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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
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
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
Aqra {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
Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyArcheparchy16 Jan 2005Paul Karatas †Died
Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian), IranEparchy2 Apr 2005Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.Appointed, Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), IraqArcheparchy21 Oct 2006Djibrail KassabAppointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean)
Argentina, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate15 May 2007Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.Retired
Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese31 Jul 2008Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi
Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese30 Oct 2008Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M.Resigned
Mansa, ZambiaDiocese15 Jan 2009Andrew Aaron ChishaRetired
Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}, Western SaharaPrefecture Apostolic25 Feb 2009Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. †Retired
Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese21 Apr 2009Théophile Kaboy RubonekaAppointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Goma
Malakal, SudanDiocese16 May 2009Vincent Mojwok NyikerRetired
Trondheim, NorwayTerritorial Prelature8 Jun 2009Georg Müller, SS.CC.Resigned
Wilcannia-Forbes, AustraliaDiocese9 Jun 2009Christopher Henry TooheyResigned
Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USAEparchy29 Jul 2009Robert Mikhail MoskalRetired
Eluru, IndiaDiocese16 Aug 2009John Mulagada †Died
Mitú, ColombiaVicariate Apostolic17 Sep 2009José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. †Retired
Baku, AzerbaijanMission "Sui Iuris"5 Nov 2009Ján Čapla, S.D.B.Resigned
Sapporo, JapanDiocese17 Nov 2009Peter Toshio JinushiRetired
Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), EgyptEparchy31 Dec 2009Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf †Died
Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)Archeparchy3 Mar 2010George Riashi, B.C. †Retired
Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Diocese6 Apr 2010Tomas Aguon CamachoRetired
Anatolia, TurkeyVicariate Apostolic3 Jun 2010Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. †Died
Qacha’s Nek, LesothoDiocese17 Jul 2010Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane †Died
Dassa-Zoumé, BeninDiocese21 Aug 2010Antoine GanyéAppointed, Archbishop of Cotonou
Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese15 Sep 2010Dominique Kimpinde AmandoRetired
Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, ItalyTerritorial Abbey23 Oct 2010Benedetto Maria Salvatore Chianetta, O.S.B.Resigned
San Miguel de Sucumbíos, EcuadorVicariate Apostolic30 Oct 2010Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D.Retired
Zaku (Chaldean), IraqDiocese3 Nov 2010Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli †Died
Bandung, IndonesiaDiocese12 Nov 2010Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta PujasumartaAppointed, Archbishop of Semarang
Guapi, ColombiaVicariate Apostolic31 Jan 2011Hernán Alvarado Solano †Died
Rourkela, IndiaDiocese11 Feb 2011John Barwa, S.V.D.Appointed, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Bagdogra, IndiaDiocese12 Mar 2011Thomas D’SouzaAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta
Uromi, NigeriaDiocese18 Mar 2011Augustine Obiora AkubezeAppointed, Archbishop of Benin City
Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), ArgentinaEparchy25 Mar 2011Sviatoslav ShevchukAppointed, Archbishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Archdiocese31 Mar 2011Hubert CoppenrathRetired
Lahore, PakistanArchdiocese7 Apr 2011Lawrence John SaldanhaRetired
Caroní, VenezuelaVicariate Apostolic9 Apr 2011Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.Appointed, Bishop of Machiques
Diphu, IndiaDiocese9 Apr 2011John MoolachiraAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati
Romblon, PhilippinesDiocese25 May 2011Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-ocAppointed, Bishop of Kalibo
Ahwaz (Chaldean), IranArcheparchy10 Jun 2011Hanna ZoraAppointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean)
Natitingou, BeninDiocese14 Jun 2011Pascal N’KouéAppointed, Archbishop of Parakou
Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), PalestinePatriarchal Exarchate24 Jun 2011Raphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B.Appointed, Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese8 Jul 2011Camille Lembi Zaneli (Zanelli) †Died
East Anglia, England, Great BritainDiocese11 Jul 2011Michael Charles Evans †Died
Rumbek, SudanDiocese16 Jul 2011Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. †Died
Jowai, IndiaDiocese30 Jul 2011Vincent Kympat †Died
San José del Amazonas, PeruVicariate Apostolic8 Aug 2011Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M.Resigned
Port Elizabeth, South AfricaDiocese20 Aug 2011Michael Gower Coleman †Resigned
Carora, VenezuelaDiocese27 Aug 2011Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M.Appointed, Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar
La Guaira, VenezuelaDiocese12 Oct 2011José de la Trinidad Valera AnguloAppointed, Bishop of Guanare
San Francisco, ArgentinaDiocese12 Oct 2011Carlos José TisseraAppointed, Bishop of Quilmes
Chaco Paraguayo, ParaguayVicariate Apostolic8 Nov 2011Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Asunción
San Carlos, PhilippinesDiocese9 Nov 2011Jose F. AdvinculaAppointed, Archbishop of Capiz
Derry, IrelandDiocese23 Nov 2011Séamus HegartyResigned
Hakha, MyanmarDiocese30 Nov 2011Nicholas Mang ThangAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Mandalay
Polokwane, South AfricaDiocese9 Dec 2011Mogale Paul Nkhumishe †Resigned
Sekondi-Takoradi, GhanaDiocese14 Dec 2011John Martin Darko †Resigned
Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, BrazilTerritorial Prelature28 Dec 2011Vital Chitolina, S.C.I.Appointed, Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso
Mpika, ZambiaDiocese12 Jan 2012Ignatius ChamaAppointed, Archbishop of Kasama
Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USAEparchy19 Jan 2012William Charles SkurlaAppointed, Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania
Faisalabad, PakistanDiocese25 Jan 2012Joseph CouttsAppointed, Archbishop of Karachi
Zamboanga, PhilippinesArchdiocese11 Feb 2012Romulo Geolina VallesAppointed, Archbishop of Davao
Crateús, Ceara, BrazilDiocese22 Feb 2012Jacinto Furtado de Brito SobrinhoAppointed, Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
Dumaguete, PhilippinesDiocese25 Feb 2012John Forrosuelo DuAppointed, Archbishop of Palo
Puerto Gaitán, ColombiaVicariate Apostolic2 Mar 2012José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M.Retired
Gikongoro, RwandaDiocese12 Mar 2012Augustin Misago †Died
Santo Domingo en EcuadorDiocese12 Mar 2012Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil †Died
San Pedro, ParaguayDiocese14 Mar 2012Adalberto Martínez FloresAppointed, Bishop of Paraguay, Military
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USADiocese20 Mar 2012William Edward LoriAppointed, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland
Canberra-Goulburn, AustraliaArchdiocese2 Apr 2012Mark Benedict ColeridgeAppointed, Archbishop of Brisbane
Gweru, ZimbabweDiocese28 Apr 2012Martin MunyanyiResigned
Bondoukou, Côte d’IvoireDiocese6 May 2012Félix Kouadjo †Died
San Marcos, GuatemalaDiocese14 May 2012Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini ImeriAppointed, Bishop of Huehuetenango
Kannur, IndiaDiocese15 May 2012Varghese ChakkalakalAppointed, Bishop of Calicut
Obuasi, GhanaDiocese15 May 2012Gabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeAppointed, Archbishop of Kumasi
Sumbe, AngolaDiocese19 May 2012Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp.Appointed, Archbishop of Malanje
Trapani, ItalyDiocese19 May 2012Francesco MiccichéRemoved
Abeokuta, NigeriaDiocese25 May 2012Alfred Adewale MartinsAppointed, Archbishop of Lagos
Portland, Maine, USADiocese29 May 2012Richard Joseph MaloneAppointed, Bishop of Buffalo, New York
Armenia, ColombiaDiocese11 Jun 2012Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M.Appointed, Bishop of Garzón
Liepāja, LatviaDiocese20 Jun 2012Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P.Resigned
Argentina (Melkite Greek)Apostolic Exarchate23 Jun 2012Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C.Confirmed, Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek)
Kigoma, TanzaniaDiocese26 Jun 2012Protase RugambwaAppointed, Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Leeds, England, Great BritainDiocese26 Jun 2012Arthur RocheAppointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Terni-Narni-Amelia, ItalyDiocese26 Jun 2012Vincenzo PagliaAppointed, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
Dunkeld, Scotland, Great BritainDiocese30 Jun 2012Vincent Paul LoganResigned
Trnava, SlovakiaArchdiocese2 Jul 2012Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R.Removed
Vijayawada, IndiaDiocese3 Jul 2012Prakash MallavarapuAppointed, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam
Tanjungkarang, IndonesiaDiocese6 Jul 2012Andreas Henrisusanta, S.C.I.Retired
Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, BrazilDiocese11 Jul 2012Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B.Appointed, Archbishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul
Shimoga, IndiaDiocese16 Jul 2012Gerald Isaac LoboAppointed, Bishop of Udupi
Vigevano, ItalyDiocese21 Jul 2012Vincenzo Di MauroResigned
Lutsk, UkraineDiocese24 Jul 2012Markijan Trofym’yakResigned
Paisley, Scotland, Great BritainDiocese24 Jul 2012Philip TartagliaAppointed, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland
Magangué, ColombiaDiocese30 Jul 2012Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P.Resigned
Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilDiocese1 Aug 2012Tarcísio Nascentes dos SantosAppointed, Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
Ensenada, Baja California Norte, MéxicoDiocese2 Aug 2012Sigifredo Noriega BarcelóAppointed, Bishop of Zacatecas
Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilDiocese8 Aug 2012Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap.Appointed, Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba
Manzini, SwazilandDiocese27 Aug 2012Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. †Died
Mpanda, TanzaniaDiocese28 Aug 2012William Pascal Kikoti †Died
Infanta, PhilippinesTerritorial Prelature8 Sep 2012Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.Appointed, Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)
Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, GuatemalaDiocese14 Sep 2012Rosolino Bianchetti BoffelliAppointed, Bishop of Quiché
Abaetetuba, Para, BrazilDiocese19 Sep 2012Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B.Appointed, Bishop of Santarém, Para
Franca, Sao Paulo, BrazilDiocese19 Sep 2012Pedro Luiz StringhiniAppointed, Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo
Fort Worth, Texas, USADiocese21 Sep 2012Kevin William VannAppointed, Bishop of Orange in California
Rochester, New York, USADiocese21 Sep 2012Matthew Harvey ClarkRetired
Grosseto, ItalyDiocese29 Sep 2012Franco AgostinelliAppointed, Bishop of Prato
Erfurt, GermanyDiocese1 Oct 2012Joachim WankeResigned
Passau, GermanyDiocese1 Oct 2012Wilhelm SchramlRetired
Toledo, Parana, BrazilDiocese3 Oct 2012Francisco Carlos BachAppointed, Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana
Iquique, ChileDiocese9 Oct 2012Marco Antonio Órdenes FernándezResigned
Duitama-Sogamoso, ColombiaDiocese15 Oct 2012Carlos Prada SanmiguelResigned
Porto Novo, BeninDiocese17 Oct 2012René-Marie Ehouzou, C.I.M. †Died
Nardò-Gallipoli, ItalyDiocese20 Oct 2012Domenico CaliandroAppointed, Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni
Machala, EcuadorDiocese22 Oct 2012Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B.Resigned
Pemba, MozambiqueDiocese27 Oct 2012Ernesto MaguengueResigned
Bontoc-Lagawe, PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic30 Oct 2012Rodolfo Fontiveros BeltranAppointed, Bishop of San Fernando de La Union
Shinyanga, TanzaniaDiocese6 Nov 2012Aloysius Balina †Died
Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilDiocese7 Nov 2012Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.Appointed, Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais
Rafaela, ArgentinaDiocese10 Nov 2012Carlos María FranziniAppointed, Archbishop of Mendoza
GambiaNunciature21 Nov 2012George AntonysamyAppointed, Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
Sierra LeoneNunciature21 Nov 2012George AntonysamyAppointed, Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
Jullundur, IndiaDiocese30 Nov 2012Anil Joseph Thomas CoutoAppointed, Archbishop of Delhi
San Marino-Montefeltro, ItalyDiocese1 Dec 2012Luigi NegriAppointed, Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio
Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territory, CanadaDiocese6 Dec 2012Murray ChatlainAppointed, Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba
Côte d’IvoireNunciature8 Dec 2012Ambrose Madtha †Died
Ozieri, ItalyDiocese10 Dec 2012Sergio PintorRetired
Tefé, Amazonas, BrazilTerritorial Prelature12 Dec 2012Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp.Appointed, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
Jhabua, IndiaDiocese21 Dec 2012Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D.Appointed, Bishop of Udaipur
Ciudad Quesada, Costa RicaDiocese31 Dec 2012Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez †Resigned
IranNunciature5 Jan 2013Jean-Paul Aimé GobelAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
Loja, EcuadorDiocese12 Jan 2013Julio Parrilla DíazAppointed, Bishop of Riobamba
Singida, TanzaniaDiocese15 Jan 2013Desiderius M. RwomaAppointed, Bishop of Bukoba
BangladeshNunciature16 Jan 2013Joseph Salvador MarinoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia
Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature17 Jan 2013Charles Daniel BalvoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature17 Jan 2013Charles Daniel BalvoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
Nauru, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature17 Jan 2013Charles Daniel BalvoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature17 Jan 2013Charles Daniel BalvoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature17 Jan 2013Charles Daniel BalvoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)Nunciature17 Jan 2013Charles Daniel BalvoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
Port-Gentil, GabonDiocese19 Jan 2013Mathieu Madega LebouankehanAppointed, Bishop of Mouila
Gumaca, PhilippinesDiocese25 Jan 2013Buenaventura Malayo FamadicoAppointed, Bishop of San Pablo
Kalookan, PhilippinesDiocese25 Jan 2013Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.Resigned
Marquette, Michigan, USADiocese29 Jan 2013Alexander King SampleAppointed, Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
Allahabad, IndiaDiocese31 Jan 2013Isidore FernandesResigned
Coutances (-Avranches), FranceDiocese31 Jan 2013Stanislas Marie Georges Jude LalanneAppointed, Bishop of Pontoise
Kerkūk (Chaldean), IraqArchdiocese1 Feb 2013Louis Raphaël I SakoConfirmed, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
El Alto, BoliviaDiocese2 Feb 2013Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B.Appointed, Archbishop of Sucre
Uyo, NigeriaDiocese2 Feb 2013Joseph Effiong EkuwemAppointed, Archbishop of Calabar
TogoNunciature2 Feb 2013Michael August Blume, S.V.D.Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda
Piazza Armerina, ItalyDiocese8 Feb 2013Michele PennisiAppointed, Archbishop of Monreale
Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainArchdiocese18 Feb 2013Keith Michael Patrick O’BrienRetired
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, MéxicoDiocese19 Feb 2013Fabio Martínez CastillaAppointed, Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
Reconquista, ArgentinaDiocese21 Feb 2013Ramón Alfredo DusAppointed, Archbishop of Resistencia
GhanaNunciature22 Feb 2013Léon Kalenga BadikebeleAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
Vitebsk, BelarusDiocese25 Feb 2013Władisław BlinResigned
Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, ItalyDiocese26 Feb 2013Claudio GiuliodoriResigned
Liverpool, England, Great BritainArchdiocese27 Feb 2013Patrick Altham KellyResigned
Torit, SudanDiocese18 Mar 2013Akio Johnson Mutek †Died
Santa Rosa, ArgentinaDiocese28 Mar 2013Mario Aurelio PoliAppointed, Archbishop of Buenos Aires
Lithuania, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate5 Apr 2013Gintaras Linas GrušasAppointed, Archbishop of Vilnius
Boac, PhilippinesDiocese8 Apr 2013Reynaldo Gonda EvangelistaAppointed, Bishop of Imus
Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), ItalyEparchy8 Apr 2013Sotìr FerraraRetired
Wichita, Kansas, USADiocese8 Apr 2013Michael Owen JackelsAppointed, Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa
Facatativá, ColombiaDiocese9 Apr 2013Luis Antonio Nova Rocha †Died
El Banco, ColombiaDiocese14 Apr 2013Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. †Died
Alep [Beroea, Halab], SyriaVicariate Apostolic15 Apr 2013Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M.Retired
San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), ArgentinaEparchy17 Apr 2013Charbel Georges Merhi, M.L.Retired
São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, BrazilDiocese24 Apr 2013Moacir SilvaAppointed, Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo
Besançon, FranceArchdiocese25 Apr 2013André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del PradoResigned
Klerksdorp, South AfricaDiocese26 Apr 2013Zithulele Patrick MvemveResigned
Kerema, Papua New GuineaDiocese29 Apr 2013Patrick Taval, M.S.C. †Died
Colón-Kuna Yala, PanamaDiocese30 Apr 2013Audilio Aguilar AguilarAppointed, Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas
Isernia-Venafro, ItalyDiocese30 Apr 2013Salvatore ViscoAppointed, Archbishop of Capua
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USADiocese2 May 2013Joseph Patrick McFadden †Died
San Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaDiocese6 May 2013Fernando Carlos MalettiAppointed, Bishop of Merlo-Moreno
GuineaNunciature8 May 2013Martin KrebsAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
MaliNunciature8 May 2013Martin KrebsAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
San Marcos de Arica, ChileDiocese14 May 2013Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B.Appointed, Bishop of Temuco
Campeche, MéxicoDiocese15 May 2013Ramón Castro CastroAppointed, Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos
Songea, TanzaniaArchdiocese15 May 2013Norbert Wendelin MtegaResigned
Porto, PortugalDiocese18 May 2013Manuel José Macário do Nascimento ClementeAppointed, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}
Note: China was intentionally excluded from this table. This table was last updated on 18 May 2013.

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