Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2025

Newly Elected Bishops (164)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
AustraliaBishop George Kolodziej, S.D.S. (57)Bishop George Kolodziej, S.D.S. (57)

Bishop of Bunbury (Australia)

2025.01.062025.03.19
FranceBishop Franck Javary (59)Bishop Franck Javary (59)

Bishop of Châlons (France)

2025.01.092025.03.01
CanadaBishop Alan Campeau (66)Bishop Alan Campeau (66)

Bishop of Thunder Bay (Canada)

2025.01.102025.02.27
CameroonBishop Justin Georges Ebengue (55)Bishop Justin Georges Ebengue (55)

Bishop of Yokadouma (Cameroon)

2025.01.112025.03.01
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Maria Polvani (60)Archbishop Carlo Maria Polvani (60)

Titular Archbishop of Regiæ

Secretary of Dicastery for Culture and Education

2025.01.122025.02.14
ItalyBishop Filippo Ciampanelli (47)Bishop Filippo Ciampanelli (47)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania

Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

2025.01.122025.02.19
ItalyArchbishop Maurizio Bravi (63)Archbishop Maurizio Bravi (63)

Titular Archbishop of Tolentino

Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands

2025.01.152025.02.22
KenyaBishop Jackson Murugara, I.M.C. (56)Bishop Jackson Murugara, I.M.C. (56)

Bishop of Meru (Kenya)

2025.01.162025.03.19
MozambiqueBishop Estêvão Ângelo Fernando (51)Bishop Estêvão Ângelo Fernando (51)

Bishop of Alto Molócuè (Mozambique)

2025.01.232025.05.10
AlgeriaBishop Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr. (54)Bishop Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr. (54)

Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)

2025.01.252025.03.19
MexicoBishop Víctor Melchor Quintana Quezada (56)Bishop Víctor Melchor Quintana Quezada (56)

Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico)

2025.01.252025.03.25
MyanmarBishop Augustine Thang Zawm Hung (52)Bishop Augustine Thang Zawm Hung (52)

Bishop of Mindat (Myanmar)

2025.01.252025.04.27
Burkina FasoBishop Guy Mukasa Sanon (57)Bishop Guy Mukasa Sanon (57)

Bishop of Nouna (Burkina Faso)

2025.01.252025.05.03
ColombiaBishop Jaime Alberto Cabrera Arcos (58)Bishop Jaime Alberto Cabrera Arcos (58)

Bishop of Garzón (Colombia)

2025.01.282025.03.25
TanzaniaBishop Romanus Elamu Mihaliè (56)Bishop Romanus Elamu Mihaliè (56)

Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania)

2025.01.282025.04.27
AustriaBishop Johannes Freitag (53)Bishop Johannes Freitag (53)

Titular Bishop of Guzabeta

Auxiliary Bishop of Graz–Seckau (Austria)

2025.01.312025.05.01
TaiwanBishop Peter Chao Yung-chi (53)Bishop Peter Chao Yung-chi (趙永吉) (53)

Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

2025.02.052025.04.03
ItalyArchbishop Samuele Sangalli (58)Archbishop Samuele Sangalli (58)

Titular Archbishop of Zella

Adjunct Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

2025.02.062025.03.19
ItalyArchbishop Saverio Antonio Gennario Cannistrà, O.C.D. (67)Archbishop Saverio Antonio Gennario Cannistrà, O.C.D. (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy)

2025.02.062025.05.11
Burkina FasoBishop David Koudougou (53)Bishop David Koudougou (53)

Bishop of Tenkodogo (Burkina Faso)

2025.02.062025.05.24
IndiaBishop Selvarajan Dasan (64)Bishop Selvarajan Dasan (64)

Bishop of Neyyattinkara (India)

2025.02.082025.03.25
IndiaBishop Bernard Laloo (49)Bishop Bernard Laloo (49)

Titular Bishop of Trofimiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong (India)

2025.02.082025.03.30
IndiaBishop Fabian Toppo (65)Bishop Fabian Toppo (65)

Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India)

2025.02.082025.05.01
AustraliaBishop Anthony Gerard Percy (63)Bishop Anthony Gerard Percy (63)

Titular Bishop of Appiaria

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

2025.02.112025.05.02
USABishop Richard Francis Reidy (67)Bishop Richard Francis Reidy (67)

Bishop of Norwich (USA)

2025.02.122025.04.29
USABishop John Edward Keehner (60)Bishop John Edward Keehner (60)

Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

2025.02.122025.05.01
CanadaArchbishop Charles Duval, C.SS.R. (62)Archbishop Charles Duval, C.SS.R. (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

2025.02.142025.05.14
BrazilBishop Antônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.SS.R. (52)Bishop Antônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.SS.R. (52)

Bishop of Caicó (Brazil)

2025.02.142025.05.17
BurundiBishop Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P. (69)Bishop Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P. (69)

Bishop of Bubanza (Burundi)

2025.02.152025.04.05
BurundiBishop Léonidas Nitereka (65)Bishop Léonidas Nitereka (65)

Bishop of Rutana (Burundi)

2025.02.152025.04.12
BrazilBishop Giuseppe Luigi Spiga (53)Bishop Giuseppe Luigi Spiga (53)

Bishop of Grajaú (Brazil)

2025.02.172025.05.18
CanadaBishop Pierre Charland, O.F.M. (63)Bishop Pierre Charland, O.F.M. (63)

Bishop of Baie-Comeau (Canada)

2025.02.182025.05.28
FranceBishop François Gourdon (57)Bishop François Gourdon (57)

Bishop of Saint-Dié (France)

2025.02.202025.03.22
USABishop Gregg Michael Caggianelli (57)Bishop Gregg Michael Caggianelli (57)

Titular Bishop of Gemellæ in Byzacena

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA)

2025.02.212025.05.09
NigerBishop Ignatius Anipu, M. Afr. (66)Bishop Ignatius Anipu, M. Afr. (66)

Bishop of Maradi (Niger)

2025.02.222025.05.31
SpainBishop Eloy Alberto Santiago Santiago (52)Bishop Eloy Alberto Santiago Santiago (52)

Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain)

2025.02.242025.05.01
ItalyBishop Riccardo Battocchio (63)Bishop Riccardo Battocchio (63)

Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (Italy)

2025.02.242025.05.25
BrazilBishop José Maria Pereira (68)Bishop José Maria Pereira (68)

Titular Bishop of Sigus

Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

2025.02.252025.04.12
BrazilBishop Hiansen Vieira Franco (54)Bishop Hiansen Vieira Franco (54)

Titular Bishop of Tigava

Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

2025.02.252025.04.26
BrazilBishop Joselito Ramalho Nogueira (61)Bishop Joselito Ramalho Nogueira (61)

Titular Bishop of Knin

Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

2025.02.252025.04.27
AustraliaBishop Peter Mel Murphy (64)Bishop Peter Mel Murphy (64)

Bishop of Armidale (Australia)

2025.02.262025.05.08
TanzaniaBishop Josaphat Jackson Bududu (49)Bishop Josaphat Jackson Bududu (49)

Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

2025.02.262025.05.25
MexicoBishop Andrés Sáinz Márquez (56)Bishop Andrés Sáinz Márquez (56)

Bishop-Prelate of Jesús María (Mexico)

2025.02.262025.06.18
LesothoBishop Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole, O.M.I. (71)Bishop Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole, O.M.I. (71)

Bishop of Leribe (Lesotho)

2025.02.282025.05.10
IndiaBishop John Carvalho (57)Bishop John Carvalho (57)

Bishop of Ajmer (India)

2025.03.012025.05.11
PhilippinesBishop Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J. (61)Bishop Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J. (61)

Bishop of Daet (Philippines)

2025.03.042025.05.01
SpainBishop Ángel Román Idígoras (57)Bishop Ángel Román Idígoras (57)

Bishop of Albacete (Spain)

2025.03.062025.05.03
Cote d’IvoireArchbishop Armand Koné (56)Archbishop Armand Koné (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire)

2025.03.072025.04.05
IndiaBishop Paul Prakash Saginala (65)Bishop Paul Prakash Saginala (65)

Bishop of Cuddapah (India)

2025.03.082025.04.09
IndonesiaBishop Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, O.S.A. (56)Bishop Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, O.S.A. (56)

Bishop of Timika (Indonesia)

2025.03.082025.05.14
Guinea-BissauBishop Víctor Luís Quematcha, O.F.M. (58)Bishop Víctor Luís Quematcha, O.F.M. (58)

Bishop of Bafatá (Guinea-Bissau)

2025.03.082025.06.28
ItalyArchbishop Giancarlo Dellagiovanna (64)Archbishop Giancarlo Dellagiovanna (64)

Titular Archbishop of Sistroniana

2025.03.152025.04.25
VietnamBishop Paul Nguyễn Quang Đĩnh (52)Bishop Paul Nguyễn Quang Đĩnh (52)

Titular Bishop of Voncaria

Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam)

2025.03.152025.05.27
ParaguayBishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (69)Bishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. (69)

Bishop of Caazapá (Paraguay)

2025.03.222025.05.10
ItalyArchbishop Ignazio Ceffalia (50)Archbishop Ignazio Ceffalia (50) (Italo-Albanese Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino

Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

2025.03.252025.05.22
SpainBishop Pedro Aguado Cuesta, Sch. P. (68)Bishop Pedro Aguado Cuesta, Sch. P. (68)

Bishop of Jaca (Spain)

Bishop of Huesca (Spain)

2025.03.292025.06.14
SenegalBishop Augustin Simmel Ndiaye (67)Bishop Augustin Simmel Ndiaye (67)

Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

2025.04.022025.07.12
PhilippinesBishop Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner (54)Bishop Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner (54)

Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines)

2025.04.022025.08.13
ParaguayBishop Ósmar López Benítez (50)Bishop Ósmar López Benítez (50)

Bishop of San Juan Bautista (Paraguay)

2025.04.052025.06.14
PeruBishop Wilder Alberto Vásquez Saldaña, O.S.A. (51)Bishop Wilder Alberto Vásquez Saldaña, O.S.A. (51)

Bishop-Prelate of Chuquibambilla (Peru)

2025.04.082025.05.17
BrazilBishop Antônio Carlos Paiva (57)Bishop Antônio Carlos Paiva (57)

Coadjutor Bishop of Oliveira (Brazil)

2025.04.082025.06.14
BrazilBishop Evandro Luis Braun (49)Bishop Evandro Luis Braun (49)

Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

2025.04.092025.07.05
IndiaBishop Sahaya Thatheus Thomas (54)Bishop Sahaya Thatheus Thomas (54)

Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh (India)

2025.04.122025.05.13
IndiaBishop Sonatan Kisku (56)Bishop Sonatan Kisku (56)

Titular Bishop of Zarna

Auxiliary Bishop of Dumka (India)

2025.04.122025.06.13
PhilippinesBishop Glenn Montebon Corsiga (61)Bishop Glenn Montebon Corsiga (61)

Bishop of Ipil (Philippines)

2025.04.142025.07.29
FranceBishop Éric Bidot, O.F.M. Cap. (54)Bishop Éric Bidot, O.F.M. Cap. (54)

Bishop of Tulle (France)

2025.04.152025.06.15
Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph Mopepe Ngongo (59)Bishop Joseph Mopepe Ngongo (59)

Bishop of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

2025.04.152025.07.06
ParaguayBishop Miguel Fritz, O.M.I. (70)Bishop Miguel Fritz, O.M.I. (70)

Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

2025.04.152025.07.14
MadagascarBishop Marek Ochlak, O.M.I. (60)Bishop Marek Ochlak, O.M.I. (60)

Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana (Madagascar)

2025.04.172025.07.06
PeruBishop Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M. (46)Bishop Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M. (46)

Titular Bishop of Babra

Auxiliary Bishop of Callao (Peru)

2025.05.152025.07.12
PhilippinesBishop Dave Dean Capucao (60)Bishop Dave Dean Capucao (60)

Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines)

2025.05.162025.09.05
FranceBishop Jean Pelletier (63)Bishop Jean Pelletier (63)

Bishop of Mende (France)

2025.05.202025.09.07
SpainBishop Daniel Palau Valero (53)Bishop Daniel Palau Valero (53)

Bishop of Lleida (Spain)

2025.05.212025.07.19
SwitzerlandBishop Beat Grögli (55)Bishop Beat Grögli (55)

Bishop of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland)

2025.05.222025.07.05
VenezuelaBishop Alexander Rivera Vielma (52)Bishop Alexander Rivera Vielma (52)

Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela)

2025.05.272025.08.23
SlovakiaBishop Pavol Šajgalik, O.F.M. Cap. (61)Bishop Pavol Šajgalik, O.F.M. Cap. (61)

Military Ordinary of Slovakia (Slovakia)

2025.05.272025.10.18
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Brice Armand Ibombo (52)Bishop Brice Armand Ibombo (52)

Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

2025.05.282025.07.19
BrazilBishop Clésio Facco, S.A.C. (55)Bishop Clésio Facco, S.A.C. (55)

Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil)

2025.05.282025.08.17
USABishop Pedro Bismarck Chau (61)Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau (61)

Titular Bishop of Catrum

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

2025.05.302025.09.08
ColombiaBishop Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano (58)Bishop Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano (58)

Bishop of Granada (Colombia)

2025.05.312025.08.02
ChinaBishop Joseph Lin Yun-tuan (74)Bishop Joseph Lin Yun-tuan (林運團) (74)

Titular Bishop of Glavinitza

Auxiliary Bishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China)

2025.06.052017.12.28
USABishop Simon Peter Engurait (54)Bishop Simon Peter Engurait (54)

Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA)

2025.06.052025.09.05
PortugalBishop Nélio Pereira Pita, C.M. (52)Bishop Nélio Pereira Pita, C.M. (52)

Titular Bishop of Garba

Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal)

2025.06.062025.07.27
IndiaBishop Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel (63)Bishop Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel (63)

Bishop of Jalandhar (India)

2025.06.072025.07.12
HondurasBishop Jenrry Johel Velásquez Hernández (48)Bishop Jenrry Johel Velásquez Hernández (48)

Bishop of La Ceiba (Honduras)

Apostolic Administrator of Yoro (Honduras)

2025.06.122025.07.26
ColombiaBishop Alfonso García López (55)Bishop Alfonso García López (55)

Vicar Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia)

2025.06.142025.08.06
SloveniaBishop Janez Kozinc (50)Bishop Janez Kozinc (50)

Bishop of Murska Sobota (Slovenia)

2025.06.182025.09.14
ColombiaBishop Germán Humberto Barbosa Mora (51)Bishop Germán Humberto Barbosa Mora (51)

Titular Bishop of Uzalis

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

2025.06.202025.08.30
MexicoBishop José Luis Cerra Luna (62)Bishop José Luis Cerra Luna (62)

Bishop of Nogales (Mexico)

2025.06.202025.09.10
Dominican RepublicBishop Andrés Amauri Rosario Henriquez (49)Bishop Andrés Amauri Rosario Henriquez (49)

Titular Bishop of Autenti

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

2025.06.232025.09.20
MadagascarBishop Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana (58)Bishop Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana (58)

Titular Bishop of Iucundiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar)

2025.06.262025.09.21
CambodiaBishop Pierre Suon Hangly (53)Bishop Pierre Suon Hangly (53)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Apostolic Administrator of Kompong Cham (Cambodia)

Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Kompong Cham (Cambodia)

2025.06.282025.09.06
BrazilBishop Gabriel dos Santos Filho (59)Bishop Gabriel dos Santos Filho (59)

Titular Bishop of Altiburus

Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

2025.07.042025.09.13
BrazilBishop Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues (53)Bishop Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues (53)

Titular Bishop of Tisili

Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

2025.07.042025.09.28
Papua New GuineaBishop Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M. (62)Bishop Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M. (62)

Bishop of Alotau–Sideia (Papua New Guinea)

2025.07.072025.09.27
NetherlandsBishop Ronald Gerhardus Wilhelmus Cornelissen (61)Bishop Ronald Gerhardus Wilhelmus Cornelissen (61)

Bishop of Groningen–Leeuwarden (Netherlands)

2025.07.072025.10.11
ChinaBishop Joseph Wang Zhen-gui (63)Bishop Joseph Wang Zhen-gui (王振貴) (63)

Bishop of Zhangjiakou 張家口 (China)

2025.07.082025.09.10
PolandBishop Mariusz Dmyterko (46)Bishop Mariusz Dmyterko (46) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Tzernicus

Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians (Poland)

2025.07.102025.09.13
USABishop Thomas Joseph Hennen (47)Bishop Thomas Joseph Hennen (47)

Bishop of Baker (USA)

2025.07.102025.09.29
AlgeriaBishop Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud (64)Bishop Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud (64)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

2025.07.112025.10.18
LebanonArchbishop Makhoul Farha, O.C.D. (66)Archbishop Makhoul Farha, O.C.D. (66) (Greek-Melkite Rite)

Archbishop of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2025.07.162025.08.24
ChinaBishop Ignatius Wu Jian-lin (56)Bishop Ignatius Wu Jian-lin (吳建林) (56)

Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai 上海 (China)

2025.08.112025.10.15
BeninArchbishop Éric Soviguidi (55)Archbishop Éric Soviguidi (55)

Titular Archbishop of Cerenza

Apostolic Nuncio to Niger

Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

2025.08.152025.11.15
USABishop Ralph Bernard O’Donnell (56)Bishop Ralph Bernard O’Donnell (56)

Bishop of Jefferson City (USA)

2025.08.192025.10.28
BrazilBishop Pedro Cesário Palma, O.F.M. Cap. (64)Bishop Pedro Cesário Palma, O.F.M. Cap. (64)

Bishop of Jardim (Brazil)

2025.08.222025.10.18
Dominican RepublicBishop Manuel Antonio Ruíz de la Rosa (60)Bishop Manuel Antonio Ruíz de la Rosa (60)

Bishop of Stella Maris (Dominican Republic)

2025.08.272025.11.08
IndiaBishop Joseph Thachaparambath, C.M.I. (57)Bishop Joseph Thachaparambath, C.M.I. (57) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Adilabad of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2025.08.282025.10.25
IndiaBishop James Patteril, C.M.F. (63)Bishop James Patteril, C.M.F. (63) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Belthangady of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2025.08.282025.11.05
USABishop Andres Cantoria Ligot (60)Bishop Andres Cantoria Ligot (60)

Titular Bishop of Croæ

Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose (USA)

2025.08.292025.11.03
ItalyBishop Raffaele De Angelis (46)Bishop Raffaele De Angelis (46) (Italo-Albanese Rite)

Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

2025.08.302025.11.08
GibraltarBishop Charles Azzopardi (63)Bishop Charles Azzopardi (63)

Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

2025.09.122025.12.07
PolandArchbishop Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski (55)Archbishop Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski (55)

Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari

Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq

2025.09.182025.10.26
IndiaBishop John Kuttiyil (43)Bishop John Kuttiyil (43) (Syro-Malankara Rite)

Titular Bishop of Canatha

Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

2025.09.192025.11.22
IndiaBishop Kuriakose Thomas Thadathil (64)Bishop Kuriakose Thomas Thadathil (64) (Syro-Malankara Rite)

Titular Bishop of Mariamme

Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Syro-Malankara

2025.09.192025.11.22
FranceBishop Ihor Rantsya (48)Bishop Ihor Rantsya (48) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France)

2025.10.012025.12.18
PhilippinesBishop Edwin Oracion Panergo (54)Bishop Edwin Oracion Panergo (54)

Bishop of Boac (Philippines)

2025.10.042025.12.01
BelgiumBishop Fabien Lejeusne, A.A. (52)Bishop Fabien Lejeusne, A.A. (52)

Bishop of Namur (Belgium)

2025.10.062025.12.07
BelgiumBishop Frédéric Pierre Rossignol, C.S.Sp. (52)Bishop Frédéric Pierre Rossignol, C.S.Sp. (52)

Bishop of Tournai (Belgium)

2025.10.062025.12.14
PortugalBishop Alexandre Simões Gouveia Fernandes, C.S.Sp. (56)Bishop Alexandre Simões Gouveia Fernandes, C.S.Sp. (56)

Bishop of Portalegre–Castelo Branco (Portugal)

2025.10.072025.11.16
MexicoBishop Luis Carlos Lerma Martínez (63)Bishop Luis Carlos Lerma Martínez (63)

Bishop of Nuevo Laredo (Mexico)

2025.10.072026.01.14
AustriaArchbishop Josef Grünwidl (63)Archbishop Josef Grünwidl (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria)

2025.10.172026.01.24
Cote d’IvoireBishop Jean-Pierre Tanoh Tiémélé (57)Bishop Jean-Pierre Tanoh Tiémélé (57)

Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire)

2025.10.222026.01.03
ColombiaBishop Franklin Misael Betancourt (58)Bishop Franklin Misael Betancourt (58)

Bishop of Tumaco (Colombia)

2025.10.232025.11.27
IndiaBishop Antony Kattiparambil (55)Bishop Antony Kattiparambil (55)

Bishop of Cochin (India)

2025.10.252025.12.07
BrazilBishop George Luís Amaral Muniz (53)Bishop George Luís Amaral Muniz (53)

Bishop of Propriá (Brazil)

2025.10.252025.12.22
IndiaBishop Stephen Eustace Victor Fernandes (64)Bishop Stephen Eustace Victor Fernandes (64)

Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius

Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (India)

2025.10.252026.01.03
Solomon IslandsBishop Jacob Aba, S.M. (50)Bishop Jacob Aba, S.M. (50)

Bishop of Auki (Solomon Islands)

2025.10.282026.01.24
IndiaBishop Simon Almeida (65)Bishop Simon Almeida (65)

Bishop of Poona (India)

2025.11.012026.01.17
PeruBishop Pedro Orlando Castro Castro, O.F.M. (64)Bishop Pedro Orlando Castro Castro, O.F.M. (64)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón (Peru)

2025.11.042025.12.28
BrazilBishop Gilson Meurer (52)Bishop Gilson Meurer (52)

Bishop of Lages (Brazil)

2025.11.052025.12.27
EcuadorBishop John Kwamevi Cudjoe, S.V.D. (50)Bishop John Kwamevi Cudjoe, S.V.D. (50)

Titular Bishop of Calama

Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

2025.11.112025.12.20
ColombiaBishop José Camilo Arbeláez Montoya (64)Bishop José Camilo Arbeláez Montoya (64)

Bishop of Vélez (Colombia)

2025.11.142026.01.24
CanadaArchbishop Susai Jesu, O.M.I. (54)Archbishop Susai Jesu, O.M.I. (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

2025.11.172026.01.26
CroatiaBishop Marko Kovač (45)Bishop Marko Kovač (45)

Titular Bishop of Sarda

Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

2025.11.172026.01.31
CroatiaBishop Vlado Razum (65)Bishop Vlado Razum (65)

Titular Bishop of Ston

Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

2025.11.172026.01.31
PhilippinesBishop Samuel Naceno Agcaracar, S.V.D. (56)Bishop Samuel Naceno Agcaracar, S.V.D. (56)

Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines)

2025.11.212026.01.17
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Miro Relota, O.F.M. (60)Bishop Miro Relota, O.F.M. (60)

Military Ordinary of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2025.11.212026.02.14
VenezuelaBishop Elieser Antonio Rivero Barrios (50)Bishop Elieser Antonio Rivero Barrios (50)

Bishop of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela)

2025.11.212026.02.21
IndiaBishop Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh (53)Bishop Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh (53)

Titular Bishop of Thuburbo maius

Auxiliary Bishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)

2025.11.222026.01.17
IndonesiaBishop Yohanes Hans Monteiro (54)Bishop Yohanes Hans Monteiro (54)

Bishop of Larantuka (Indonesia)

2025.11.222026.02.11
ColombiaBishop Jesús Alberto Torres Ariza (50)Bishop Jesús Alberto Torres Ariza (50)

Bishop of San José del Guaviare (Colombia)

2025.11.262026.01.10
BrazilBishop Márcio Antonio Vidal de Negreiros, O.S.A. (58)Bishop Márcio Antonio Vidal de Negreiros, O.S.A. (58)

Titular Bishop of Catula

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

2025.11.262026.01.24
BrazilBishop Celso Alexandre (56)Bishop Celso Alexandre (56)

Titular Bishop of Capsa

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

2025.11.262026.02.01
GermanyBishop Joshy George Pottackal, O. Carm. (48)Bishop Joshy George Pottackal, O. Carm. (48)

Titular Bishop of Ceramussa

Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

2025.11.262026.03.15
GermanyBishop Martin Marahrens (48)Bishop Martin Marahrens (48)

Titular Bishop of Cercina

Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany)

2025.11.282026.02.28
IndiaBishop Edward Baretto (61)Bishop Edward Baretto (61)

Coadjutor Bishop of Darjeeling (India)

2025.11.292026.01.21
BrazilBishop Antônio Carlos do Nascimento (53)Bishop Antônio Carlos do Nascimento (53)

Titular Bishop of Cibaliana

Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

2025.11.292026.02.02
BrazilBishop Jânison de Sá Santos (56)Bishop Jânison de Sá Santos (56)

Titular Bishop of Cillium

Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

2025.11.292026.02.06
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop François Halyday Mbouangui (48)Bishop François Halyday Mbouangui (48)

Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi (Congo-Brazzaville)

2025.12.012026.02.15
BrazilBishop Evandro Campos Maria (51)Bishop Evandro Campos Maria (51)

Titular Bishop of Cilibia

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

2025.12.032026.02.07
ColombiaBishop John Mario Mesa Palacio (59)Bishop John Mario Mesa Palacio (59)

Vicar Apostolic of Leticia (Colombia)

2025.12.042026.02.24
MexicoBishop José Eugenio Ramos Delgado (52)Bishop José Eugenio Ramos Delgado (52)

Titular Bishop of Mattiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

2025.12.062026.03.19
PeruArchbishop Luciano Maza Huamán (68)Archbishop Luciano Maza Huamán (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Piura (Peru)

2025.12.122026.02.21
KenyaBishop Vincent Ouma Odundo (47)Bishop Vincent Ouma Odundo (47)

Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli

Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu (Kenya)

2025.12.142026.02.27
Sri LankaBishop Mohottige Nishantha Sagara Jayamanne Don, S.S.S. (55)Bishop Mohottige Nishantha Sagara Jayamanne Don, S.S.S. (55)

Bishop of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

2025.12.162026.02.28
USABishop Peter Đại Bùi (56)Bishop Peter Đại Bùi (56)

Titular Bishop of Ausafa

Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix (USA)

2025.12.192026.02.17
USABishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez (52)Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez (52)

Bishop of Palm Beach (USA)

2025.12.192026.02.24
South KoreaBishop Germanus Kwak Jin-sang (61)Bishop Germanus Kwak Jin-sang (곽진상 제르마노 / 郭眞祥) (61)

Titular Bishop of Forma

Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon 수원 (South Korea)

2025.12.202026.02.11
EnglandBishop Gerard Bradley (65)Bishop Gerard Bradley (65)

Titular Bishop of Beverley

Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England)

2025.12.222026.02.02
USABishop James Misko (55)Bishop James Misko (55)

Bishop of Tucson (USA)

2025.12.222026.02.20
GhanaBishop Simon Kofi Appiah (61)Bishop Simon Kofi Appiah (61)

Bishop of Jasikan (Ghana)

2025.12.232026.04.11
VenezuelaBishop Alberto Valentín Castillo García (56)Bishop-elect Alberto Valentín Castillo García (56)

Bishop of Los Teques (Venezuela)

2025.12.272026.04.25
ArgentinaBishop Sergio Roberto Bosco (56)Bishop Sergio Roberto Bosco (56)

Titular Bishop of Cissi

Auxiliary Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

2025.12.302026.03.20
BrazilBishop Milton Zonta, S.D.S. (65)Bishop Milton Zonta, S.D.S. (65)

Coadjutor Bishop of Criciúma (Brazil)

2025.12.302026.03.21

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