Bishops Consecrated

in a.d. 2025

Bishops (174)ElectedConsecratedAscending
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
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
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
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
IndiaBishop Anthony Das Pilli (52)Bishop Anthony Das Pilli (52)

Coadjutor Bishop of Nellore (India)

2024.11.092025.01.09
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
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
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
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
NorwayBishop Fredrik Hansen (46)Bishop Fredrik Hansen (46)

Bishop of Oslo (Norway)

2024.11.012025.01.18
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
IndonesiaBishop Agustinus Tri Budi Utomo (58)Bishop Agustinus Tri Budi Utomo (58)

Bishop of Surabaya (Indonesia)

2024.10.292025.01.22
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
PortugalBishop Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis (56)Bishop Sérgio Manuel Ribeiro Dinis (56)

Military Ordinary of Portugal (Portugal)

2024.11.222025.01.26
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
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
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
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
GermanyBishop Andreas Geßmann (57)Bishop Andreas Geßmann (57)

Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna

Auxiliary Bishop of Essen (Germany)

2024.11.142025.02.02
ThailandBishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (71)Bishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (71)

Bishop of Chanthaburi (Thailand)

2024.11.112025.02.08
VenezuelaBishop Rubén Gregorio Delgado Carmona (62)Bishop Rubén Gregorio Delgado Carmona (62)

Bishop of San Felipe (Venezuela)

2024.11.292025.02.08
EthiopiaBishop Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma (47)Bishop Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma (47)

Vicar Apostolic of Awasa (Ethiopia)

2024.11.152025.02.09
ItalyBishop Mario Farci (58)Bishop Mario Farci (58)

Bishop of Iglesias (Italy)

2024.11.302025.02.09
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
FranceBishop Étienne Guillet (49)Bishop Étienne Guillet (49)

Bishop of Saint-Denis (France)

2024.11.152025.02.16
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
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
CanadaBishop Jean Tailleur (62)Bishop Jean Tailleur (62)

Titular Bishop of Abora

Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada)

2024.12.122025.02.21
UgandaBishop Constantine Rupiny (51)Bishop Constantine Rupiny (51)

Bishop of Nebbi (Uganda)

2024.11.262025.02.22
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
ColombiaBishop Alexander Matiz Atencio (65)Bishop Alexander Matiz Atencio (65)

Bishop of Buga (Colombia)

2024.12.072025.02.22
ItalyArchbishop Alberto Torriani (54)Archbishop Alberto Torriani (54)

Archbishop of Crotone–Santa Severina (Italy)

2024.12.112025.02.22
Sri LankaBishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai (60)Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai (60)

Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka)

2024.12.142025.02.22
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
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
PhilippinesBishop Rufino Coronel Sescon (53)Bishop Rufino Coronel Sescon (53)

Bishop of Balanga (Philippines)

2024.12.032025.02.25
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
CanadaBishop Alan Campeau (66)Bishop Alan Campeau (66)

Bishop of Thunder Bay (Canada)

2025.01.102025.02.27
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
FranceBishop Franck Javary (59)Bishop Franck Javary (59)

Bishop of Châlons (France)

2025.01.092025.03.01
CameroonBishop Justin Georges Ebengue (55)Bishop Justin Georges Ebengue (55)

Bishop of Yokadouma (Cameroon)

2025.01.112025.03.01
Northern Mariana IslandsBishop Romeo Duetao Convocar (55)Bishop Romeo Duetao Convocar (55)

Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

2024.11.252025.03.08
PortugalBishop José Miguel Barata Pereira (54)Bishop José Miguel Barata Pereira (54)

Bishop of Guarda (Portugal)

2024.12.202025.03.16
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
AustraliaBishop George Kolodziej, S.D.S. (57)Bishop George Kolodziej, S.D.S. (57)

Bishop of Bunbury (Australia)

2025.01.062025.03.19
KenyaBishop Jackson Murugara, I.M.C. (56)Bishop Jackson Murugara, I.M.C. (56)

Bishop of Meru (Kenya)

2025.01.162025.03.19
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
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
FranceBishop François Gourdon (57)Bishop François Gourdon (57)

Bishop of Saint-Dié (France)

2025.02.202025.03.22
LaosBishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong (62)Bishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong (62)

Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

2024.12.232025.03.25
MexicoBishop Víctor Melchor Quintana Quezada (56)Bishop Víctor Melchor Quintana Quezada (56)

Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico)

2025.01.252025.03.25
ColombiaBishop Jaime Alberto Cabrera Arcos (58)Bishop Jaime Alberto Cabrera Arcos (58)

Bishop of Garzón (Colombia)

2025.01.282025.03.25
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
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
BurundiBishop Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P. (69)Bishop Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P. (69)

Bishop of Bubanza (Burundi)

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

Bishop of Rutana (Burundi)

2025.02.152025.04.12
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
ItalyArchbishop Giancarlo Dellagiovanna (64)Archbishop Giancarlo Dellagiovanna (64)

Titular Archbishop of Sistroniana

2025.03.152025.04.25
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
MyanmarBishop Augustine Thang Zawm Hung (52)Bishop Augustine Thang Zawm Hung (52)

Bishop of Mindat (Myanmar)

2025.01.252025.04.27
TanzaniaBishop Romanus Elamu Mihaliè (56)Bishop Romanus Elamu Mihaliè (56)

Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania)

2025.01.282025.04.27
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
USABishop Richard Francis Reidy (67)Bishop Richard Francis Reidy (67)

Bishop of Norwich (USA)

2025.02.122025.04.29
AustriaBishop Johannes Freitag (53)Bishop Johannes Freitag (53)

Titular Bishop of Guzabeta

Auxiliary Bishop of Graz–Seckau (Austria)

2025.01.312025.05.01
IndiaBishop Fabian Toppo (65)Bishop Fabian Toppo (65)

Bishop of Jalpaiguri (India)

2025.02.082025.05.01
USABishop John Edward Keehner (60)Bishop John Edward Keehner (60)

Bishop of Sioux City (USA)

2025.02.122025.05.01
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
PhilippinesBishop Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J. (60)Bishop Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J. (60)

Bishop of Daet (Philippines)

2025.03.042025.05.01
AustraliaBishop Anthony Gerard Percy (63)Bishop Anthony Gerard Percy (63)

Titular Bishop of Appiaria

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

2025.02.112025.05.02
Burkina FasoBishop Guy Mukasa Sanon (57)Bishop Guy Mukasa Sanon (57)

Bishop of Nouna (Burkina Faso)

2025.01.252025.05.03
SpainBishop Ángel Román Idígoras (57)Bishop Ángel Román Idígoras (57)

Bishop of Albacete (Spain)

2025.03.062025.05.03
AustraliaBishop Peter Mel Murphy (64)Bishop Peter Mel Murphy (64)

Bishop of Armidale (Australia)

2025.02.262025.05.08
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
MozambiqueBishop Estêvão Ângelo Fernando (51)Bishop Estêvão Ângelo Fernando (51)

Bishop of Alto Molócuè (Mozambique)

2025.01.232025.05.10
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
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 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
IndiaBishop John Carvalho (57)Bishop John Carvalho (57)

Bishop of Ajmer (India)

2025.03.012025.05.11
IndiaBishop Sahaya Thatheus Thomas (54)Bishop Sahaya Thatheus Thomas (54)

Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh (India)

2025.04.122025.05.13
CanadaArchbishop Charles Duval, C.SS.R. (61)Archbishop Charles Duval, C.SS.R. (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

2025.02.142025.05.14
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
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
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 Giuseppe Luigi Spiga (53)Bishop Giuseppe Luigi Spiga (53)

Bishop of Grajaú (Brazil)

2025.02.172025.05.18
ItalyArchbishop Ignazio Ceffalia (50)Archbishop Ignazio Ceffalia (50) (Italo-Albanese Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino

Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

2025.03.252025.05.22
Burkina FasoBishop David Koudougou (53)Bishop David Koudougou (53)

Bishop of Tenkodogo (Burkina Faso)

2025.02.062025.05.24
ItalyBishop Riccardo Battocchio (63)Bishop Riccardo Battocchio (63)

Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (Italy)

2025.02.242025.05.25
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
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
CanadaBishop Pierre Charland, O.F.M. (63)Bishop Pierre Charland, O.F.M. (63)

Bishop of Baie-Comeau (Canada)

2025.02.182025.05.28
NigerBishop Ignatius Anipu, M. Afr. (66)Bishop Ignatius Anipu, M. Afr. (66)

Bishop of Maradi (Niger)

2025.02.222025.05.31
IndiaBishop Sonatan Kisku (56)Bishop Sonatan Kisku (56)

Titular Bishop of Zarna

Auxiliary Bishop of Dumka (India)

2025.04.122025.06.13
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
ParaguayBishop Ósmar López Benítez (50)Bishop Ósmar López Benítez (50)

Bishop of San Juan Bautista (Paraguay)

2025.04.052025.06.14
BrazilBishop Antônio Carlos Paiva (57)Bishop Antônio Carlos Paiva (57)

Coadjutor Bishop of Oliveira (Brazil)

2025.04.082025.06.14
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
MexicoBishop Andrés Sáinz Márquez (56)Bishop Andrés Sáinz Márquez (56)

Bishop-Prelate of Jesús María (Mexico)

2025.02.262025.06.18
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
BrazilBishop Evandro Luis Braun (49)Bishop Evandro Luis Braun (49)

Bishop of Campo Mourão (Brazil)

2025.04.092025.07.05
SwitzerlandBishop Beat Grögli (55)Bishop Beat Grögli (55)

Bishop of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland)

2025.05.222025.07.05
Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph Mopepe Ngongo (59)Bishop Joseph Mopepe Ngongo (59)

Bishop of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

2025.04.152025.07.06
MadagascarBishop Marek Ochlak, O.M.I. (60)Bishop Marek Ochlak, O.M.I. (60)

Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana (Madagascar)

2025.04.172025.07.06
SenegalBishop Augustin Simmel Ndiaye (67)Bishop Augustin Simmel Ndiaye (67)

Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

2025.04.022025.07.12
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
IndiaBishop Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel (63)Bishop Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel (63)

Bishop of Jalandhar (India)

2025.06.072025.07.12
ParaguayBishop Miguel Fritz, O.M.I. (70)Bishop Miguel Fritz, O.M.I. (70)

Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

2025.04.152025.07.14
SpainBishop Daniel Palau Valero (53)Bishop Daniel Palau Valero (53)

Bishop of Lleida (Spain)

2025.05.212025.07.19
Congo-BrazzavilleBishop Brice Armand Ibombo (52)Bishop Brice Armand Ibombo (52)

Bishop of Ouesso (Congo-Brazzaville)

2025.05.282025.07.19
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
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
PhilippinesBishop Glenn Montebon Corsiga (61)Bishop Glenn Montebon Corsiga (61)

Bishop of Ipil (Philippines)

2025.04.142025.07.29
ColombiaBishop Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano (58)Bishop Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano (58)

Bishop of Granada (Colombia)

2025.05.312025.08.02
ColombiaBishop Alfonso García López (55)Bishop Alfonso García López (55)

Vicar Apostolic of Guapi (Colombia)

2025.06.142025.08.06
PhilippinesBishop Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner (54)Bishop Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner (54)

Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines)

2025.04.022025.08.13
BrazilBishop Clésio Facco, S.A.C. (55)Bishop Clésio Facco, S.A.C. (55)

Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil)

2025.05.282025.08.17
VenezuelaBishop Alexander Rivera Vielma (52)Bishop Alexander Rivera Vielma (52)

Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela)

2025.05.272025.08.23
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
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
PhilippinesBishop Dave Dean Capucao (60)Bishop Dave Dean Capucao (60)

Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines)

2025.05.162025.09.05
USABishop Simon Peter Engurait (54)Bishop Simon Peter Engurait (54)

Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA)

2025.06.052025.09.05
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
FranceBishop Jean Pelletier (63)Bishop Jean Pelletier (63)

Bishop of Mende (France)

2025.05.202025.09.07
USABishop Pedro Bismarck Chau (61)Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau (61)

Titular Bishop of Catrum

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)

2025.05.302025.09.08
MexicoBishop José Luis Cerra Luna (62)Bishop José Luis Cerra Luna (62)

Bishop of Nogales (Mexico)

2025.06.202025.09.10
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
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
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
SloveniaBishop Janez Kozinc (50)Bishop Janez Kozinc (50)

Bishop of Murska Sobota (Slovenia)

2025.06.182025.09.14
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
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
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
USABishop Thomas Joseph Hennen (47)Bishop Thomas Joseph Hennen (47)

Bishop of Baker (USA)

2025.07.102025.09.29
NetherlandsBishop Ronald Gerhardus Wilhelmus Cornelissen (61)Bishop Ronald Gerhardus Wilhelmus Cornelissen (61)

Bishop of Groningen–Leeuwarden (Netherlands)

2025.07.072025.10.11
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
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
AlgeriaBishop Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud (64)Bishop Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud (64)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria)

2025.07.112025.10.18
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
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
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
USABishop Ralph Bernard O’Donnell (56)Bishop Ralph Bernard O’Donnell (56)

Bishop of Jefferson City (USA)

2025.08.192025.10.28
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ColombiaBishop Franklin Misael Betancourt (58)Bishop Franklin Misael Betancourt (58)

Bishop of Tumaco (Colombia)

2025.10.232025.11.27
PhilippinesBishop Edwin Oracion Panergo (54)Bishop Edwin Oracion Panergo (54)

Bishop of Boac (Philippines)

2025.10.042025.12.01
ChinaBishop Francis Li Jian-lin (51)Bishop Francis Li Jian-lin (李建林) (51)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China)

2025.12.05
GibraltarBishop Charles Azzopardi (63)Bishop Charles Azzopardi (63)

Bishop of Gibraltar (Gibraltar)

2025.09.122025.12.07
BelgiumBishop Fabien Lejeusne, A.A. (52)Bishop Fabien Lejeusne, A.A. (52)

Bishop of Namur (Belgium)

2025.10.062025.12.07
IndiaBishop Antony Kattiparambil (55)Bishop Antony Kattiparambil (55)

Bishop of Cochin (India)

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

Bishop of Propriá (Brazil)

2025.10.252025.12.22
BrazilBishop Gilson Meurer (52)Bishop Gilson Meurer (52)

Bishop of Lages (Brazil)

2025.11.052025.12.27
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

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