This article is a list of priests and bishops that were appointed either to succeed or to new episcopal assignments during the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.
No. | Bishop | New Episcopal Appointment | Date of Episcopal Appointment | Ref. | ||
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Name | Details | Church Status before Appointment | ||||
May | ||||||
1. | Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna | 5 July 1979 Cajabamba, Peru | Professed Priest, Marist Missionaries | Auxiliary Bishop of Callao Titular Bishop of Babra | 15 May 2025 | [1] |
2. | Dave Dean Capucao | 25 September 1965 Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines | Priest of the Territorial Prelature of Infanta | Prelate of Infanta | 16 May 2025 | [2] |
3. | Luigi Bianco | 3 March 1960 Montemagno, Asti, Italy | Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda; Titular Archbishop of Falerone | Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia; Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo | 20 May 2025 | [3] |
4. | Jean Pelletier | 9 March 1963 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France | Priest of the Diocese of Mende | Bishop of Mende | 20 May 2025 | [3] |
5. | Dominique Blanchet | 15 February 1966 Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, France | Professed Priest, Prado Institute; Bishop of Créteil | Prelate of Mission de France at Pontigny | 21 May 2025 | [4] |
6. | Daniel Palau Valero | 7 December 1972 Barcelona, Spain | Priest of the Archdiocese of Barcelona | Bishop of Lleida | 21 May 2025 | [4] |
7. | Valter Magno de Carvalho | 22 February 1973 Capela Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia Titular Bishop of Giufi | Bishop of Tuiutaba | 22 May 2025 | [5] |
8. | Beat Grögli | 20 September 1970 Wil, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Priest of the Diocese of Sankt Gallen | Bishop of Saint Gallen | 22 May 2025 | [5] |
9. | Antônio Emídio Vilar | 24 November 1957 São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Professed Priest, Salesians of Don Bosco; Bishop of São José do Rio Preto | Archbishop of São José do Rio Preto | 22 May 2025 | [5] |
10. | Michael Pham | 27 January 1967 Đà Nẵng, Hải Châu, Vietnam | Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego Titular Bishop of Cercina | Bishop of San Diego | 22 May 2025 | [5] |
11. | Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân | 16 June 1957 Hanoi, Vietnam | Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế | Archbishop of Huế | 24 May 2025 | [6] |
12. | Pavol Šajgalík | 13 November 1964 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | Professed Priest, Capuchin Franciscans | Military Ordinary of Slovakia | 27 May 2025 | [7] |
13. | Alexander Rivera Vielma | 6 March 1974 Mérida, Venezuela | Priest of the Archdiocese of Mérida (Venezuela) | Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela | 27 May 2025 | [8] |
14. | Raúl Martín | 9 October 1957 Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bishop of Santa Rosa | Archbishop of Paraná | 28 May 2025 | [9] |
15. | Alejandro Pablo Benna | 12 November 1959 Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro | Bishop of Morón | 28 May 2025 | [9] |
16. | Brice Armand Ibombo | 23 November 1973 Abala, Republic of the Congo | Priest of the Archdiocese of Brazzaville | Bishop of Ouesso | 28 May 2025 | [9] |
17. | Clésio Facco | 1 April 1971 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Professed Priest, Pallottines | Bishop of Uruguaiana | 28 May 2025 | [9] |
18. | Francisco Agamenilton Damascena | 26 June 1975 Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | Bishop of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia | Bishop of Luziânia | 28 May 2025 | [9] |
19. | Pedro Bismarck Chau | 18 July 1964 Managua, Nicaragua | Priest of the Archdiocese of Newark | Auxiliary Bishop of Newark Titular Bishop of Catrum | 30 May 2025 | [10] |
20. | Mathew Polycarpos Manakkarakavil | 10 November 1955 Puthoor, Kerala, India | Titular Bishop of Canatha; Auxiliary Eparch of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara) | Eparch of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara) | 30 May 2025 | [11] |
21. | Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat | 19 March 1977 Tivissa, Tarragona, Spain | Coadjutor Bishop of Urgell | Bishop of Urgell | 31 May 2025 | [12] |
22. | Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano | 2 August 1967 Guachetá, Ubaté, Colombia | Priest of the Diocese of Zipaquirá | Bishop of Granada en Colombia | 31 May 2025 | [12] |
June | ||||||
23. | Mark Eckman | 9 February 1959 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh; Titular Bishop of Sitifis | Bishop of Pittsburgh | 4 June 2025 | [13] |
24. | Simon Peter Engurait | 28 August 1971 Ngora, Uganda | Priest of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux | Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux | 5 June 2025 | [14] |
25. | Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa | 28 February 1959 Arboledas, Colombia | Bishop of Montería | Bishop of Chiquinquirá | 6 June 2025 | [15] |
26. | Nélio Pereira Pita | 11 October 1973 Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal | Priest of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) | Auxiliary Bishop of Braga Titular Bishop of Garba | 6 June 2025 | [15] |
27. | Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel | 24 December 1962 Kalaketty, Kottayam, Kerala, India | Priest of the Diocese of Jalandhar | Bishop of Jalandhar | 7 June 2025 | [16] |
28. | Joseph Lin Yuntuan | 12 March 1952 Fuqing, Fujian, China | Priest of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou | Auxiliary Bishop of Fuzhou | 11 June 2025 | [17] |
29. | Jenrry Johel Velásquez Hernández | 23 July 1977 San Jerónimo, Comayagua, Honduras | Priest of the Diocese of Comayagua | Bishop of La Ceiba | 12 June 2025 | [18] |
30. | Alfonso García López | 23 February 1971 Juradó, Chocó, Colombia | Priest of the Diocese of Istmina-Tadó | Apostolic Vicar of Guapi | 14 June 2025 | [19] |
31. | Youhanna Rafic El Warcha | 22 October 1971 Okaibe, Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon | Titular Bishop of Apamea; Curial Bishop of Antioch (Maronites) | Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh (Maronites) | 14 June 2025 | [20] |
32. | Angelo Raffaele Panzetta | 26 August 1966 Pulsano, Taranto, Apulia, Italy | Coadjutor Archbishop of Lecce | Archbishop of Lecce | 18 June 2025 | [21] |
33. | Shane A. Mackinlay | 5 June 1965 Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia | Bishop of Sandhurst | Archbishop of Brisbane | 18 June 2025 | [22] |
34. | Benoni Ambăruș | 22 September 1974 Bacău, Romania | Auxiliary Bishop of Rome; Titular Bishop of Tronto | Archbishop of Matera-Irsina Bishop of Tricarico In persona episcopi | 18 June 2025 | [23] |
35. | Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior | 10 March 1964 Jequié, Bahia, Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia; Titular Bishop of Tindari | Bishop of Januária | 18 June 2025 | [24] |
36. | Janez Kozinc | 21 August 1975 Celje, Slovenia | Priest of the Diocese of Celje | Bishop of Murska Sobota | 18 June 2025 | [25] |
37. | Gábor Pintér | 9 March 1964 Kunszentmárton, Hungary | Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Fiji, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Samoa and Nauru | Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Ocean | 18 June 2025 | [26] |
38. | Anthony John Ireland | 28 April 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne Titular Bishop of Carinola | Archbishop of Hobart | 20 June 2025 | [27] |
39. | José Luis Cerra Luna | 24 July 1963 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | Priest of the Diocese of Matamoros-Reynosa | Bishop of Nogales | 20 June 2025 | [28] |
40. | Germán Humberto Barbosa Mora | 24 December 1974 Bogotá, Colombia | Priest of the Diocese of Engativá | Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá Titular Bishop of Uzalis | 20 June 2025 | [29] |
41. | Andrés Amaury Rosario Henriquez | 23 September 1976 Tamboril, Dominican Republic | Priest of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros | Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros Titular Bishop of Autenti | 23 June 2025 | [30] |
42. | Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana | 18 June 1967 Fiakarana, Madagascar | Priest of the Archdiocese of Antananarivo | Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo Titular Bishop of Iucundiana | 26 June 2025 | [31] |
43. | José Antonio Satué Huerto | 6 February 1968 Huesca, Aragon, Spain | Bishop of Teruel and Albarracín | Bishop of Málaga | 27 June 2025 | [32] |
44. | Elias Frank | 15 August 1962 Bantwal, Karnataka, India | Bishop of Asansol | Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta | 28 June 2025 | [33] |
45. | Pierre Suon Hangly | 14 April 1972 Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Apostolic Prefect of Kampong Cham | Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh | 28 June 2025 | [34] |
July | ||||||
46. | Mark S. Rivituso | September 20, 1961 St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis; Titular Bishop of Turuzi | Archbishop of Mobile | 1 July 2025 | [35] |
47. | Santo Marcianò | 10 April 1960 Reggio Calabria, Italy | Ordinary of the Military Ordinariate of Italy | Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino Bishop of Anagni-Alatri In persona episcopi | 1 July 2025 | [36] |
48. | Eduard Kava | 17 April 1978 Mostyska, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine | Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv; Titular Bishop of Cilibia | Bishop of Kamianets-Podilskyi | 1 July 2025 | [37] |
49. | Daniel Elias Garcia | 30 August, 1960 Cameron, Texas, United States | Bishop of Monterey in California | Bishop of Austin | 2 July 2025 | [38] |
50. | Pedro Cunha Cruz | 16 June, 1964 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bishop of Campanha | Bishop of Nova Friburgo | 2 July 2025 | [39] |
51. | Héctor David García Osorio | 23 September, 1966 Concepción de María, Choluteca, Honduras | Bishop of Yoro | Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán | 3 July 2025 | [40] |
52. | Gabriel dos Santos Filho | 8 November 1966 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | Priest of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia | Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia; Titular Bishop of Altiburo | 4 July 2025 | [41] |
53. | Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues | 19 September 1972 Mortugaba, Bahia, Brazil | Priest of the Diocese of Caetité | Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia; Titular Bishop of Tisili | 4 July 2025 | [42] |
54. | Antonysamy Savarimuthu | 8 December 1960 Tamil Nadu, India | Bishop of Palayamkottai | Archbishop of Madurai | 5 July 2025 | [43] |
55. | Simon Peter Kamomoe | 26 November 1962 Gatundu, Kenya | Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi; Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia | Auxiliary Bishop of Wote | 5 July 2025 | [44] |
56. | Jacek Piotr Tendej | 26 June 1963 Handzlówka, Poland | Priest of the Archdiocese of Port Moresby | Bishop of Alotau-Sideia | 7 July 2025 | [45] |
57. | Justin Ain Soongie | 2 June 1973 Tsikiro, Papura New Guinea | Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag; Titular Bishop of Forma | Bishop of Wabag | 7 July 2025 | [46] |
58. | Ronald Gerhardus Wilhelmus Cornelissen | 12 December 1964 Gaanderen, Netherlands | Priest of the Archdiocese Utrecht | Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden | 7 July 2025 | [47] |
59. | Matthew Kwang-Hee Choi | 21 September 1977 Seoul, South Korea | Priest of the Archdiocese Seoul | Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul; Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania | 8 July 2025 | [48] |
60. | Abilio Martínez Varea | 29 January 1964 Autol, La Rioja, Spain | Bishop of Osma-Soria | Bishop of Ciudad Real | 9 July 2025 | [49] |
61. | Thomas J. Hennen | 4 July 1978 Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | Priest of the Diocese of Davenport | Bishop of Baker | 10 July 2025 | [50] |
62. | John Kiplimo Lelei | 15 August 1958 Eldoret, Kenya | Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret; Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia | Bishop of Kapsabet | 10 July 2025 | [51] |
63. | Mariusz Dmyterko | 29 December 1979 Bytów, Poland | Priest of the Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians | Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians | 10 July 2025 | [52] |
64. | Michel Guillaud | 24 June 1961 Villeurbanne, France | Priest of the Archdiocese of Lyon | Bishop of Constantine | 11 July 2025 | [53] |
65. | Krzysztof Dukielski | 10 April 1978 Radom, Poland | Priest of the Diocese of Radom | Auxiliary Bishop of Radom; Titular Bishop of Catula | 12 July 2025 | [54] |
66. | Alberto Sy Uy | 18 October 1966 Ubay, Bohol, Philippines | Bishop of Tagbilaran | Archbishop of Cebu | 16 July 2025 | [55] |
67. | Makhoul Farha | 28 December 1959 Ras Baalbek, Lebanon | Priest of the Archeparchy of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites | Archbishop of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites | 16 July 2025 | [56] |
68. | Fredrik Hansen P.S.S. | 13 June 1979 Drammen, Norway | Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo | Bishop of Oslo | 16 July 2025 | [57] |
69. | Osório Citora Afonso | 6 May 1972 Ribáuè, Mozambique | Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo; Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia | Bishop of Quelimane | 25 July 2025 | [58] |
August | ||||||
70. | Júlio Endi Akamine S.A.C. | 20 November 1962 Garça, Brazil | Archbishop of Sorocaba | Archbishop of Belém do Pará | 6 August 2025 | [59] |
71. | Eric Soviguidi | 21 March 1971 Abomey, Benin | Priest of the Archdiocese of Cotonou | Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso; Titular Archbishop of Cerenzia | 15 August 2025 | [60] |
72. | Francis Serrao S.J. | 15 August 1959 Moodabidri, India | Bishop of Shimoga | Bishop of Mysore | 15 August 2025 | [61] |
73. | Ralph O’Donnell | 31 August 1969 Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Priest of the Archdioecese of Omaha | Bishop of Jefferson City | 19 August 2025 | [62] |
74. | Pierre-Antoine Bozo | 14 March 1966 Argentan, France | Bishop of Limoges | Coadjutor Bishop of La Rochelle and Saintes | 19 August 2025 | [63] |
75. | Paulo Alves Romão | 6 August 1964 Barra do Jacaré, Paraná, Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro; Titular Bishop of Calama | Bishop of Paranaguá | 20 August 2025 | [64] |
76. | Carlos Enrique Samaniego López | 8 October 1973 Mexico City, Mexico | Auxiliary Bishop of Mexico; Titular Bishop of Cillio | Bishop of Texcoco | 21 August 2025 | [65] |
77. | Pedro Cesário Palma O.F.M. Cap. | 15 August 1961 Pinhalão, Paraná, Brazil | Priest of the Diocese of Umuarama | Bishop of Jardim | 22 August 2025 | [66] |
78. | José Arturo Cepeda | 15 May 1969 San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit; Titular Bishop of Tagase | Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio | 26 August 2025 | [67] |
79. | Manuel Antonio Ruíz de la Rosa | 27 August 1965 Bayaguana, Dominican Republic | Priest of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo | Bishop of Stella Maris | 27 August 2025 | [68] |
80. | James Patteril C.M.F. | 27 July 1962 Mangalore, India | Priest | Bishop of Belthangady (Syro-Malabar) | 28 August 2025 | [69] |
81. | Engelberto Polino Sánchez | 14 March 1966 Teuchitlán, Mexico | Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara; Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda | Bishop of Tepic | 28 August 2025 | [70] |
82. | Joseph Thachaparambath | 24 February 1969 Nalumukku, India | Priest | Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar) | 28 August 2025 | [71] |
83. | Andrzej Przybylski | 26 October 1964 Łowicz, Poland | Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa; Titular Bishop of Orte | Archbishop of Katowice | 29 August 2025 | [72] |
84. | Andres C. Ligot | 30 October 1965 Laoag, Philippines | Priest of the Diocese of San José in California | Auxiliary Bishop of San José in California; Titular Bishop of Croae | 29 August 2025 | [73] |