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Vacant Sees

(Excluding Those in China)

Circumscriptions
(150, 58 with apostolic administrator)
TypeVacant
sinceDescending
Last OrdinaryApostolic
Administrator
LesothoQacha’s Nek, LesothoDiocese2010.07.17Bishop Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane (died)
ColombiaBarranquilla, ColombiaMetropolitan Archdiocese2010.07.08Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez (67)Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez (67) (transferred)
GermanyGörlitz, GermanyDiocese2010.07.08Bishop Konrad Zdarsa (66)Bishop Konrad Zdarsa (66) (transferred)
SwitzerlandBasel, SwitzerlandDiocese2010.07.01Archbishop Kurt Koch (60)Archbishop Kurt Koch (60) (transferred)Archbishop Kurt Koch (60)Archbishop Kurt Koch (60)
CanadaQuébec, CanadaMetropolitan Archdiocese2010.06.30Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (66)Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (66) (transferred)
United StatesRapid City, United StatesDiocese2010.06.30Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich (61)Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich (61) (transferred)
ItalyAlghero–Bosa, ItalyDiocese2010.06.28Bishop Giacomo Lanzetti (68)Bishop Giacomo Lanzetti (68) (transferred)
ParaguayObispado de las Fuerzas Armadas y la Policia Nacional del Paraguay, ParaguayMilitary Ordinariate2010.06.25Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos (55)Bishop Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Ríos (55) (transferred)
Central African RepublicBerbérati, Central African RepublicDiocese2010.06.17Bishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. (75)Bishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. (75) (resigned)
United StatesPittsburgh (Ruthenian Rite), United StatesMetropolitan Archdiocese2010.06.10Archbishop Basil Myron Schott (died)
MexicoNezahualcóyotl, MexicoDiocese2010.06.07Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (59)Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (59) (transferred)
TurkeyAnatolia, TurkeyApostolic Vicariate2010.06.03Bishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. (died)Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (70)Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (70)
ColombiaMálaga–Soatá, ColombiaDiocese2010.06.03Archbishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (62)Archbishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (62) (transferred)
NigeriaBenin City, NigeriaMetropolitan Archdiocese2010.05.31Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. (61)Archbishop Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. (61) (resigned)
BrazilCachoeiro de Itapemirim, BrazilDiocese2010.05.26Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. (65)Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. (65) (transferred)
ColombiaMontelíbano, ColombiaDiocese2010.05.24Bishop Edgar de Jesús García Gil (63)Bishop Edgar de Jesús García Gil (63) (transferred)
BrazilDiamantino, BrazilDiocese2010.05.19Bishop Canísio Klaus (58)Bishop Canísio Klaus (58) (transferred)
ItalyMassa Marittima–Piombino, ItalyDiocese2010.05.19Bishop Giovanni Santucci (61)Bishop Giovanni Santucci (61) (transferred)
ArgentinaOberá, ArgentinaDiocese2010.05.17Bishop Víctor Selvino Arenhardt (died)
FranceAlbi, FranceArchdiocese2010.05.14Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (63)Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (63) (transferred)
GermanyKatholisches Militärbischofsamt, GermanyMilitary Ordinariate2010.05.08Bishop Walter Mixa (69)Bishop Walter Mixa (69) (resigned)
United KingdomCardiff, United KingdomMetropolitan Archdiocese2010.04.30Archbishop Peter David Smith (66)Archbishop Peter David Smith (66) (transferred)
NigeriaKontagora, NigeriaApostolic Vicariate2010.04.30Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (70)Bishop Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. (70) (resigned)
MexicoTabasco, MexicoDiocese2010.04.29Bishop Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (64)Bishop Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (64) (transferred)
VietnamĐà Lat, VietnamDiocese2010.04.22Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (72)Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (72) (transferred)
IrelandKildare and Leighlin, IrelandDiocese2010.04.22Bishop James Moriarty (73)Bishop James Moriarty (73) (resigned)
United StatesOrlando, United StatesDiocese2010.04.20Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski (59)Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski (59) (transferred)
NigeriaAwka, NigeriaDiocese2010.04.17Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor (75)Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor (75) (resigned)
BrazilJoaçaba, BrazilDiocese2010.04.14Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. (72)Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. (72) (resigned)
PolandOrdynariat Polowy Wojska Polskiego, PolandMilitary Ordinariate2010.04.10Bishop Tadeusz Płoski (died)
ArgentinaSanta María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian Rite), ArgentinaDiocese2010.04.10Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. (75)Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. (75) (resigned)Bishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (40)Bishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (40)
CanadaSaint Catharines, CanadaDiocese2010.04.07Bishop James Matthew Wingle (63)Bishop James Matthew Wingle (63) (resigned)
Northern Mariana IslandsChalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana IslandsDiocese2010.04.06Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho (76)Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho (76) (resigned)
United StatesSan Antonio, United StatesMetropolitan Archdiocese2010.04.06Archbishop José Horacio Gómez (58)Archbishop José Horacio Gómez (58) (transferred)
ItalyUgento–Santa Maria di Leuca, ItalyDiocese2010.04.01Bishop Vito De Grisantis (died)
ColombiaCartago, ColombiaDiocese2010.03.30Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano (63)Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano (63) (transferred)
IrelandCloyne, IrelandDiocese2010.03.24Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. (73)Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. (73) (resigned)Archbishop Dermot Clifford (71)Archbishop Dermot Clifford (71)
ItalyCivitavecchia–Tarquinia, ItalyDiocese2010.03.19Bishop Carlo Chenis, S.D.B. (died)
Papua New GuineaAlotau–Sideia, Papua New GuineaDiocese2010.03.18Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (67)Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. (67) (transferred)
CroatiaDubrovnik, CroatiaDiocese2010.03.15Archbishop Želimir Puljić (63)Archbishop Želimir Puljić (63) (transferred)
SpainBilbao, SpainDiocese2010.03.13Archbishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (68)Archbishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (68) (transferred)
VenezuelaPuerto Cabello, VenezuelaDiocese2010.03.13Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón (51)Bishop Ramón José Viloria Pinzón (51) (resigned)Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot (58)Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette Lissot (58)
FranceSéez, FranceDiocese2010.03.12Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger (65)Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger (65) (transferred)
NicaraguaMatagalpa, NicaraguaDiocese2010.03.11Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (49)Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (49) (transferred)Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (49)Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (49)
EcuadorTulcán, EcuadorDiocese2010.02.22Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (67)Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (67) (transferred)
IndiaKottapuram, IndiaDiocese2010.02.20Archbishop Francis Kallarakal (68)Archbishop Francis Kallarakal (68) (transferred)Archbishop Francis Kallarakal (68)Archbishop Francis Kallarakal (68)
SpainTarazona, SpainDiocese2010.02.18Bishop Demetrio Fernández González (60)Bishop Demetrio Fernández González (60) (transferred)
ColombiaSonsón–Rionegro, ColombiaDiocese2010.02.16Archbishop Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (59)Archbishop Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (59) (transferred)
CzechiaHradec Králové, CzechiaDiocese2010.02.13Archbishop Dominik Duka, O.P. (67)Archbishop Dominik Duka, O.P. (67) (transferred)
ColombiaArauca, ColombiaDiocese2010.02.02Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (66)Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (66) (transferred)
ColombiaSan José del Guaviare, ColombiaDiocese2010.02.02Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya (63)Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya (63) (transferred)Bishop José Figueroa Gómez (64)Bishop José Figueroa Gómez (64)
RwandaKibungo, RwandaDiocese2010.01.29Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo (55)Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo (55) (resigned)
SpainOrense, SpainDiocese2010.01.28Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza (63)Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza (63) (transferred)
ItalyCesena–Sarsina, ItalyDiocese2010.01.27Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi (64)Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi (64) (transferred)Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi (64)Archbishop Antonio Lanfranchi (64)
NigeriaBauchi, NigeriaDiocese2010.01.20Bishop John Francis Moore, S.M.A. (died)
HaitiPort-au-Prince, HaitiMetropolitan Archdiocese2010.01.12Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot (died)
NigeriaYola, NigeriaDiocese2010.01.10Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba (died)
ArmeniaEast Europe (Armenian Rite), ArmeniaOrdinariate2010.01.06Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (78)Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (78) (resigned)Fr. Vahan OhanianFr. Vahan Ohanian
EgyptCairo (Chaldean Rite), EgyptDiocese2009.12.31Bishop Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf (died)
BrazilPalmas, BrazilMetropolitan Archdiocese2009.12.30Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa (60)Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa (60) (transferred)
BrazilUmuarama, BrazilDiocese2009.12.30Bishop Vicente Costa (63)Bishop Vicente Costa (63) (transferred)
South AfricaKroonstad, South AfricaDiocese2009.12.18Archbishop Stephen Brislin (53)Archbishop Stephen Brislin (53) (transferred)
IrelandLimerick, IrelandDiocese2009.12.17Bishop Donal Brendan Murray (70)Bishop Donal Brendan Murray (70) (resigned)
South AfricaKimberley, South AfricaDiocese2009.12.15Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. (76)Bishop Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. (76) (resigned)
South AfricaPretoria, South AfricaMetropolitan Archdiocese2009.12.15Archbishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (63)Archbishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (63) (resigned)
South AfricaSouth African Defence Force, South AfricaMilitary Ordinariate2009.12.15Archbishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (63)Archbishop Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. (63) (resigned)
CameroonBafoussam, CameroonDiocese2009.12.03Archbishop Joseph Atanga, S.J. (57)Archbishop Joseph Atanga, S.J. (57) (transferred)Bishop Dieudonné Watio (64)Bishop Dieudonné Watio (64)
ColombiaTibú, ColombiaDiocese2009.12.02Bishop Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. (67)Bishop Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. (67) (transferred)Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (80)Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (80)
SpainHuesca, SpainDiocese2009.11.21Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (55)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (55) (transferred)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (55)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (55)
SpainJaca, SpainDiocese2009.11.21Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (55)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (55) (transferred)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (55)Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. (55)
JapanSapporo 札幌, JapanDiocese2009.11.17Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi (79)Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi (ペトロ地主敏夫) (79) (resigned)
South AfricaQueenstown, South AfricaDiocese2009.11.16Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (73)Bishop Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. (73) (resigned)
MadagascarIhosy, MadagascarDiocese2009.11.14Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana (61)Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana (61) (transferred)
IndiaNashik, IndiaDiocese2009.11.10Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado (62)Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado (62) (transferred)Bishop Lourdes  Daniel (63)Bishop Lourdes Daniel (63)
IndiaKohima, IndiaDiocese2009.10.30Bishop Jose Mukala (61)Bishop Jose Mukala (61) (resigned)Archbishop Dominic Lumon (62)Archbishop Dominic Lumon (62)
KenyaMalindi, KenyaDiocese2009.10.09Bishop Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap. (died)
PhilippinesMasbate, PhilippinesDiocese2009.10.01Bishop Joel Zamudio Baylon (56)Bishop Joel Zamudio Baylon (56) (transferred)
ColombiaMitú, ColombiaApostolic Vicariate2009.09.17Bishop José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. (76)Bishop José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. (76) (resigned)
BrazilParanavaí, BrazilDiocese2009.09.16Bishop Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (55)Bishop Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (55) (transferred)
UgandaArua, UgandaDiocese2009.08.19Bishop Frederick Drandua (66)Bishop Frederick Drandua (66) (resigned)Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki (52)Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki (52)
TanzaniaMwanza, TanzaniaMetropolitan Archdiocese2009.08.19Archbishop Anthony Mayala (died)
South KoreaDaegu 대구, South KoreaMetropolitan Archdiocese2009.08.17Archbishop John Choi Young-soo (최영수 요한) (resigned)
IndiaEluru, IndiaDiocese2009.08.16Bishop John Mulagada (died)Bishop Prakash Mallavarapup (61)Bishop Prakash Mallavarapup (61)
KenyaNgong, KenyaDiocese2009.08.01Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (68)Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (68) (resigned)
United StatesSaint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian Rite), United StatesDiocese2009.07.29Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal (72)Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal (72) (resigned)Bishop John Bura (66)Bishop John Bura (66)
IndonesiaSemarang, IndonesiaMetropolitan Archdiocese2009.07.25Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (60)Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (60) (transferred)
BrazilCoari, BrazilTerritorial Prelature2009.07.22Bishop Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R. (56)Bishop Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R. (56) (resigned)
Cape VerdeMindelo, Cape VerdeDiocese2009.07.22Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado (60)Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado (60) (transferred)
PhilippinesKalibo, PhilippinesDiocese2009.07.21Bishop Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo (61)Bishop Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo (61) (transferred)
LiberiaGbarnga, LiberiaDiocese2009.07.11Archbishop Lewis Zeigler (66)Archbishop Lewis Zeigler (66) (transferred)Fr. Chris Brennan, S.M.A.Fr. Chris Brennan, S.M.A.
UruguayMinas, UruguayDiocese2009.07.01Bishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira (66)Bishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira (66) (resigned)Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (68)Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (68)
BrazilSobral, BrazilDiocese2009.07.01Archbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (63)Archbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (63) (transferred)
AustraliaWilcannia–Forbes, AustraliaDiocese2009.06.09Bishop Christopher Henry Toohey (58)Bishop Christopher Henry Toohey (58) (resigned)Bishop Terence John Gerard Brady (63)Bishop Terence John Gerard Brady (63)
NorwayTrondheim, NorwayTerritorial Prelature2009.06.08Bishop Georg Müller, SS.CC. (59)Bishop Georg Müller, SS.CC. (59) (resigned)Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, C.R.S.A. (56)Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, C.R.S.A. (56)
Central African RepublicBangui, Central African RepublicMetropolitan Archdiocese2009.05.26Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo (56)Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo (56) (resigned)Fr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.Fr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.
Central African RepublicBossangoa, Central African RepublicDiocese2009.05.16Bishop François-Xavier Yombandje (54)Bishop François-Xavier Yombandje (54) (resigned)Msgr. Pascal TongambaMsgr. Pascal Tongamba
SudanMalakal, SudanDiocese2009.05.16Bishop Vincent Mojwok Nyiker (77)Bishop Vincent Mojwok Nyiker (77) (resigned)Msgr. Roko Taban MousaMsgr. Roko Taban Mousa
Sri LankaGalle, Sri LankaDiocese2009.05.14Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (59)Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (59) (transferred)
ZambiaKasama, ZambiaMetropolitan Archdiocese2009.05.04Archbishop James Spaita (76)Archbishop James Spaita (76) (resigned)Msgr. Ignatius MwebeMsgr. Ignatius Mwebe
Congo-KinshasaKasongo, Congo-KinshasaDiocese2009.04.21Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka (69)Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka (69) (transferred)
MozambiqueTete, MozambiqueDiocese2009.04.18Bishop Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. (76)Bishop Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. (76) (resigned)Fr. Giacomo Palagi, M.C.C.I.Fr. Giacomo Palagi, M.C.C.I.
Western SaharaWest Sahara, Western SaharaApostolic Prefecture2009.02.25Fr. Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. (88)Fr. Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. (88) (resigned)Fr. Mario León Dorado, O.M.I.Fr. Mario León Dorado, O.M.I.
GhanaDamongo, GhanaDiocese2009.02.12Archbishop Philip Naameh (61)Archbishop Philip Naameh (61) (transferred)
ZambiaMansa, ZambiaDiocese2009.01.15Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha (76)Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha (76) (resigned)Fr. Michel Merizzi, M. Afr.Fr. Michel Merizzi, M. Afr.
Congo-KinshasaMahagi–Nioka, Congo-KinshasaDiocese2008.11.28Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa (51)Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa (51) (transferred)
Congo-KinshasaKole, Congo-KinshasaDiocese2008.10.30Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. (61)Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M. (61) (resigned)Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (50)Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (50)
Congo-BrazzavilleOwando, Congo-BrazzavilleDiocese2008.10.22Bishop Ernest Kombo, S.J. (died)Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu (68)Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu (68)
LiberiaCape Palmas, LiberiaDiocese2008.10.15Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh (76)Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh (76) (resigned)
Congo-KinshasaUvira, Congo-KinshasaDiocese2008.07.31Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B. (68)Archbishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B. (68) (transferred)
GuadeloupeBasse-Terre, GuadeloupeDiocese2008.05.15Bishop Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo (77)Bishop Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo (77) (resigned)
JapanOita 大分, JapanDiocese2008.03.19Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (55)Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (ドミニコ宮原良治) (55) (transferred)
AngolaSaurimo, AngolaDiocese2008.02.18Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. (71)Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. (71) (transferred)
HungaryMiskolc (Hungarian Rite), HungaryApostolic Exarchate2007.11.10Bishop Szilárd Keresztes (78)Bishop Szilárd Keresztes (78) (resigned)Bishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis (47)Bishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis (47)
Antigua and BarbudaSaint John’s–Basseterre, Antigua and BarbudaDiocese2007.10.12Archbishop Donald James Reece (76)Archbishop Donald James Reece (76) (transferred)Bishop Gabriel Malzaire (52)Bishop Gabriel Malzaire (52)
RwandaRuhengeri, RwandaDiocese2007.08.28Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo (55)Bishop Kizito Bahujimihigo (55) (transferred)
UkraineBučač (Ukrainian Rite), UkraineDiocese2007.07.28Bishop Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M. (60)Bishop Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M. (60) (resigned)Fr. Demetrius Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.Fr. Demetrius Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.
Saint Vincent and GrenadinesKingstown, Saint Vincent and GrenadinesDiocese2007.07.19Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. (64)Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. (64) (transferred)Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. (64)Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. (64)
IraqIraq (Greek-Melkite Rite), IraqPatriarchal Exarchate2007.06.23Archbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C. (79)Archbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C. (79) (resigned)
ArgentinaObispado Castrense de la Argentina, ArgentinaMilitary Ordinariate2007.05.15Bishop Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R. (78)Bishop Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R. (78) (resigned)
IraqBassorah (Chaldean Rite), IraqArchdiocese2006.10.21Archbishop Djibrail Kassab (71)Archbishop Djibrail Kassab (71) (transferred)
Equatorial GuineaEbebiyin, Equatorial GuineaDiocese2006.08.27Bishop Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F. (died)Bishop Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. (61)Bishop Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. (61)
United KingdomGreat Britain (Ukrainian Rite), United KingdomApostolic Exarchate2006.01.03Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (56)Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (56) (transferred)Bishop Hlib Lonchyna, M.S.U. (56)Bishop Hlib Lonchyna, M.S.U. (56)
BarbadosBridgetown, BarbadosDiocese2005.05.31Bishop Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. (81)Bishop Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. (81) (resigned)Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. (64)Archbishop Robert Rivas, O.P. (64)
IranIspahan (Armenian Rite), IranDiocese2005.04.02Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (78)Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (78) (transferred)
TurkeyDiarbekir (Chaldean Rite), TurkeyArchdiocese2005.01.16Archbishop Paul Karatas (died)Msgr. Joseph PallikunnelMsgr. Joseph Pallikunnel
CanadaYarmouth, CanadaDiocese2001.11.09Bishop James Matthew Wingle (63)Bishop James Matthew Wingle (63) (transferred)Archbishop Anthony Mancini (64)Archbishop Anthony Mancini (64)
GreeceGreece (Armenian Rite), GreeceOrdinariate2000.09.27Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (78)Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (78) (transferred)Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (78)Archbishop Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (78)
IraqAqrā (Chaldean Rite), IraqDiocese1998.07.25Bishop Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.S.H. (died)Fr. Youhanna IssaFr. Youhanna Issa
MexicoNuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Greek-Melkite Rite), MexicoDiocese1994.06.07Archbishop Boutros Raï, B.A. (died)Archimandrite Gabriel Ghanoum, B.S.Archimandrite Gabriel Ghanoum, B.S.
NetherlandsMilitary Ordinariate of the Netherlands, NetherlandsMilitary Ordinariate1993.03.13Bishop Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. (81)Bishop Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. (81) (resigned)Bishop Jozef Marianus Punt (64)Bishop Jozef Marianus Punt (64)
SyriaKamichlié (Armenian Rite), SyriaDiocese1992.04.10Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. (74)Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. (74) (resigned)Archbishop Boutros Marayati (62)Archbishop Boutros Marayati (62)
SomaliaMogadiscio, SomaliaDiocese1989.07.09Bishop Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. (died)Bishop Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M. (63)Bishop Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M. (63)
LaosLuang Prabang, LaosApostolic Vicariate1975.11.29Bishop Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I. (78)Bishop Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I. (78) (transferred)Fr. Tito Banchong ThopanhongFr. Tito Banchong Thopanhong
GreeceRhodes, GreeceArchdiocese1970.03.10Archbishop Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. (died)Archbishop Nikólaos Fóscolos (73)Archbishop Nikólaos Fóscolos (73)
LibyaMisurata, LibyaApostolic Prefecture1969.06.26Bishop Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. (transferred)
IraqSulaimaniya (Chaldean Rite), IraqDiocese1968.03.07Archimandrite Denha Hanna Touma, O.A.O.C.Archimandrite Denha Hanna Touma, O.A.O.C.
SpainIndias Occidentales, SpainTitular Patriarchal See1963.07.31Patriarch Leopoldo Eijo y Garay (died)
TurkeyIstanbul (Greek Rite), TurkeyApostolic Exarchate1957.01.28Bishop Dionisio Leonida Varouhas (died)Bishop Louis Pelâtre, A.A. (70)Bishop Louis Pelâtre, A.A. (70)
RussiaYuzhno Sakhalinsk, RussiaApostolic Prefecture1953Fr. Agostino Isamu Seno (resigned)Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz (57)Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz (57)
North KoreaTŏkwon 덕원, North KoreaTerritorial Abbacy1950.02.07Bishop Boniface Sauer, O.S.B. (신상원 보니파시오) (died)Fr. Simon Peter Ri Hyong-u, O.S.B.Fr. Simon Peter Ri Hyong-u, O.S.B. (이형우 시몬베드로)
LibyaDerna, LibyaApostolic Vicariate1948.06.21Bishop Giovanni Lucato, S.D.B. (transferred)
BelarusPinsk, BelarusDiocese1946.05.06Bishop Kazimierz Bukraba (died)Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (95)Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк) (95)
North KoreaHamhung 함흥, North KoreaDiocese1940.01.12Bishop Boniface Sauer, O.S.B. (신상원 보니파시오) (transferred)
GreeceChios, GreeceDiocese1939.07.01Bishop Nicolas Charikiopoulos (died)Archbishop Nikólaos Printesis (69)Archbishop Nikólaos Printesis (69)
UkraineLviv (Armenian Rite), UkraineArchdiocese1938.12.05Archbishop Giuseppe Teodorowicz (died)
GreeceCrete, GreeceDiocese1935.05.05Bishop Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. (transferred)Bishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. (73)Bishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. (73)
RussiaRussia (Russian Rite), RussiaApostolic Exarchate1935Bishop Leonida Feodoroff (resigned)
RomaniaRomania (Armenian Rite), RomaniaOrdinariate1930.06.05Archbishop György-Miklós Jakubínyi (64)Archbishop György-Miklós Jakubínyi (64)
GreeceThessaloniki, GreeceApostolic Vicariate1929.07.15Archbishop Alessandro Guidati (transferred)Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (69)

as of 2010.07.28

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