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The Year of Our Lord 2026

Bishop Events

January to June


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Jan75.0RetiredSalesius MugambiBishop of Meru, KenyaBishop Emeritus
55.7SucceededJackson Murugara, I.M.C.Bishop of Meru, Kenya
80.9DiedSerafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Mbanza Congo, Angola
68.8AppointedLuis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop (Personal Title) of Baturité, Ceara, BrazilBishop
2 Jan58.1InstalledAlexandre Ineichen, C.R.A.Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
29.1CeasedSimone Previte, C.R.A.Administrator of Saint-Maurice, SwitzerlandPriest
3 Jan80.6RetiredÁlvaro Julio Beyra LuarcaBishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo, CubaBishop Emeritus
64.2Ordained BishopStephen Eustace Victor FernandesTitular Bishop of Abbir MaiusAuxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India
89.2DiedHernán Giraldo JaramilloBishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
49.0AppointedOsmany Massó CuestaBishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo, CubaBishop-Elect
56.8Ordained BishopJean-Pierre Tanoh TiéméléBishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Jan57.7AppointedJoseph Maluki MwongelaCoadjutor Bishop of Machakos, Kenya
5 Jan96.4DiedPaolo GilletAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
6 Jan92.0DiedRaffaele NogaroBishop Emeritus of Caserta, Italy
7 Jan76.4RetiredPaul Bernard Bird, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Ballarat, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
60.8AppointedJohn Samuel BonniciBishop of Rochester, New York, USA
61.9ResignedAparecido Donizete de SouzaAuxiliary Bishop of Cascavel, Parana, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
66.3AppointedMark William FreemanBishop of Ballarat, AustraliaBishop-Elect
81.6DiedDomenico GrazianiArchbishop Emeritus of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy
79.3RetiredSalvatore Ronald MatanoBishop of Rochester, New York, USABishop Emeritus
52.3AppointedRumen Ivanov StanevBishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
8 Jan75.1RetiredAdolfo Eduardo José Bittschi MayerAuxiliary Bishop of Sucre, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.7AppointedJosé Roberto Fortes PalauArchbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
62.2AppointedMarco Aurélio GubiottiArchbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
61.3AppointedProsper Balthazar LyimoBishop of Bariadi, Tanzania
75.2RetiredGil Antônio MoreiraArchbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
9 Jan59.5AppointedDomenico BasileBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, ItalyBishop-Elect
75.9RetiredDomenico CornacchiaBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
65.7AppointedSithembele Anton SipukaArchbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
96.2DiedVincenzo ZarriBishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
10 Jan66.1AppointedFelice AccroccaArchbishop (Personal Title) of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, ItalyBishop
66.1AppointedFelice AccroccaArchbishop (Personal Title) of Foligno, ItalyBishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
60.0AppointedJoseph Francis BadjiCoadjutor Bishop of Kolda, SenegalCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
77.6RetiredDomenico SorrentinoBishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
77.6RetiredDomenico SorrentinoBishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
50.5Ordained BishopJesús Alberto Torres ArizaBishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia
12 Jan78.3DiedJosé Eduardo Velásquez TarazonaBishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru
14 Jan63.4AppointedMirosław AdamczykApostolic Nuncio to Albania
74.9CeasedRogelio Cabrera LópezApostolic Administrator of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, MéxicoArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
63.4Ordained BishopLuis Carlos Lerma MartínezBishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México
15 Jan58.7AppointedLuis Manuel Alí HerreraVicar Apostolic of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
85.6RetiredNicholas Han Jide, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], ChinaBishop Emeritus
54.0SucceededAnthony Li HuiBishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
16 Jan101.1DiedSerafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zamora en Ecuador
92.4DiedJulio César Terán Dutari, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Ibarra, Ecuador
17 Jan56.1Ordained BishopSamuel Naceno Agcaracar, S.V.D.Bishop of San Jose, Philippines
65.2Ordained BishopSimon AlmeidaBishop of Poona, India
62.1InstalledBenedito AraújoBishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil
53.5Ordained BishopRabindra Kumar RanasinghTitular Bishop of Thuburbo MaiusAuxiliary Bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India
18 Jan78.8DiedJohn Okeoghene AfarehaBishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria
19 Jan65.9SucceededJosé Armando Álvarez CanoArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
75.0RetiredCarlos Garfias MerlosArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
60.0AppointedChristophorus Tri HarsonoApostolic Administrator of Bogor, IndonesiaBishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
63.6ResignedPaskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M.Bishop of Bogor, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
20 Jan95.4DiedThadeu Gomes CanellasBishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
21 Jan61.0Ordained BishopEdward BarettoCoadjutor Bishop of Darjeeling, India
22 Jan76.3DiedPedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
65.8AppointedGiorgio LinguaApostolic Nuncio to Israel
65.8AppointedGiorgio LinguaApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio to Israel
69.5AppointedCarlo Roberto Maria RedaelliSecretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy
70.8AppointedGustavo Rodriguez VegaApostolic Administrator of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, MéxicoArchbishop of Yucatán, México
77.9RetiredAdolfo Tito Camacho YllanaApostolic Nuncio to IsraelApostolic Nuncio
77.9RetiredAdolfo Tito Camacho YllanaApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio
23 Jan56.0InstalledStephen Andrew HeroArchbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CeasedPaul KavanaghAdministrator of Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaPriest
24 Jan50.0Ordained BishopJacob Aba, S.M.Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands
64.5Ordained BishopJosé Camilo Arbeláez MontoyaBishop of Vélez, Colombia
62.9Ordained BishopJosef GrünwidlArchbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
58.2Ordained BishopMárcio Antonio Vidal de Negreiros, O.S.A.Titular Bishop of CatulaAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
51.8AppointedCyril Buhayan VillarealBishop of Kalibo, PhilippinesBishop-Elect
25 Jan97.9DiedRobert Joseph BanksBishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
62.4InstalledNiall CollBishop of Raphoe, Ireland
93.9DiedDominic Kokkat, C.S.T. †Bishop Emeritus of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India
66.9AppointedGerard NashApostolic Administrator of Ossory, IrelandBishop of Ferns, Ireland
75.1RetiredLajos VargaAuxiliary Bishop of Vác, HungaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan63.0CeasedMurray ChatlainApostolic Administrator of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
54.6Ordained BishopSusai Jesu, O.M.I.Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
28 Jan56.3InstalledMario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O.Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
66.5ResignedBernard Marie Fansaka BiniamaBishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
64.7AppointedDominic KimengichCoadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya
60.2AppointedTrinidad Antonio Márquez GuerreroAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
60.2AppointedTrinidad Antonio Márquez GuerreroTitular Bishop of MelziAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
53.8AppointedRelwendé Kisito OuédraogoApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
53.8AppointedRelwendé Kisito OuédraogoTitular Archbishop of HiltaApostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
29 Jan64.6InstalledJosé Camilo Arbeláez MontoyaBishop of Vélez, Colombia
30 Jan94.3DiedFlavien Joseph MelkiCurial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
31 Jan93.0DiedMaximilian Aichern, O.S.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
75.0RetiredMiguel Angel Alba DíazBishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
63.4AppointedLeslie Clifford D’SouzaBishop of Udupi, IndiaBishop-Elect
59.7SucceededMiguel Ángel Espinoza GarzaBishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México
61.0AppointedAndrzej JózwowiczApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
45.0Ordained BishopMarko KovačTitular Bishop of SardaAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
76.2RetiredGerald Isaac LoboBishop of Udupi, IndiaBishop Emeritus
69.4AppointedManuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.Apostolic Exarch of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
65.1Ordained BishopVlado RazumTitular Bishop of StagnumAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
1 Feb56.4Ordained BishopCelso AlexandreTitular Bishop of CapsaAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
2 Feb75.0DiedMiguel Angel Alba DíazBishop Emeritus of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México
62.7SucceededFelice Ba HtooBishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
65.2Ordained BishopGerard Francis BradleyTitular Bishop of BeverlacumAuxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
61.5InstalledJózef Andrzej Dąbrowski, C.S.M.A.Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
53.1Ordained BishopAntônio Carlos do NascimentoTitular Bishop of CibalianaAuxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
77.4RetiredJan Bosco GraubnerArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaArchbishop Emeritus
74.0ResignedPeter HlaBishop of Pekhon, MyanmarBishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredSavio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.Apostolic Nuncio to MaltaApostolic Nuncio
75.2RetiredSavio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.Apostolic Nuncio to LibyaApostolic Nuncio
64.9AppointedLuis Dario MartínBishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
57.6AppointedNelson Abordo PoAuxiliary Bishop of Perth, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
57.6AppointedNelson Abordo PoTitular Bishop of AguntumAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Perth, Australia
54.2AppointedStanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R.Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
54.2AppointedStanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R.Apostolic Administrator of Litoměřice, CzechiaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
65.4AppointedKrzysztof ZadarkoBishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
80.0RetiredMario ZenariApostolic Nuncio to SyriaCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
3 Feb56.0AppointedCésar Luis Caro PuértolasApostolic Administrator of San José del Amazonas, Peru
73.9ResignedJosé Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
4 Feb61.6AppointedAldemiro Sena dos SantosBishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
99.0DiedJulian Andrzej Antoni WojtkowskiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
5 Feb86.6DiedAntonio Arregui YarzaArchbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
6 Feb56.1Ordained BishopJânison de Sá SantosTitular Bishop of CilliumAuxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
94.8DiedPietro Gabrielli, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
58.5InstalledRonald Aldon HicksArchbishop of New York, New York, USA
67.9AppointedMargarito Salazar CárdenasBishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
7 Feb75.3RetiredSamuel Joseph AquilaArchbishop of Denver, Colorado, USAArchbishop Emeritus
51.7Ordained BishopEvandro Campos MariaTitular Bishop of CilibiaAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
59.3AppointedJames Robert GolkaArchbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
8 Feb80.7DiedKazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pinsk, Belarus
9 Feb82.2AppointedSarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B.Apostolic Administrator of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), IranBishop Emeritus
82.2ResignedSarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B.Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), IranBishop Emeritus
The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.
11 Feb54.8Ordained BishopYohanes Hans MonteiroBishop of Larantuka, IndonesiaBishop-Elect
61.1Ordained BishopGermanus Kwak Jin-sangTitular Bishop of FormaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Suwon, Korea (South)
14 Feb67.5InstalledCharles Phillip Richard MothArchbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
60.6Ordained BishopMiro Relota, O.F.M.Bishop of Bosnia and Herzegovina, MilitaryBishop-Elect
15 Feb48.3Ordained BishopFrançois Halyday MbouanguiCoadjutor Bishop of Nkayi, CongoCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
17 Feb56.0Ordained BishopPeter Dai BuiTitular Bishop of AusafaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
19 Feb56.5InstalledRamón BejaranoBishop of Monterey in California, USA
51.7CeasedSławomir Stanisław SzkredkaApostolic Administrator of Monterey in California, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
20 Feb55.6Ordained BishopJames Albert MiskoBishop of Tucson, Arizona, USABishop-Elect
21 Feb72.2CeasedGuillermo Teodoro Elías MillaresApostolic Administrator of Piura, PeruAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
68.7Ordained BishopLuciano Maza HuamánArchbishop of Piura, PeruArchbishop-Elect
69.5InstalledManuel Nin Güell, O.S.B.Apostolic Exarch of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
50.4Ordained BishopEliéser Antonio Rivero BarriosBishop of San Fernando de Apure, VenezuelaBishop-Elect
78.1CeasedMarcello SemeraroApostolic Administrator of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
22 Feb66.3InstalledLucio Andrice MuandulaBishop of Chimoio, Mozambique
24 Feb59.7Ordained BishopJohn Mario Mesa PalacioVicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia
52.1Ordained BishopManuel de Jesus RodriguezBishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USABishop-Elect
27 Feb54.1InstalledSalvador González MoralesBishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
47.7Ordained BishopVincent Ouma OdundoTitular Bishop of Giru MarcelliAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Kisumu, Kenya
70.9CeasedGustavo Rodriguez VegaApostolic Administrator of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, MéxicoArchbishop of Yucatán, México
28 Feb60.8InstalledJosé Roberto Fortes PalauArchbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
55.6Ordained BishopMohottige Don Nishantha Sagara Jayamanne, S.S.S.Bishop of Anuradhapura, Sri LankaBishop-Elect
48.7Ordained BishopMartin MarahrensTitular Bishop of CercinaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Hildesheim, Germany
4 Mar59.7InstalledJohn Mario Mesa PalacioVicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia
7 Mar62.3InstalledMarco Aurélio GubiottiArchbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
14 Mar69.4CeasedStephen BrislinApostolic Administrator of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South AfricaCardinal, Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
49.2Ordained BishopOsmany Massó CuestaBishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo, CubaBishop-Elect
65.8InstalledSithembele Anton SipukaArchbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
15 Mar48.8Ordained BishopJoshy George Pottackal, O. Carm.Titular Bishop of CeramussaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Mainz, Germany
19 Mar61.0InstalledJohn Samuel BonniciBishop of Rochester, New York, USA
66.5Ordained BishopMark William FreemanBishop of Ballarat, AustraliaBishop-Elect
20 Mar56.1Ordained BishopSergio Roberto BoscoTitular Bishop of CissiAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina
21 Mar65.8Ordained BishopMilton Zonta, S.D.S.Coadjutor Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, BrazilCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
25 Mar66.3InstalledFelice AccroccaBishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
59.5InstalledJames Robert GolkaArchbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
28 Mar66.3InstalledFelice AccroccaBishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
11 Apr61.7Ordained BishopSimon Kofi AppiahBishop of Jasikan, GhanaBishop-Elect
60.2Ordained BishopJoseph Francis BadjiCoadjutor Bishop of Kolda, SenegalCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
59.8Ordained BishopDomenico BasileBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, ItalyBishop-Elect
22 Apr59.8InstalledDomenico BasileBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, ItalyBishop-Elect
23 Apr52.1Ordained BishopCyril Buhayan VillarealBishop of Kalibo, PhilippinesBishop-Elect
25 Apr56.5Ordained BishopAlberto Valentín Castillo GarcíaBishop of Los Teques, VenezuelaBishop-Elect
54.4InstalledStanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R.Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
26 Apr56.5InstalledAlberto Valentín Castillo GarcíaBishop of Los Teques, VenezuelaBishop-Elect
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