Newly Elected Bishops

in a.d. 2026

Newly Elected Bishops (39)ElectedAscendingConsecrated
CubaBishop Osmany Massó Cuesta (49)Bishop Osmany Massó Cuesta (49)

Bishop of Bayamo y Manzanillo (Cuba)

2026.01.032026.03.14
AustraliaBishop Mark Freeman (66)Bishop Mark Freeman (66)

Bishop of Ballarat (Australia)

2026.01.072026.03.19
ItalyBishop Domenico Basile (59)Bishop Domenico Basile (59)

Bishop of Molfetta–Ruvo–Giovinazzo–Terlizzi (Italy)

2026.01.092026.04.11
SenegalBishop Joseph Francis Badji (60)Bishop Joseph Francis Badji (60)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kolda (Senegal)

2026.01.102026.04.11
PhilippinesBishop Cyril Buhayan Villareal (52)Bishop-elect Cyril Buhayan Villareal (52)

Bishop of Kalibo (Philippines)

2026.01.242026.04.23
Burkina FasoArchbishop Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo (54)Archbishop Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo (54)

Titular Archbishop of Hilta

Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon

Apostolic Nuncio to Republic of Congo

2026.01.282026.03.07
MexicoBishop Trinidad Antonio Márquez Guerrero (60)Bishop-elect Trinidad Antonio Márquez Guerrero (60)

Titular Bishop of Melzi

Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico)

2026.01.282026.05.08
IndiaBishop Leslie Clifford D’Souza (63)Bishop-elect Leslie Clifford D’Souza (63)

Bishop of Udupi (India)

2026.01.312026.04.20
AustraliaBishop Nelson Po (57)Bishop Nelson Po (57)

Titular Bishop of Aguntum

Auxiliary Bishop of Perth (Australia)

2026.02.022026.04.16
BrazilBishop José Silvio de Brito (55)Bishop-elect José Silvio de Brito (55)

Titular Bishop of Menefessi

Auxiliary Bishop of Natal (Brazil)

2026.02.122026.05.01
CameroonBishop John Berinyuy Tata (50)Bishop John Berinyuy Tata (50)

Titular Bishop of Casæ nigræ

Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda (Cameroon)

2026.02.132026.03.19
IndiaBishop Francisco Antonio Agnelo Jacinto Pinheiro (53)Bishop Francisco Antonio Agnelo Jacinto Pinheiro (53)

Bishop of Sindhudurg (India)

2026.02.142026.04.16
South AfricaBishop Amos Mabuti Masemola (48)Bishop-elect Amos Mabuti Masemola (48)

Bishop of Kroonstad (South Africa)

2026.02.172026.05.16
SeychellesBishop Landry Philippe Rasamison, O.F.M. Cap. (53)Bishop Landry Philippe Rasamison, O.F.M. Cap. (53)

Bishop of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

2026.02.212026.04.12
ItalyBishop Andrea Carlevale (55)Bishop-elect Andrea Carlevale (55)

Titular Bishop of Atella

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

2026.02.252026.05.02
ItalyBishop Stefano Sparapani (69)Bishop-elect Stefano Sparapani (69)

Titular Bishop of Bisenzio

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

2026.02.252026.05.02
ItalyBishop Marco Valenti (65)Bishop-elect Marco Valenti (65)

Titular Bishop of Arpi

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

2026.02.252026.05.02
ItalyBishop Alessandro Zenobbi (56)Bishop-elect Alessandro Zenobbi (56)

Titular Bishop of Biccari

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

2026.02.252026.05.02
Cote d’IvoireBishop Assandé Darius Ekou (57)Bishop Assandé Darius Ekou (57)

Bishop of Agboville (Cote d’Ivoire)

2026.02.272026.04.18
PhilippinesBishop Sean Buslig Mejia (54)Bishop-elect Sean Buslig Mejia (54)

Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk (Philippines)

2026.03.032026.06.02
USABishop Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B. (60)Bishop-elect Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B. (60)

Bishop of Belleville (USA)

2026.03.132026.05.01
BrazilBishop Jefferson Santos Pinheiro (49)Bishop-elect Jefferson Santos Pinheiro (49)

Titular Bishop of Tagaria

Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil)

2026.03.132026.05.30
VenezuelaBishop José Dionisio Gómez Gouveia (59)Bishop-elect José Dionisio Gómez Gouveia (59)

Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura

Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

2026.03.182026.07.11
VenezuelaBishop José Manuel León, C.P. (59)Bishop-elect José Manuel León, C.P. (59)

Titular Bishop of Gigthi

Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

2026.03.182026.07.11
UruguayBishop Alfonso María Bauer Ormazábal, S.D.B. (57)Bishop-elect Alfonso María Bauer Ormazábal, S.D.B. (57)

Bishop of Florida (Uruguay)

2026.03.192026.05.31
MaliBishop Noël Bernard Coulibaly (49)Bishop-elect Noël Bernard Coulibaly (49)

Bishop of Sikasso (Mali)

2026.03.192026.07.04
EthiopiaBishop Hailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B. (52)Bishop-elect Hailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B. (52)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Gambella (Ethiopia)

2026.03.212026.06.14
PhilippinesBishop Gerardo Fortich Saco (60)Bishop-elect Gerardo Fortich Saco (60)

Bishop of Tagbilaran (Philippines)

2026.03.252026.05.26
BangladeshBishop Paul Gomes (63)Bishop-elect Paul Gomes (63)

Bishop of Joypurhat (Bangladesh)

2026.03.252026.06.05
ItalyArchbishop Renzo Pegoraro (66)Archbishop-elect Renzo Pegoraro (66)

Titular Archbishop of Gabi

President of Pontifical Academy for Life

2026.03.25...
KenyaBishop Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv. (46)Bishop-elect Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv. (46)

Titular Bishop of Thimida

Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

2026.03.262026.05.06
FranceBishop Benoît Aubert (52)Bishop-elect Benoît Aubert (52)

Bishop of Limoges (France)

2026.04.082026.06.14
BotswanaBishop Lawrence Ofentse Pheto (50)Bishop-elect Lawrence Ofentse Pheto (50)

Bishop of Francistown (Botswana)

2026.04.10...
VietnamBishop John Baptist Nguyễn Quang Tuyến (56)Bishop-elect John Baptist Nguyễn Quang Tuyến (56)

Titular Bishop of Perdices

Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam)

2026.04.11...
VietnamBishop John Baptist Nguyễn Quốc Hưng (57)Bishop-elect John Baptist Nguyễn Quốc Hưng (57)

Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhon (Vietnam)

2026.04.11...
ZimbabweBishop Patrick Ngwenya (59)Bishop-elect Patrick Ngwenya (59)

Bishop of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe)

2026.04.11...
South AfricaBishop Motlatsi Meshack Phomane (50)Bishop-elect Motlatsi Meshack Phomane (50)

Bishop of Bethlehem (South Africa)

2026.04.14...
Congo-KinshasaBishop Jean-Marie Vianney Musul Masas (51)Bishop-elect Jean-Marie Vianney Musul Masas (51)

Titular Bishop of Satafis

Auxiliary Bishop of Lubumbashi (Congo-Kinshasa)

2026.04.15...
ItalyBishop Michele Morandi (50)Bishop-elect Michele Morandi (50)

Bishop of Faenza–Modigliana (Italy)

2026.04.18...

Last updated on 2026.04.18

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New Bishops by Date of Consecration

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