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Living Bishop Events

1980 and Later

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YearAgeBishopEventTitleCurrent Title
198026.1Pablo León HakimianOrdained DeaconDeacon of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), ArgentinaBishop
25.5Matthias HeinrichOrdained DeaconDeacon of Berlin, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
22.3Robert Joseph Lombardo, C.F.R.EnteredMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
45.2Bernard Rooney, O.S.B.ResignedSuperior of Kalumburu, AustraliaAbbot Emeritus of New Norcia, Australia
21.9Anibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R.ProfessedMember of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama
198120.9Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.First VowsMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinCardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.3Vladimír Fekete, S.D.B.Solemn VowsMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoPrefect of Azerbaijan
26.4Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B.ProfessedMember of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Eichstätt, Germany
41.4Robert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.AppointedSuperior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus ChristBishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
26.8Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I.Perpetual VowsMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
19.4Valdir MamedeProfessedMember of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
34.7Julio Parrilla DíazIncardinatedPriest of Salamanca, SpainBishop of Riobamba, Ecuador
48.0Placidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O.Ordained PriestPriest of Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Luoyang [Loyang], China
50.5Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e SilvaAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
198244.4Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.AppointedApostolic Administrator of Sanggau, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
21.8Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M.EnteredMember of Congregation of the MissionAuxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16.1Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I.EnteredMember of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
24.9Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M.ProfessedMember of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesVicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
20.7Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C.ProfessedMember of Order of the Holy CrossAuxiliary Bishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan
Domenico Luca Spinosi, C.P.ResignedPrefect of Sekadau, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
24.9Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Society of the Catholic ApostolateArchbishop of Gdańsk, Poland
50.5John Baptist Ye RonghuaOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
198320.5Didier Norman Raymond BerthetConvertedBishop of Saint-Dié, France
22.8Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R.Perpetual VowsMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia
22.0John Wang RuowangOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
198416.4Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P.EnteredMember of Missionary Society of St. PaulPrelate of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru
36.3Kevin Joseph FarrellIncardinatedPriest of Washington, District of Columbia, USACardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
26.0Vincent Guo XijinOrdained PriestPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
25.9Raphy ManjalyIncardinatedPriest of Agra, IndiaArchbishop
30.7Thomas Thanh Thai NguyenProfessedMember of Missionaries of Our Lady of La SaletteAuxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA
38.2[Bernard Tissier de Mallerais], S.S.P.X.SelectedSecretary General of [Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX)]Bishop
198557.3Matthew Cao XiangdeOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
23.3Alberto Arturo Figueroa MoralesTemporary VowsMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
24.4Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D.First VowsMember of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
22.8Claudio Lurati, M.C.C.I.Temporary VowsMember of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusVicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
17.6Paul Martin, S.M.EnteredMember of Society of MaryCoadjutor Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
23.7Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I.Perpetual VowsMember of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop of Hildesheim, Germany
34.1Edmund Woga, C.SS.R.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Weetebula, Indonesia
53.0Louis Yu Ren Shen (Yu Runchen)SelectedBishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China
27.0Joseph Zhang WeizhuOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
198616.2Mario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O.EnteredMember of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriAuxiliary Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
26.0John Chen CangbaoOrdained PriestPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
16.0Leo Magdugo Dalmao, C.M.F.EnteredMember of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryPrelate of Isabela, Philippines
51.7Franz DietlIncardinatedPriest of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
28.9Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M.Perpetual VowsMember of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesVicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
28.3Robert Joseph Lombardo, C.F.R.Perpetual VowsMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
27.3Estanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D.Perpetual VowsMember of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Dundo, Angola
29.8Pedro Daniel Martínez PereaIncardinatedPriest of San Rafael, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of San Luis, Argentina
34.6Burchell Alexander McPhersonOrdained DeaconDeacon of Kingston in Jamaica, AntillesBishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles
32.6Michel Joseph MulloyIncardinatedPriest of Rapid City, South Dakota, USAFormer Bishop-Elect of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Shi ShoujingOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
46.6José Joaquín Troconis MontielResignedAuxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela
46.6José Joaquín Troconis MontielResignedTitular Bishop of Castellum Minus
198726.9Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.Perpetual VowsMember of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinCardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
41.8Rosolino Bianchetti BoffelliIncardinatedPriest of Quiché, GuatemalaBishop
18.3José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D.EnteredMember of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Añatuya, Argentina
21.9Hermann Glettler, Comm. l'Emm.ProfessedMember of Emmanuel CommunityBishop of Innsbruck, Austria
26.5Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D.ProfessedMember of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
18.7Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.EnteredMember of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
52.2Franc Rodé, C.M.AppointedSecretary of the Secretariat of Non-BelieversCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
55.5John Baptist Ye RonghuaAppointedAdministrator of Ankang [Hinganfu], ChinaBishop
198826.6Tesfaye Woldemariam FesuhOrdained PriestPriestApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
31.3Lawrence Sydney NicasioOrdained DeaconDeacon of BelizeBishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
23.0Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp.ProfessedMember of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
37.6Ismael Rueda SierraIncardinatedPriest of Girardot, ColombiaArchbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia
27.0Joseph Shen Guo’anOrdained PriestPriestFormer Bishop-Elect of Hankow [Hankou], China
198927.3Alberto Arturo Figueroa MoralesOrdained DeaconDeacon of Arecibo, Puerto RicoAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
28.4Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
28.4Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D.Perpetual VowsMember of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
44.0Joseph Gao Hongxiao, O.F.M.Ordained PriestPriest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
25.6Roger Houngbédji, O.P.Perpetual VowsMember of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop of Cotonou, Benin
20.3Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F.ProfessedMember of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
23.0Johannes Peng WeizhaoOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China
47.3Beniamino StellaAppointedApostolic Pro-Nuncio to ChadCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
62.3Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C.Perpetual VowsPriest of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MaryBishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
199052.4Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.CeasedApostolic Administrator of Sanggau, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
40.0Augustine Cui TaiOrdained PriestPriestCoadjutor Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
25.0Martin Laliberté, P.M.E.EnteredMember of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
50.7Edwin Frederick O’BrienAppointedRector of the Pontifical North American CollegeCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
28.4Michele Petruzzelli, O.S.B.Solemn VowsMember of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
26.3Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S.Perpetual VowsMember of Missionaries of Our Lady of La SaletteBishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
66.4Albert Vanhoye, S.J.AppointedSecretary of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani
20.2Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist.EnteredMember of Order of CisterciansAbbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
26.5Peter Wu JunweiOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China
28.0Joseph Xu HonggenOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China
199152.6Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F.AppointedSuperior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryCardinal, Superior General Emeritus
31.7Eduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C.IncardinatedPriest of Workers of the Kingdom of ChristBishop of Córdoba, Veracruz, México
45.6Stephen Victor ChmilarIncardinatedPriest of Toronto (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop Emeritus
29.3Alberto Arturo Figueroa MoralesIncardinatedPriest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
24.0Joseph Huang BingzhangOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
44.8György-Miklós JakubínyiAppointedApostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
28.0Paul Meng NingyouOrdained PriestPriest of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], ChinaBishop
Shi ShoujingOrdained BishopBishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
29.9Samson Shukardin, O.F.M.Solemn VowsMember of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan
22.1George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D.ProfessedMember of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop of Zomba, Malawi
27.1Joseph Tang YuangeOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
28.0 Wang ChengliOrdained PriestPriestApostolic Administrator of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
26.7John Baptist Yang XiaotingOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
199234.2Francisco Cerro ChavesIncardinatedPriest of Valladolid, SpainArchbishop of Toledo, Spain
20.6Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga, O.F.M. Conv.ProfessedMember of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Mansa, Zambia
29.0Bruno Cosme, M.E.P.Ordained DeaconDeacon of La Société des Missions EtrangèresApostolic Administrator of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia
55.0Nikólaos FoskolosAppointedApostolic Administrator of Rhodos {Rhodes}, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
47.7Alan Stephen HopesConvertedBishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
65.9John Huo ChengConfirmedBishopBishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
25.2Karol Kulczycki, S.D.S.Solemn VowsMember of Society of the Divine SaviorBishop of Port Pirie, Australia
58.0Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.AppointedPatriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestinePatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
53.6Iván Antonio Marín LópezAppointedSecretary of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”Archbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
31.9Joaquim Giovanni Mol GuimarãesIncardinatedPriest of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop
35.0Donato Ogliari, O.S.B.Solemn VowsPriest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Montecassino, Italy
28.7Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B.Perpetual VowsMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
26.0John Wang XiaoxunOrdained PriestPriestCoadjutor Bishop of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
32.1Alexis Touably YouloIncardinatedPriest of San Pedro-en-Côte d’IvoireBishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire
35.2John Zhang QingtianSelectedAuxiliary Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], ChinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
199331.0Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S.ProfessedPriest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceBishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
52.9Diego CauseroAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Central African RepublicApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
24.7Paul He ZinqingOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
53.4Robert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.ResignedSuperior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus ChristBishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
41.4Adalberto Martínez FloresIncardinatedPriest of Asunción, ParaguayBishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, Paraguay
48.9Robert Michael McGuckinIncardinatedPriest of Parramatta, AustraliaBishop of Toowoomba, Australia
58.2Franc Rodé, C.M.AppointedSecretary of the Pontifical Council for CultureCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
30.6Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S.ProfessedPriest of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceBishop of Hiroshima, Japan
Wang FeiliAppointedBishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China
49.1Boghos Lévon ZékiyanIncardinatedPriest of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyArchbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
199427.5Tibor BertaIncardinatedPriest of Kaposvár, HungaryBishop-Elect of Hungary, Military
29.1Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu, M.S.C.Perpetual VowsMember of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
44.2Edoardo Aldo Cerrato, C.O.AppointedProcurator General of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriBishop of Ivrea, Italy
43.9Timothy Michael DolanAppointedRector of the Pontifical North American CollegeCardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
44.8Jan Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C.AppointedApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
25.7George Rajendran Kuttinadar, S.D.B.ProfessedMember of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar), India
19.7Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P.EnteredMember of Order of Friars PreachersAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
31.0Peter Mao QingfuOrdained PriestPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], China
48.7Diarmuid MartinAppointedSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and PeaceArchbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
23.8Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, S.M.A.ProfessedMember of Society of African MissionsBishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
54.7Edwin Frederick O’BrienResignedRector of the Pontifical North American CollegeCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
51.4Osvaldo PadillaAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Sri LankaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Korea
45.4Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.AppointedPrefect of Jimma-Bonga, EthiopiaCardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
24.2Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist.Solemn VowsMember of Order of CisterciansAbbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
26.2Paul Xiao ZejiangOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
44.0Gbaya Boniface ZiriIncardinatedPriest of Abengourou, Côte d’IvoireBishop
199549.0Nicolas Antiba, B.A.ResignedSuperior General of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
26.5José Albuquerque de AraújoOrdained DeaconDeacon of Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop
31.1Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del PradoEnteredPriest of Istituto del PradoBishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México
26.0Nathalie Becquart, XavièreEnteredMemberUnder Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
54.9Diego CauseroResignedApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic ofApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
31.7Anthony James Corcoran, S.J.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Society of JesusApostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
33.3Alberto Arturo Figueroa MoralesSolemn VowsPriest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
50.7Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv.AppointedMinister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
35.7Jean-Marie Charles André Le VertIncardinatedPriest of Tours, FranceAuxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
34.0Methodius Qu AilinOrdained PriestPriest of Hengyang [Hengchow], ChinaBishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
28.0Joseph Sun JigenOrdained PriestPriestBishop of Daming [Taming], China
28.8John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P.Perpetual VowsMemberBishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
36.5Joseph Wei JingyiSelectedCoadjutor Bishop of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], ChinaBishop
199619.4Hugh David Renwick Turnbull Allan, O. Praem.ConvertedApostolic Administrator of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
29.2Joseph Cai BingruiSelectedAdministrator of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], ChinaBishop
49.2Aldo CavalliAppointedApostolic Delegate to AngolaApostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
17.7Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv.EnteredMember of Order of Friars Minor ConventualAuxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
25.6Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.EnteredMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
32.5Gerardo Miguel Nieves LojaIncardinatedPriest of Riobamba, EcuadorCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
25.3Félicien Ntambue Kasembe, C.I.C.M.Perpetual VowsMember of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28.2Carlos José de OliveiraIncardinatedPriest of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
56.8Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.AppointedSuperior General of Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia
50.2[Bernard Tissier de Mallerais], S.S.P.X.ResignedSecretary General of [Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX)]Bishop
199760.6Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.AppointedPatriarchal Exarch of Damas (Armenian), Syria
60.6Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.AppointedCurial Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonPatriarchal Exarch of Damas (Armenian), Syria
19.9Arjan Dodaj, F.D.C.ConvertedAuxiliary Bishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
46.1Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B.AppointedSuperior General of Congregation of St. BasilBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
59.9Youhanna GoltaAppointedCurial Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptCurial Bishop Emeritus
29.8Riccardo Luca Guariglia, O.S.B.Solemn VowsMember of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Montevergine, Italy
65.2Flavien Joseph MelkiAppointedCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonCurial Bishop Emeritus
55.7Gregorios Elias TabéAppointedCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria
55.0Giovanni TonucciAppointedPermanent Observer to United Nations Environment Program and Human Settlements ProgramPrelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
28.2[ Zhang Tongli]Ordained PriestPriestBishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
199830.0Petros BergaOrdained PriestPriest of Haarlem, NetherlandsApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
26.6Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga, O.F.M. Conv.Perpetual VowsMember of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop of Mansa, Zambia
40.6Joseph Gontrand Décoste, S.J.ProfessedPriest of Society of JesusBishop of Jérémie, Haïti
23.2Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A.EnteredMember of Order of St. AugustinePrelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru
27.8George Toufik KhouryOrdained DeaconDeacon of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), SyriaBishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil
30.5Andris Kravalis, I.N.D.V.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Riga, LatviaAuxiliary Bishop
64.0Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.AppointedProtosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestinePatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
28.1David Thomas Daniel Macaire, O.P.Perpetual VowsMember of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
27.2Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist.Solemn VowsMember of Order of CisterciansAbbot Emeritus of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
199962.6Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.ResignedCurial Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonPatriarchal Exarch of Damas (Armenian), Syria
58.9Diego CauseroResignedApostolic Nuncio to Central African RepublicApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
38.1Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-RodríguezIncardinatedPriest of Washington, District of Columbia, USAAuxiliary Bishop
55.4François Eid, O.M.M.AppointedSuperior General of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
38.6Atanáz OroszIncardinatedPriest of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), HungaryBishop of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary
58.6Louis Pelâtre, A.A.AppointedApostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), TurkeyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey
43.8Broderick Soncuaco PabilloIncardinatedPriest of Puerto Princesa, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
34.7Joseph Yue FushengSelectedBishop of Harbin [Harbin], China
64.8Joseph Zhao FengchangSelectedBishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
200025.7Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P.Perpetual VowsMember of Order of Friars PreachersAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
43.2Fernando Martín CroxattoIncardinatedPriest of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, ArgentinaBishop of Neuquén, Argentina
65.3Samir MazloumAppointedCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonCurial Bishop Emeritus
44.0József-Csaba PálIncardinatedPriest of Timişoara, RomaniaBishop
200138.6Philippe Abbo ChenEnteredPriest of Priests of Notre Dame de VieVicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad
28.7Bertrand Guy Richard Appora-Ngalanibé, O.P.Solemn VowsMember of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Bambari, Central African Republic
56.7Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv.CeasedMinister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
65.8Kévork Khazoumian, I.C.P.B.AppointedPatriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), PalestineCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
57.0Francisco-Javier Lozano SebastiánAppointedOfficial of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Romania
34.7Witold MroziewskiIncardinatedPriest of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop
30.6Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.Perpetual VowsMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
48.3Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A.AppointedSuperior General of Society of African MissionsArchbishop of Cashel and Emly, Ireland
57.6Paul TerrioIncardinatedPriest of Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada
77.4Albert Vanhoye, S.J.ResignedSecretary of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani
200252.7Ramón Benito Ángeles FernándezIncardinatedPriest of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicAuxiliary Bishop
37.2Joseph Chen Gong’ aoConfirmedBishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
39.1Peter Fang JianpingConfirmedCoadjutor Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], ChinaBishop
38.9Peter Feng XinmaoSelectedCoadjutor Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], ChinaBishop
56.9George KocherryResignedApostolic Nuncio to TogoApostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
67.5Eugenio SbarbaroAppointedApostolic Nuncio to Serbia and MontenegroApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Serbia
62.8Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.ResignedSuperior General of Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia
74.3Alberto TricaricoRetiredOfficial of the Secretariat of StateOfficial Emeritus
36.9Joseph Zhang XianwangSelectedCoadjutor Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], ChinaArchbishop
200364.6Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F.ResignedSuperior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryCardinal, Superior General Emeritus
36.7José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M.Ordained DeaconDeacon of Order of Friars MinorAuxiliary Bishop of Corrientes, Argentina
23.5Petro Loza, C.Ss.R.Perpetual VowsMember of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerAuxiliary Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
32.9Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C.IncardinatedPriest of Companions of the CrossBishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
55.6Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T.AppointedSuperior General of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India
200424.7Ivan KulykOrdained DeaconDeacon of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
40.5Luis Manuel López AlfaroIncardinatedPriest of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop
40.2Socrates Calamba Mesiona, M.S.P.AppointedSuperior General of Mission Society of the PhilippinesVicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa, Philippines
41.0 Wang ChengliAppointedApostolic Administrator of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
31.0Joseph Zhao HongchunOrdained PriestPriestApostolic Administrator of Harbin [Harbin], China
200536.0Nathalie Becquart, XavièrePerpetual VowsMemberUnder Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
40.2Joseph Chen Gong’ aoSelectedAdministrator of Nanchong [Shunking], ChinaBishop
70.0Noël DelaquisEnteredMember of Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceBishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
47.0[Paul Dong Guanhua]Ordained BishopBishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
41.0Joseph Liu XinhongSelectedBishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China
23.2Stepan SusOrdained DeaconDeacon of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineCurial Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
36.1Joseph Wu QinjingAppointedBishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
200644.4Valdir MamedeIncardinatedPriest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilBishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.1Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X.AppointedOfficial of the Pontifical Council for CultureAuxiliary Bishop of Ranchi, India
40.6Joseph Ma YinglinSelectedBishop of Kunming [Kunming], ChinaArchbishop
40.0Scott Cal McCaig, C.C.AppointedSuperior General of Companions of the CrossBishop of Canada, Military
56.9Salvador Piñeiro García-CalderónResignedAuxiliary Bishop of Lurín, PeruArchbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
35.5John Wang RenleiSelectedCoadjutor Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], ChinaBishop
41.7John Baptist Yang XiaotingSelectedCoadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], ChinaBishop
200760.4Francis An ShuxinAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], ChinaBishop
49.0Joseph Han YingjinSelectedBishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
36.6Basel Salim YaldoIncardinatedPriest of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USACurial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
Yang ShiqingSelectedAdministrator of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
200840.0Joseph Guo JincaiSelectedBishop of Chengde, China
50.0Joseph Han YingjinConfirmedBishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
Shi GuangdongAppointedBishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
Shi GuangdongOrdained BishopBishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
200942.5Tibor BertaIncardinatedPriest of Hungary, MilitaryBishop-Elect
58.4Jean-Marie Lovey, C.R.B.AppointedSuperior General of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint BernardBishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
57.7Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J.AppointedSuperior General of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel MessicoBishop of Tlaxcala, México
38.7Joseph Yang YongqiangSelectedCoadjutor Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], ChinaBishop
201045.2Joseph Chen Gong’ aoSelectedBishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
75.3Michele Di RubertoRetiredSecretary of the Congregation for the Causes of SaintsSecretary Emeritus
48.3Alberto Arturo Figueroa MoralesIncardinatedPriest of San Juan de Puerto RicoAuxiliary Bishop
55.0Peter Jin LugangSucceededBishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
65.2Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe)AppointedApostolic Administrator of Hamhŭng, Korea (North)Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
40.0John Lei JiapeiSelectedBishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
49.1Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X.ResignedOfficial of the Pontifical Council for CultureAuxiliary Bishop of Ranchi, India
61.4Louis Raphaël I SakoAppointedApostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), IraqCardinal, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
43.0Joseph Sun JigenAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Daming [Taming], ChinaBishop
78.8Peter Zhang ZhiyongRetiredCoadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], ChinaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
Zhuo YanchangAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
201161.1Antoine Nabil AndariAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
78.0Placidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O.RetiredCoadjutor Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], ChinaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
50.0Methodius Qu AilinSelectedBishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
57.4Martin VidovićResignedApostolic Nuncio to BelarusApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
50.0John Wang RuowangOrdained BishopBishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
47.7Joseph Xing WenzhiResignedAuxiliary Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], ChinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Bosco Zhao JianzhangAppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
201274.9Pier Luigi CelataRetiredSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious DialogueVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
48.7Paulo Celso Dias do NascimentoIncardinatedPriest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop
54.0Francis Xavier Jin YangkeSelectedCoadjutor Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], ChinaBishop
46.0Johannes Peng WeizhaoAppointedApostolic Administrator of Yujiang [Yükiang], ChinaBishop
41.5John Wang RenleiConfirmedBishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
201350.4Peter Ding LingbinConfirmedBishop of Changzhi [Luan], China
67.9Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del PradoAppointedAdministrator of Ahwaz (Chaldean), IranArchbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
64.4Louis Raphaël I SakoResignedApostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean), IraqCardinal, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
201479.0Noël DelaquisIncardinatedPriest of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
48.0Johannes Peng WeizhaoAppointedBishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China
201553.2Oliver Pugoy Aro, M.S.P.ResignedSuperior of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)Superior Emeritus
45.0John Lei JiapeiAppointedAdministrator of Xichang [Ningyüan], ChinaBishop
72.8Antonio LucibelloRetiredApostolic Nuncio to TurkeyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
72.8Antonio LucibelloRetiredApostolic Nuncio to TurkmenistanApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey
63.7Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J.ResignedSuperior General of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel MessicoBishop of Tlaxcala, México
73.5Thomas Yeh Sheng-nanRetiredApostolic Nuncio to AlgeriaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
73.5Thomas Yeh Sheng-nanRetiredApostolic Nuncio to TunisiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Algeria
201646.0John Lei JiapeiAppointedBishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
49.0Joseph Sun JigenSucceededBishop of Daming [Taming], China
54.5Lucio Ángel Vallejo BaldaResignedSecretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeSecretary Emeritus
93.1Stephen Yang XiangtaiRetiredBishop of Daming [Taming], ChinaBishop Emeritus
46.5Nersès (Joseph) ZabbaraAppointedAdministrator of Baghdad (Armenian), IraqApostolic Administrator
201860.0Vincent Guo XijinAppointedAuxiliary Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
201980.4Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.RetiredApostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
65.6Michel Joseph MulloyAppointedAdministrator of Rapid City, South Dakota, USAFormer Bishop-Elect of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
63.5Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa, S.A.C.AppointedAdministrator of Queenstown, South AfricaBishop-Elect

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