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Vacant Sees

Dioceses without Bishops

DioceseTypeDate VacantLast BishopEvent
Thessaloniki, GreeceVicariate Apostolic15 Jul 1929Alessandro Guidati †Appointed, 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 Teodorowicz †Died
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 Varouhas †Died
West Indies, SpainPatriarchate31 Aug 1963Leopoldo Eijo y Garay †Died, 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
Viêt NamDelegation19 Dec 1975Henri Lemaître †Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda
Uganda, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate5 Jan 1985Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire †Resigned
Mogadiscio, SomaliaDiocese9 Jul 1989Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †Died
Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaEparchy10 Apr 1992Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.Resigned
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
Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), IraqDiocese25 Jul 1998Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.A.O.C. †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 Sarraf †Died
Rumbek, South SudanDiocese16 Jul 2011Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. †Died
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
Makeni, Sierra LeoneDiocese18 Jul 2015Henry ArunaAppointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Kenema
Benghazi, LibyaVicariate Apostolic14 Feb 2016Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M. †Retired
Daltonganj, IndiaDiocese7 Jul 2016Gabriel Kujur, S.J.Resigned
Falkland Islands o MalvinasPrefecture Apostolic29 Sep 2016Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A. †Retired
Nongstoin, IndiaDiocese15 Oct 2016Victor LyngdohAppointed, Bishop of Jowai
Kenya, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate30 Dec 2016Alfred Kipkoech Arap RotichResigned
Tsiroanomandidy, MadagascarDiocese8 Feb 2017Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T.Appointed, Bishop of Maintirano
Tambacounda, SenegalDiocese5 Aug 2017Jean-Noël DioufResigned
Baghdad (Armenian), IraqArcheparchy9 Oct 2017Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. †Retired
El Salvador, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate7 Dec 2017Fabio Reynaldo Colindres AbarcaAppointed, Bishop of San Miguel
Paksé, LaosVicariate Apostolic16 Dec 2017Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D.Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane
Dedza, MalawiDiocese17 Feb 2018Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama †Died
Ahiara, NigeriaDiocese19 Feb 2018Peter Ebere OkpalekeResigned
Cyangugu, RwandaDiocese11 Mar 2018Jean Damascène Bimenyimana †Died
San Jose in Mindoro, PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic17 Mar 2018Antonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D.Resigned
Dromore, IrelandDiocese26 Mar 2018John McAreaveyResigned
Yamoussoukro, Côte d’IvoireDiocese25 Apr 2018Marcellin Yao KouadioAppointed, Bishop of Daloa
Valparaíso, ChileDiocese11 Jun 2018Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.Retired
Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature16 Jun 2018Martin KrebsAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature16 Jun 2018Martin KrebsAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature16 Jun 2018Martin KrebsAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
Bungoma, KenyaDiocese23 Jun 2018Norman King’oo WambuaAppointed, Bishop of Machakos
Paraguay, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate23 Jun 2018Adalberto Martínez FloresAppointed, Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo
Jamshedpur, IndiaDiocese24 Jun 2018Felix Toppo, S.J.Appointed, Archbishop of Ranchi
Rancagua, ChileDiocese28 Jun 2018Alejandro Goić KarmelićRetired
Talca, ChileDiocese28 Jun 2018Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela AbarcaResigned
Buxar, IndiaDiocese29 Jun 2018Sebastian KallupuraAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Patna
Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaArchdiocese9 Jul 2018Jorge Liberato Urosa SavinoRetired
Tiruchirapalli, IndiaDiocese14 Jul 2018Antony Devotta †Retired
Huamachuco, PeruTerritorial Prelature7 Aug 2018Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R.Retired
Celje, SloveniaDiocese18 Sep 2018Stanislav LipovšekRetired
Sibolga, IndonesiaDiocese20 Sep 2018Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. †Died
Mahajanga, MadagascarDiocese3 Nov 2018Roger Victor Rakotondrajao †Died
Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, BrazilDiocese7 Nov 2018Dario Campos, O.F.M.Appointed, Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
Taytay, PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic14 Nov 2018Edgardo Sarabia JuanichResigned
Hải Phòng, Viet NamDiocese17 Nov 2018Joseph Vũ Văn ThiênAppointed, Archbishop of Hà Nội
Kibungo, RwandaDiocese19 Nov 2018Antoine KambandaAppointed, Archbishop of Kigali
Nebbi, UgandaDiocese23 Nov 2018Sanctus Lino WanokAppointed, Bishop of Lira
Amravati, IndiaDiocese3 Dec 2018Elias Joseph GonsalvesAppointed, Archbishop of Nagpur
Kimberley, South AfricaDiocese9 Dec 2018Abel Gabuza †Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban
Cuddapah, IndiaDiocese10 Dec 2018Prasad GallelaResigned
Ahwaz (Chaldean), IranArcheparchy22 Dec 2018Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del PradoConfirmed, Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
Teheran (Chaldean), IranArchdiocese22 Dec 2018Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del PradoConfirmed, Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
Sekondi-Takoradi, GhanaDiocese2 Jan 2019John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp.Appointed, Archbishop of Accra
Port Blair, IndiaDiocese6 Jan 2019Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X.Retired
Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainDiocese16 Jan 2019Cecilio Raúl Berzosa MartínezResigned
Bunda, TanzaniaDiocese11 Feb 2019Renatus Leonard NkwandeAppointed, Archbishop of Mwanza
Uije, AngolaDiocese11 Feb 2019Emílio SumbeleloAppointed, Bishop of Viana
Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)Eparchy18 Feb 2019Borys Andrij GudziakAppointed, Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Djougou, BeninDiocese21 Mar 2019Paul Kouassivi Vieira †Died
Krishnagar, IndiaDiocese17 Apr 2019Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B.Retired
Balasore, IndiaDiocese22 Apr 2019Simon Kaipuram, C.M. †Died
Gurué, MozambiqueDiocese24 Apr 2019Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. †Died
Alife-Caiazzo, ItalyDiocese30 Apr 2019Valentino Di CerboRetired
Queenstown, South AfricaDiocese30 Apr 2019Dabula Anthony MpakoAppointed, Bishop of South Africa, Military
Karwar, IndiaDiocese1 May 2019Derek FernandesAppointed, Bishop of Belgaum
Ales-Terralba, ItalyDiocese4 May 2019Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv.Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano
Odienné, Côte d’IvoireDiocese8 May 2019Antoine Koné †Died
Chur, SwitzerlandDiocese20 May 2019Vitus HuonderRetired
Helsinki, FinlandDiocese20 May 2019Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I.Resigned
Tanger, MoroccoArchdiocese24 May 2019Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M.Retired
Francistown, BotswanaDiocese6 Jun 2019Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D.Appointed, Bishop of Gaborone
Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), SyriaArcheparchy22 Jun 2019Jacques Behnan HindoRetired
Ambanja, MadagascarDiocese8 Jul 2019Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B.Appointed, Bishop of Moramanga
Menevia, Wales, Great BritainDiocese11 Jul 2019Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M.Retired
Aitape, Papua New GuineaDiocese16 Jul 2019Otto SeparyAppointed, Bishop of Bereina
Kompong-Cham, CambodiaPrefecture Apostolic25 Jul 2019Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P.Resigned
Kundiawa, Papua New GuineaDiocese26 Jul 2019Anton BalAppointed, Archbishop of Madang
Timika, IndonesiaDiocese3 Aug 2019John Philip Saklil †Died
Palmerston North, New ZealandDiocese4 Oct 2019Charles Edward DrennanResigned
JordanNunciature7 Oct 2019Alberto Ortega MartínAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
Susa, ItalyDiocese12 Oct 2019Alfonso Badini ConfalonieriRetired
Alaminos, PhilippinesDiocese18 Oct 2019Ricardo Lingan BaccayAppointed, Archbishop of Tuguegarao
Phát Diệm, Viet NamDiocese19 Oct 2019Joseph Nguyễn NăngAppointed, Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville)
Antélias (Maronite), LebanonArcheparchy21 Oct 2019Camille Zaidan †Died
Cafayate, ArgentinaTerritorial Prelature23 Oct 2019José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. †Died
San, MaliDiocese28 Oct 2019Jean-Gabriel Diarra †Died
Iquitos, PeruVicariate Apostolic1 Nov 2019Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. †Died
Toronto (Ukrainian), CanadaEparchy9 Nov 2019Stephen Victor ChmilarRetired
Lodwar, KenyaDiocese16 Nov 2019Dominic KimengichAppointed, Bishop of Eldoret
Padang, IndonesiaDiocese19 Nov 2019Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. †Died
Atakpamé, TogoDiocese23 Nov 2019Nicodème Anani Barrigah-BenissanAppointed, Archbishop of Lomé
Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese23 Nov 2019Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M.Appointed, Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro
Kahama, TanzaniaDiocese2 Dec 2019Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSSAppointed, Bishop of Moshi
Manga, Burkina FasoDiocese7 Dec 2019Gabriel SayaogoAppointed, Archbishop of Koupéla
Manila, PhilippinesArchdiocese8 Dec 2019Luis Antonio Gokim TagleAppointed, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Ecuador, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate12 Dec 2019Segundo René Coba GalarzaAppointed, Bishop of Ibarra
Torit, South SudanDiocese12 Dec 2019Stephen Ameyu Martin MullaAppointed, Archbishop of Juba
Coria-Cáceres, SpainDiocese27 Dec 2019Francisco Cerro ChavesAppointed, Archbishop of Toledo
Mamfe, CameroonDiocese30 Dec 2019Andrew Nkea FuanyaAppointed, Archbishop of Bamenda
Siuna, NicaraguaDiocese5 Jan 2020David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. †Died
Lafia, NigeriaDiocese6 Jan 2020Matthew Ishaya AuduAppointed, Archbishop of Jos
Manizales, ColombiaArchdiocese6 Jan 2020Gonzalo Restrepo RestrepoResigned
New Westminster (Ukrainian), CanadaEparchy15 Jan 2020Kenneth Anthony Adam NowakowskiAppointed, Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
Ibiza, SpainDiocese18 Jan 2020Vicente Juan SeguraAppointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia
Bosnia and Herzegovina, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate22 Jan 2020Tomo VukšićAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}
Ocaña, ColombiaDiocese11 Feb 2020Gabriel Ángel Villa VahosAppointed, Archbishop of Tunja
Katsina-Ala, NigeriaDiocese14 Feb 2020Peter Iorzuul Adoboh †Died
Kengtung, MyanmarDiocese20 Feb 2020Peter Louis Cakü †Died
Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), ItalyEparchy25 Feb 2020Giorgio Demetrio GallaroAppointed, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Foligno, ItalyDiocese7 Mar 2020Gualtiero SigismondiAppointed, Bishop of Orvieto-Todi
Salem, IndiaDiocese9 Mar 2020Singaroyan SebastianappanResigned
Franceville, GabonDiocese12 Mar 2020Jean-Patrick Iba-BaAppointed, Archbishop of Libreville
Sendai, JapanDiocese18 Mar 2020Martin Tetsuo HiragaRetired
Mpika, ZambiaDiocese20 Mar 2020Justin Mulenga †Died
Vellore, IndiaDiocese21 Mar 2020Soundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B. †Died
Barquisimeto, VenezuelaArchdiocese25 Mar 2020Antonio José López CastilloRetired
Gaylord, Michigan, USADiocese25 Mar 2020Steven John RaicaAppointed, Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama
Sikasso, MaliDiocese27 Mar 2020Jean-Baptiste TiamaAppointed, Bishop of Mopti
Kokstad, South AfricaDiocese1 Apr 2020Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.Appointed, Archbishop of Bloemfontein
Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), EgyptEparchy9 Apr 2020Clément-Joseph Hannouche †Died
Sudan and South Sudan (Syrian)Patriarchal Dependent Territory9 Apr 2020Clément-Joseph Hannouche †Died, Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian)
Northern Arabia, KuwaitVicariate Apostolic12 Apr 2020Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. †Died
Callao, PeruDiocese15 Apr 2020José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-MedelResigned
United Arab EmiratesNunciature17 Apr 2020Francisco Montecillo PadillaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
Arabian PeninsulaDelegation17 Apr 2020Francisco Montecillo PadillaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
YemenNunciature17 Apr 2020Francisco Montecillo PadillaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
Dolisie, CongoDiocese18 Apr 2020Bienvenu Manamika BafouakouahouAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville
Puerto Carreño, ColombiaVicariate Apostolic22 Apr 2020Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R.Appointed, Bishop of Riohacha
Asansol, IndiaDiocese4 May 2020Cyprian MonisRetired
Corocoro, BoliviaTerritorial Prelature23 May 2020Percy Lorenzo Galvan FloresAppointed, Archbishop of La Paz
Kiayi, TaiwanDiocese23 May 2020Thomas Chung An-zuAppointed, Archbishop of Taipei
Kuzhithurai, IndiaDiocese6 Jun 2020Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B.Resigned
Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), SyriaArchdiocese13 Jun 2020Théophile Philippe Barakat †Died
BeninNunciature13 Jun 2020Brian UdaigweAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
TogoNunciature13 Jun 2020Brian UdaigweAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
San José de Mayo, UruguayDiocese15 Jun 2020Arturo Eduardo Fajardo BustamanteAppointed, Bishop of Salto
Penedo, Alagoas, BrazilDiocese16 Jun 2020Valério Breda, S.D.B. †Died
Kavieng, Papua New GuineaDiocese19 Jun 2020Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.Appointed, Archbishop of Rabaul
Carora, VenezuelaDiocese23 Jun 2020Luis Armando Tineo RiveraResigned
Malaybalay, PhilippinesDiocese23 Jun 2020José Araneta CabantanAppointed, Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
Caçador, Santa Catarina, BrazilDiocese1 Jul 2020Severino Clasen, O.F.M.Appointed, Archbishop of Maringá, Parana
Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, MéxicoDiocese2 Jul 2020Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda †Died
UkraineNunciature4 Jul 2020Claudio GugerottiAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
Jerez de la Frontera, SpainDiocese6 Jul 2020José Mazuelos PérezAppointed, Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}
Sololá-Chimaltenango, GuatemalaDiocese9 Jul 2020Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J.Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
Bissau, Guinea-BissauDiocese11 Jul 2020José Câmnate na BissignResigned
Hvar (-Brac e Vis), CroatiaDiocese11 Jul 2020Petar PalićAppointed, Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan)
Poreč i Pula, CroatiaDiocese11 Jul 2020Dražen KutlešaAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Split-Makarska
Chattogram, BangladeshArchdiocese13 Jul 2020Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. †Died
Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), UkraineEparchy14 Jul 2020Milan Šašik, C.M. †Died
El Alto, BoliviaDiocese15 Jul 2020Eugenio Scarpellini †Died
Palmares, Pernambuco, BrazilDiocese18 Jul 2020Henrique Soares da Costa †Died
New Ulm, Minnesota, USADiocese6 Aug 2020John Marvin LeVoirResigned
Avellaneda-Lanús, ArgentinaDiocese7 Aug 2020Rubén Oscar FrassiaResigned
Moulins, FranceDiocese11 Aug 2020Laurent Jean Lucien Marie PercerouAppointed, Bishop of Nantes
Gdańsk, PolandArchdiocese13 Aug 2020Sławoj Leszek GłódźRetired
TunisiaNunciature22 Aug 2020Luciano RussoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Panama
Hưng Hóa, Viet NamDiocese29 Aug 2020Jean Marie Vũ TấtRetired
IndiaNunciature29 Aug 2020Giambattista DiquattroAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
NepalNunciature29 Aug 2020Giambattista DiquattroAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
Amiens, FranceDiocese4 Sep 2020Olivier Claude Philippe Marie LeborgneAppointed, Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer)
Duluth, Minnesota, USADiocese7 Sep 2020Michel Joseph MulloyResigned
JapanNunciature8 Sep 2020Joseph Chennoth †Died
Rodrigues, MauritiusVicariate Apostolic10 Sep 2020Alain HarelAppointed, Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
Gokwe, ZimbabweDiocese11 Sep 2020Rudolf NyandoroAppointed, Bishop of Gweru
Goroka, Papua New GuineaDiocese12 Sep 2020Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F.Appointed, Bishop of Bougainville
San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, MéxicoDiocese12 Sep 2020Fidencio López PlazaAppointed, Bishop of Querétaro
Nicopoli, BulgariaDiocese14 Sep 2020Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. †Died
Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USADiocese18 Sep 2020Herbert Armstrong BevardResigned
Viana do Castelo, PortugalDiocese18 Sep 2020Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira †Died
Pala, ChadDiocese25 Sep 2020Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I.Retired
Sivagangai, IndiaDiocese25 Sep 2020Jebalamai SusaimanickamRetired
Awasa, EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic29 Sep 2020Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B.Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Gambella
BurundiNunciature29 Sep 2020Wojciech ZałuskiAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia
Sylhet, BangladeshDiocese30 Sep 2020Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I.Appointed, Archbishop of Dhaka
Bilbao, SpainDiocese6 Oct 2020Mario Iceta GavicagogeascoaAppointed, Archbishop of Burgos
Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, SpainDiocese6 Oct 2020Carlos Manuel Escribano SubíasAppointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza
Tibú, ColombiaDiocese12 Oct 2020Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P.Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
Albano, ItalySuburbicarian See15 Oct 2020Marcello SemeraroAppointed, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Kalisz, PolandDiocese17 Oct 2020Edward JaniakResigned
Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), CanadaEparchy20 Oct 2020Marián Andrej Pacák, C.SS.R.Resigned
Mondoñedo-Ferrol, SpainDiocese21 Oct 2020Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F.Appointed, Bishop of León
São Carlos, Sao Paulo, BrazilDiocese21 Oct 2020Paulo Cezar CostaAppointed, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal
Ajaccio, FranceDiocese22 Oct 2020Olivier Jacques Marie de Germay de CirfontaineAppointed, Archbishop of Lyon
Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, AntillesDiocese26 Oct 2020Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis LafontRetired
Spiš, SlovakiaDiocese28 Oct 2020Štefan Sečka †Died
Ascoli Piceno, ItalyDiocese29 Oct 2020Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P.Resigned
Rossano-Cariati, ItalyArchdiocese29 Oct 2020Giuseppe SatrianoAppointed, Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto
Cartago, ColombiaDiocese31 Oct 2020José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.Retired
Cipro (Maronite), CyprusArchdiocese1 Nov 2020Youssef Antoine SoueifAppointed, Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
Dubrovnik (Ragusa), CroatiaDiocese4 Nov 2020Mate UzinićAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rijeka
Malanje, AngolaArchdiocese8 Nov 2020Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. †Died
Sées {Séez}, FranceDiocese10 Nov 2020Jacques Léon Jean Marie HabertAppointed, Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux)
Amboina, IndonesiaDiocese11 Nov 2020Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C.Appointed, Archbishop of Merauke
Allahabad, IndiaDiocese12 Nov 2020Raphy ManjalyAppointed, Archbishop of Agra
Rundu, NamibiaVicariate Apostolic16 Nov 2020Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.Resigned
Myitkyina, MyanmarDiocese18 Nov 2020Francis Daw TangResigned
Kurnool, IndiaDiocese19 Nov 2020Anthony PoolaAppointed, Archbishop of Hyderabad
Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese21 Nov 2020Fidèle Nsielele Zi MputuResigned
Linares, Nuevo León, MéxicoDiocese21 Nov 2020Hilario González GarcíaAppointed, Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
Eshowe, South AfricaDiocese25 Nov 2020Xolelo Thaddaeus KumaloAppointed, Bishop of Witbank
Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, CanadaDiocese29 Nov 2020Robert Ovide BourgonResigned
Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese3 Dec 2020Jean-Anatole Kalala KasebaResigned
Cúcuta, ColombiaDiocese7 Dec 2020Víctor Manuel Ochoa CadavidAppointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military
CanadaNunciature10 Dec 2020Luigi BonazziAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, ItalyDiocese12 Dec 2020Domenico BattagliaAppointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}
Aguascalientes, MéxicoDiocese14 Dec 2020José María de la Torre Martín †Died
Lilongwe, MalawiArchdiocese14 Dec 2020Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye †Died
Loikaw, MyanmarDiocese16 Dec 2020Stephen Tjephe †Died
Versailles, FranceDiocese17 Dec 2020Éric Marie Pierre Henri AumonierResigned
Ischia, ItalyDiocese19 Dec 2020Pietro LagneseAppointed, Bishop of Caserta
Tanga, TanzaniaDiocese20 Dec 2020Anthony Mathias Banzi †Died
Istanbul, TurkeyVicariate Apostolic22 Dec 2020Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. †Died
Chile, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate23 Dec 2020Santiago Jaime Silva RetamalesAppointed, Bishop of Valdivia
Jowai, IndiaDiocese28 Dec 2020Victor LyngdohAppointed, Archbishop of Shillong
Oita, JapanDiocese28 Dec 2020Paul Sueo Hamaguchi †Died
Ragusa, ItalyDiocese28 Dec 2020Carmelo CuttittaResigned
Troyes, FranceDiocese28 Dec 2020Marc Camille Michel StengerResigned
Ossory, IrelandDiocese29 Dec 2020Dermot Pius FarrellAppointed, Archbishop of Dublin
Morogoro, TanzaniaDiocese30 Dec 2020Telesphore MkudeRetired
SwitzerlandNunciature31 Dec 2020Thomas Edward GullicksonResigned
LiechtensteinNunciature31 Dec 2020Thomas Edward GullicksonResigned
Christchurch, New ZealandDiocese1 Jan 2021Paul Martin, S.M.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington
Papua New GuineaNunciature1 Jan 2021Kurian Mathew VayalunkalAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria
Solomon IslandsNunciature1 Jan 2021Kurian Mathew VayalunkalAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria
Katiola, Côte d’IvoireDiocese3 Jan 2021Ignace Bessi DogboAppointed, Archbishop of Korhogo
Minsk-Mohilev, BelarusArchdiocese3 Jan 2021Tadeusz KondrusiewiczRetired
Nairobi, KenyaArchdiocese4 Jan 2021John NjueRetired
HaitiNunciature7 Jan 2021Eugene Martin NugentAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait
Teruel y Albarracín, SpainDiocese8 Jan 2021Antonio Gómez CanteroAppointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Almería
Trujillo, VenezuelaDiocese8 Jan 2021Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. †Died
Belfort-Montbéliard, FranceDiocese9 Jan 2021Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del PradoAppointed, Bishop of Créteil
Avignon, FranceArchdiocese11 Jan 2021Jean-Pierre Marie CattenozRetired
Santa Marta, ColombiaDiocese11 Jan 2021Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval †Died
Santa Rosa de Lima, GuatemalaDiocese11 Jan 2021Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap.Appointed, Bishop of San Marcos
Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), RomaniaDiocese12 Jan 2021Florentin Crihălmeanu †Died
Alagoinhas, Bahia, BrazilDiocese13 Jan 2021Paulo Romeu Dantas BastosAppointed, Bishop of Jequié, Bahia
Colatina, Espirito Santo, BrazilDiocese13 Jan 2021Joaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasAppointed, Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo
Glasgow, Scotland, Great BritainArchdiocese13 Jan 2021Philip Tartaglia †Died
Monze, ZambiaDiocese13 Jan 2021Moses Hamungole †Died
Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, ItalyDiocese15 Jan 2021Giovanni SantucciResigned
Note: China was intentionally excluded from this table. This table was last updated on 18 Jan 2021.

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