABishop Adam John Parker (54)Bishop Adam John Parker (54)

Titular Bishop of Tasaccora

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA)

2016.12.052017.01.19
BrazilBishop Paulo Alves Romão (62)Bishop Paulo Alves Romão (62)

Bishop of Paranaguá (Brazil)

2016.12.072017.01.28
BrazilBishop Joel Portella Amado (71)Bishop Joel Portella Amado (71)

Bishop of Petrópolis (Brazil)

2016.12.072017.01.28
BrazilBishop Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap. (56)Bishop Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap. (56)

Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil)

2016.12.072017.02.11
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Intini (60)Archbishop Giovanni Intini (60)

Archbishop of Brindisi–Ostuni (Italy)

2016.12.072017.02.22
ChadBishop Martin Waïngue Bani (63)Bishop Martin Waïngue Bani (63)

Bishop of Doba (Chad)

2016.12.102017.02.18
Central African RepublicBishop Richard Appora-Ngalanibé, O.P. (54)Bishop Richard Appora-Ngalanibé, O.P. (54)

Bishop of Bambari (Central African Republic)

Vice-President of Central African Episcopal Conference

2016.12.102017.03.25
Dominican RepublicArchbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán (56)Archbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán (56)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Bishop emeritus of La Vega (Dominican Republic)

2016.12.142017.02.25
BrazilBishop Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. (73)Bishop Argemiro de Azevedo, C.M.F. (73)

Bishop of Assis (Brazil)

2016.12.142017.02.25
French PolynesiaArchbishop Jean-Pierre Cottanceau, SS.CC. (73)Archbishop Jean-Pierre Cottanceau, SS.CC. (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

2016.12.152017.02.18
USABishop Louis Frederick Kihneman (74)Bishop Louis Frederick Kihneman (74)

Bishop of Biloxi (USA)

2016.12.162017.04.28
ItalyBishop Cristiano Bodo (57)Bishop Cristiano Bodo (57)

Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy)

2016.12.172017.03.25
IndiaBishop Barthol Barretto (64)Bishop Barthol Barretto (64)

Bishop of Nashik (India)

2016.12.202017.01.28
IndiaBishop Allwyn D’Silva (77)Bishop Allwyn D’Silva (77)

Titular Bishop of Dura

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Bombay (India)

2016.12.202017.01.28
AustraliaBishop Gregory Paul Homeming, O.C.D. (68)Bishop Gregory Paul Homeming, O.C.D. (68)

Bishop of Lismore (Australia)

2016.12.202017.02.22
BrazilBishop Otacílio Ferreira de Lacerda (65)Bishop Otacílio Ferreira de Lacerda (65)

Bishop of Guanhães (Brazil)

2016.12.212017.03.18
IndonesiaBishop Samuel Oton Sidin, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Bishop Samuel Oton Sidin, O.F.M. Cap. (71)

Bishop of Sintang (Indonesia)

Apostolic Administrator of Pontianak (Indonesia)

2016.12.212017.03.22
BrazilBishop Geovane Luís da Silva (54)Bishop Geovane Luís da Silva (54)

Bishop of Divinópolis (Brazil)

2016.12.212017.03.25
GuineaBishop Alexis Aly Tagbino (53)Bishop Alexis Aly Tagbino (53)

Bishop of Kankan (Guinea)

President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

2016.12.232017.02.26
CameroonBishop Joseph Marie Ndi-Okalla (68)Bishop Joseph Marie Ndi-Okalla (68)

Bishop of Mbalmayo (Cameroon)

2016.12.282017.02.18

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