Paul Gregory Bootkoski is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Bootkoski served as bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen in New Jersey from 2002 until March 8, 2016; he was replaced by Monsignor James Checchio. Bootkosky previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey from 1997 to 2002.
Edward Kenneth Braxton is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois, from 2005 to 2020.
Walter Allison Hurley is a Canadian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church. Catholics trace the origins of the office of bishop to the apostles, who it is believed were endowed with a special charism by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Catholics believe this special charism has been transmitted through an unbroken succession of bishops by the laying on of hands in the sacrament of holy orders.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.
Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMI is an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi is a diocese located in the city of Moshi in the Ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Same is a diocese located in the Same District in the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.
Joseph Anthony Pepe is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas in Nevada from 2001 to 2018.
Gerald Richard Barnes is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino in California from 1996 to 2020 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Bernadino from 1992 to 1996.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florencia is an archdiocese located in the city of Florencia, Caquetá in Colombia.
Octavio Cisneros is a Cuban-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City from 2006 to 2020.
Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. is a Puerto Rican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and member of the Society of Jesus. He served as the second Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He previously served as the Bishop of Tyler, Texas.
Mitchell Thomas Rozanski is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri since 2020.
Paul Dennis Étienne is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who is the Archbishop of Seattle.
Renatus Leonard Nkwande is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza in Tanzania, incumbent since May 12, 2019.
Éric Aumonier is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Bishop of Versailles from 2001 to 2020. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Paris for four years.
Prosper Balthazar Lyimo is a Tanzanian clergyman and Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Arusha.
Rudolf Nyandoro is a Zimbabwean Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Gokwe since 2017. He was appointed the new Bishop of Gweru in September 2020. A Gweru native, he previously served a parish priest, seminary rector and professor, and most recently, chancellor of the Diocese of Masvingo.
Dennis Durning C.S.Sp. was an American, Catholic Bishop and Holy Ghost Father, a member of Congregation of the Holy Ghost under the Immaculate Heart of Mary, also Spiritans (C.S.Sp.), who served as a bishop of Arusha from 1963 until his resignation in 1989.
