Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2014

Newly Elected Bishops (186)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
ChinaBishop John Peng Wei-zhao (59)Bishop John Peng Wei-zhao (彭衛照) (59)

Auxiliary Bishop of Nanchang 南昌 (China)

Bishop emeritus of Yujiang 餘江 (China)

20142014.04.10
Congo-KinshasaBishop Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula (65)Bishop Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula (65)

Bishop of Luiza (Congo-Kinshasa)

2014.01.032014.03.23
CanadaBishop Christian Riesbeck, C.C. (56)Bishop Christian Riesbeck, C.C. (56)

Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)

2014.01.072014.03.19
BrazilArchbishop Irineu Roman, C.S.I. (67)Archbishop Irineu Roman, C.S.I. (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santarém (Brazil)

2014.01.082014.03.19
USABishop Bawai Soro (72)Bishop Bawai Soro (72) (Chaldean Rite)

Bishop emeritus of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

(2014.01.11)1984.10.21
IraqArchbishop Habib Hermez Jajou Al-Nawfali (65)Archbishop Habib Hermez Jajou Al-Nawfali (65) (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans

2014.01.112014.01.24
IraqArchbishop Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P. (76)Archbishop Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P. (76) (Chaldean Rite)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

General Secretary of Synod of the Chaldean Church

2014.01.112014.01.24
USABishop Saad Hanna Sirop (53)Bishop Saad Hanna Sirop (53) (Chaldean Rite)

Titular Bishop of Hirta

Apostolic Administrator of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

2014.01.112014.01.24
USABishop Stephen Jay Berg (75)Bishop Stephen Jay Berg (75)

Bishop of Pueblo (USA)

2014.01.152014.02.27
BrazilBishop Marcos Antônio Tavoni (58)Bishop Marcos Antônio Tavoni (58)

Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (Brazil)

2014.01.152014.03.01
FranceBishop Joseph de Metz-Noblat (67)Bishop Joseph de Metz-Noblat (67)

Bishop of Verdun (France)

2014.01.212014.03.16
GermanyArchbishop Herwig Gössl (59)Archbishop Herwig Gössl (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamberg (Germany)

2014.01.242014.03.15
USABishop Myron Joseph Cotta (73)Bishop Myron Joseph Cotta (73)

Bishop of Stockton (USA)

2014.01.242014.03.25
ItalyBishop Antonio Suetta (63)Bishop Antonio Suetta (63)

Bishop of Ventimiglia–San Remo (Italy)

2014.01.252014.03.01
BrazilBishop Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho (58)Bishop Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho (58)

Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Brazil)

2014.01.292014.03.30
ItalyBishop Stefano Manetti (66)Bishop Stefano Manetti (66)

Bishop of Fiesole (Italy)

2014.01.312014.03.25
ItalyBishop Antonio Mura (73)Bishop Antonio Mura (73)

Bishop of Lanusei (Italy)

Bishop of Nuoro (Italy)

2014.01.312014.03.25
IndiaBishop Alex Joseph Vadakumthala (66)Bishop Alex Joseph Vadakumthala (66)

Bishop of Kannur (India)

2014.02.012014.03.23
ChileArchbishop Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez (67)Archbishop Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Puerto Montt (Chile)

2014.02.012014.05.10
ChileBishop Galo Fernández Villaseca (65)Bishop Galo Fernández Villaseca (65)

Bishop of Talca (Chile)

2014.02.012014.05.10
South AfricaBishop Vincent Mduduzi Zungu, O.F.M. (59)Bishop Vincent Mduduzi Zungu, O.F.M. (59)

Bishop of Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

2014.02.022014.06.28
ArgentinaBishop Moon Han-lim (70)Bishop Moon Han-lim (문한림 / 文漢林) (70)

Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

2014.02.062014.05.04
ScotlandBishop John Keenan (61)Bishop John Keenan (61)

Bishop of Paisley (Scotland)

President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

2014.02.082014.03.19
ZambiaBishop Moses Hamungole

former Bishop of Monze (Zambia)

2014.02.102014.05.03
ArgentinaBishop José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A.

former Bishop-Prelate of Cafayate (Argentina)

2014.02.102014.05.10
USABishop Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski (64)Bishop Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski (64)

Titular Bishop of Nicives

Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

2014.02.112014.03.25
USABishop Edward Bernard Scharfenberger (77)Bishop Edward Bernard Scharfenberger (77)

Bishop emeritus of Albany (USA)

2014.02.112014.04.10
LesothoBishop John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P. (60)Bishop John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P. (60)

Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek (Lesotho)

Vice-President of Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2014.02.112014.05.10
BrazilBishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C. (64)Bishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C. (64)

Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil)

2014.02.122014.05.10
UkraineBishop Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.SS.R. (55)Bishop Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.SS.R. (55) (Ukrainian Rite)

Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure

2014.02.132014.04.07
ArgentinaBishop Gustavo Alejandro Montini (55)Bishop Gustavo Alejandro Montini (55)

Bishop of Santo Tomé (Argentina)

2014.02.142014.05.01
ArgentinaBishop Alejandro Daniel Giorgi (67)Bishop Alejandro Daniel Giorgi (67)

Titular Bishop of Summa

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2014.02.142014.05.03
BoliviaBishop Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R.

former Vicar Apostolic of Reyes (Bolivia)

2014.02.152014.05.14
BrazilArchbishop Marcony Vinícius Ferreira (62)Archbishop Marcony Vinícius Ferreira (62)

Archbishop Military Ordinary of Brazil (Brazil)

2014.02.192014.04.12
USABishop Peter Baldacchino (65)Bishop Peter Baldacchino (65)

Bishop of Las Cruces (USA)

2014.02.202014.03.19
FranceBishop Olivier Leborgne (62)Bishop Olivier Leborgne (62)

Bishop of Arras (France)

2014.02.202014.04.06
USABishop Carl Alan Kemme (65)Bishop Carl Alan Kemme (65)

Bishop of Wichita (USA)

2014.02.202014.05.01
UgandaBishop Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.J. (66)Bishop Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.J. (66)

Bishop of Moroto (Uganda)

2014.02.202014.05.24
BrazilArchbishop José Carlos de Souza Campos (58)Archbishop José Carlos de Souza Campos (58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Montes Claros (Brazil)

2014.02.262014.05.25
ItalyBishop Rosario Gisana (66)Bishop Rosario Gisana (66)

Bishop of Piazza Armerina (Italy)

2014.02.272014.04.05
ItalyArchbishop Marco Arnolfo (73)Archbishop Marco Arnolfo (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vercelli (Italy)

2014.02.272014.05.11
USABishop Peter Leslie Smith (68)Bishop Peter Leslie Smith (68)

Titular Bishop of Tubunæ in Mauretania

Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)

2014.03.042014.04.29
ArgentinaBishop Ernesto Giobando, S.J. (66)Bishop Ernesto Giobando, S.J. (66)

Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

2014.03.052014.05.03
NetherlandsArchbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen (64)Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen (64)

Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana

Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

2014.03.082014.05.17
AustraliaBishop Michael Fabian McCarthy (75)Bishop Michael Fabian McCarthy (75)

Bishop emeritus of Rockhampton (Australia)

2014.03.102014.05.29
Congo-KinshasaBishop Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr. (66)Bishop Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr. (66)

Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa)

2014.03.112014.05.31
ArgentinaBishop Fernando Martín Croxatto (69)Bishop Fernando Martín Croxatto (69)

Bishop of Neuquén (Argentina)

2014.03.132014.05.17
BeninBishop Antoine Sabi Bio (62)Bishop Antoine Sabi Bio (62)

Bishop of Natitingou (Benin)

2014.03.132014.05.17
GermanyBishop Wilhelm Zimmermann (77)Bishop Wilhelm Zimmermann (77)

Titular Bishop of Benda

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Essen (Germany)

2014.03.142014.06.29
EnglandBishop Robert Byrne, C.O. (69)Bishop Robert Byrne, C.O. (69)

Bishop emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle (England)

2014.03.152014.05.13
Costa RicaBishop José Manuel Garita Herrera (61)Bishop José Manuel Garita Herrera (61)

Bishop of Ciudad Quesada (Costa Rica)

2014.03.152014.05.17
NigeriaBishop Michael Gobal Gokum (62)Bishop Michael Gobal Gokum (62)

Bishop of Pankshin (Nigeria)

2014.03.182014.06.12
IndiaBishop Francis Serrao, S.J. (66)Bishop Francis Serrao, S.J. (66)

Bishop of Mysore (India)

2014.03.192014.05.07
MexicoBishop Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola (59)Bishop Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola (59)

Bishop of Piedras Negras (Mexico)

2014.03.222014.06.13
MexicoBishop Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes (55)Bishop Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes (55)

Titular Bishop of Auzegera

Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico)

2014.03.222014.06.13
PolandArchbishop Marek Zalewski (63)Archbishop Marek Zalewski (63)

Titular Archbishop of Africa

Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore

Residential Pontifical Representative for Vietnam

2014.03.252014.05.31
BoliviaBishop Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. (63)Bishop Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. (63)

Vicar Apostolic of El Beni (Bolivia)

President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia

2014.03.252014.06.05
BoliviaBishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. (57)Bishop Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. (57)

Bishop of Tarija (Bolivia)

2014.03.252014.06.05
EnglandBishop Nicholas Gilbert Hudson (67)Bishop Nicholas Gilbert Hudson (67)

Bishop of Plymouth (England)

2014.03.312014.06.04
UkraineBishop Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M. (58)Bishop Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M. (58) (Ukrainian Rite)

Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Titular Bishop of Centuriones

2014.04.022014.05.21
UkraineBishop Bohdan Manyshyn (53)Bishop Bohdan Manyshyn (53) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Lesvi

Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2014.04.022014.05.24
GermanyBishop Stefan Oster, S.D.B. (60)Bishop Stefan Oster, S.D.B. (60)

Bishop of Passau (Germany)

2014.04.042014.05.24
FranceBishop Pierre-Yves Michel (66)Bishop Pierre-Yves Michel (66)

Bishop of Nancy (France)

2014.04.042014.05.29
CameroonBishop Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C. (61)Bishop Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C. (61)

Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon)

2014.04.052014.05.17
VietnamBishop Joseph Trần Văn Toản (71)Bishop Joseph Trần Văn Toản (71)

Bishop of Long Xuyên (Vietnam)

2014.04.052014.05.29
ItalyArchbishop Fabio Fabene (67)Archbishop Fabio Fabene (67)

Titular Archbishop of Montefiascone

President of Commission of the New Martyrs – Witnesses of the Faith

Secretary of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

Substitute of College of Cardinals

2014.04.082014.05.30
AustraliaBishop Columba Macbeth Green, O.S.P.P.E. (57)Bishop Columba Macbeth Green, O.S.P.P.E. (57)

Bishop of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia)

2014.04.122014.07.03
EnglandBishop Alan Williams, S.M. (75)Bishop Alan Williams, S.M. (75)

Bishop of Brentwood (England)

2014.04.142014.07.01
NigeriaBishop Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo (62)Bishop Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo (62)

Bishop of Abeokuta (Nigeria)

2014.04.152014.06.25
UgandaBishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira (67)Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira (67)

Bishop of Kasese (Uganda)

2014.04.152014.07.12
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv. (79)Bishop Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv. (79)

Bishop emeritus of Terni–Narni–Amelia (Italy)

2014.04.162014.06.21
PortugalBishop José Augusto Traquina Maria (72)Bishop José Augusto Traquina Maria (72)

Bishop of Santarém (Portugal)

2014.04.172014.06.01
PortugalArchbishop Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho (65)Archbishop Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Évora (Portugal)

2014.04.172014.06.29
VenezuelaBishop José Trinidad Fernández Angulo (61)Bishop José Trinidad Fernández Angulo (61)

Bishop of Trujillo (Venezuela)

2014.04.172014.07.06
IndiaBishop Paul Simick (62)Bishop Paul Simick (62)

Bishop of Bagdogra (India)

2014.04.252014.06.29
BrazilArchbishop José Roberto Fortes Palau (61)Archbishop José Roberto Fortes Palau (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil)

2014.04.302014.06.21
BrazilBishop Carlos Lema Garcia, Opus Dei (69)Bishop Carlos Lema Garcia, Opus Dei (69)

Titular Bishop of Álava

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

2014.04.302014.06.29
USABishop Frank Yohana Kalabat (55)Bishop Frank Yohana Kalabat (55) (Chaldean Rite)

Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA)

2014.05.032014.06.14
ItalyBishop Francesco Oliva (75)Bishop Francesco Oliva (75)

Bishop of Locri–Gerace (Italy)

2014.05.052014.07.20
IndiaBishop Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D. (64)Bishop Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D. (64)

Bishop of Jamshedpur (India)

2014.05.062014.08.30
ItalyBishop Camillo Cibotti (71)Bishop Camillo Cibotti (71)

Bishop of Trivento (Italy)

Bishop of Isernia–Venafro (Italy)

2014.05.082014.06.11
GreeceBishop Petros Stefanou (62)Bishop Petros Stefanou (62)

Bishop emeritus of Syros (Greece)

Bishop emeritus of Santorini (Greece)

former Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece)

2014.05.132014.07.02
IrelandBishop Kevin Peter Doran (72)Bishop Kevin Peter Doran (72)

Bishop of Achonry (Ireland)

Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

2014.05.142014.07.13
BrazilBishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (59)Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (59)

Bishop of Palmares (Brazil)

2014.05.142014.08.28
ColombiaArchbishop Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (63)Archbishop Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia

2014.05.152014.07.26
TurkiyeArchbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan (82)Archbishop Lévon Boghos Zékiyan (82) (Armenian Rite)

Archbishop emeritus of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye)

2014.05.212014.09.13
ItalyBishop Franco Maria Giuseppe Agnesi (75)Bishop Franco Maria Giuseppe Agnesi (75)

Titular Bishop of Dusa

Auxiliary Bishop of Milano (Italy)

2014.05.242014.06.28
United Arab EmiratesBishop Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. Cap. (67)Bishop Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. Cap. (67)

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

2014.05.242014.06.28
ItalyBishop Pierantonio Tremolada (69)Bishop Pierantonio Tremolada (69)

Bishop of Brescia (Italy)

2014.05.242014.06.28
UkraineBishop Yosafat Moshchych, C.M.S.A.A. (49)Bishop Yosafat Moshchych, C.M.S.A.A. (49) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

2014.05.272014.08.03
GermanyArchbishop Stephan Burger (63)Archbishop Stephan Burger (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

2014.05.302014.06.29
ItalyArchbishop Paolo Giulietti (62)Archbishop Paolo Giulietti (62)

Archbishop of Lucca (Italy)

2014.05.302014.08.10
NigeriaBishop Jonas Benson Okoye (63)Bishop Jonas Benson Okoye (63)

Bishop of Nnewi (Nigeria)

2014.05.302014.08.29
Central African RepublicBishop Zbigniew Tadeusz Kusy, O.F.M.

former Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic)

2014.05.312014.08.15
ItalyBishop Nazzareno Marconi (68)Bishop Nazzareno Marconi (68)

Bishop of Macerata (Italy)

2014.06.032014.07.13
PhilippinesBishop Daniel Patrick Yee Parcon (63)Bishop Daniel Patrick Yee Parcon (63)

Bishop of Talibon (Philippines)

2014.06.032014.08.22
IndonesiaBishop Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C. (58)Bishop Antonius Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C. (58)

Bishop of Bandung (Indonesia)

President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

2014.06.032014.08.25
MexicoBishop Francisco González Ramos (67)Bishop Francisco González Ramos (67)

Bishop of Izcalli (Mexico)

2014.06.092014.08.22
PeruArchbishop Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J. (66)Archbishop Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J. (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trujillo (Peru)

Apostolic Administrator of Jaén en Perú (Peru)

2014.06.112014.08.15
USABishop Peter John Byrne (74)Bishop Peter John Byrne (74)

Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA)

2014.06.142014.08.04
USABishop John Joseph Jenik (82)Bishop John Joseph Jenik (82)

Titular Bishop of Druas

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA)

2014.06.142014.08.04
USABishop John Joseph O’Hara (80)Bishop John Joseph O’Hara (80)

Titular Bishop of Ath Truim

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of New York (USA)

2014.06.142014.08.04
ColombiaBishop Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz

former Bishop of Ocaña (Colombia)

2014.06.182014.08.23
EcuadorBishop Skiper Bladimir Yánez Calvachi (54)Bishop Skiper Bladimir Yánez Calvachi (54)

Bishop of Babahoyo (Ecuador)

2014.06.242014.08.15
ItalyBishop Hryhoriy Komar (49)Bishop Hryhoriy Komar (49) (Ukrainian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Acci

Apostolic Administrator of Italy of the Ukrainians (Italy)

2014.06.252014.08.22
USABishop Steven John Raica (73)Bishop Steven John Raica (73)

Bishop of Birmingham (USA)

2014.06.272014.08.28
ItalyBishop Gennaro Acampa (80)Bishop Gennaro Acampa (80)

Titular Bishop of Tortiboli

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy)

2014.06.282014.09.06
GhanaArchbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. (67)Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra (Ghana)

2014.07.032014.09.13
HondurasBishop Héctor David García Osorio (59)Bishop Héctor David García Osorio (59)

Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras)

President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama

2014.07.032014.09.20
FranceBishop Jean-Paul Gusching (70)Bishop Jean-Paul Gusching (70)

Bishop emeritus of Verdun (France)

2014.07.032014.09.21
MalaysiaArchbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim (62)Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim (廖炳堅) (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

2014.07.032014.10.06
PolandBishop Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E. (58)Bishop Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E. (58)

Titular Bishop of Chusira

Auxiliary Bishop of Kalisz (Poland)

2014.07.052014.08.16
ColombiaArchbishop Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez (66)Archbishop Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia)

2014.07.052014.08.22
PanamaBishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. (58)Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. (58)

Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Panama

2014.07.072014.09.27
SwitzerlandBishop Jean-Marie Lovey, C.R.B. (75)Bishop Jean-Marie Lovey, C.R.B. (75)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland)

2014.07.082014.09.28
NigeriaBishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F. (61)Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F. (61)

Bishop of Makurdi (Nigeria)

2014.07.082014.10.04
PeruBishop David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P. (56)Bishop David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P. (56)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado (Peru)

Titular Bishop of Izirzada

2014.07.082014.10.11
IndiaBishop Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X. (65)Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X. (65)

Bishop of Daltonganj (India)

2014.07.092014.08.30
ColombiaBishop Luis Horacio Gómez González

former Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán (Colombia)

2014.07.102014.08.21
TanzaniaBishop Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS (60)Bishop Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS (60)

Bishop of Kigoma (Tanzania)

2014.07.102014.10.26
Hong KongBishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M. (67)Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing (夏志誠), O.F.M. (67)

Titular Bishop of Simitthu

Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

2014.07.112014.08.30
MacauBishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, Opus Dei (69)Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang (李斌生), Opus Dei (69)

Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau)

2014.07.112014.08.30
Hong KongBishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung (楊鳴章)

former Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)

2014.07.112014.08.30
IndiaBishop Ignatius D’Souza (61)Bishop Ignatius D’Souza (61)

Bishop of Bareilly (India)

2014.07.112014.10.04
IndiaBishop Cajetan Francis Osta (64)Bishop Cajetan Francis Osta (64)

Bishop of Muzaffarpur (India)

2014.07.112014.10.22
GabonBishop Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp. (82)Bishop Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp. (82)

Titular Bishop of Siccenna

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Makokou (Gabon)

2014.07.112014.10.26
PolandArchbishop Wojciech Załuski (66)Archbishop Wojciech Załuski (66)

Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana

Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

2014.07.152014.08.09
ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Satriano (65)Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano (65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bari–Bitonto (Italy)

Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari

2014.07.152014.10.03
BrazilBishop Jan Kot, O.M.I. (63)Bishop Jan Kot, O.M.I. (63)

Bishop of Zé Doca (Brazil)

2014.07.232014.10.18
USABishop Joy Alappat (69)Bishop Joy Alappat (69) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago of the Syro-Malabars (USA)

2014.07.242014.09.27
ChileCardinal Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. (81)Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. (81)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile)

former President of Episcopal Conference of Chile

2014.07.252014.10.18
PhilippinesBishop Severo Cagatan Caermare (56)Bishop Severo Cagatan Caermare (56)

Bishop of Dipolog (Philippines)

2014.07.252014.10.30
IndiaBishop Ephrem Nariculam (65)Bishop Ephrem Nariculam (65) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Bishop of Chanda of the Syro-Malabars (India)

2014.07.312014.10.24
USABishop Bohdan John Danylo (54)Bishop Bohdan John Danylo (54) (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma of the Ukrainians (USA)

2014.08.072014.11.04
GreeceArchbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos (81)Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos (81)

Apostolic Administrator of Syros (Greece)

Apostolic Administrator of Santorini (Greece)

Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece)

Archbishop emeritus of Athens (Greece)

2014.08.122014.10.25
MexicoBishop Gerardo Díaz Vázquez (59)Bishop Gerardo Díaz Vázquez (59)

Bishop of Colima (Mexico)

2014.08.222014.10.22
ItalyBishop Maurizio Malvestiti (72)Bishop Maurizio Malvestiti (72)

Bishop of Lodi (Italy)

Pontifical Delegate in materialibus of Benedictine Congregation of the Mechitarists (Mechitarists)

2014.08.262014.10.11
BrazilBishop Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. (70)Bishop Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. (70)

Bishop of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

2014.08.272014.11.08
EnglandBishop Marcus Nigel Stock (64)Bishop Marcus Nigel Stock (64)

Bishop of Leeds (England)

Apostolic Administrator of Hallam (England)

Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough (England)

2014.09.152014.11.13
ItalyBishop Salvatore Angerami

former Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli (Italy)

2014.09.272014.11.08
SloveniaArchbishop Stanislav Zore, O.F.M. (67)Archbishop Stanislav Zore, O.F.M. (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

2014.10.042014.11.23
BrazilBishop Levi Bonatto, Opus Dei (68)Bishop Levi Bonatto, Opus Dei (68)

Titular Bishop of Accia

Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil)

2014.10.082014.12.14
PortugalBishop José dos Santos Marcos (76)Bishop José dos Santos Marcos (76)

Bishop emeritus of Beja (Portugal)

2014.10.102014.11.23
ItalyArchbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. (60)Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. (60)

Secretary of Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Archbishop ad personam

Bishop emeritus of Tortona (Italy)

2014.10.152014.12.07
HungaryBishop György Snell

former Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

2014.10.202014.12.06
USAPope Leo XIV (70)Pope Leo XIV (70)

Supreme Pontiff

Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation

2014.11.032014.12.12
GuatemalaBishop Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez

former Bishop of San Marcos (Guatemala)

2014.11.042015.01.31
NigeriaBishop Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A. (59)Bishop Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A. (59)

Bishop of Uromi (Nigeria)

General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria

2014.11.062015.01.31
AustraliaBishop Terence Robert Curtin (80)Bishop Terence Robert Curtin (80)

Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia)

2014.11.072014.12.17
AustraliaBishop Mark Stuart Edwards, O.M.I. (66)Bishop Mark Stuart Edwards, O.M.I. (66)

Bishop of Wagga Wagga (Australia)

2014.11.072014.12.17
FranceBishop Jean-Philippe Nault, S.J.M.V. (60)Bishop Jean-Philippe Nault, S.J.M.V. (60)

Bishop of Nice (France)

2014.11.072015.01.17
USABishop Chad William Zielinski (61)Bishop Chad William Zielinski (61)

Bishop of New Ulm (USA)

2014.11.082014.12.15
TanzaniaBishop Prosper Balthazar Lyimo (61)Bishop Prosper Balthazar Lyimo (61)

Bishop of Bariadi (Tanzania)

2014.11.112015.02.15
BrazilBishop Antônio Tourinho Neto (62)Bishop Antônio Tourinho Neto (62)

Bishop of Cruz das Almas (Brazil)

2014.11.122015.01.17
ParaguayBishop Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, I.Sch. (60)Bishop Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, I.Sch. (60)

Bishop of Encarnación (Paraguay)

2014.11.152014.12.20
ParaguayBishop Heinz Wilhelm Steckling, O.M.I. (78)Bishop Heinz Wilhelm Steckling, O.M.I. (78)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)

2014.11.152014.12.21
ArgentinaBishop Martín Fassi (65)Bishop Martín Fassi (65)

Bishop of San Martín (Argentina)

2014.11.172014.12.11
ArgentinaBishop Juan Carlos Ares (62)Bishop Juan Carlos Ares (62)

Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina)

2014.11.172014.12.26
MexicoBishop Cristóbal Ascencio García (71)Bishop Cristóbal Ascencio García (71)

Bishop of Apatzingán (Mexico)

2014.11.172015.02.12
MexicoBishop Hilario González García (60)Bishop Hilario González García (60)

Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico)

2014.11.192015.01.22
ChileBishop Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras (57)Bishop Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras (57)

Bishop of San Marcos de Arica (Chile)

2014.11.212015.01.17
ColombiaBishop Ariel Lascarro Tapia (58)Bishop Ariel Lascarro Tapia (58)

Bishop of Magangué (Colombia)

2014.11.212015.01.17
ArgentinaBishop Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell (71)Bishop Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell (71)

Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere (Argentina)

2014.11.212015.02.27
PolandBishop Henryk Wejman (66)Bishop Henryk Wejman (66)

Titular Bishop of Sinitis

Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin–Kamień (Poland)

2014.11.222014.12.20
GhanaBishop John Yaw Afoakwah (71)Bishop John Yaw Afoakwah (71)

Bishop of Obuasi (Ghana)

2014.11.222015.01.10
New ZealandBishop Stephen Marmion Lowe (63)Bishop Stephen Marmion Lowe (63)

Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand)

President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference

2014.11.222015.02.13
ScotlandArchbishop William Nolan (72)Archbishop William Nolan (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland)

2014.11.222015.02.14
South AfricaBishop Victor Hlolo Phalana (65)Bishop Victor Hlolo Phalana (65)

Bishop of Klerksdorp (South Africa)

2014.11.242015.01.25
RwandaBishop Célestin Hakizimana (62)Bishop Célestin Hakizimana (62)

Bishop of Gikongoro (Rwanda)

2014.11.262015.01.24
IndiaBishop Ivan Albert Pereira (61)Bishop Ivan Albert Pereira (61)

Bishop of Jammu–Srinagar (India)

2014.12.032015.02.21
AustraliaArchbishop Patrick Michael O’Regan (67)Archbishop Patrick Michael O’Regan (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia)

2014.12.042015.02.26
KenyaBishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe (58)Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe (58)

Bishop of Kakamega (Kenya)

2014.12.052015.03.07
ArgentinaBishop Adolfo Ramón Canecín (68)Bishop Adolfo Ramón Canecín (68)

Bishop of Goya (Argentina)

2014.12.092015.03.25
BrazilBishop Devair Araújo da Fonseca (58)Bishop Devair Araújo da Fonseca (58)

Bishop of Piracicaba (Brazil)

2014.12.102015.02.01
BrazilBishop Eduardo Vieira dos Santos (61)Bishop Eduardo Vieira dos Santos (61)

Bishop of Ourinhos (Brazil)

2014.12.102015.02.07
EcuadorBishop Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I. (75)Bishop Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I. (75)

Titular Bishop of Abthugni

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Napo (Ecuador)

2014.12.122015.03.07
PolandBishop Marek Szkudło (74)Bishop Marek Szkudło (74)

Titular Bishop of Wigry

Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice (Poland)

2014.12.132015.01.06
PolandBishop Adam Wodarczyk (58)Bishop Adam Wodarczyk (58)

Titular Bishop of Pomezania

Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice (Poland)

2014.12.132015.01.06
PakistanBishop Samson Shukardin, O.F.M. (65)Bishop Samson Shukardin, O.F.M. (65)

Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)

President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2014.12.162015.01.31
FranceBishop Jean-Marc Eychenne (69)Bishop Jean-Marc Eychenne (69)

Bishop of Grenoble–Vienne (France)

2014.12.172015.02.15
BrazilBishop Onécimo Alberton (61)Bishop Onécimo Alberton (61)

Titular Bishop of Dagnum

Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis (Brazil)

2014.12.172015.02.22
BrazilArchbishop Adelar Baruffi (56)Archbishop Adelar Baruffi (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cascavel (Brazil)

2014.12.172015.03.07
IndiaBishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B.

former Bishop of Kuzhithurai (India)

2014.12.222015.02.24
SpainBishop Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, H.S.O.D. (69)Bishop Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, H.S.O.D. (69)

Bishop of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain)

2014.12.272015.02.22
MyanmarBishop John Saw Yaw Han (57)Bishop John Saw Yaw Han (57)

Bishop of Kengtung (Myanmar)

General Secretary of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2014.12.302015.04.12
PhilippinesBishop Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit (56)Bishop Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit (56)

Bishop of San Pablo (Philippines)

2014.12.312015.03.13

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