Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2024

Newly Elected Bishops (234)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
BrazilBishop Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S. (65)Bishop Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S. (65)

Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil)

2024.01.042024.04.07
FranceBishop François Durand (52)Bishop François Durand (52)

Bishop of Valence (France)

2024.01.052024.03.10
NigeriaBishop Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu (60)Bishop Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu (60)

Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia

Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu (Nigeria)

2024.01.052024.03.20
Congo-BrazzavilleArchbishop Abel Liluala (61)Archbishop Abel Liluala (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville)

2024.01.062024.02.24
ArgentinaBishop Juan Ignacio Liébana (48)Bishop Juan Ignacio Liébana (48)

Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina)

2024.01.092024.03.02
FranceBishop Matthieu Dupont (52)Bishop Matthieu Dupont (52)

Bishop of Laval (France)

2024.01.092024.03.09
PalestineBishop Bruno Varriano, O.F.M. (54)Bishop Bruno Varriano, O.F.M. (54)

Titular Bishop of Écija

Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

2024.01.092024.03.16
São Tomé and PríncipeBishop João de Ceita Nazaré (52)Bishop João de Ceita Nazaré (52)

Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe)

2024.01.092024.03.17
IndiaBishop Jeevanandam Amalanathan (63)Bishop Jeevanandam Amalanathan (63)

Bishop of Kumbakonam (India)

2024.01.132024.02.11
IndiaBishop Justin Alexander Madathiparambil (54)Bishop Justin Alexander Madathiparambil (54)

Titular Bishop of Lysinia

Auxiliary Bishop of Vijayapuram (India)

2024.01.132024.02.12
IndiaBishop Albert George Alexander Anastas (59)Bishop Albert George Alexander Anastas (59)

Bishop of Kuzhithurai (India)

2024.01.132024.02.22
IndiaBishop Baskar Jesuraj Maria (60)Bishop Baskar Jesuraj Maria (60)

Bishop of Meerut (India)

2024.01.132024.03.03
IndiaBishop Valan Arasu Gaspar (58)Bishop Valan Arasu Gaspar (58)

Bishop of Jabalpur (India)

2024.01.132024.04.08
IndiaBishop Duming Dias (56)Bishop Duming Dias (56)

Bishop of Karwar (India)

Apostolic Administrator of Shimoga (India)

2024.01.132024.04.09
Congo-KinshasaBishop Désiré Lenge Mukwenye (60)Bishop Désiré Lenge Mukwenye (60)

Bishop of Kilwa–Kasenga (Congo-Kinshasa)

2024.01.172024.03.10
Congo-KinshasaBishop Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi, M. Afr. (66)Bishop Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi, M. Afr. (66)

Bishop of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa)

2024.01.172024.09.15
PolandArchbishop Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk (58)Archbishop Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk (58)

Titular Archbishop of Voli

Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe

2024.01.252024.04.06
PhilippinesBishop Napoleon Balili Sipalay Jr., O.P. (55)Bishop Napoleon Balili Sipalay Jr., O.P. (55)

Bishop of Alaminos (Philippines)

2024.01.282024.03.18
ItalyArchbishop Giordano Piccinotti, S.D.B. (51)Archbishop Giordano Piccinotti, S.D.B. (51)

Titular Archbishop of Gradisca

President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Member of Commission for Confidential Matters

2024.01.312024.04.20
BrazilBishop Danival Milagres Coelho (49)Bishop Danival Milagres Coelho (49)

Titular Bishop of Vatarba

Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil)

2024.02.022024.04.06
ItalyArchbishop Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D. (59)Archbishop Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D. (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy)

2024.02.022024.05.04
ItalyBishop Domenico Beneventi (52)Bishop Domenico Beneventi (52)

Bishop of San Marino–Montefeltro (Italy)

2024.02.032024.04.20
ParaguayBishop Roberto Carlos Zacarías López (54)Bishop Roberto Carlos Zacarías López (54)

Bishop of Canindeyú (Paraguay)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay

2024.02.102024.03.02
MauritaniaBishop Victor Ndione (53)Bishop Victor Ndione (53)

Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)

2024.02.102024.04.14
MadagascarBishop Jean Désiré Razafinirina (50)Bishop Jean Désiré Razafinirina (50)

Bishop of Morombe (Madagascar)

2024.02.122024.04.14
TanzaniaBishop Wilbroad Henry Kibozi (52)Bishop Wilbroad Henry Kibozi (52)

Titular Bishop of Zallata

Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania)

2024.02.122024.05.12
ThailandBishop Paul Tawat Singsa (60)Bishop Paul Tawat Singsa (60)

Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand)

2024.02.132024.03.23
KenyaBishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi (53)Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi (53)

Military Ordinary of Kenya (Kenya)

2024.02.132024.04.06
KenyaBishop Simon Peter Kamomoe (63)Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe (63)

Titular Bishop of Thubunæ in Numidia

Apostolic Administrator of Wote (Kenya)

Auxiliary Bishop of Wote (Kenya)

2024.02.132024.04.06
USABishop James Thomas Ruggieri (58)Bishop James Thomas Ruggieri (58)

Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA)

2024.02.132024.05.07
PanamaBishop Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M. (60)Bishop Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M. (60)

Bishop of David (Panama)

2024.02.152024.04.27
BangladeshBishop Subroto Boniface Gomes (63)Bishop Subroto Boniface Gomes (63)

Titular Bishop of Tamazuca

Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

2024.02.152024.05.03
IndiaBishop Madathikunnel Baby Varkey (62)Bishop Madathikunnel Baby Varkey (62)

Bishop of Khandwa (India)

2024.02.172024.03.21
IndiaBishop Francis Tirkey (64)Bishop Francis Tirkey (64)

Bishop of Purnea (India)

2024.02.172024.04.04
IndiaBishop Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal (64)Bishop Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal (64)

Bishop of Indore (India)

2024.02.172024.04.05
IndiaBishop Prakash Sagili (69)Bishop Prakash Sagili (69)

Bishop of Khammam (India)

2024.02.172024.04.09
IndiaBishop Dhaman Kumar Karanam, M.S.F.S. (62)Bishop Dhaman Kumar Karanam, M.S.F.S. (62)

Bishop of Nalgonda (India)

2024.02.172024.04.30
BrazilBishop Edilson de Souza Silva (57)Bishop Edilson de Souza Silva (57)

Titular Bishop of Badiæ

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)

2024.02.212024.04.21
GuineaBishop Moïse Tinguiano (48)Bishop Moïse Tinguiano (48)

Bishop of Boké (Guinea)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

2024.02.222024.04.27
ItalyArchbishop Flavio Pace (48)Archbishop Flavio Pace (48)

Titular Archbishop of Dolia

Secretary of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

2024.02.232024.05.04
Central African RepublicBishop Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D. (61)Bishop Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D. (61)

Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou (Central African Republic)

2024.02.232024.06.09
South KoreaBishop Paul Lee Kyung-sang (65)Bishop Paul Lee Kyung-sang (이경상 바오로 / 李炅相) (65)

Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea)

2024.02.242024.04.11
IndiaBishop Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. (52)Bishop Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. (52)

Bishop of Kurnool (India)

2024.02.272024.04.24
LiberiaArchbishop Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe (67)Archbishop Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia)

2024.02.282024.05.04
BrazilBishop Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. (51)Bishop Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. (51)

Titular Bishop of Hermiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil)

2024.02.282024.05.11
SpainBishop Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist. (64)Bishop Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist. (64)

Bishop of Girona (Spain)

2024.02.292024.04.21
PhilippinesBishop Luisito Audal Occiano (54)Bishop Luisito Audal Occiano (54)

Bishop of Virac (Philippines)

2024.02.292024.06.21
ItalyArchbishop Mauro Lalli (60)Archbishop Mauro Lalli (60)

Titular Archbishop of Pausula

2024.03.012024.05.11
SpainCardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. (65)Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. (65)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana

Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi

Pro-Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Applied Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State

2024.03.052024.04.20
IrelandBishop Donal Roche (67)Bishop Donal Roche (67)

Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille

Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland)

2024.03.052024.05.26
Sri LankaBishop Peter Antony Wyman Croos (58)Bishop Peter Antony Wyman Croos (58)

Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka)

2024.03.052024.06.01
BrazilBishop Edmar José da Silva (50)Bishop Edmar José da Silva (50)

Titular Bishop of Garriana

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

2024.03.062024.05.11
LebanonArchbishop Michel Jalakh, O.A.M. (59)Archbishop Michel Jalakh, O.A.M. (59) (Maronite Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Maronites

Secretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

2024.03.082024.06.08
IndonesiaArchbishop Hironimus Pakaenoni (56)Archbishop Hironimus Pakaenoni (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia)

2024.03.092024.05.09
MadagascarBishop Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa (54)Bishop Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa (54)

Bishop of Miarinarivo (Madagascar)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar

2024.03.092024.05.12
TanzaniaBishop Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga (50)Bishop Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga (50)

Titular Bishop of Thuburbo minus

Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

2024.03.092024.05.26
CroatiaBishop Ivo Martinović, T.O.R. (60)Bishop Ivo Martinović, T.O.R. (60)

Bishop of Požega (Croatia)

2024.03.112024.06.08
BrazilBishop Lucio Nicoletto (53)Bishop Lucio Nicoletto (53)

Bishop-Prelate of São Félix (Brazil)

2024.03.132024.06.01
EnglandBishop John Bosco MacDonald (62)Bishop John Bosco MacDonald (62)

Bishop of Clifton (England)

2024.03.142024.05.08
FranceBishop Grégoire Drouot (50)Bishop Grégoire Drouot (50)

Bishop of Nevers (France)

2024.03.162024.06.02
SerbiaBishop Mirko Štefković (48)Bishop Mirko Štefković (48)

Bishop of Zrenjanin (Serbia)

2024.03.182024.06.01
BrazilBishop Carlos Henrique Silva Oliveira (53)Bishop Carlos Henrique Silva Oliveira (53)

Bishop of Tocantinópolis (Brazil)

2024.03.192024.05.01
BrazilBishop Vicente de Paula Tavares (54)Bishop Vicente de Paula Tavares (54)

Titular Bishop of Gergis

Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)

2024.03.192024.05.01
ColombiaBishop Juan Manuel Toro Vallejo (66)Bishop Juan Manuel Toro Vallejo (66)

Bishop of Girardota (Colombia)

2024.03.212024.05.18
GhanaBishop John Opoku-Agyemang (68)Bishop John Opoku-Agyemang (68)

Bishop of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana)

2024.03.212024.06.07
PortugalBishop Fernando Maio de Paiva (63)Bishop Fernando Maio de Paiva (63)

Bishop of Beja (Portugal)

2024.03.212024.07.07
GermanyBishop Paul Reder (54)Bishop Paul Reder (54)

Titular Bishop of Pićan

Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg (Germany)

2024.03.252024.05.09
MyanmarBishop Felice Ba Htoo (62)Bishop Felice Ba Htoo (62)

Bishop of Pekhon (Myanmar)

2024.03.252024.06.29
VenezuelaBishop José Antonio Da Conceição Ferreira (55)Bishop José Antonio Da Conceição Ferreira (55)

Bishop of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Venezuela

2024.03.252024.07.06
ColombiaBishop Alejandro Díaz García (51)Bishop Alejandro Díaz García (51)

Titular Bishop of Iomnium

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

2024.03.262024.05.04
MyanmarBishop Francis Than Htun (52)Bishop Francis Than Htun (52)

Titular Bishop of Strongoli

Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

2024.03.262024.06.08
KenyaBishop John Kiplimo Lelei (67)Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei (67)

Bishop of Kapsabet (Kenya)

2024.03.272024.05.25
GuatemalaBishop Eddy René Calvillo Díaz (55)Bishop Eddy René Calvillo Díaz (55)

Titular Bishop of Carmeiano

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (Guatemala)

2024.03.272024.06.22
AngolaBishop Vicente Sanombo (61)Bishop Vicente Sanombo (61)

Bishop of Kwito-Bié (Angola)

2024.03.282024.06.23
LebanonBishop Robert Badichah, I.C.P.B. (43)Bishop Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B. (43) (Armenian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians

Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

2024.04.032024.05.26
USABishop Parsegh Baghdassarian, I.C.P.B. (51)Bishop Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B. (51) (Armenian Rite)

Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

2024.04.032024.06.15
MexicoBishop Víctor Carabés Chávez, M.N.M. (62)Bishop Víctor Carabés Chávez, M.N.M. (62)

Bishop of Tenancingo (Mexico)

2024.04.032024.07.13
BelarusBishop Uladzimir Huliai (50)Bishop Uladzimir Huliai (50)

Bishop of Grodno (Belarus)

2024.04.052024.05.25
ChileBishop Henry Joseph Balzan (62)Bishop Henry Joseph Balzan (62)

Titular Bishop of La Imperial

Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena (Chile)

2024.04.052024.06.15
IndiaBishop Simiao Purificaçao Fernandes (58)Bishop Simiao Purificaçao Fernandes (58)

Titular Bishop of Saldæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman (India)

2024.04.062024.06.17
BulgariaBishop Petko Valov (60)Bishop Petko Valov (60) (Bulgarian Rite)

Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

2024.04.082024.07.06
USABishop Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv. (64)Bishop Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv. (64)

Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

2024.04.092024.05.29
Congo-KinshasaBishop Martin Banga Ayanyaki, O.S.A. (53)Bishop Martin Banga Ayanyaki, O.S.A. (53)

Bishop of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)

2024.04.152024.07.07
ItalyArchbishop Gherardo Gambelli (56)Archbishop Gherardo Gambelli (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)

2024.04.182024.06.24
EcuadorBishop Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera (62)Bishop Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera (62)

Titular Bishop of Medeli

Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador)

2024.04.192024.06.21
USABishop Reynaldo B. Bersabal (63)Bishop Reynaldo B. Bersabal (63)

Titular Bishop of Balecium

Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (USA)

2024.04.202024.05.31
EnglandBishop Paul James Curry (65)Bishop Paul James Curry (65)

Titular Bishop of Ramsbury

Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

2024.04.222024.06.18
SpainBishop José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez

former Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

2024.04.232024.07.06
SpainBishop Vicente Martín Muñoz (56)Bishop Vicente Martín Muñoz (56)

Titular Bishop of Valliposita

Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (Spain)

2024.04.232024.07.06
EnglandBishop Timothy Francis Menezes (55)Bishop Timothy Francis Menezes (55)

Titular Bishop of Thugga

Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

2024.04.252024.07.16
EnglandBishop Richard Adrian Walker (65)Bishop Richard Adrian Walker (65)

Titular Bishop of Mortlach

Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham (England)

2024.04.252024.07.16
EnglandBishop David Arthur Waller (64)Bishop David Arthur Waller (64)

Bishop-Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham (England)

2024.04.292024.06.22
ItalyBishop Alfonso Raimo (66)Bishop Alfonso Raimo (66)

Titular Bishop of Termini Imerese

Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno–Campagna–Acerno (Italy)

2024.04.302024.06.01
BrazilBishop Geraldo dos Reis Maia (61)Bishop Geraldo dos Reis Maia (61)

Bishop of Araçuaí (Brazil)

2024.04.302024.07.13
PolandBishop Krzysztof Józef Nykiel (61)Bishop Krzysztof Józef Nykiel (61)

Titular Bishop of Velia

Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary

2024.05.012024.06.22
MadagascarBishop Clément Herizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S. (51)Bishop Clément Herizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S. (51)

Bishop of Maintirano (Madagascar)

2024.05.022024.07.14
DominicaBishop Kendrick John Forbes (50)Bishop Kendrick John Forbes (50)

Bishop of Roseau (Dominica)

2024.05.022024.07.25
KiribatiBishop Simon Mani, M.S.C. (57)Bishop Simon Mani, M.S.C. (57)

Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru (Kiribati)

2024.05.022024.07.27
KenyaBishop Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C. (50)Bishop Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C. (50)

Bishop of Isiolo (Kenya)

2024.05.042024.07.27
USABishop John Joseph McDermott (63)Bishop John Joseph McDermott (63)

Bishop of Burlington (USA)

2024.05.062024.07.15
USABishop James Mark Beckman (63)Bishop James Mark Beckman (63)

Bishop of Knoxville (USA)

2024.05.072024.07.26
UkraineBishop Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E. (44)Bishop Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E. (44) (Ruthenian Rite)

Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

2024.05.082024.07.16
GuineaArchbishop François Sylla (54)Archbishop François Sylla (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry (Guinea)

2024.05.112024.06.08
IndiaBishop Antony Valungal (56)Bishop Antony Valungal (56)

Titular Bishop of Magarmel

Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly (India)

2024.05.112024.06.30
IndiaBishop Wilfred Gregory Moras (57)Bishop Wilfred Gregory Moras (57)

Bishop of Jhansi (India)

2024.05.112024.08.06
HondurasBishop Ángel Falzón, O.F.M. (68)Bishop Ángel Falzón, O.F.M. (68)

Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras)

2024.05.142024.06.29
BrazilBishop Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira (48)Bishop Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira (48)

Bishop of Garanhuns (Brazil)

2024.05.142024.07.16
IrelandArchbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan (56)Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan (56)

Titular Archbishop of Árd Sratha

Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan

2024.05.142024.07.27
ColombiaBishop Dimas Antonio Acuña Jiménez (54)Bishop Dimas Antonio Acuña Jiménez (54)

Bishop of El Banco (Colombia)

2024.05.152024.07.27
ColombiaBishop Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco (50)Bishop Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco (50)

Titular Bishop of Zattara

Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia)

2024.05.152024.07.27
BrazilBishop José Otacio Oliveira Guedes (52)Bishop José Otacio Oliveira Guedes (52)

Titular Bishop of Severiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

2024.05.152024.08.10
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Clement Papa (55)Archbishop Clement Papa (55)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)

2024.05.172024.08.03
GhanaBishop Francis Bomansaan, M. Afr. (64)Bishop Francis Bomansaan, M. Afr. (64)

Bishop of Wa (Ghana)

2024.05.222024.08.02
FranceBishop Alexandre de Bucy (55)Bishop Alexandre de Bucy (55)

Bishop of Agen (France)

2024.05.222024.09.01
SpainBishop Antonio José Valín Valdés (58)Bishop Antonio José Valín Valdés (58)

Bishop of Tui–Vigo (Spain)

2024.05.252024.07.20
IndonesiaArchbishop Paulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D. (60)Archbishop Paulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D. (60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

2024.05.252024.08.22
ScotlandBishop Andrew McKenzie (61)Bishop Andrew McKenzie (61)

Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland)

2024.05.272024.08.10
HaitiBishop Louis-Jean Sander (58)Bishop Louis-Jean Sander (58)

Titular Bishop of Privata

Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

2024.05.312024.08.03
HaitiBishop Jean-Charles Wismick, S.M.M. (62)Bishop Jean-Charles Wismick, S.M.M. (62)

Titular Bishop of Lestrona

Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

2024.05.312024.08.03
ColombiaBishop Rodrigo Gallego Trujillo (52)Bishop Rodrigo Gallego Trujillo (52)

Bishop of Palmira (Colombia)

2024.05.312024.08.10
AustraliaBishop Joseph John Caddy (66)Bishop Joseph John Caddy (66)

Bishop of Cairns (Australia)

2024.06.062024.08.15
BrazilBishop Adalberto Donadelli Júnior (51)Bishop Adalberto Donadelli Júnior (51)

Bishop of Rio do Sul (Brazil)

2024.06.072024.08.10
CanadaBishop Michael Brehl, C.SS.R. (71)Bishop Michael Brehl, C.SS.R. (71)

Bishop of Pembroke (Canada)

2024.06.112024.08.15
TokelauArchbishop Mosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B. (64)Archbishop Mosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B. (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau (Tokelau)

2024.06.122024.08.22
El SalvadorBishop Reinaldo Sorto Martínez (65)Bishop Reinaldo Sorto Martínez (65)

Military Ordinary of El Salvador (El Salvador)

2024.06.132024.07.20
PortugalBishop Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma (47)Bishop Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma (47)

Titular Bishop of Tepelta

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

2024.06.142024.07.21
PortugalBishop Nuno Isidro Nunes Cordeiro (61)Bishop Nuno Isidro Nunes Cordeiro (61)

Titular Bishop of Sebarga

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

2024.06.142024.07.21
ArgentinaBishop Pedro Bernardo Cannavó (48)Bishop Pedro Bernardo Cannavó (48)

Titular Bishop of Idassa

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2024.06.192024.08.03
ArgentinaBishop Sergio Iván Dornelles (51)Bishop Sergio Iván Dornelles (51)

Titular Bishop of Eguga

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2024.06.192024.08.03
ArgentinaBishop Alejandro Daniel Pardo (48)Bishop Alejandro Daniel Pardo (48)

Titular Bishop of Fissiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

2024.06.192024.08.03
EthiopiaBishop Dejene Hidoto Gamo, O.F.M. Cap. (54)Bishop Dejene Hidoto Gamo, O.F.M. Cap. (54)

Vicar Apostolic of Soddo (Ethiopia)

2024.06.192024.09.15
BrazilBishop Itacir Brassiani, M.S.F. (66)Bishop Itacir Brassiani, M.S.F. (66)

Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil)

2024.06.192024.09.29
PhilippinesBishop Rafael Tambaoan Cruz (66)Bishop Rafael Tambaoan Cruz (66)

Bishop of Baguio (Philippines)

2024.06.202024.09.07
SenegalBishop Jean Baptiste Valter Manga (53)Bishop Jean Baptiste Valter Manga (53)

Bishop of Ziguinchor (Senegal)

2024.06.202024.11.23
MexicoBishop Luis Alfonso Tut Tun (47)Bishop Luis Alfonso Tut Tun (47)

Titular Bishop of Arba

Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera (Mexico)

2024.06.212024.08.22
IndonesiaBishop Maksimus Regus (52)Bishop Maksimus Regus (52)

Bishop of Labuan Bajo (Indonesia)

2024.06.212024.11.01
USABishop Scott Edward Bullock (62)Bishop Scott Edward Bullock (62)

Bishop of Rapid City (USA)

2024.06.252024.09.23
USABishop Dennis Gerard Walsh (60)Bishop Dennis Gerard Walsh (60)

Bishop of Davenport (USA)

2024.06.252024.09.27
ColombiaBishop Edwin Raúl Vanegas Cuervo (50)Bishop Edwin Raúl Vanegas Cuervo (50)

Titular Bishop of Mazaca

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

2024.06.292024.08.03
Burkina FasoArchbishop Julien Kaboré (57)Archbishop Julien Kaboré (57)

Titular Archbishop of Milevum

Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana

2024.06.292024.09.14
PolandArchbishop Kryspin Witold Dubiel (52)Archbishop Kryspin Witold Dubiel (52)

Titular Archbishop of Vannida

Apostolic Nuncio to São Tomé and Príncipe

Apostolic Nuncio to Angola

2024.07.012024.08.24
ColombiaBishop Wiston Mosquera Moreno (59)Bishop Wiston Mosquera Moreno (59)

Bishop of Quibdó (Colombia)

2024.07.052024.09.14
ColombiaBishop William Prieto Daza (51)Bishop William Prieto Daza (51)

Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán (Colombia)

2024.07.052024.09.25
ThailandBishop Paul Trairong Multree (49)Bishop Paul Trairong Multree (49)

Bishop of Surat Thani (Thailand)

2024.07.082024.09.28
SpainBishop Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat (49)Bishop Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat (49)

Bishop of Urgell (Spain)

2024.07.122024.09.21
IndiaBishop Sagayaraj Thamburaj (57)Bishop Sagayaraj Thamburaj (57)

Bishop of Tanjore (India)

2024.07.132024.08.18
VietnamBishop John Baptist Nguyễn Huy Bắc (58)Bishop John Baptist Nguyễn Huy Bắc (58)

Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (Vietnam)

2024.07.132024.08.22
IndiaBishop Arokia Raj Satis Kumar (48)Bishop Arokia Raj Satis Kumar (48)

Titular Bishop of Castellum minus

Auxiliary Bishop of Bangalore (India)

2024.07.132024.08.24
IndiaBishop Joseph Susainathan (61)Bishop Joseph Susainathan (61)

Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Bangalore (India)

2024.07.132024.08.24
MyanmarBishop Stanislaus Min Ko (53)Bishop Stanislaus Min Ko (53)

Bishop of Hpa-an (Myanmar)

2024.07.132024.09.22
EthiopiaBishop Getahun Fanta Shikune, C.M. (53)Bishop Getahun Fanta Shikune, C.M. (53)

Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte (Ethiopia)

2024.07.162024.09.22
BelarusBishop Andrei Znoska (45)Bishop Andrei Znoska (45)

Titular Bishop of Skradin

Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (Belarus)

2024.07.192024.09.07
USABishop Kevin Thomas Kenney (66)Bishop Kevin Thomas Kenney (66)

Titular Bishop of Chunavia

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA)

2024.07.252024.10.28
IrelandArchbishop John Joseph Kennedy (57)Archbishop John Joseph Kennedy (57)

Titular Archbishop of Osor

Secretary for the Disciplinary Section of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

2024.07.292024.09.28
FranceBishop Philippe Curbelié (57)Bishop Philippe Curbelié (57)

Titular Bishop of Utica

Undersecretary of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

2024.07.292024.09.28
RwandaBishop Jean Bosco Ntagungira (62)Bishop Jean Bosco Ntagungira (62)

Bishop of Butare (Rwanda)

2024.08.122024.10.05
MadagascarBishop Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina (46)Bishop Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina (46)

Bishop of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar)

2024.08.142024.10.13
IndiaBishop Dennis Kuruppassery (58)Bishop Dennis Kuruppassery (58)

Titular Bishop of Macomades rusticiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Kannur (India)

2024.08.152024.11.10
KenyaBishop Peter Kimani Ndung’u (59)Bishop Peter Kimani Ndung’u (59)

Bishop of Embu (Kenya)

2024.08.152024.11.16
ArmeniaArchbishop Kevork Noradounguian, I.C.P.B. (57)Archbishop Kevork Noradounguian (Georges Dankayé), I.C.P.B. (57) (Armenian Rite)

Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Titular Archbishop of Sebaste of the Armenians

2024.08.212024.09.21
VietnamBishop Dominic Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (54)Bishop Dominic Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (54)

Titular Bishop of Thimida regia

Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc (Vietnam)

2024.08.242024.10.09
ArgentinaBishop Matías Vecino (46)Bishop Matías Vecino (46)

Titular Bishop of Idicra

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina)

2024.08.282024.09.30
ChinaArchbishop Matthew Zhen Xue-bin (55)Archbishop Matthew Zhen Xue-bin (甄雪斌) (55)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China)

2024.08.282024.10.25
Central African RepublicBishop Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.J. (63)Bishop Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.J. (63)

Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic)

2024.09.052024.11.17
ChileBishop Mario Salas Becerra, O. de M. (53)Bishop Mario Salas Becerra, O. de M. (53)

Titular Bishop of Ita

Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile)

2024.09.072024.11.09
MontenegroBishop Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. (60)Bishop Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. (60)

Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro)

2024.09.122024.11.23
ArgentinaBishop Pedro Ernesto Fournau (48)Bishop Pedro Ernesto Fournau (48)

Titular Bishop of Bararus

Auxiliary Bishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina)

2024.09.122024.12.06
RussiaBishop Stephan Lipke, S.J. (50)Bishop Stephan Lipke, S.J. (50)

Titular Bishop of Arena

Auxiliary Bishop of Transfiguration at Novosibirsk (Russia)

General Secretary of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

2024.09.122025.02.02
PeruBishop José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, O.F.M. Cap. (61)Bishop José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, O.F.M. Cap. (61)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru)

2024.09.172024.12.12
MexicoBishop Mario Nicolás Villanueva Arellano (55)Bishop Mario Nicolás Villanueva Arellano (55)

Titular Bishop of Gegi

Apostolic Administrator of Tijuana (Mexico)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tijuana (Mexico)

2024.09.192024.11.29
PolandBishop Piotr Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv. (58)Bishop Piotr Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv. (58)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ Albæ in Byzacena

Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź (Poland)

2024.09.252024.10.19
PolandBishop Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz (56)Bishop Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz (56)

Titular Bishop of Vassinassa

Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź (Poland)

2024.09.252024.10.19
USABishop Dennis Edward Spies (58)Bishop Dennis Edward Spies (58)

Titular Bishop of Cenculiana

Apostolic Administrator of Joliet (USA)

Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA)

2024.09.272024.11.06
PeruBishop César Augusto Huerta Ramírez (50)Bishop César Augusto Huerta Ramírez (50)

Bishop of Sicuani (Peru)

2024.09.302024.12.07
PhilippinesBishop Euginius Longakit Cañete, M.J. (59)Bishop Euginius Longakit Cañete, M.J. (59)

Bishop of Gumaca (Philippines)

2024.09.302024.12.28
GermanyBishop Klaus Krämer (62)Bishop Klaus Krämer (62)

Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)

2024.10.022024.12.01
PhilippinesBishop Elias Lumayog Ayuban, C.M.F. (58)Bishop Elias Lumayog Ayuban, C.M.F. (58)

Bishop of Cubao (Philippines)

2024.10.042024.12.03
PeruBishop Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. (55)Bishop Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. (55)

Bishop-Prelate of Ayaviri (Peru)

2024.10.042025.01.06
CroatiaBishop Marko Medo (54)Bishop Marko Medo (54)

Bishop of Gospić–Senj (Croatia)

2024.10.072024.12.14
SpainBishop Xabier Gómez García, O.P. (56)Bishop Xabier Gómez García, O.P. (56)

Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Spain)

2024.10.082024.11.30
EcuadorArchbishop Simón Bolívar Sánchez Carrión (54)Archbishop Simón Bolívar Sánchez Carrión (54)

Titular Archbishop of Rosella

Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

2024.10.152025.01.11
EcuadorBishop Moacir Goulart de Figueredo, M.S.C. (60)Bishop Moacir Goulart de Figueredo, M.S.C. (60)

Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (Ecuador)

2024.10.232025.01.08
IndiaCardinal George Jacob Koovakad (52)Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad (52) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia

Prefect of Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

2024.10.252024.11.24
VietnamBishop Joseph Vũ Công Viện (53)Bishop Joseph Vũ Công Viện (53)

Titular Bishop of Zama maior

Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

2024.10.262024.11.28
ArgentinaArchbishop Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi (61)Archbishop Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi (61)

Titular Archbishop of Ursona

Apostolic Nuncio to Togo

Apostolic Nuncio to Benin

2024.10.282024.12.14
ChinaBishop Anthony Ji Wei-zhong (52)Bishop Anthony Ji Wei-zhong (冀偉忠) (52)

Bishop of Luliang 呂梁 (China)

2024.10.282025.01.20
MyanmarBishop John Mung-ngawn La Sam, M.F. (52)Bishop John Mung-ngawn La Sam, M.F. (52)

Bishop of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

2024.10.292025.01.12
IndonesiaBishop Agustinus Tri Budi Utomo (58)Bishop Agustinus Tri Budi Utomo (58)

Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia)

2024.10.292025.01.22
ArgentinaBishop Fernando Daniel Rodríguez (55)Bishop Fernando Daniel Rodríguez (55)

Titular Bishop of Castabala

Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina)

2024.10.302024.12.21
ItalyCardinal Fabio Baggio, C.S. (61)Cardinal Fabio Baggio, C.S. (61)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia

President of Laudato si’ Higher Education Center

Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

2024.10.312025.01.11
NorwayBishop Fredrik Hansen (46)Bishop Fredrik Hansen (46)

Bishop of Oslo (Norway)

2024.11.012025.01.18
PolandBishop Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald (48)Bishop Tomasz Zbigniew Sztajerwald (48)

Titular Bishop of Cediæ

Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga (Poland)

2024.11.052024.12.07
SpainBishop Arturo Javier García Pérez (58)Bishop Arturo Javier García Pérez (58)

Titular Bishop of Tamazeni

Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain)

2024.11.062025.01.11
SpainBishop Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas (59)Bishop Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas (59)

Titular Bishop of Pertusa

Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia (Spain)

2024.11.062025.01.11
EthiopiaBishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.J. (56)Bishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.J. (56) (Ethiopic Rite)

Titular Bishop of Cleopatris

Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

2024.11.062025.02.02
BrazilBishop Josivaldo José Bezerra (59)Bishop Josivaldo José Bezerra (59)

Titular Bishop of Patara

Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

2024.11.082025.01.06
BrazilBishop Nereudo Freire Henrique (62)Bishop Nereudo Freire Henrique (62)

Titular Bishop of Mopta

Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)

2024.11.082025.01.25
USABishop Artur Bubnevych (50)Bishop Artur Bubnevych (50) (Ruthenian Rite)

Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

2024.11.082025.01.28
AustraliaBishop Joachim Thinh Xuan Nguyen (53)Bishop Joachim Thinh Xuan Nguyen (Nguyễn Xuân Thinh) (53)

Titular Bishop of Madaurus

Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

2024.11.082025.02.01
AustraliaBishop Rene Ramirez, R.C.J. (57)Bishop Rene Ramirez, R.C.J. (57)

Bishop of Sandhurst (Australia)

2024.11.082025.02.01
IndiaBishop Ambrose Pitchaimuthu (59)Bishop Ambrose Pitchaimuthu (59)

Bishop of Vellore (India)

2024.11.092024.12.09
IndiaBishop Thomas Francis D’Souza (56)Bishop Thomas Francis D’Souza (56)

Bishop of Vasai (India)

2024.11.092024.12.15
IndiaBishop Anthony Das Pilli (52)Bishop Anthony Das Pilli (52)

Coadjutor Bishop of Nellore (India)

2024.11.092025.01.09
ThailandBishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (71)Bishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (71)

Bishop of Chanthaburi (Thailand)

2024.11.112025.02.08
GermanyBishop Andreas Geßmann (57)Bishop Andreas Geßmann (57)

Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna

Auxiliary Bishop of Essen (Germany)

2024.11.142025.02.02
EthiopiaBishop Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma (47)Bishop Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma (47)

Vicar Apostolic of Awasa (Ethiopia)

2024.11.152025.02.09
FranceBishop Étienne Guillet (49)Bishop Étienne Guillet (49)

Bishop of Saint-Denis (France)

2024.11.152025.02.16
ItalyBishop Renato Tarantelli Baccari (49)Bishop Renato Tarantelli Baccari (49)

Titular Bishop of Campli

Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

2024.11.212025.01.04
PortugalBishop Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis (56)Bishop Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis (56)

Military Ordinary of Portugal (Portugal)

2024.11.222025.01.26
BrazilBishop Samuel Ferreira de Lima, O.F.M. (58)Bishop Samuel Ferreira de Lima, O.F.M. (58)

Titular Bishop of Nasbinca

Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil)

2024.11.252025.02.01
Northern Mariana IslandsBishop Romeo Duetao Convocar (55)Bishop Romeo Duetao Convocar (55)

Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

2024.11.252025.03.08
UgandaBishop Constantine Rupiny (51)Bishop Constantine Rupiny (51)

Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda)

2024.11.262025.02.22
VenezuelaBishop Rubén Gregorio Delgado Carmona (62)Bishop Rubén Gregorio Delgado Carmona (62)

Bishop of San Felipe (Venezuela)

2024.11.292025.02.08
ItalyBishop Mario Farci (58)Bishop Mario Farci (58)

Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

2024.11.302025.02.09
BrazilBishop João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D. (62)Bishop João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D. (62)

Bishop of Corumbá (Brazil)

2024.11.302025.02.22
CzechiaBishop Prokop Brož (54)Bishop Prokop Brož (54)

Titular Bishop of Litomyšl

Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové (Czechia)

2024.12.022025.02.22
MyanmarBishop Peter Tin Wai (60)Bishop Peter Tin Wai (60)

Bishop of Pyay (Myanmar)

2024.12.032025.02.22
PhilippinesBishop Rufino Coronel Sescon (53)Bishop Rufino Coronel Sescon (53)

Bishop of Balanga (Philippines)

2024.12.032025.02.25
ColombiaBishop Alexander Matiz Atencio (65)Bishop Alexander Matiz Atencio (65)

Bishop of Buga (Colombia)

2024.12.072025.02.22
PortugalBishop Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia (50)Bishop Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia (50)

Titular Bishop of Aradi

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

2024.12.102025.02.16
ItalyArchbishop Alberto Torriani (54)Archbishop Alberto Torriani (54)

Archbishop of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy)

2024.12.112025.02.22
CanadaBishop Jean Tailleur (62)Bishop Jean Tailleur (62)

Titular Bishop of Abora

Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada)

2024.12.122025.02.21
Sri LankaBishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai (60)Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai (60)

Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka)

2024.12.142025.02.22
PalestineBishop Iyad Twal (52)Bishop Iyad Twal (52)

Titular Bishop of Siminina

Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem (Palestine)

2024.12.172025.02.28
ItalyBishop Bernardino Giordano (56)Bishop Bernardino Giordano (56)

Bishop of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello (Italy)

Bishop of Grosseto (Italy)

2024.12.192025.03.01
USABishop Robert Fedek (46)Bishop Robert Fedek (46)

Titular Bishop of Dardanus

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

2024.12.202025.02.26
USABishop José Maria Garcia Maldonado (47)Bishop José Maria Garcia Maldonado (47)

Titular Bishop of Fallaba

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

2024.12.202025.02.26
USABishop Timothy James O’Malley (66)Bishop Timothy James O’Malley (66)

Titular Bishop of Numida

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

2024.12.202025.02.26
USABishop John Steven Siemianowski (65)Bishop John Steven Siemianowski (65)

Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

2024.12.202025.02.26
USABishop Lawrence John Sullivan (60)Bishop Lawrence John Sullivan (60)

Titular Bishop of Lamphua

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA)

2024.12.202025.02.26
PortugalBishop José Miguel Barata Pereira (54)Bishop José Miguel Barata Pereira (54)

Bishop of Guarda (Portugal)

2024.12.202025.03.16
BrazilBishop José Roberto dos Reis, C.P. (48)Bishop José Roberto dos Reis, C.P. (48)

Titular Bishop of Feradi minus

Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil)

2024.12.212025.02.22
LaosBishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong (62)Bishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong (62)

Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

2024.12.232025.03.25
MyanmarBishop Raymond Wai Lin Htun (49)Bishop Raymond Wai Lin Htun (49)

Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia

Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

2024.12.272025.03.19

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