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Dioceses without Bishops

DioceseTypeDate VacantLast BishopEvent
Alexandria {Alessandria} (Melkite), EgyptArchdiocese25 Nov 1921Etienne Soukkarie †Died
Thessaloniki, GreeceVicariate Apostolic15 Jul 1929Alessandro Guidati †Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
Lviv (Armenian), UkraineArcheparchy5 Dec 1938Giuseppe Teodorowicz †Died
Chios (Scio), GreeceDiocese 1939Nicolas Charikiopoulos (Harikoupoulos) †Died
Pinsk, BelarusDiocese6 May 1946Kazimierz Bukraba †Died
Derna, LibyaVicariate Apostolic21 Jun 1948Giovanni Lucato, S.D.B. †Appointed, Bishop of Isernia e Venafro
Istanbul (Byzantine), TurkeyApostolic Exarchate28 Jan 1957Dionisio Leonida Varouhas †Died
West Indies, SpainArchdiocese31 Jul 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
Hamhung, Korea (South)Diocese22 May 1981Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. †Resigned
Tokwon {Tokugen}, Korea (South)Territorial Abbey4 Oct 1985Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. †Retired
Mogadiscio, SomaliaDiocese9 Jul 1989Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †Died
Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaEparchy10 Apr 1992Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.Resigned
Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite)Eparchy7 Jun 1994Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †Died
Umzimkulu, South AfricaDiocese22 Aug 1994Gerard Sithunywa NdlovuResigned
Aqra {Akra} (Chaldean), IraqDiocese25 Jul 1998Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.S.H. †Died
Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Armenian)Ordinariate27 Sep 2000Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.Appointed, Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaDiocese9 Nov 2001James Matthew WingleAppointed, Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario
Mpika, ZambiaDiocese1 Oct 2004Telesphore George MpunduAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lusaka
Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), IraqArcheparchy8 Jan 2005Yacoub Denha Scher †Died
Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyArcheparchy16 Jan 2005Paul Karatas †Died
Kitui, KenyaDiocese1 Apr 2005Boniface LeleAppointed, Archbishop of Mombasa
Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian), IranEparchy2 Apr 2005Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
Bridgetown, Barbados, AntillesDiocese31 May 2005Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp.Retired
Dundee, South AfricaDiocese30 Sep 2005Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M.Retired
Great Britain, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian)Apostolic Exarchate3 Jan 2006Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.Appointed, Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian)
Bandung, IndonesiaDiocese19 Jan 2006Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja †Died
Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, BrazilDiocese14 Mar 2006João José Burke, O.F.M. †Died
Ouesso, CongoDiocese22 Apr 2006Hervé ItouaResigned
Ban Mê Thuôt, Viêt NamDiocese17 May 2006Joseph Nguyên Tich DucResigned
Ingwavuma, South AfricaVicariate Apostolic30 May 2006Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. †Died
Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese31 May 2006Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I.Retired
Mandeville, Jamaica, AntillesDiocese8 Aug 2006Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J.Resigned
Kasana-Luweero, UgandaDiocese19 Aug 2006Cyprian Kizito LwangaAppointed, Archbishop of Kampala
Ebebiyin, Equatorial GuineaDiocese27 Aug 2006Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F. †Died
Bac Ninh, Viêt NamDiocese23 Sep 2006Joseph Marie Nguyên Quang Tuyên †Died
Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), IraqArcheparchy21 Oct 2006Djibrail KassabAppointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean)
Tromsø, NorwayTerritorial Prelature4 Nov 2006Gerhard Ludwig Goebel, M.S.F. †Died
Ilagan, PhilippinesDiocese13 Nov 2006Sergio Lasam UtlegAppointed, Bishop of Laoag
Montevergine, ItalyTerritorial Abbey15 Nov 2006Tarciscio Giovanni Nazzaro, O.S.B.Resigned
Guarabira, Paraiba, BrazilDiocese22 Nov 2006Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm.Appointed, Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
Muranga, KenyaDiocese25 Nov 2006Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.Appointed, Bishop of Marsabit
Yagoua, CameroonDiocese30 Nov 2006Emmanuel BushuAppointed, Bishop of Buéa
Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USADiocese30 Jan 2007George Vance Murry, S.J.Appointed, Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio
San Lorenzo, ParaguayDiocese19 Feb 2007Adalberto Martínez FloresAppointed, Bishop of San Pedro
Lleida, SpainDiocese8 Mar 2007Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta AymíResigned
Hungary, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate15 Mar 2007Tamás SzabóResigned
Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilDiocese28 Mar 2007Zeno HastenteufelAppointed, Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul
Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilDiocese11 Apr 2007Bruno Pedron, S.D.B.Appointed, Bishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia
Vitória da Conquista, Baia, BrazilArchdiocese11 Apr 2007Geraldo Lyrio RochaAppointed, Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
Phát Diêm, Viêt NamDiocese14 Apr 2007Joseph Nguyên Van YênResigned
El Petén, GuatemalaVicariate Apostolic19 Apr 2007Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B.Appointed, Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
New Ulm, Minnesota, USADiocese24 Apr 2007John Clayton NienstedtAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota
Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, GuatemalaDiocese27 Apr 2007José Aníbal Casasola Sosa †Died
Argentina, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate15 May 2007Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.Retired
Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Diocese19 May 2007Michel Visi †Died
Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese23 May 2007Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M.Retired
Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, BrazilDiocese30 May 2007João Bosco Oliver de FariaAppointed, Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
Dundo, AngolaDiocese6 Jun 2007Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.Appointed, Bishop of Viana
Knoxville, Tennessee, USADiocese12 Jun 2007Joseph Edward KurtzAppointed, Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky
Khandwa, IndiaDiocese15 Jun 2007Leo Cornelio, S.V.D.Appointed, Archbishop of Bhopal
Kotido, UgandaDiocese27 Jun 2007Denis Kiwanuka LoteAppointed, Archbishop of Tororo
Kumbakonam, IndiaDiocese30 Jun 2007Peter RemigiusAppointed, Bishop of Kottar
Port Pirie, AustraliaDiocese3 Jul 2007Daniel Eugene HurleyAppointed, Bishop of Darwin
Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilDiocese3 Jul 2007Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. †Died
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USADiocese18 Jul 2007David Allen ZubikAppointed, Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, AntillesDiocese19 Jul 2007Robert Rivas, O.P.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia
Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), UkraineEparchy28 Jul 2007Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M.Resigned
Spain, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate31 Jul 2007Francisco Pérez GonzálezAppointed, Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela
Juína, Mato Grosso, BrazilDiocese2 Aug 2007Franco Dalla Valle, S.D.B. †Died
Charleston, South Carolina, USADiocese14 Aug 2007Robert Joseph BakerAppointed, Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama
Ruhengeri, RwandaDiocese28 Aug 2007Kizito BahujimihigoAppointed, Bishop of Kibungo
Bulawayo, ZimbabweArchdiocese11 Sep 2007Pius Alick Mvundla NcubeResigned
Laval, FranceDiocese11 Sep 2007Armand MaillardAppointed, Archbishop of Bourges
Denpasar, IndonesiaDiocese18 Sep 2007Benyamin Yosef Bria †Died
Buxar, IndiaDiocese1 Oct 2007William D'Souza, S.J.Appointed, Archbishop of Patna
Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), AntillesDiocese12 Oct 2007Donald James ReeceAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica
Campo Mourão, Parana, BrazilDiocese31 Oct 2007Mauro Aparecido dos SantosAppointed, Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana
Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, BrazilDiocese31 Oct 2007Miguel Ângelo Freitas RibeiroAppointed, Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais
Batouri, CameroonDiocese3 Nov 2007Samuel KledaAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala
Legazpi, PhilippinesDiocese7 Nov 2007Nestor Celestial CariñoResigned
Simla and Chandigarh, IndiaDiocese8 Nov 2007Gerald John MathiasAppointed, Bishop of Lucknow
Angers, FranceDiocese10 Nov 2007Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)
Maiduguri, NigeriaDiocese16 Nov 2007Matthew Man-oso NdagosoAppointed, Archbishop of Kaduna
Juneau, Alaska, USADiocese20 Nov 2007Michael William WarfelAppointed, Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana
N’Zérékoré, GuineaDiocese27 Nov 2007Philippe KouroumaRetired
Cúcuta, ColombiaDiocese30 Nov 2007Oscar Urbina OrtegaAppointed, Archbishop of Villavicencio
Trier, GermanyDiocese30 Nov 2007Reinhard MarxAppointed, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}
Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archdiocese6 Dec 2007Laurent Monsengwo PasinyaAppointed, Archbishop of Kinshasa
Cape VerdeNunciature6 Dec 2007Giuseppe PintoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
Guinea-BissauNunciature6 Dec 2007Giuseppe PintoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
MaliNunciature6 Dec 2007Giuseppe PintoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
MauritaniaDelegation6 Dec 2007Giuseppe PintoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
SénégalNunciature6 Dec 2007Giuseppe PintoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
Groningen-Leeuwarden, NetherlandsDiocese11 Dec 2007Willem Jacobus EijkAppointed, Archbishop of Utrecht
Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, BrazilDiocese20 Dec 2007Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †Died
Calabozo, VenezuelaArchdiocese22 Dec 2007Antonio José López CastilloAppointed, Archbishop of Barquisimeto
Warri, NigeriaDiocese24 Dec 2007Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.Appointed, Archbishop of Benin City
Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaDiocese27 Dec 2007Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B.Appointed, Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
Sale, AustraliaDiocese2 Jan 2008Jeremiah Joseph CoffeyRetired
Portalegre-Castelo Branco, PortugalDiocese8 Jan 2008José Francisco Sanches AlvesAppointed, Archbishop of Évora
Kimbe, Papua New GuineaDiocese19 Jan 2008Alphonse Liguori ChaupaResigned
Weetebula, IndonesiaDiocese19 Jan 2008Girulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D.Appointed, Bishop of Maumere
KyrgyzstanNunciature24 Jan 2008Józef WesołowskiAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
KazakhstanNunciature24 Jan 2008Józef WesołowskiAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
TadjikistanNunciature24 Jan 2008Józef WesołowskiAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
UzbekistanNunciature24 Jan 2008Józef WesołowskiAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
Lichinga, MozambiqueDiocese25 Jan 2008Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.Appointed, Bishop of Quelimane
Litomĕrice, Czech RepublicDiocese26 Jan 2008Pavel PosádAppointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}
Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise), FranceArchdiocese1 Feb 2008Laurent Bernard Marie UlrichAppointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lille
Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonArchdiocese2 Feb 2008Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-AhadRetired
Tivoli, ItalyDiocese2 Feb 2008Giovanni Paolo BenottoAppointed, Archbishop of Pisa
Margarita, VenezuelaDiocese12 Feb 2008Rafael Ramón Conde AlfonzoAppointed, Bishop of Maracay
Saurimo, AngolaDiocese18 Feb 2008Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P.Appointed, Bishop of Benguela
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, MéxicoDiocese21 Feb 2008Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S.Appointed, Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit
BulgariaNunciature22 Feb 2008Giuseppe LeanzaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
Mossul (Chaldean), IraqArcheparchyMar 2008Paulos Faraj Rahho †Died
Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great BritainDiocese1 Mar 2008Kevin John Dunn †Died
Hinche, HaïtiDiocese1 Mar 2008Louis Kébreau, S.D.B.Appointed, Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien
Oita, JapanDiocese19 Mar 2008Dominic Ryoji MiyaharaAppointed, Bishop of Fukuoka
Nekemte, EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic21 Mar 2008Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M. †Died
San Pedro-en-Côte d’IvoireDiocese21 Mar 2008Paulin Kouabénan N`Gnamé †Died
Zamora en EcuadorVicariate Apostolic27 Mar 2008Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.Appointed, Bishop of Babahoyo
Münster, GermanyDiocese28 Mar 2008Reinhard LettmannRetired
Biloxi, Mississippi, USADiocese2 Apr 2008Thomas John RodiAppointed, Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama
Warszawa-Praga, PolandDiocese17 Apr 2008Sławoj Leszek GłódźAppointed, Archbishop of Gdańsk
Nakuru, KenyaDiocese19 Apr 2008Peter J. KairoAppointed, Archbishop of Nyeri
Gallup, New Mexico, USADiocese30 Apr 2008Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S.Resigned
Central African RepublicNunciature13 May 2008Pierre Nguyên Van TotAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
ChadNunciature13 May 2008Pierre Nguyên Van TotAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
San Jose de Antique, PhilippinesDiocese14 May 2008Romulo Tolentino de la CruzAppointed, Bishop of Kidapawan
Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, AntillesDiocese15 May 2008Ernest Mesmin Lucien CaboRetired
Note: China was intentionally excluded from this table. This table was last updated on 15 May 08.

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