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Dioceses without Bishops


DioceseTypeDate VacantLast BishopEvent
Thessaloniki, GreeceVicariate Apostolic15 Jul 1929Alessandro GuidatiAppointed, Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
Crete {Candia}, GreeceDiocese5 May 1935Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. †Appointed, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi
Lviv (Armenian), UkraineArcheparchy4 Dec 1938Józef Teofil TeodorowiczDied
Chios (Scio), GreeceDiocese1 Jul 1939Nikolaos Charichiopoulos (Harikoupoulos)Died
Derna, LibyaVicariate Apostolic21 Jun 1948Giovanni Lucato, S.D.B. †Appointed, Bishop of Isernia e Venafro
Russia (Russian)Apostolic Exarchate1 May 1951Bl. Klymentiy Sheptytskyi, M.S.U. †Died
Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), TurkeyApostolic Exarchate28 Jan 1957Denis Leonid VarouhasDied
West Indies, SpainPatriarchate31 Aug 1963Leopoldo Eijo y GarayDied, Bishop of Madrid
Misurata, LibyaPrefecture Apostolic26 Jun 1969Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †Appointed, Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Libya
Rhodos {Rhodes}, GreeceArchdiocese10 Mar 1970Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. †Died
Luang Prabang, LaosVicariate Apostolic29 Nov 1975Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Siena
Mogadiscio, SomaliaDiocese9 Jul 1989Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †Died
Netherlands, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate13 Mar 1993Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B.Resigned
Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)Eparchy7 Jun 1994Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †Died
Greece (Armenian)Ordinariate27 Sep 2000Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. †Appointed, Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian)
Iraq (Melkite Greek)Patriarchal Exarchate 2004Georges El-Murr, B.C. †Resigned
Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), EgyptEparchy31 Dec 2009Youssef Ibrahim SarrafDied
Ahwaz (Chaldean), IranArcheparchy10 Jun 2011Hanna ZoraAppointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean)
Lithuania, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate5 Apr 2013Gintaras Linas GrušasAppointed, Archbishop of Vilnius
Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), ItalyTerritorial Abbey4 Nov 2013Emiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I. †Retired
Falkland Islands o MalvinasPrefecture Apostolic29 Sep 2016Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A. †Retired
Dromore, IrelandDiocese26 Mar 2018John McAreaveyResigned
Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature16 Jun 2018Martin KrebsAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
Paraguay, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate23 Jun 2018Adalberto Martínez FloresAppointed, Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
Cuddapah, IndiaDiocese10 Dec 2018Prasad GallelaResigned
Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)Eparchy18 Feb 2019Borys Andrij GudziakAppointed, Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Timika, IndonesiaDiocese3 Aug 2019John Philip SaklilDied
Bosnia and Herzegovina, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate22 Jan 2020Tomo VukšićAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}
Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), ItalyEparchy25 Feb 2020Giorgio Demetrio GallaroAppointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Rundu, NamibiaVicariate Apostolic16 Nov 2020Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.Resigned
Eshowe, South AfricaDiocese25 Nov 2020Xolelo Thaddaeus KumaloAppointed, Bishop of Witbank
Uganda, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate4 Dec 2020James OdongoDied, Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo
Atyrau, KazakhstanApostolic Administration8 Dec 2020Dariusz BurasResigned
Bafatá, Guinea-BissauDiocese31 Mar 2021Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. †Died
Australia, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate24 May 2021Max Leroy DavisRetired
BruneiVicariate Apostolic29 May 2021Cornelius SimDied
Huarí, PeruDiocese11 Jun 2021Ivo Baldi GaburriDied
Esteli, NicaraguaDiocese6 Jul 2021Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Retired
Yokadouma, CameroonDiocese27 Nov 2021Paul Lontsié-KeunéAppointed, Bishop of Bafoussam
Garzón, ColombiaDiocese9 Feb 2022Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. †Died
Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, MéxicoTerritorial Prelature11 Feb 2022José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M.Appointed, Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero
Rutana, BurundiDiocese19 Feb 2022Bonaventure NahimanaAppointed, Archbishop of Gitega
NicaraguaNunciature6 Mar 2022Waldemar Stanisław SommertagCeased
Ciego de Ávila, CubaDiocese7 Apr 2022Juan Gabriel Díaz RuizAppointed, Bishop of Matanzas
Bolivia, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate29 Jun 2022Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B.Resigned
Reyes, BoliviaVicariate Apostolic7 Jul 2022Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. †Died
MyanmarNunciature16 Jul 2022Paul Tschang In-NamAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
Lugano, SwitzerlandDiocese10 Oct 2022Valerio LazzeriResigned
Chimoio, MozambiqueDiocese15 Nov 2022João Carlos Hatoa NunesAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Maputo
Pilcomayo, ParaguayVicariate Apostolic18 Nov 2022Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.Retired
Kroonstad, South AfricaDiocese12 Dec 2022Peter John HolidayResigned
Saint-Louis du SénégalDiocese12 Jan 2023Ernest SambouRetired
Argentina (Melkite Greek)Apostolic Exarchate14 Jan 2023Ibrahim Salameh, S.M.S.P.Retired
La Ceiba, HondurasDiocese26 Jan 2023Michael Lenihan, O.F.M.Appointed, Archbishop of San Pedro Sula
Armidale, AustraliaDiocese2 Feb 2023Michael Robert KennedyAppointed, Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle
Bubanza, BurundiDiocese1 Apr 2023Jean NtagwararaRetired
Vélez, ColombiaDiocese14 Apr 2023Marco Antonio Merchán LadinoAppointed, Bishop of Neiva
Ipil, PhilippinesDiocese25 Apr 2023Julius Sullan TonelAppointed, Archbishop of Zamboanga
Jullundur, IndiaDiocese1 Jun 2023Franco Mulakkal (Aippunny)Resigned
Auki, Solomon IslandsDiocese16 Jun 2023Peter HouhouAppointed, Bishop of Gizo
Bunbury, AustraliaDiocese30 Jun 2023Gerard Joseph HolohanRetired
Our Lady of the Southern Cross, AustraliaPersonal Ordinariate1 Jul 2023Carl Leonard ReidResigned
Santa Rosa de Osos, ColombiaDiocese8 Jul 2023Elkin Fernando Álvarez BoteroDied
Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese1 Aug 2023Dominique Bulamatari KizayakanaResigned
Quelimane, MozambiqueDiocese11 Aug 2023Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane
Tromsø, NorwayTerritorial Prelature31 Aug 2023Berislav GrgićResigned
Saint-Dié, FranceDiocese8 Sep 2023Didier Norman Raymond BerthetDied
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, MéxicoDiocese11 Sep 2023Enrique Sánchez MartínezAppointed, Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte
Chinhoyi, ZimbabweDiocese15 Sep 2023Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.Appointed, Bishop of Masvingo
Vaduz, LiechtensteinArchdiocese20 Sep 2023Wolfgang HaasRetired
Ðà Nẵng, Viet NamDiocese21 Sep 2023Joseph Ðặng Ðức NgânAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế
Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, MéxicoDiocese21 Sep 2023Jesús José Herrera QuiñonezAppointed, Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa
Steubenville, Ohio, USADiocese28 Sep 2023Jeffrey Marc MonfortonAppointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan
Gagnoa, Côte d’IvoireArchdiocese4 Oct 2023Joseph Yapo AkéResigned
Montego Bay, Jamaica, AntillesDiocese16 Oct 2023Burchell Alexander McPhersonResigned
Tenkodogo, Burkina FasoDiocese16 Oct 2023Prosper Kontiebo, M.I.Appointed, Archbishop of Ouagadougou
Tarlac, PhilippinesDiocese23 Oct 2023Enrique de Vera MacaraegDied
Huesca, SpainDiocese31 Oct 2023Julián Ruiz MartorellAppointed, Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Jaca, SpainDiocese31 Oct 2023Julián Ruiz MartorellAppointed, Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Cajazeiras, Paraiba, BrazilDiocese18 Nov 2023Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm.Appointed, Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte
Châlons, FranceDiocese21 Nov 2023François Marie Pierre TouvetAppointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, MéxicoArchdiocese25 Nov 2023Fabio Martínez CastillaDied
San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, ParaguayDiocese19 Dec 2023Pedro Collar NogueraAppointed, Bishop of Ciudad del Este
Chuquibamba, PeruTerritorial Prelature27 Dec 2023Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C.Appointed, Bishop of Chosica
Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, AntillesDiocese1 Jan 2024Lawrence Sydney NicasioDied
Pagadian, PhilippinesDiocese2 Jan 2024Ronald Ignacio (Bong) LunasDied
Ouesso, CongoDiocese6 Jan 2024Gélase Armel KemaAppointed, Archbishop of Owando
Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), IranDiocese6 Jan 2024Thomas MeramRetired
Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), IranArchdiocese6 Jan 2024Thomas MeramRetired
Mysore, IndiaDiocese13 Jan 2024Kannikadass William AntonyResigned
Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USADiocese19 Jan 2024Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-RodríguezDied
EritreaNunciature23 Jan 2024Luís Miguel Muñoz CárdabaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique
SudanNunciature23 Jan 2024Luís Miguel Muñoz CárdabaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique
HaitiNunciature25 Jan 2024Francisco Gerardo Escalante MolinaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
Raphoe, IrelandDiocese2 Feb 2024Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J.Appointed, Bishop of Down and Connor
Chuquibambilla, PeruTerritorial Prelature14 Feb 2024Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A.Appointed, Bishop of Chiclayo
Visakhapatnam, IndiaArchdiocese17 Feb 2024Prakash MallavarapuRetired
Daet, PhilippinesDiocese22 Feb 2024Rex Andrew Clement AlarconAppointed, Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)
Cochin, IndiaDiocese2 Mar 2024Joseph KariyilRetired
Grajaú, Maranhão, BrazilDiocese13 Mar 2024Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap.Appointed, Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia
Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, BrazilArchdiocese13 Mar 2024Josafá Menezes da SilvaAppointed, Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe
Guapi, ColombiaVicariate Apostolic19 Mar 2024Carlos Alberto Correa MartínezAppointed, Bishop of Apartadó
Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese19 Mar 2024Félicien Ntambue Kasembe, C.I.C.M.Appointed, Archbishop of Kananga
Nogales, Sonora, MéxicoDiocese19 Mar 2024José Leopoldo González GonzálezAppointed, Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco
Piura, PeruArchdiocese2 Apr 2024José Antonio Eguren AnselmiResigned
Constantine (-Hippone), AlgeriaDiocese4 Apr 2024Nicolas Pierre Jean LhernouldAppointed, Archbishop of Tunis
Albacete, SpainDiocese9 Apr 2024Ángel Fernández ColladoResigned
Achonry, IrelandDiocese10 Apr 2024Paul DempseyAppointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin
Killala, IrelandDiocese10 Apr 2024John FlemingRetired
IraqNunciature16 Apr 2024Mitja LeskovarAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of
Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilDiocese24 Apr 2024Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C.Appointed, Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco
Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilDiocese2 May 2024José Mário Scalon AngoneseAppointed, Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana
Francistown, BotswanaDiocese4 May 2024Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D. †Died
ChileNunciature14 May 2024Alberto Ortega MartínAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
San Bartolomé de Chillán, ChileDiocese16 May 2024Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC.Appointed, Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione)
Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale}Apostolic Administration20 May 2024Giovanni Peragine, B.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult
Korhogo, Côte d’IvoireArchdiocese20 May 2024Ignace Bessi DogboAppointed, Archbishop of Abidjan
DjiboutiNunciature20 May 2024Antoine CamilleriAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
EthiopiaNunciature20 May 2024Antoine CamilleriAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
SomaliaDelegation20 May 2024Antoine CamilleriAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
Yopal, ColombiaDiocese24 May 2024Edgar Aristizábal QuinteroAppointed, Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso
Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite), FranceEparchy29 May 2024Maroun Nasser GemayelResigned
Ajmer, IndiaDiocese1 Jun 2024Pius Thomas D’SouzaResigned
Mende, FranceDiocese4 Jun 2024Benoît BertrandAppointed, Bishop of Pontoise
Campo Mourão, Parana, BrazilDiocese10 Jun 2024Bruno Elizeu VersariAppointed, Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana
Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaDiocese17 Jun 2024Frederick Joseph ColliRetired
Groningen-Leeuwarden, NetherlandsDiocese21 Jun 2024Cornelis Franciscus Maria van den HoutAppointed, Bishop of Roermond
Bangkok, ThailandArchdiocese27 Jun 2024Francis Xavier Kriengsak KovithavanijRetired
Cumaná, VenezuelaArchdiocese28 Jun 2024Jesús González de Zárate SalasAppointed, Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
La Guaira, VenezuelaDiocese28 Jun 2024Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B.Appointed, Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
San Carlos de VenezuelaDiocese28 Jun 2024Polito Rodríguez MéndezAppointed, Archbishop of Barquisimeto
BelarusNunciature28 Jun 2024Ante JozićAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
Caravelí, PeruTerritorial Prelature1 Jul 2024Reinhold NannResigned
Atlacomulco, México, MéxicoDiocese3 Jul 2024Juan Odilón Martínez GarcíaRetired
Ecatepec, México, MéxicoDiocese3 Jul 2024Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G.Appointed, Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
Rumbek, South SudanDiocese3 Jul 2024Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I.Appointed, Bishop of Bentiu
Tapachula, Chiapas, MéxicoDiocese4 Jul 2024Jaime Calderón CalderónAppointed, Archbishop of León, Guanajuato
Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)Eparchy10 Jul 2024Georges Miled Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M.Retired
Tumaco, ColombiaDiocese11 Jul 2024Orlando Olave VillanobaAppointed, Bishop of Ocaña
Burkina FasoNunciature16 Jul 2024Michael Francis CrottyAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
NigerNunciature16 Jul 2024Michael Francis CrottyAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
Tierradentro, ColombiaVicariate Apostolic20 Jul 2024Óscar Augusto Múnera OchoaResigned
Sikasso, MaliDiocese25 Jul 2024Robert CisséAppointed, Archbishop of Bamako
Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Nauru, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Pacific OceanDelegation27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Palau, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature27 Jul 2024Novatus RugambwaResigned
Lomé, TogoArchdiocese4 Aug 2024Nicodème Anani Barrigah-BenissanDied
Providence, Rhode Island, USADiocese5 Aug 2024Richard Garth HenningAppointed, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts
Poitiers, FranceArchdiocese6 Aug 2024Pascal Jean Marcel WintzerAppointed, Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre)
Batticaloa, Sri LankaDiocese19 Aug 2024Joseph PonniahResigned
Adilabad (Syro-Malabar), IndiaDiocese30 Aug 2024Antony Prince PanengadenConfirmed, Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar)
Norwich, Connecticut, USADiocese3 Sep 2024Michael Richard CoteRetired
Toruń, PolandDiocese13 Sep 2024Wiesław Andrzej ŚmigielAppointed, Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień
San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, SpainDiocese16 Sep 2024Bernardo Álvarez AfonsoRetired
Boac, PhilippinesDiocese21 Sep 2024Marcelino Antonio Malabanan MaralitAppointed, Bishop of San Pablo
Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese23 Sep 2024Dieudonné Madrapile TanziAppointed, Bishop of Isiro-Niangara
Tulle, FranceDiocese1 Oct 2024Francis Victor BestionAppointed, Bishop of Blois
San José del Guaviare, ColombiaDiocese4 Oct 2024Nelson Jair Cardona RamírezAppointed, Bishop of Pereira
Sindhudurg, IndiaDiocese8 Oct 2024Anthony Alwyn Fernandes BarretoResigned
Istanbul (Armenian), TurkeyArcheparchy21 Oct 2024Boghos Lévon ZékiyanRetired
Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South AfricaArchdiocese28 Oct 2024Stephen BrislinAppointed, Archbishop of Johannesburg
Itabuna, Bahia, BrazilDiocese30 Oct 2024Carlos Alberto dos SantosResigned
Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilDiocese30 Oct 2024João Gilberto de MouraAppointed, Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo
Fenoarivo Atsinanana, MadagascarDiocese31 Oct 2024Marcellin RandriamamonjyAppointed, Bishop of Farafangana
Katowice, PolandArchdiocese4 Nov 2024Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.Appointed, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}
Madurai, IndiaArchdiocese4 Nov 2024Antony PappusamyRetired
Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian)Apostolic Exarchate6 Nov 2024Pablo León HakimianDied, Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian)
San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), ArgentinaEparchy6 Nov 2024Pablo León HakimianDied
NepalVicariate Apostolic9 Nov 2024Paul SimickAppointed, Bishop of Bagdogra
Anatolia, TurkeyVicariate Apostolic25 Nov 2024Paolo Bizzeti, S.J.Retired
Murska Sobota, SloveniaDiocese29 Nov 2024Peter Štumpf, S.D.B.Appointed, Bishop of Koper
Poona, IndiaDiocese30 Nov 2024John RodriguesAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bombay
Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en ParaguayDiocese5 Dec 2024Miguel Ángel Cabello AlmadaAppointed, Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
Trivento, ItalyDiocese7 Dec 2024Claudio PalumboAppointed, Bishop of Termoli-Larino
Tabuk, PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic8 Dec 2024Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.Appointed, Bishop of Cabanatuan
Bata, Equatorial GuineaDiocese10 Dec 2024Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F.Retired
Escuintla, GuatemalaDiocese10 Dec 2024Victor Hugo Palma PaúlAppointed, Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
Santa Rosa de Copán, HondurasDiocese16 Dec 2024Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S.Resigned
Dori, Burkina FasoDiocese18 Dec 2024Laurent Birfuoré DabiréAppointed, Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso
Note: China was intentionally excluded from this table. This table was last updated on 23 Dec 2024.

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