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Order of Capuchin Friars Minor (O.F.M. Cap.)

Capuchin Franciscans

Also known as: Orden der Minderen Brüder Kapuziner (Deutsch) / Orden de Hermanos Menores Capuchinos (español) / Ordre des frères mineurs capucins (français) / Ordine dei Frati Minori Cappuccini (Italiano) / Zakon Braci Mniejszych Kapucynów (polski) / Ordem dos Frades Menores Capuchinhos (Português) / 方濟各嘉布會 (繁體中文) / カプチン・フランシスコ修道会 (日本語) / Ordo fratrum minorum capuccinorum (latine)

Patron Saint: St. Francis of Assisi (October 4)

Address: Via Piemote 70, 00187 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.462.01.21

Website: Link

History

  • 1528: Established as Order of Capuchin Friars Minor (Capuchin Franciscans) (English) / Orden der Minderen Brüder Kapuziner (Deutsch) / Orden de Hermanos Menores Capuchinos (español) / Ordre des frères mineurs capucins (français) / Ordine dei Frati Minori Cappuccini (Italiano) / Zakon Braci Mniejszych Kapucynów (polski) / Ordem dos Frades Menores Capuchinhos (Português) / 方濟各嘉布會 (繁體中文) / カプチン・フランシスコ修道会 (日本語) / Ordo fratrum minorum capuccinorum (latine) / O.F.M. Cap. (from Order of Observant Friars Minor)

Superiors

Minister General:SwitzerlandFr. Mauro Jöhri, O.F.M. Cap. (62)Fr. Mauro Jöhri, O.F.M. Cap. (62) (2006.09.04 – ...)
Minister General:CanadaBishop John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. (68)Fr. John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. (68) (later Bishop) (1994 – 2006.09.04)
Minister General:ItalyBishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. (78)Fr. Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. (78) (later Bishop) (1982 – 1994)
Minister General:Fr. Pascual Rywalski, O.F.M. Cap. (1970 – 1982)
Minister General:Fr. Clementinus von Vlissingen, O.F.M. Cap. (1964 – 1970)
Minister General:Fr. Clement of Milwaukee, O.F.M. Cap. (1958 – 1964)
Minister General:Fr. Benigno de S. Ilario Milanese, O.F.M. Cap. (1952 – 1958)
Minister General:Fr. Clement of Milwaukee, O.F.M. Cap. (1946 – 1952)
Minister General:Fr. Donatus von Welle, O.F.M. Cap. (1938 – 1946)
Minister General:Fr. Virgilio Dalla Zuagna, O.F.M. Cap. (1932 – 1938)
Minister General:Fr. Melchor da Benisa, O.F.M. Cap. (1926 – 1932)
Minister General:Fr. Juan Antonio de San Juan en Persiceto, O.F.M. Cap. (1920 – 1926)
Minister General:Fr. Venancio de Lisle-en-Rigault, O.F.M. Cap. (1914 – 1920)
Minister General:Fr. Pacifico da Seggiano, O.F.M. Cap. (1908 – 1914)
Minister General:Fr. Bernardo da Andermatt, O.F.M. Cap. (1884 – 1908)
Minister General:Fr. Gil da Cortona, O.F.M. Cap. (1872 – 1884)
Minister General:Fr. Nicolas da San Giovanni en Marignano, O.F.M. Cap. (1859 – 1872)
Minister General:Fr. Salvador da Ozieri, O.F.M. Cap. (1853 – 1859)
Minister General:Fr. Venancio da Torino, O.F.M. Cap. (1847 – 1853)
Vicar General:Fr. Andres d’Arezzo, O.F.M. Cap. (1845 – 1847)
Minister General:Fr. Luis da Bagnaia, O.F.M. Cap. (1844 – 1845)
Minister General:Fr. Eugenio da Rumilly, O.F.M. Cap. (1838 – 1844)
Minister General:Fr. Juan de Valencia, O.F.M. Cap. (1830 – 1838)
Minister General:Fr. Ludovico da Frascati, O.F.M. Cap. (1824 – 1830)
Minister General:Fr. Francisco da Solchaga, O.F.M. Cap. (1818 – 1824)
Vicar General:Fr. Mariano d’Alatri, O.F.M. Cap. (1814 – 1818)
Minister General:Fr. Miguel Angel da Sansepolcro, O.F.M. Cap. (1806 – 1814)
Minister General:Fr. Nicolas da Bustillo, O.F.M. Cap. (1796 – 1806)
Minister General:Fr. Angelico da Sassuolo, O.F.M. Cap. (1789 – 1796)
Minister General:Fr. Erhard da Radkesburg, O.F.M. Cap. (1773 – 1789)
Minister General:Fr. Amado da Lamballe, O.F.M. Cap. (1768 – 1773)
Vicar General:Fr. Jose Maria da Savorgnano, O.F.M. Cap. (1766 – 1768)
Minister General:Fr. Pablo da Colindres, O.F.M. Cap. (1761 – 1766)
Minister General:Fr. Serafin von Ziegenhals, O.F.M. Cap. (1754 – 1761)
Vicar General:Fr. Gelasio da Gorizia, O.F.M. Cap. (1753 – 1754)
Minister General:Fr. Segismundo da Ferrara, O.F.M. Cap. (1747 – 1753)
Minister General:Fr. Jose Maria da Terni, O.F.M. Cap. (1740 – 1747)
Minister General:Fr. Buenventura da Ferrara, O.F.M. Cap. (1731 – 1740)
Minister General:Fr. Hartman da Bressanone, O.F.M. Cap. (1726 – 1731)
Vicar General:Fr. Bernardino da Sant’Angelo in Vado, O.F.M. Cap. (1721 – 1726)
Minister General:Fr. Juan Antonio da Florencia, O.F.M. Cap. (1719 – 1721)
Minister General:Fr. Miguel Angel da Ragusa, O.F.M. Cap. (1712 – 1719)
Vicar General:Fr. Juan Antonio da Florencia, O.F.M. Cap. (1710 – 1712)
Minister General:Fr. Bernardino da Saluzzo, O.F.M. Cap. (1709 – 1710)
Minister General:Fr. Agustin da Latisana, O.F.M. Cap. (1702 – 1709)
Vicar General:Fr. Angelicus von Wolfach, O.F.M. Cap. (1700 – 1702)
Minister General:Fr. Juan Pedro da Busto Arsizio, O.F.M. Cap. (1698 – 1700)
Minister General:Fr. Bernardino d’Arezzo, O.F.M. Cap. (1691 – 1698)
Minister General:Fr. Carlos Maria da Macerata, O.F.M. Cap. (1685 – 1691)
Vicar General:Fr. Buenaventura da Recanati, O.F.M. Cap. (1684 – 1685)
Minister General:Fr. Bernardo da Porto Maurizio, O.F.M. Cap. (1678 – 1684)
Minister General:Fr. Esteban da Cesena, O.F.M. Cap. (1671 – 1678)
Vicar General:Fr. Buenaventura da Recanati, O.F.M. Cap. (1669 – 1671)
Vicar General:Fr. Fortunato da Cadore, O.F.M. Cap. (1665 – 1669)
Minister General:Fr. Marco Antonio da Carpenedolo, O.F.M. Cap. (1662 – 1665)
Minister General:Fr. Simpliciano da Milano, O.F.M. Cap. (1656 – 1662)
Minister General:Fr. Fortunato da Cadore, O.F.M. Cap. (1650 – 1656)
Minister General:Fr. Inocenzo da Caltagirone, O.F.M. Cap. (1643 – 1650)
Minister General:Fr. Giovanni da Moncalieri, O.F.M. Cap. (1637 – 1643)
Minister General:Fr. Antonio da Modena, O.F.M. Cap. (1634 – 1637)
Vicar General:Fr. Francisco da Genova, O.F.M. Cap. (1632 – 1634)
Vicar General:Fr. Jeronimo da Narni, O.F.M. Cap. (1631 – 1632)
Minister General:Fr. Juan Maria da Noto, O.F.M. Cap. (1625 – 1631)
Minister General:Fr. Clemente da Noto, O.F.M. Cap. (1619 – 1625)
Vicar General:Fr. Clemente da Noto, O.F.M. Cap. (1618 – 1619)
Vicar General:Fr. Pablo da Cesena, O.F.M. Cap. (1613 – 1618)
Vicar General:Fr. Jeronimo da Castelferretti, O.F.M. Cap. (1608 – 1613)
Vicar General:Fr. Silvestre d’Assisi, O.F.M. Cap. (1605 – 1608)
Vicar General:ItalySaint Fr. Lorenzo da Brindisi, O.F.M. Cap. (1602 – 1605)
Vicar General:Fr. Jeronimo da Castelferretti, O.F.M. Cap. (1599 – 1602)
Vicar General:Fr. Jeronimo da Sorbo, O.F.M. Cap. (1596 – 1599)
Vicar General:Fr. Silvestre da Monteleone, O.F.M. Cap. (1593 – 1596)
Vicar General:Fr. Jeronimo da Polizzi, O.F.M. Cap. (1587 – 1593)
Vicar General:Fr. Santiago da Mercato Saraceno, O.F.M. Cap. (1584 – 1587)
Vicar General:Fr. Juan Maria da Tusa, O.F.M. Cap. (1581 – 1584)
Vicar General:Fr. Jeronimo da Montefiore, O.F.M. Cap. (1574 – 1581)
Vicar General:Fr. Vicente da Monte d’Olmo, O.F.M. Cap. (1573 – 1574)
Vicar General:Fr. Mario da Mercato Saraceno, O.F.M. Cap. (1567 – 1573)
Vicar General:Fr. Evangelista da Cannobio, O.F.M. Cap. (1564 – 1567)
Vicar General:Fr. Tomas da Citta di Castello, O.F.M. Cap. (1558 – 1564)
Vicar General:Fr. Eusebio d’Ancona, O.F.M. Cap. (1552 – 1558)
Vicar General:Fr. Bernardino d’Asti, O.F.M. Cap. (1546 – 1552)
Vicar General:Fr. Francisco di Iesi, O.F.M. Cap. (1542 – 1546)
Vicar General:ItalyFr. Bernardino Ochino, O.F.M. Cap. (1538 – 1542)
Vicar General:Fr. Bernardino d’Asti, O.F.M. Cap. (1535 – 1538)
Vicar General:Fr. Ludovico da Fossombrone, O.F.M. Cap. (1529 – 1535)
Vicar General:ItalyFr. Mateo da Bascio, O.F.M. Cap. (1529 – 1529)

Living Bishops (1 Cardinal, 15 Archbishops, 72 Bishops)

United StatesCardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (65)Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston (United States)

GuamArchbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. (64)Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. (64), Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam), President of Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.)

TurkeyArchbishop Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. (81)Archbishop Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. (81), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Izmir (Turkey)

IndonesiaArchbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. (72)Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia)

United StatesArchbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (65)Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Denver (United States)

MozambiqueArchbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (62)Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Maputo (Mozambique)

IndonesiaArchbishop Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap. (76)Archbishop Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap. (76), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Medan (Indonesia)

BrazilArchbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. (78)Archbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. (78), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

TurkeyArchbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (70)Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkey)

ItalyArchbishop Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Archbishop Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap. (71), Archbishop emeritus of Camerino – San Severino Marche (Italy), President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem, Pontifical Delegate of Pontifical Delegation for the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua

ItalyArchbishop Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. (74)Archbishop Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Taranto (Italy)

BrazilArchbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (53)Archbishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (53), Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil)

IndonesiaArchbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. (68)Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Medan (Indonesia)

GreeceArchbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfu – Zakynthos – Kefalonia (Greece), Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki (Greece)

ArgentinaArchbishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. (60)Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. (60), Second Vice-President of Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.), Metropolitan Archbishop of Corrientes (Argentina)

BrazilArchbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil)

VenezuelaBishop Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. (87)Bishop Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. (87), Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Machiques (Venezuela), Titular Bishop of Nasbinca

BrazilBishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (53)Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (53), Bishop of Paranaguá (Brazil)

Congo-KinshasaBishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (50)Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (50), Bishop of Bokungu – Ikela (Congo-Kinshasa), Apostolic Administrator of Kole (Congo-Kinshasa)

BrazilBishop Osório Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. (80)Bishop Osório Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. (80), Bishop emeritus of Joaçaba (Brazil)

ChadBishop Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. (78)Bishop Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. (78), Bishop emeritus of Moundou (Chad)

MadagascarBishop Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Bishop Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. (69), Bishop emeritus of Ambanja (Madagascar)

AngolaBishop Anastácio Cahango, O.F.M. Cap. (72)Bishop Anastácio Cahango, O.F.M. Cap. (72), Titular Bishop of Thignica, Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda (Angola)

BrazilBishop Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. (70)Bishop Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. (70), Bishop of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

ItalyBishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. (78)Bishop Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. (78), Bishop emeritus of Verona (Italy)

BrazilBishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap. (65)Bishop Antônio Roberto Cavuto, O.F.M. Cap. (65), Bishop of Itapipoca (Brazil)

CanadaBishop John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. (68)Bishop John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. (68), Bishop of Nelson (Canada)

BrazilBishop Franco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Bishop Franco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap. (69), Bishop of Grajaú (Brazil)

BrazilBishop Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. (81)Bishop Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. (81), Bishop emeritus of Viana (Brazil), Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil), Titular Bishop of Capsa

KenyaBishop Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Bishop Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap. (69), Bishop of Garissa (Kenya)

BrazilBishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (65)Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. (65), Bishop of Nazaré (Brazil)

Central African RepublicBishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. (74)Bishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. (74), Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic)

BrazilBishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (79)Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (79), Bishop emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil)

PolandBishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. (71), Bishop of Drohiczyn (Poland)

IndiaBishop Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap. (71), Bishop of Jammu – Srinagar (India)

AngolaBishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (60)Bishop Joaquim Ferreira Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (60), Bishop of Viana (Angola)

ItalyBishop Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. (82)Bishop Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. (82), Bishop emeritus of Cesena – Sarsina (Italy)

ChadBishop Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. (95)Bishop Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. (95), Bishop emeritus of Moundou (Chad)

EthiopiaBishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (60)Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (60), Bishop of Emdeber (Ethiopia)

EthiopiaBishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (69)Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (69), Titular Bishop of Asuoremixta, Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia)

Central African RepublicBishop Armando Umberto Gianni, O.F.M. Cap. (70)Bishop Armando Umberto Gianni, O.F.M. Cap. (70), Bishop of Bouar (Central African Republic)

VenezuelaBishop Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. (65)Bishop Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. (65), Titular Bishop of Sinnuara, Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita (Venezuela)

MozambiqueBishop Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Bishop Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap. (71), Bishop emeritus of Quelimane (Mozambique)

Central African RepublicBishop Sergio Adolfo Govi, O.F.M. Cap. (75)Bishop Sergio Adolfo Govi, O.F.M. Cap. (75), Bishop emeritus of Bossangoa (Central African Republic)

United Arab EmiratesBishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. (83)Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. (83), Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Arabia (United Arab Emirates), Titular Bishop of Masuccaba

VenezuelaBishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. (59)Bishop Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. (59), Titular Bishop of Leptiminus, Vicar Apostolic of Caroní (Venezuela)

United Arab EmiratesBishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (67)Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (67), Titular Bishop of Macon, Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

JapanBishop Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, O.F.M. Cap. (89)Bishop Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, O.F.M. Cap. (ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎) (89), Bishop emeritus of Naha 那覇 (Japan)

IndiaBishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. (78)Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. (78), Bishop emeritus of Jullundur (India)

AngolaBishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. (52)Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap. (52), Bishop of Mbanza Congo (Angola)

TanzaniaBishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. (52)Bishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. (52), Bishop of Mbulu (Tanzania)

ArgentinaBishop Juan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M. Cap. (84)Bishop Juan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M. Cap. (84), Bishop emeritus of San Luis (Argentina)

EthiopiaBishop Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. (83)Bishop Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. (83), Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Soddo – Hosanna (Ethiopia), Titular Bishop of Iucundiana

BrazilBishop Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap. (57)Bishop Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap. (57), Titular Bishop of Nasai, Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil)

AngolaBishop José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (81)Bishop José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (81), Bishop emeritus of Uíje (Angola)

PhilippinesBishop Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. (65)Bishop Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. (65), Bishop of Ilagan (Philippines)

BrazilBishop Geraldo Nascimento, O.F.M. Cap. (73)Bishop Geraldo Nascimento, O.F.M. Cap. (73), Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Fortaleza (Brazil), Titular Bishop of Zama major

BrazilBishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. (56)Bishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. (56), Bishop of Patos de Minas (Brazil)

EritreaBishop Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap. (59)Bishop Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap. (59), Bishop of Barentu of the Ethiopics (Eritrea)

AustraliaBishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (68)Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (68), Titular Bishop of Respecta, Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane (Australia)

UkraineBishop Stanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap. (77)Bishop Stanisław Padewski, O.F.M. Cap. (77), Bishop emeritus of Kharkiv – Zaporizhia (Ukraine)

CzechiaBishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. (66)Bishop Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. (66), Bishop of České Budějovice (Czechia)

TurkeyBishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. (62)Bishop Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. (62), Titular Bishop of Monteverde, Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia (Turkey), President of Episcopal Conference of Turkey

PeruBishop Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. (66)Bishop Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. (66), Bishop of Carabayllo (Peru)

GreeceBishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. (73)Bishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. (73), Bishop of Santorini (Greece), Bishop of Syros – Milos (Greece), Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece), President of Conferentia Episcopalis Graeciae

ChileBishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. (78)Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. (78), Bishop emeritus of Villarrica (Chile)

BrazilBishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (55)Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (55), Bishop of Caicó (Brazil)

ItalyBishop Calogero Peri, O.F.M. Cap. (56)Bishop Calogero Peri, O.F.M. Cap. (56), Bishop of Caltagirone (Italy)

DjiboutiBishop Georges Perron, O.F.M. Cap. (85)Bishop Georges Perron, O.F.M. Cap. (85), Bishop emeritus of Djibouti (Djibouti)

ChadBishop Rosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap. (57)Bishop Rosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap. (57), Bishop of Goré (Chad)

Papua New GuineaBishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. (66)Bishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. (66), Bishop of Mendi (Papua New Guinea)

ItalyBishop Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. (80)Bishop Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. (80), Bishop emeritus of Città di Castello (Italy)

TanzaniaBishop Juda Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. (56)Bishop Juda Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. (56), Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania), President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (T.E.C.)

EcuadorBishop Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap. (68)Bishop Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap. (68), Titular Bishop of Assuras, Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico (Ecuador)

GuatemalaBishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. (48)Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. (48), Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima (Guatemala)

BrazilBishop Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. (77)Bishop Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. (77), Bishop emeritus of Uruguaiana (Brazil)

BrazilBishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. (80)Bishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. (80), Bishop emeritus of Palmas – Francisco Beltrão (Brazil)

AngolaBishop Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. (85)Bishop Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. (85), Bishop emeritus of Ndalatando (Angola)

BrazilBishop Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. (93)Bishop Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. (93), Bishop emeritus of Patos de Minas (Brazil)

NicaraguaBishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. (66)Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. (66), Titular Bishop of Elepla, Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua)

AngolaBishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap. (65)Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap. (65), Bishop emeritus of Mbanza Congo (Angola)

IndonesiaBishop Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. (54)Bishop Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. (54), Bishop of Sibolga (Indonesia)

IndonesiaBishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. (63)Bishop Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. (63), Bishop of Padang (Indonesia), President of Konperensi Waligereja Indonesia (K.W.I.)

BrazilBishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. (53)Bishop José Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap. (53), Bishop of Carolina (Brazil)

BrazilBishop Serafino Faustino Spreafico, O.F.M. Cap. (70)Bishop Serafino Faustino Spreafico, O.F.M. Cap. (70), Bishop emeritus of Grajaú (Brazil)

BrazilBishop José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (62)Bishop José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (62), Bishop of Itaguaí (Brazil)

BrazilBishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. (81)Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. (81), Bishop emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas – Caravelas (Brazil)

NicaraguaBishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. (62)Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. (62), Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli, Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields (Nicaragua)


Deceased Bishops (9 Cardinals, 1 Patriarch, 36 Archbishops, 148 Bishops)

ItalyCardinal Antonio Barberini, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Senigallia (Italy), Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library

UruguayCardinal Antonio María Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Montevideo (Uruguay)

ItalyCardinal Francesco Maria Casini, O.F.M. Cap.

ItalyCardinal Anselmo Marzato, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy)

EthiopiaCardinal Guglielmo Massaia, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Galla (Ethiopia)

ItalyCardinal Luigi Micara, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies, Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals

ItalyCardinal Ignazio Persico, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Aquino, Sora e Pontecorvo (Italy), Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Induglences and Sacred Relics

ItalyCardinal Giusto Recanati, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop emeritus of Tripolis in Phoenicia

SpainCardinal José de Calasanz Félix Santiago Vives y Tutó, O.F.M. Cap.

ItalyPatriarch Francesco Antonio Correr, O.F.M. Cap., Patriarch of Venezia (Italy)

ItalyArchbishop Giacinto Giovanni Ambrosi, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gorizia e Gradisca (Italy)

IndiaArchbishop Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra (India)

IndiaArchbishop Angelo Raffaele Bernacchioni, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra (India)

ItalyArchbishop Salvatore Maria Bressi, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Otranto (Italy)

ItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Antonio Ferdinando Bussolari, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Modena (Italy)

EritreaArchbishop Celestino Annibale Cattaneo, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Eritrea (Eritrea)

SwitzerlandArchbishop Bernard Christen, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis

ItalyArchbishop Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy)

ItalyArchbishop Cornelio Sebastiano Cuccarollo, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Otranto (Italy)

ItalyArchbishop Vigilio Federico Dalla Zuanna, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Carpi (Italy)

EgyptArchbishop Victor Colombanus Dreyer, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Canal of Suez (Egypt), Apostolic Delegate emeritus of Indochina

IndiaArchbishop Joseph Bartholomew Evangelisti, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Meerut (India)

IndiaArchbishop Charles Joseph Gentili, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra (India)

ItalyArchbishop Paolo Francesco Giustiniani, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Treviso (Italy)

TurkeyArchbishop Alfred Cuthbert Gumbinger, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkey)

IndiaArchbishop Michelangelo Jacobi, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Agra (India)

IndiaArchbishop Anselm Edward John Kenealy, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Simla (India), Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Simla (India)

ItalyBlessed Archbishop Andrea Giacinto Longhin, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Treviso (Italy)

ItalyArchbishop Gesualdo Nicola Loschirico, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Acerenza – Matera (Italy)

TanzaniaArchbishop Edgard Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

EritreaArchbishop Giovanni C. Luigi Marinoni, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Asmara (Eritrea)

BulgariaArchbishop Roberto Menini, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Sofia – Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

IndiaArchbishop Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Delhi and Simla (India)

ItalyArchbishop Leone Giacomo Ossola, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Novara (Italy)

ItalyArchbishop Antonio Maria Pescatori, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop-Bishop of Gallipoli (Italy)

IndiaArchbishop Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Allahabad (India)

ArgentinaArchbishop Ildefonso Maria Sansierra Robla, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (Argentina)

TunisiaArchbishop Fidèle Sutter, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tunis (Tunisia)

SpainArchbishop Rafael Manuel José Benito de Vélez Téllez, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

ItalyArchbishop Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop-Prelate emeritus of Pompei (Italy)

IndiaArchbishop Emmanuel Alfonso van den Bosch, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agra (India)

IndonesiaArchbishop Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Medan (Indonesia)

IndonesiaArchbishop Herculanus J.M. van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop of Pontianak (Indonesia)

IndiaArchbishop Evangelista Latino Enrico Vanni, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agra (India)

United KingdomArchbishop John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cardiff (United Kingdom)

TurkeyArchbishop Giuseppe Antonio Zucchetti, O.F.M. Cap., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Izmir (Turkey)

IndiaBishop Benedict Jacob Acharuparambil, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Trivandrum (India)

ColombiaBishop Joaquín Alcaide y Bueso, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Goajira (Colombia)

VenezuelaBishop Benvenuto Diego Alonso y Nistal, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Caroní (Venezuela), Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Caroní (Venezuela)

SpainBishop Luis José María Amigó y Ferrer, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Segorbe (Spain)

SpainBishop Félix María Arrieta y Llano, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain)

VenezuelaBishop Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Machiques (Venezuela)

ItalyBishop Luigi Giacomo Baccini, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Urbania – Sant’Angelo in Vado (Italy)

KenyaBishop Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Malindi (Kenya)

ChadBishop Gabriel (Régis) Balet, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Moundou (Chad)

BrazilBishop Cândido Julio Bampi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil), Auxiliary Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão (Brazil)

BrazilBishop Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Ipameri (Brazil)

Central African RepublicBishop Alphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Berbérati (Central African Republic)

GuamBishop Apollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Agaña (Guam)

ChileBishop Guido Benedetto Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía (Chile)

IndiaBishop Angelicus Bedenik, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Agra (India)

IndiaBishop Zenobio Benucci, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan (India)

NicaraguaBishop Agustín José Bernaus y Serra, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua)

BrazilBishop Marcelino Sérgio Bicego, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Carolina (Brazil)

GreeceBishop Evangelista Boni, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Kefalonia (Greece), Bishop emeritus of Zakynthos (Greece)

ItalyBishop Giuseppe Antonio Borghi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Cortona (Italy)

ItalyBishop Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Padova (Italy)

IndonesiaBishop Giovanni Pacificio Bos, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Dutch Borneo (Indonesia)

BrazilBishop Adolfo Luís Bossi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of São José do Grajaú (Brazil)

IndonesiaBishop Mattia Leonardo Trudone Brans, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Medan (Indonesia)

PakistanBishop Marcel Roger Buyse, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Lahore (Pakistan)

GreeceBishop Luigi Canavo, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Crete (Greece)

ItalyBishop Felice Cantimorri, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Parma (Italy)

IndiaBishop Gaetano Carli, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Agra (India)

EritreaBishop Camillo Francesco Carrara, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Eritrea (Eritrea)

Puerto RicoBishop Pablo Benigno Carrion de Málaga, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

PakistanBishop Hector Catry, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Lahore (Pakistan)

IndiaBishop Fortunat-Henri Caumont, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Ajmer (India)

Central African RepublicBishop Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Bossangoa (Central African Republic)

ItalyBishop Domenico Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola (Italy)

BrazilBishop Roberto Julio Colombo, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate of São José do Grajaú (Brazil)

BrazilBishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Botucatu (Brazil)

ItalyBishop Vittorio Consigliere, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola (Italy)

ItalyBishop Modesto Contratto, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Acqui (Italy)

BrazilBishop Marcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Carolina (Brazil)

ItalyBishop Maurizio Francesco Crotti, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy)

ColombiaBishop Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Sibundoy (Colombia)

NetherlandsBishop Angelus d’Ongnies et d’Estrees, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Roermond (Netherlands)

BrazilBishop Inácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil)

IndiaBishop Albert Conrad de Vito, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lucknow (India)

Congo-KinshasaBishop Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Molegbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Congo-KinshasaBishop Jean Ghislain Delcuve, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Belgian Ubanghi (Congo-Kinshasa)

ItalyBishop Bernardino di Milia, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Larino (Italy)

ItalyBishop Evangelista di Milia, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lecce (Italy)

SpainBishop Tomás Díez Bedoya, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

TurkeyBishop Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkey)

CanadaBishop Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Québec (Canada)

PakistanBishop Fabiano Antonio Eestermans, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Lahore (Pakistan)

ItalyBishop Wilhelm Emil Egger, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Bolzano – Bressanone (Italy)

SwitzerlandBishop Ilarino Felder, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Geras

IndiaBishop Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Jhansi (India)

SpainBishop Bartolomé Antonio Fernández Sobrado, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Ceuta (Spain)

ItalyBishop Angleo Antonio Fiorini, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Pontremoli (Italy)

ColombiaBishop Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Riohacha (Colombia)

SeychellesBishop Jean-Pierre-Ignace Galfione, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Seychelles (Seychelles)

VenezuelaBishop Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tucupita (Venezuela)

ItalyBishop Bonaventura Gargiulo, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of San Severo (Italy)

SpainBishop José Antonio Garnica, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Osma (Spain)

VenezuelaBishop Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Caroní (Venezuela)

BrazilBishop Vital Maria Gonçalves de Oliveira, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Olinda (Brazil)

PeruBishop Miguel González Bassecourt, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Arequipa (Peru)

IndiaBishop Pierre-François Gramigna, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Allahabad (India)

IndonesiaBishop Peter G. Grimm, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Sibolga (Indonesia)

SwitzerlandBishop Joseph-Antoine Guisolan, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lausanne (Switzerland)

SeychellesBishop Louis-Justin Gumy, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

VenezuelaBishop Mariano Gutiérrez Salazar, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Caroní (Venezuela)

ChileBishop Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía (Chile)

IndiaBishop Anastasius Hartman, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bombay (India)

DjiboutiBishop Henri-Bernardin Hoffmann, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Djibouti (Djibouti)

ItalyBishop Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Anglona – Tursi

EthiopiaBishop André-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Harar (Ethiopia)

SeychellesBishop Aloys Ernest Joye, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Port Victoria (Seychelles), Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

BulgariaBishop Simeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator of Sofia – Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

IndiaBishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Jammu – Srinagar (India)

EcuadorBishop Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico (Ecuador)

ItalyBishop Egidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Saluzzo (Italy)

ChinaBishop Ignacio Gregorio Larrañaga Lasa, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Pingliang 平涼 (China)

United Arab EmiratesBishop Louis-Callixte Lasserre, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

BrazilBishop Valenti Giacomo Lazzeri, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of São José do Grajaú (Brazil)

IndiaBishop Guy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Ajmer (India)

IndiaBishop Mathurin-Pie Le Ruyet, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Ajmer (India)

JapanBishop Félix Ley, O.F.M. Cap. (フェリックス・レイ), Apostolic Administrator of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Japan)

BrazilBishop Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Ilhéus (Brazil)

BrazilBishop Emiliano José Lonati, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of São José do Grajaú (Brazil)

United Arab EmiratesBishop Irzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

SeychellesBishop Marcel Olivier Maradan, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

ColombiaBishop Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha (Colombia)

Central African RepublicBishop Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Berbérati (Central African Republic)

CubaBishop Jacinto Maria Martínez y Sáez, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana (Cuba)

BrazilBishop Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

ItalyBishop Gherardo Sante Menegazzi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Comacchio (Italy)

ComorosBishop Léon-Adolphe Messmer, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Ambanja (Madagascar), Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Comores (Comoros)

United Arab EmiratesBishop Pacifico Tiziano Micheloni, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

EritreaBishop Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Barentu of the Ethiopics (Eritrea)

BrazilBishop Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop-Prelate of Carolina (Brazil)

ColombiaBishop Miguel Monconill y Viladot, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Caquetá (Colombia)

ItalyBishop Giuseppe Morteo di Livorno, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Massa Marittima (Italy)

PakistanBishop Charles-Jacques Mouard, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lahore (Pakistan)

Bishop Bernardo Nardi, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Halmiros

NicaraguaBishop Matteo Aloisio Niedhammer y Yaeckle, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua)

AngolaBishop Afonso Nteka, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Mbanza Congo (Angola)

ZambiaBishop Timothy Phelim O’Shea, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Livingstone (Zambia)

GuamBishop Joachin Felipe Oláiz y Zabalza, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Guam (Guam)

GuamBishop León Angel Olano y Urteaga, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Guam (Guam)

BulgariaBishop Cleto Vincenzo Pejov, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Sofia – Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

BrazilBishop Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil)

EthiopiaBishop Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Harar (Ethiopia)

IndiaBishop Francis Pesci, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Allahabad (India)

IndiaBishop Antonio Pezzoni, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Tibet-Hindustan (India)

United Arab EmiratesBishop Raffaele Presutti, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

PolandBishop Antonin Kornel Przedwojewski, O.F.M. Cap.

PakistanBishop Felicissimus Alphonse Raeymaeckers, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Lahore (Pakistan)

PortugalBishop António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Viseu (Portugal)

GreeceBishop Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Santorini (Greece)

BulgariaBishop Francesco Domenico Raynaud, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Sofia – Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

ItalyBishop Bernardino Salvatore Re, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lipari (Italy)

ColombiaBishop Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Valledupar (Colombia)

SpainBishop Fermín Sánchez Artesoro, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Cuenca (Spain)

ItalyBishop Giovanni Giuseppe Santini, O.F.M. Cap., Titular Bishop of Zama major

NicaraguaBishop Salvador Albert Schlaefer Berg, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua)

Papua New GuineaBishop Firmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Mendi (Papua New Guinea)

GreeceBishop Francesco Giuseppe Seminara, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Crete (Greece)

CubaBishop Francisco Antonio Pablo Sieni Flannings, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de la Habana (Cuba)

ColombiaBishop Francisco Simón y Ródenas, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Santa Marta (Colombia)

AustriaBishop Emerich Sinelli, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Wien (Austria)

IndiaBishop Victor Gaetano Sinibaldi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Allahabad (India)

NicaraguaBishop Juan Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Bluefields (Nicaragua)

ColombiaBishop Atanasio María Vicente Soler y Royo, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Goajira (Colombia)

SpainBishop Miguel Joaquín Matías Suárez, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza (Spain)

Congo-KinshasaBishop Basilio Ottavio Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Belgian Ubanghi (Congo-Kinshasa)

ItalyBishop Paolo Marco Tei, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Pesaro (Italy)

ItalyBishop Biagio Vittorio Terrinoni, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Avezzano (Italy)

EritreaBishop Zenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Asmara (Eritrea)

United Arab EmiratesBishop Giovanni Tirinnanzi, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

BrazilBishop Daniel Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop emeritus of Marília (Brazil)

AustraliaBishop Elzear Torreggiani, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Armidale (Australia)

ItalyBishop Paolino Giovanni Tribbioli, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Imola (Italy)

ItalyBishop Diodato Turchi, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Parma (Italy)

VenezuelaBishop Ángel Turrado Moreno, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Machiques (Venezuela)

ChileBishop Francisco Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Osorno (Chile)

IndonesiaBishop Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pontianak (Indonesia)

GuamBishop Francisco Xavier Ricardo Vilá y Mateu, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Guam (Guam)

TanzaniaBishop Joseph Gabriel Zelger, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

LebanonBishop Cirillo Giovanni Zohrabian, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Other Former Prelates (45)

SeychellesFr. Gervais Aeby, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

ColombiaFr. Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Leticia (Colombia)

IndonesiaFr. Giacomo Cluts, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Sumatra (Indonesia)

TurkeyFr. Nicola da Barcellona, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Mardin (Turkey)

EthiopiaFr. Federico da Baselga, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Endeber (Ethiopia)

TurkeyFr. Filippo Maria da Bologna, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Trabzon (Turkey)

TurkeyFr. Giuseppe da Burgos, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Mardin (Turkey)

TurkeyFr. Michele da Capodistria, O.F.M. Cap., Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Trabzon (Turkey)

ColombiaFr. Eugenio da Carcagente, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

GreeceFr. Arsenio da Corfù, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Crete (Greece)

IndonesiaFr. Liberato da Exel, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Sumatra (Indonesia)

GreeceFr. Amedeo Marcantonio Speciale da Gangi, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Crete (Greece)

GreeceFr. Roberto da Gangi, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Crete (Greece)

Congo-KinshasaFr. Fulgenzio da Gerard-Montes, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Belgian Ubanghi (Congo-Kinshasa)

TurkeyFr. Donato da Guardiagrele, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Mardin (Turkey)

Central African RepublicFr. Pietro Alcantara da Habas, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Berbérati (Central African Republic)

DjiboutiFr. Marcelliano da La Guerche, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Djibouti (Djibouti)

SyriaFr. Girolamo da Lione, O.F.M. Cap., Ecclesiastical Superior of Syria and Cicilia (Syria)

ChinaFr. Hermenegild da Losenstein, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Jiamusi 佳木斯 (China)

DjiboutiFr. Pasquale da Luchon, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Djibouti (Djibouti)

TurkeyFr. Eugenio da Modica, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Trabzon (Turkey)

ColombiaFr. Fedele da Montclar, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Caquetá (Colombia)

GreeceFr. Isidoro da Smirne, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Crete (Greece)

BrazilFr. Venceslao da Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

EthiopiaFr. Tiziano da Verona, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Hosanna (Ethiopia)

TurkeyFr. Damiano da Viareggio, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Trabzon (Turkey)

BrazilFr. Roberto de Castellanza, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator of São José do Grajaú (Brazil)

ColombiaFr. Gaspar de Orihuela, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

ColombiaFr. Antonio Ferrándiz Morales, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

ZambiaFr. Vincent Joseph Flynn, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Victoria Falls (Zambia)

BrazilFr. Evangelista Galea, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

EcuadorFr. Igino Gamboa, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Aguarico (Ecuador)

TurkeyFr. Prospero Germini da Ospitaletto, O.F.M. Cap., Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Trabzon (Turkey)

TurkeyFr. Giovanni Giannetti da Fivizzano, O.F.M. Cap., Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Trabzon (Turkey)

ComorosFr. Jean Berchmans Eugène Jung, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator of Comores (Comoros)

EcuadorFr. Jesús Langarica Olagüe, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Aguarico (Ecuador)

MadagascarFr. Callisto Lopinot, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore (Madagascar)

IndiaFr. Joseph Emil Malenfant, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Benares-Gorakhpur (India)

ColombiaFr. Alfonso Robledo de Manizales, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)

IndiaFr. Alban of Blackburn, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Jullundur (India)

BrazilFr. Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator of Alto Solimões (Brazil), Bishop-Prelate of Alto Solimões (Brazil)

TurkeyFr. Michele Salardi da Novellara, O.F.M. Cap., Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Trabzon (Turkey)

IndiaFr. Eugenio Remigio Schwarz, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Bettiah (India)

ChadFr. Clément Sirgue, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Moundou (Chad)

KenyaFr. Leo White, O.F.M. Cap., Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Garissa (Kenya)


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