Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2023

Newly Elected Bishops (209)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Laterza (54)Archbishop Giuseppe Laterza (54)

Titular Archbishop of Vartana

Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic

Apostolic Nuncio to Chad

2023.01.052023.03.04
USABishop Michael John Izen (57)Bishop Michael John Izen (57)

Titular Bishop of Newport

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

2023.01.052023.04.11
IraqArchbishop Younan Hano (42)Archbishop Younan Hano (Qusay Mubarak Abdullah) (42) (Syriac Rite)

Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2023.01.072023.02.03
SyriaArchbishop Yagop Jacques Mourad (56)Archbishop Yagop Jacques Mourad (56) (Syriac Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

2023.01.072023.03.03
AustraliaBishop John Panamthottathil, C.M.I. (58)Bishop John Panamthottathil, C.M.I. (58) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne of the Syro-Malabars (Australia)

2023.01.142023.05.31
BrazilBishop Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C. (55)Bishop Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C. (55)

Titular Bishop of Lamsorti

Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

2023.01.252023.04.15
HondurasArchbishop José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M. (60)Archbishop José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M. (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras

2023.01.262023.03.25
GhanaBishop Samuel Nkuah-Boateng (56)Bishop Samuel Nkuah-Boateng (56)

Bishop of Wiawso (Ghana)

2023.01.262023.04.21
PolandBishop Sławomir Oder (64)Bishop Sławomir Oder (64)

Bishop of Gliwice (Poland)

2023.01.282023.03.11
KuwaitBishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. (61)Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. (61)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia (Kuwait)

2023.01.282023.03.18
Sri LankaBishop Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva (54)Bishop Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva (54)

Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka)

2023.01.302023.04.22
EcuadorBishop José Miguel Asimbaya Moreno (65)Bishop José Miguel Asimbaya Moreno (65)

Military Ordinary of Ecuador (Ecuador)

2023.01.312023.04.19
BrazilBishop Paolo Andreolli, S.X. (52)Bishop Paolo Andreolli, S.X. (52)

Titular Bishop of Altava

Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil)

2023.02.012023.04.15
SpainArchbishop Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C. (62)Archbishop Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C. (62)

Titular Archbishop of Besalú

Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

President of Pontifical Commission for the Verification and Application of Mitis Iudex in the Churches of Italy

President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State

Plenipotentiary Pontifical Commissioner for the complex of Torreciudad of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain)

2023.02.022023.03.25
ItalyBishop Enrico Trevisi (61)Bishop Enrico Trevisi (61)

Bishop of Trieste (Italy)

2023.02.022023.03.25
HungaryBishop Levente Balázs Martos (51)Bishop Levente Balázs Martos (51)

Titular Bishop of Treba

Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

2023.02.032023.03.04
IndiaBishop James Shekhar (57)Bishop James Shekhar (57)

Bishop of Buxar (India)

2023.02.042023.03.25
IndiaBishop Wilbert Marwein (54)Bishop Wilbert Marwein (54)

Bishop of Nongstoin (India)

2023.02.042023.04.16
MoroccoArchbishop Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M. (66)Archbishop Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M. (66)

Archbishop of Tánger (Morocco)

2023.02.072023.03.25
USABishop Anthony Cerdan Celino (52)Bishop Anthony Cerdan Celino (52)

Titular Bishop of Maronana

Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso (USA)

2023.02.082023.03.31
MexicoBishop Mario Medina Balam (61)Bishop Mario Medina Balam (61)

Titular Bishop of Pupiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico)

2023.02.112023.04.14
LithuaniaCardinal Rolandas Makrickas (52)Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas (52)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio

Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

2023.02.112023.04.15
Sierra LeoneBishop Bob John Hassan Koroma (53)Bishop Bob John Hassan Koroma (53)

Bishop of Makeni (Sierra Leone)

2023.02.112023.05.13
SpainBishop David Abadías Aurín (51)Bishop David Abadías Aurín (51)

Titular Bishop of Urci

Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona (Spain)

2023.02.142023.03.25
GhanaBishop Anthony Narh Asare (59)Bishop Anthony Narh Asare (59)

Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Accra (Ghana)

2023.02.142023.04.19
GhanaBishop John Kobina Louis (60)Bishop John Kobina Louis (60)

Titular Bishop of Fesseë

Auxiliary Bishop of Accra (Ghana)

2023.02.142023.04.19
SpainBishop Gerardo Villalonga Hellín (66)Bishop Gerardo Villalonga Hellín (66)

Bishop of Menorca (Spain)

2023.02.142023.04.22
BrazilBishop Marcelo Antônio da Silva (52)Bishop Marcelo Antônio da Silva (52)

Titular Bishop of Tabaicara

Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Amaro (Brazil)

2023.02.152023.05.01
KenyaBishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka (57)Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka (57)

Bishop of Nakuru (Kenya)

2023.02.152023.05.06
RwandaBishop Jean-Marie Vianney Twagirayezu (64)Bishop Jean-Marie Vianney Twagirayezu (64)

Bishop of Kibungo (Rwanda)

2023.02.202023.04.01
CanadaBishop Claude Lamoureux (62)Bishop Claude Lamoureux (62)

Bishop of Gaspé (Canada)

2023.02.232023.05.03
ArgentinaBishop Federico Guillermo Wechsung (49)Bishop Federico Guillermo Wechsung (49)

Titular Bishop of Pederodiana

Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina)

2023.02.252023.04.15
LithuaniaBishop Saulius Bužauskas (52)Bishop Saulius Bužauskas (52)

Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus

Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas (Lithuania)

2023.02.272023.04.22
MozambiqueBishop Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua (52)Bishop Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua (52)

Titular Bishop of Œscus

Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

2023.03.012023.04.23
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Mengoli (59)Bishop Giuseppe Mengoli (59)

Bishop of San Severo (Italy)

2023.03.012023.05.16
PolandBishop Piotr Wawrzynek (54)Bishop Piotr Wawrzynek (54)

Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru

Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica (Poland)

2023.03.042023.04.15
BeninBishop Coffi Roger Anoumou (52)Bishop Coffi Roger Anoumou (52)

Bishop of Lokossa (Benin)

2023.03.042023.05.13
BrazilBishop Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J. (57)Bishop Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J. (57)

Titular Bishop of Sufetula

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

2023.03.082023.06.17
FranceBishop Loïc Lagadec (50)Bishop Loïc Lagadec (50)

Titular Bishop of Carpentras

Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (France)

2023.03.092023.04.30
ArgentinaBishop Claudio Pablo Castricone (66)Bishop Claudio Pablo Castricone (66)

Titular Bishop of Castra nova

Auxiliary Bishop of Orán (Argentina)

2023.03.092023.05.26
South AfricaBishop Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi (61)Bishop Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi (61)

Titular Bishop of Rutabo

Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (South Africa)

2023.03.092023.05.27
HondurasBishop Henry Orlando Ruiz Mora (51)Bishop Henry Orlando Ruiz Mora (51)

Bishop of Trujillo (Honduras)

2023.03.102023.05.06
South AfricaBishop Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I. (59)Bishop Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I. (59)

Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma (South Africa)

2023.03.202023.06.03
VietnamBishop Peter Kiều Công Tùng (60)Bishop Peter Kiều Công Tùng (60)

Bishop of Phát Diêm (Vietnam)

2023.03.252023.05.16
VietnamBishop Peter Lê Tấn Lợi (54)Bishop Peter Lê Tấn Lợi (54)

Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam)

2023.03.252023.05.18
BrazilBishop José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva (67)Bishop José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva (67)

Bishop of Salgueiro (Brazil)

2023.03.292023.06.03
MyanmarBishop Celso Ba Shwe (60)Bishop Celso Ba Shwe (60)

Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar)

2023.03.292023.06.29
ColombiaBishop Álvaro Mon Pérez, C.SS.R. (62)Bishop Álvaro Mon Pérez, C.SS.R. (62)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño (Colombia)

2023.03.302023.05.22
IndiaBishop Joachim Walder (68)Bishop Joachim Walder (68)

Titular Bishop of Legia

Auxiliary Bishop of Aizawl (India)

2023.03.302023.05.28
EgyptBishop Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh (53)Bishop Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh (53) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop of Ismayliah of the Copts (Egypt)

Apostolic Visitator in the United States and Canada of the Copts

2023.03.312023.05.11
EgyptBishop Morqos Thomas Esam William Bolos Faragalla (57)Bishop Morqos Thomas Esam William Bolos Faragalla (57) (Coptic Rite)

Bishop of Al Qusia of the Copts (Egypt)

2023.03.312023.05.25
SpainBishop Teodoro León Muñoz (60)Bishop Teodoro León Muñoz (60)

Titular Bishop of Mentesa

Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)

2023.04.012023.05.27
SpainBishop Ramón Darío Valdivia Jiménez (50)Bishop Ramón Darío Valdivia Jiménez (50)

Titular Bishop of Egabro

Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)

2023.04.012023.05.27
SpainBishop Antonio Prieto Lucena (50)Bishop Antonio Prieto Lucena (50)

Bishop of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

2023.04.012023.06.10
GuadeloupeBishop Philippe Guiougou (51)Bishop Philippe Guiougou (51)

Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe)

2023.04.032023.07.09
ItalyBishop Vincenzo Calvosa (60)Bishop Vincenzo Calvosa (60)

Bishop of Vallo della Lucania (Italy)

2023.04.052023.06.03
IrelandBishop Paul Connell (66)Bishop Paul Connell (66)

Bishop of Ardagh (Ireland)

2023.04.052023.06.18
BrazilBishop Ivanildo Oliveira Almeida (52)Bishop Ivanildo Oliveira Almeida (52)

Bishop of Cametá (Brazil)

2023.04.122023.06.17
VenezuelaBishop Oswaldo Enrique Araque Valerio (60)Bishop Oswaldo Enrique Araque Valerio (60)

Bishop of Guanare (Venezuela)

2023.04.122023.07.01
BrazilBishop José Hamilton de Castro (63)Bishop José Hamilton de Castro (63)

Bishop of Almenara (Brazil)

2023.04.122023.07.08
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap. (65)Archbishop Francesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap. (65)

Archbishop of Otranto (Italy)

2023.04.192023.06.17
ChinaBishop Anthony Sun Wen-jun (54)Bishop Anthony Sun Wen-jun (孫文君) (54)

Bishop of Weifang 濰坊 (China)

2023.04.202024.01.29
ItalyArchbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli (59)Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli (59)

Titular Archbishop of Recanati

Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations of Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

Head of Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine Chapel

Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

2023.04.212023.06.03
IndiaBishop Joseph Kallarackal (60)Bishop Joseph Kallarackal (60)

Bishop of Jaipur (India)

2023.04.222023.07.16
Timor-LesteBishop Leandro Maria Alves (50)Bishop Leandro Maria Alves (50)

Bishop of Baucau (Timor-Leste)

2023.04.262023.07.21
UgandaBishop Lawrence Mukasa (67)Bishop Lawrence Mukasa (67)

Bishop of Kasana–Luweero (Uganda)

2023.04.292023.08.05
VietnamBishop Joseph Huỳnh Văn Sỹ (62)Bishop Joseph Huỳnh Văn Sỹ (62)

Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam)

2023.05.012023.06.27
NigeriaBishop Christopher Naseri Naseri (54)Bishop Christopher Naseri Naseri (54)

Titular Bishop of Gurza

Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar (Nigeria)

2023.05.012023.07.22
RwandaBishop Balthazar Ntivuguruzwa (57)Bishop Balthazar Ntivuguruzwa (57)

Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

2023.05.022023.06.17
ItalyBishop Andrea Andreozzi (56)Bishop Andrea Andreozzi (56)

Bishop of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola (Italy)

2023.05.032023.06.18
TaiwanBishop John Baptist Huang Min-cheng, O.F.M. (69)Bishop John Baptist Huang Min-cheng (黃敏正), O.F.M. (69)

Bishop of Tainan 臺南 (Taiwan)

2023.05.032023.06.24
AngolaBishop Firmino David (62)Bishop Firmino David (62)

Bishop of Sumbe (Angola)

2023.05.042023.07.23
MalawiBishop Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda (48)Bishop Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda (48)

Titular Bishop of Catrum

Auxiliary Bishop of Mzuzu (Malawi)

2023.05.052023.08.05
ChileBishop Luis Alberto Migone Repetto (65)Bishop Luis Alberto Migone Repetto (65)

Titular Bishop of Amaura

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile)

2023.05.062023.07.01
BrazilBishop Aurélio Pinto de Sousa (50)Bishop Aurélio Pinto de Sousa (50)

Bishop of Quixadá (Brazil)

2023.05.102023.07.15
Cote d’IvoireBishop Honoré Beugré Dakpa (55)Bishop Honoré Beugré Dakpa (55)

Bishop of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire)

2023.05.132023.07.15
MexicoBishop Carlos Alberto Santos García (48)Bishop Carlos Alberto Santos García (48)

Titular Bishop of Tamada

Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

2023.05.132023.07.26
Congo-KinshasaBishop Lénard Ndjadi Ndjate, M.C.C.J. (49)Bishop Lénard Ndjadi Ndjate, M.C.C.J. (49)

Titular Bishop of Casæ in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani (Congo-Kinshasa)

2023.05.132023.08.13
EcuadorBishop Carlos Washington Yépez Naranjo (52)Bishop Carlos Washington Yépez Naranjo (52)

Bishop of Tulcán (Ecuador)

2023.05.162023.07.22
MadagascarBishop Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona (51)Bishop Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona (51)

Titular Bishop of Dragonara

Auxiliary Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar)

2023.05.192023.07.02
MauritiusBishop Jean Michaël Durhône (51)Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône (51)

Bishop of Port-Louis (Mauritius)

2023.05.192023.08.20
USABishop Edward Mark Lohse (63)Bishop Edward Mark Lohse (63)

Bishop of Kalamazoo (USA)

Apostolic Administrator of Steubenville (USA)

2023.05.232023.07.25
TurkiyeArchbishop Sabri Anar (59)Archbishop Sabri Anar (59) (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

2023.05.242023.07.16
ChileBishop Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés (54)Bishop Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés (54)

Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama (Chile)

2023.05.242023.08.18
PortugalBishop Joaquim Proença Dionísio (56)Bishop Joaquim Proença Dionísio (56)

Titular Bishop of Parthenia

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

2023.05.262023.07.16
PortugalBishop Roberto Rosmaninho Mariz (50)Bishop Roberto Rosmaninho Mariz (50)

Titular Bishop of Vita

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

2023.05.262023.07.23
ItalyBishop Michele Di Tolve (61)Bishop Michele Di Tolve (61)

Titular Bishop of Horrea

Rector of Pontifical Roman Major Seminary

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

2023.05.262023.09.02
IraqArchbishop Nersès Joseph Zabbara (55)Archbishop Nersès Joseph Zabbara (55) (Armenian Rite)

Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq)

2023.05.272023.08.27
SpainBishop Jesús Rico García, H.S.O.D. (70)Bishop Jesús Rico García, H.S.O.D. (70)

Bishop of Ávila (Spain)

2023.05.292023.07.15
BrazilBishop Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (68)Bishop Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (68)

Bishop of Amargosa (Brazil)

2023.05.312023.07.29
ArgentinaBishop Ernesto José Fernández (58)Bishop Ernesto José Fernández (58)

Titular Bishop of Deultum

Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina)

2023.05.312023.08.04
MyanmarBishop Henry Eikhlein (64)Bishop Henry Eikhlein (64)

Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar)

2023.05.312023.08.25
BrazilBishop João Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.SS.R. (52)Bishop João Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.SS.R. (52)

Bishop of Barra (Brazil)

2023.05.312023.09.23
FranceBishop Olivier de Cagny (63)Bishop Olivier de Cagny (63)

Bishop of Évreux (France)

2023.06.022023.09.09
ItalyArchbishop Gian Luca Perici (60)Archbishop Gian Luca Perici (60)

Titular Archbishop of Bolsena

Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia

Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi

2023.06.052023.07.15
MalawiBishop Alfred Mateyu Chaima (54)Bishop Alfred Mateyu Chaima (54)

Bishop of Zomba (Malawi)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Malawi

2023.06.052023.08.12
USABishop Michael Pham (57)Bishop Michael Pham (Phạm Minh Cường) (57)

Titular Bishop of Cercina

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA)

2023.06.062023.09.28
USABishop Felipe Pulido (54)Bishop Felipe Pulido (54)

Titular Bishop of Buffada

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA)

2023.06.062023.09.28
TanzaniaBishop Thomas John Kiangio (59)Bishop Thomas John Kiangio (59)

Bishop of Tanga (Tanzania)

2023.06.072023.09.03
EcuadorBishop Fernando Ortega Ortega (51)Bishop Fernando Ortega Ortega (51)

Titular Bishop of Thizica

Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (Ecuador)

2023.06.092023.09.09
AngolaArchbishop Germano Penemote (55)Archbishop Germano Penemote (55)

Titular Archbishop of Treia

Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

2023.06.162023.08.12
IndiaArchbishop George George Panamthundil (52)Archbishop George George Panamthundil (52) (Syro-Malankara Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Floriana

Apostolic Nuncio to Tajikistan

Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan

Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan

2023.06.162023.09.09
ColombiaArchbishop Mauricio Rueda Beltz (54)Archbishop Mauricio Rueda Beltz (54)

Titular Archbishop of Cingoli

Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire

2023.06.162023.09.09
IndiaBishop Louis Mascarenhas (65)Bishop Louis Mascarenhas (65)

Bishop of Allahabad (India)

2023.06.172023.08.24
BelgiumArchbishop Luc Terlinden (56)Archbishop Luc Terlinden (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium)

President of Episcopal Conference of Belgium

2023.06.222023.09.03
New ZealandBishop John Lewis Adams (61)Bishop John Lewis Adams (61)

Bishop of Palmerston North (New Zealand)

2023.06.222023.09.30
ZimbabweBishop Eusebius Jelous Nyathi (50)Bishop Eusebius Jelous Nyathi (50)

Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

2023.06.232023.09.23
Papua New GuineaBishop Roland Vunuvung (65)Bishop Roland Vunuvung (65)

Bishop of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea)

2023.06.242023.08.15
FranceBishop Étienne Vetö, I.C.N. (60)Bishop Étienne Vetö, I.C.N. (60)

Titular Bishop of Thérouanne

Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France)

2023.06.262023.09.09
HungaryBishop Kornél Fábry (52)Bishop Kornél Fábry (52)

Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera

Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

2023.06.272023.09.02
IndiaBishop Benny Varghese Edathattel (54)Bishop Benny Varghese Edathattel (54)

Bishop of Itanagar (India)

2023.06.292023.10.15
GuineaBishop Norbert Tamba Sandouno (57)Bishop Norbert Tamba Sandouno (57)

Bishop of Guéckédou (Guinea)

2023.06.292023.11.12
AngolaBishop Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B. (62)Bishop Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B. (62)

Bishop of Luena (Angola)

2023.07.012023.09.03
SyriaBishop Hanna Jallouf, O.F.M. (72)Bishop Hanna Jallouf, O.F.M. (72)

Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria)

2023.07.012023.09.17
IndiaBishop Elias Frank (62)Bishop Elias Frank (62)

Bishop of Asansol (India)

2023.07.032023.08.24
IndiaBishop Ferdinand Dhkar (62)Bishop Ferdinand Dhkar (62)

Bishop of Jowai (India)

2023.07.082023.10.01
IndonesiaBishop Victorius Dwiardy, O.F.M. Cap. (56)Bishop Victorius Dwiardy, O.F.M. Cap. (56)

Bishop of Banjarmasin (Indonesia)

2023.07.082023.11.04
ItalyBishop Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B. Cam. (61)Bishop Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B. Cam. (61)

Bishop of Tempio–Ampurias (Italy)

2023.07.112023.09.16
USABishop Steven Maekawa, O.P. (57)Bishop Steven Maekawa, O.P. (57)

Bishop of Fairbanks (USA)

2023.07.112023.10.12
UkraineBishop Petro Holiney (51)Bishop Petro Holiney (51) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Abrittum

Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2023.07.122023.08.20
UkraineBishop Volodymyr Firman (48)Bishop Volodymyr Firman (48) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Limisa

Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2023.07.122023.08.27
Congo-KinshasaBishop Edouard Isango Nkoyo (51)Bishop Edouard Isango Nkoyo (51)

Titular Bishop of Utimmira

Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

2023.07.152023.09.09
Congo-KinshasaBishop Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M. (67)Bishop Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M. (67)

Titular Bishop of Igilgili

Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa)

2023.07.152023.09.09
LibyaBishop Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M. (65)Bishop Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M. (65)

Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi (Libya)

Apostolic Administrator of Derna (Libya)

2023.07.162023.08.22
USABishop Albert Bahhuth (68)Bishop Albert Bahhuth (68)

Titular Bishop of Vadesi

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

2023.07.182023.09.26
USABishop Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Bishop Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap. (69)

Titular Bishop of Lamzella

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

2023.07.182023.09.26
USABishop Brian Alan Nunes (60)Bishop Brian Alan Nunes (60)

Titular Bishop of Kearney

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

2023.07.182023.09.26
USABishop Slawomir Szkredka (50)Bishop Slawomir Szkredka (50)

Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

2023.07.182023.09.26
BrazilBishop Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I. (57)Bishop Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I. (57)

Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil)

2023.07.192023.08.26
RéunionBishop Pascal David Youri Chane-Teng (53)Bishop Pascal David Youri Chane-Teng (曾慶輝) (53)

Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion (Réunion)

2023.07.192023.10.15
ItalyArchbishop Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.SS.R. (54)Archbishop Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.SS.R. (54)

Titular Archbishop of Sorres

Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Lateran University

2023.08.012023.10.06
FranceBishop Grégoire Cador (63)Bishop Grégoire Cador (63)

Bishop of Coutances (France)

2023.08.052023.10.15
ArgentinaBishop Mauricio Alberto Landra (52)Bishop Mauricio Alberto Landra (52)

Titular Bishop of Trisipa

Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina)

2023.08.092023.10.14
ArgentinaBishop Horacio José Álvarez (67)Bishop Horacio José Álvarez (67)

Titular Bishop of Cubda

Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina)

2023.08.112023.11.03
ArgentinaBishop Alejandro Musolino, S.D.B. (53)Bishop Alejandro Musolino, S.D.B. (53)

Titular Bishop of Ruspæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina)

2023.08.112023.11.03
ChadBishop Samuel Mbairabé Tibingar (52)Bishop Samuel Mbairabé Tibingar (52)

Bishop of Koumra (Chad)

2023.08.122023.11.11
USAArchbishop Kevin Stuart Randall (58)Archbishop Kevin Stuart Randall (58)

Titular Archbishop of Glenndálocha

Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh

2023.08.132023.11.04
CanadaBishop Michael Kwiatkowski (63)Bishop Michael Kwiatkowski (63) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada)

2023.08.242023.11.08
IndiaBishop Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T. (54)Bishop Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T. (54) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Gorakhpur of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2023.08.262023.11.05
TurkiyeBishop Antuan Ilgit, S.J. (52)Bishop Antuan Ilgit, S.J. (52)

Titular Bishop of Tubernuca

Apostolic Administrator of Anatolia (Turkiye)

Auxiliary Bishop of Anatolia (Turkiye)

2023.08.282023.11.25
USABishop Robert Mark Pipta (57)Bishop Robert Mark Pipta (57) (Ruthenian Rite)

Bishop of Parma of the Ruthenians (USA)

2023.08.312023.11.08
SlovakiaBishop František Trstenský (51)Bishop František Trstenský (51)

Bishop of Spiš (Slovakia)

2023.09.082023.10.21
Puerto RicoBishop Tomás González González (56)Bishop Tomás González González (56)

Titular Bishop of Enera

Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

2023.09.082023.11.18
JapanBishop Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E. (50)Bishop Andrea Lembo (アンドレア・レンボ), P.I.M.E. (50)

Titular Bishop of Mulia

Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

2023.09.162023.12.16
BrazilBishop Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M. (59)Bishop Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M. (59)

Titular Bishop of Cenæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)

2023.09.202023.12.08
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Alberti (59)Bishop Giuseppe Alberti (59)

Bishop of Oppido Mamertina–Palmi (Italy)

2023.09.212023.11.19
IndiaBishop Lourdu Anandam (66)Bishop Lourdu Anandam (66)

Bishop of Sivagangai (India)

2023.09.212023.11.26
NigeriaBishop Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh (54)Bishop Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh (54)

Bishop of Zaria (Nigeria)

2023.09.212023.12.14
MozambiqueBishop Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. (52)Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. (52)

Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

2023.09.212024.01.28
BrazilBishop Antônio Ederaldo de Santana (49)Bishop Antônio Ederaldo de Santana (49)

Bishop of Irecê (Brazil)

2023.09.232023.11.25
IranArchbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees (46)Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees (46) (Chaldean Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Patriarchal Administrator of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Patriarchal Administrator of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

2023.09.262023.11.10
BrazilBishop Zenildo Lima da Silva (56)Bishop Zenildo Lima da Silva (56)

Titular Bishop of Maraguia

Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil)

2023.09.272023.11.15
FinlandBishop Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda, Opus Dei (55)Bishop Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda, Opus Dei (55)

Bishop of Helsinki (Finland)

Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

2023.09.292023.11.25
SerbiaBishop Ferenc Fazekaš (66)Bishop Ferenc Fazekaš (66)

Bishop of Subotica (Serbia)

2023.10.072023.11.11
IndiaArchbishop Linus Neli (67)Archbishop Linus Neli (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Imphal (India)

2023.10.072023.12.08
NigeriaBishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F. (64)Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F. (64)

Bishop of Ahiara (Nigeria)

2023.10.142023.12.19
NigeriaBishop Gerald Mamman Musa (53)Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa (53)

Bishop of Katsina (Nigeria)

2023.10.162023.12.12
MexicoBishop Francisco Javier Martínez Castillo (50)Bishop Francisco Javier Martínez Castillo (50)

Titular Bishop of Nepte

Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico)

2023.10.162024.01.04
FranceBishop Emmanuel Tois (59)Bishop Emmanuel Tois (59)

Titular Bishop of Vertara

Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (France)

2023.10.172023.11.17
BrazilBishop Paulo Renato Fernandes Gonçalves de Campos (51)Bishop Paulo Renato Fernandes Gonçalves de Campos (51)

Bishop of Barra do Garças (Brazil)

2023.10.182023.12.16
TanzaniaBishop Eusebio Samwel Kyando (60)Bishop Eusebio Samwel Kyando (60)

Bishop of Njombe (Tanzania)

2023.10.192024.01.14
TanzaniaBishop Jovitus Francis Mwijage (58)Bishop Jovitus Francis Mwijage (58)

Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania)

2023.10.192024.01.27
IndonesiaArchbishop Fransiskus Nipa (60)Archbishop Fransiskus Nipa (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Makassar (Indonesia)

2023.10.212024.02.01
AlgeriaBishop Davide Carraro, P.I.M.E. (47)Bishop Davide Carraro, P.I.M.E. (47)

Bishop of Oran (Algeria)

2023.10.222024.01.26
New ZealandBishop Richard Philip James Laurenson (56)Bishop Richard Philip James Laurenson (56)

Bishop of Hamilton (New Zealand)

2023.10.252023.12.08
BrazilBishop Geraldo de Souza Rodrigues (61)Bishop Geraldo de Souza Rodrigues (61)

Bishop of Januária (Brazil)

2023.10.252024.01.27
SlovakiaArchbishop Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U. (50)Archbishop Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U. (50) (Slovak Rite)

Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

President of Council of the Slovak Church

2023.10.262024.01.27
FranceBishop Benoît Gschwind, A.A. (61)Bishop Benoît Gschwind, A.A. (61)

Bishop of Pamiers (France)

2023.10.282023.11.26
CanadaBishop Michel Proulx, O. Praem. (62)Bishop Michel Proulx, O. Praem. (62)

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada)

2023.10.282024.01.25
SpainBishop Mikel Garciandía Goñi (60)Bishop Mikel Garciandía Goñi (60)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain)

2023.10.312024.01.20
BrazilBishop Joaquim Hudson de Souza Ribeiro (51)Bishop Joaquim Hudson de Souza Ribeiro (51)

Titular Bishop of Macri

Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil)

2023.11.082024.02.02
BrazilBishop Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Araújo (52)Bishop Alcivan Tadeus Gomes de Araújo (52)

Titular Bishop of Fata

Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba (Brazil)

2023.11.082024.02.02
BrazilBishop Raimundo Vanthuy Neto (51)Bishop Raimundo Vanthuy Neto (51)

Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil)

2023.11.082024.02.04
SpainArchbishop Florencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M. (62)Archbishop Florencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M. (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela (Spain)

2023.11.092024.01.27
Congo-KinshasaBishop Libère Pwongo Bope (60)Bishop Libère Pwongo Bope (60)

Bishop of Basankusu (Congo-Kinshasa)

2023.11.112023.12.16
Congo-KinshasaBishop Léonard Kakudji Muzinga (54)Bishop Léonard Kakudji Muzinga (54)

Bishop of Kamina (Congo-Kinshasa)

2023.11.112024.02.02
MalawiBishop Vincent Frederick Mwakhwawa (49)Bishop Vincent Frederick Mwakhwawa (49)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ Thibilitanæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)

2023.11.152024.01.20
ItalyArchbishop Giorgio Ferretti (57)Archbishop Giorgio Ferretti (57)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Foggia–Bovino (Italy)

2023.11.182023.12.09
BrazilBishop Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B. (70)Bishop Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B. (70)

Bishop of Jataí (Brazil)

2023.11.182024.01.27
IndiaBishop Linus Pingal Ekka (63)Bishop Linus Pingal Ekka (63)

Bishop of Gumla (India)

2023.11.302024.01.12
IndiaBishop Ambrose Puthenveettil (57)Bishop Ambrose Puthenveettil (57)

Bishop of Kottapuram (India)

2023.11.302024.01.20
CanadaBishop Michael Smolinski, C.SS.R. (52)Bishop Michael Smolinski (Михайло Смолінський), C.SS.R. (52) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada)

2023.11.302024.01.20
IndiaBishop Malcolm Sequeira (63)Bishop Malcolm Sequeira (63)

Bishop of Amravati (India)

2023.11.302024.01.25
ItalyArchbishop Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi (59)Archbishop Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi (59)

Titular Archbishop of Belcastro

Secretary of Section for Education of Dicastery for Culture and Education

2023.11.302024.02.10
ThailandBishop Stephen Boonlert Phromsena (64)Bishop Stephen Boonlert Phromsena (64)

Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani (Thailand)

2023.12.022024.02.24
MadagascarBishop Luc Olivier Razafitsimialona (55)Bishop Luc Olivier Razafitsimialona (55)

Bishop of Tôlagnaro (Madagascar)

2023.12.052024.01.28
ItalyArchbishop Biagio Colaianni (67)Archbishop Biagio Colaianni (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Campobasso–Boiano (Italy)

2023.12.062024.02.10
Sri LankaBishop Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya (55)Bishop Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya (55)

Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka)

2023.12.062024.03.02
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Russo (58)Bishop Giuseppe Russo (58)

Bishop of Altamura–Gravina–Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy)

2023.12.072024.01.21
NigeriaBishop Anselm Pendo Lawani (54)Bishop Anselm Pendo Lawani (54)

Bishop of Ilorin (Nigeria)

2023.12.082024.02.02
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Željko Majić (61)Bishop Željko Majić (61)

Bishop of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2023.12.082024.03.02
USABishop Keith James Chylinski (53)Bishop Keith James Chylinski (53)

Titular Bishop of Gunela

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

2023.12.082024.03.07
USABishop Christopher Randall Cooke (51)Bishop Christopher Randall Cooke (51)

Titular Bishop of Malliana

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

2023.12.082024.03.07
USABishop Efren Veridiano Esmilla (62)Bishop Efren Veridiano Esmilla (62)

Titular Bishop of Ottana

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA)

2023.12.082024.03.07
Cook IslandsBishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. (65)Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. (65)

Bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

2023.12.082024.04.27
USABishop Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa (48)Bishop Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa (48)

Titular Bishop of Membressa

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA)

2023.12.092024.02.03
IndiaBishop Mathai Kadavil, O.I.C. (61)Bishop Mathai Kadavil, O.I.C. (61) (Syro-Malankara Rite)

Bishop of Saint Ephrem of Khadki of the Syro-Malankara (India)

2023.12.122024.02.15
CanadaBishop Juan Carlos Londoño (50)Bishop Juan Carlos Londoño (50)

Titular Bishop of Baeza

Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada)

2023.12.122024.02.22
El SalvadorBishop Óscar Álvarez Orellana (62)Bishop Óscar Álvarez Orellana (62)

Titular Bishop of Pudentiana

Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador (El Salvador)

2023.12.162024.01.13
ChinaBishop Thaddeus Wang Yue-sheng (58)Bishop Thaddeus Wang Yue-sheng (王躍勝) (58)

Bishop of Zhengzhou 鄭州 (China)

2023.12.162024.01.25
ChinaBishop Peter Wu Yi-shun (60)Bishop Peter Wu Yi-shun (吳奕順) (60)

Prefect Apostolic of Shaowu 邵武 (China)

2023.12.162024.01.31
EthiopiaBishop Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae (52)Bishop Lukas Teshome Fikre Woldetensae (52) (Ethiopic Rite)

Bishop of Emdeber of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

2023.12.162024.02.11
MauritiusBishop Michel Moura (62)Bishop Michel Moura (62)

Vicar Apostolic of Rodrigues (Mauritius)

2023.12.202024.03.19
ScotlandBishop Francis Dougan (52)Bishop Francis Dougan (52)

Bishop of Galloway (Scotland)

2023.12.222024.03.09
TanzaniaBishop Vincent Cosmas Mwagala (51)Bishop Vincent Cosmas Mwagala (51)

Bishop of Mafinga (Tanzania)

2023.12.222024.03.19
CzechiaBishop Stanislav Přibyl, C.SS.R. (53)Bishop Stanislav Přibyl, C.SS.R. (53)

Bishop of Litoměřice (Czechia)

General Secretary of Czech Bishops’ Conference

2023.12.232024.03.02
ItalyArchbishop Vincenzo Turturro (46)Archbishop Vincenzo Turturro (46)

Titular Archbishop of Ravello

Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

2023.12.292024.03.09
IndiaBishop Peter Rumal Kharadi (65)Bishop Peter Rumal Kharadi (65)

Bishop of Jhabua (India)

2023.12.302024.01.27
IndiaBishop Bernard Lancy Pinto (61)Bishop Bernard Lancy Pinto (61)

Bishop of Aurangabad (India)

2023.12.302024.04.06

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