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Vacant Sees

Dioceses without Bishops

DioceseTypeDate VacantLast BishopEvent
Thessaloniki, GreeceVicariate Apostolic15 Jul 1929Alessandro Guidati †Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
Crete {Candia}, GreeceDiocese5 May 1935Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. †Appointed, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi
Lviv (Armenian), UkraineArcheparchy4 Dec 1938J�zef Teofil Teodorowicz †Died
Chios (Scio), GreeceDiocese1 Jul 1939Nikolaos Charichiopoulos (Harikoupoulos) †Died
Derna, LibyaVicariate Apostolic21 Jun 1948Giovanni Lucato, S.D.B. †Appointed, Bishop of Isernia e Venafro
Russia (Russian)Apostolic Exarchate1 May 1951Bl. Klymentiy Sheptytskyi, M.S.U. †Died
Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), TurkeyApostolic Exarchate28 Jan 1957Denis Leonid Varouhas †Died
West Indies, SpainPatriarchate31 Aug 1963Leopoldo Eijo y Garay †Died, Bishop of Madrid
Misurata, LibyaPrefecture Apostolic26 Jun 1969Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †Appointed, Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Libya
Rhodos {Rhodes}, GreeceArchdiocese10 Mar 1970Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. †Died
Luang Prabang, LaosVicariate Apostolic29 Nov 1975Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Siena
Vi�t NamDelegation19 Dec 1975Henri Lema�tre †Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda
Mogadiscio, SomaliaDiocese9 Jul 1989Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †Died
Kamichli� (Armenian), SyriaEparchy10 Apr 1992Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.Resigned
Netherlands, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate13 Mar 1993Ronald Philippe B�r, O.S.B.Resigned
Nuestra Se�ora del Para�so en M�xico (Melkite Greek)Eparchy7 Jun 1994Boutros (Pierre) Ra�, B.A. †Died
Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), IraqDiocese25 Jul 1998Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.A.O.C. †Died
Greece (Armenian)Ordinariate27 Sep 2000Nechan Karak�h�yan, I.C.P.B.Appointed, Bishop of Ispahan {Esf�an) (Armenian)
Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese9 Nov 2001Joseph Mokobe NdjokuAppointed, Bishop of Basankusu
Iraq (Melkite Greek)Patriarchal Exarchate 2004Georges El-Murr, B.C.Resigned
Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyArcheparchy16 Jan 2005Paul Karatas †Died
Argentina, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate15 May 2007Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.Retired
Malakal, South SudanDiocese16 May 2009Vincent Mojwok NyikerRetired
Trondheim, NorwayTerritorial Prelature8 Jun 2009Georg M�ller, SS.CC. †Resigned
Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), EgyptEparchy31 Dec 2009Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf †Died
Rumbek, South SudanDiocese16 Jul 2011Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. †Died
Bondoukou, C�te d’IvoireDiocese6 May 2012F�lix Kouadjo †Died
Torit, South SudanDiocese18 Mar 2013Akio Johnson Mutek †Died
Lithuania, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate5 Apr 2013Gintaras Linas GrušasAppointed, Archbishop of Vilnius
San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), ArgentinaEparchy17 Apr 2013Charbel Georges Merhi, M.L.Retired
Bettiah, IndiaDiocese3 Jul 2013Victor Henry ThakurAppointed, Archbishop of Raipur
Saitama, JapanDiocese27 Jul 2013Marcellino Taiji TaniResigned
Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), ItalyTerritorial Abbey4 Nov 2013Emiliano Fabbricatore, O.S.B.I.Retired
Farafangana, MadagascarDiocese27 Nov 2013Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M.Appointed, Archbishop of Antsiranana
Soroti, UgandaDiocese2 Jan 2014Emmanuel Obbo, A.J.Appointed, Archbishop of Tororo
Townsville, AustraliaDiocese28 Mar 2014Michael Ernest Putney †Died
Ogoja, NigeriaDiocese5 Jul 2014John Ebebe AyahAppointed, Bishop of Uyo
Caravel�, PeruTerritorial Prelature16 Jul 2014Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C.Appointed, Bishop of Peru, Military
Iba, PhilippinesDiocese25 Jul 2014Florentino Galang LavariasAppointed, Archbishop of San Fernando
Mati, PhilippinesDiocese19 Oct 2014Patricio Hacbang AloResigned
Mbulu, TanzaniaDiocese6 Nov 2014Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap.Appointed, Archbishop of Dodoma
Cabinda, AngolaDiocese8 Dec 2014Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira DiasAppointed, Archbishop of Luanda
Machakos, KenyaDiocese9 Dec 2014Martin Kivuva MusondeAppointed, Archbishop of Mombasa
Kaolack, SenegalDiocese22 Dec 2014Benjamin NdiayeAppointed, Archbishop of Dakar
Mossul (Chaldean), IraqArcheparchy15 Jan 2015Amel Shamon NonaAppointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean)
Ispahan, IranArchdiocese20 Jan 2015Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B.Retired
Aba, NigeriaDiocese8 Feb 2015Vincent Valentine Egwuchukwu Ezeonyia, C.S.Sp. †Died
Ebebiyin, Equatorial GuineaDiocese11 Feb 2015Juan Nsue Edjang May�Appointed, Archbishop of Malabo
Tanjung Selor, IndonesiaDiocese16 Feb 2015Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F.Appointed, Archbishop of Samarinda
Bauchi, NigeriaDiocese21 Mar 2015Malachy John Goltok †Died
Great Britain, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate21 Mar 2015Charles Phillip Richard MothAppointed, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England
LibyaNunciature21 Mar 2015Aldo CavalliAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), JordanArcheparchy14 Apr 2015Yasser Hanna AyyashResigned
Yopal, ColombiaDiocese18 Apr 2015Misael Vacca RamirezAppointed, Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso
Ahmedabad, IndiaDiocese12 Jun 2015Thomas Ignatius MacwanAppointed, Archbishop of Gandhinagar
Carapegu�, ParaguayDiocese4 Jul 2015Joaqu�n Hermes Robledo RomeroAppointed, Bishop of San Lorenzo
Makeni, Sierra LeoneDiocese18 Jul 2015Henry ArunaAppointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Kenema
Tumaco, ColombiaDiocese25 Jul 2015Gustavo Gir�n Higuita, O.C.D.Retired
El Obeid, SudanDiocese15 Aug 2015Michael Didi Adgum MangoriaAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum
Semarang, IndonesiaArchdiocese10 Nov 2015Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta †Died
Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, CanadaDiocese12 Nov 2015Marcel DamphousseAppointed, Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario
Innsbruck, AustriaDiocese18 Nov 2015Manfred ScheuerAppointed, Bishop of Linz
Tarahumara, Chihuahua, M�xicoDiocese23 Nov 2015Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M.Appointed, Bishop of Autl�n, Jalisco
Mannar, Sri LankaDiocese14 Jan 2016Rayappu JosephRetired
Moosonee, Ontario, CanadaDiocese2 Feb 2016Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I.Retired
San Miguel, El SalvadorDiocese9 Feb 2016Miguel �ngel Mor�n AquinoAppointed, Bishop of Santa Ana
Christchurch, New ZealandDiocese13 Feb 2016Barry Philip Jones †Died
Benghazi, LibyaVicariate Apostolic14 Feb 2016Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M.Retired
Chinhoyi, ZimbabweDiocese17 Feb 2016Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.Retired
Campo Maior, Piaui, BrazilDiocese2 Mar 2016Eduardo ZielskiAppointed, Bishop of S�o Raimundo Nonato, Piaui
Groningen-Leeuwarden, NetherlandsDiocese5 Mar 2016Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de KorteAppointed, Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)
Franceville, GabonDiocese24 Mar 2016Timoth�e Modibo-Nzockena †Died
TanzaniaNunciature5 Apr 2016Francisco Montecillo PadillaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait
Keta-Akatsi, GhanaDiocese7 Apr 2016Anthony Kwami AdanutyRetired
Matehuala, San Lu�s Potos�, M�xicoDiocese9 Apr 2016Lucas Mart�nez Lara †Died
Plasencia, SpainDiocese9 Apr 2016Amadeo Rodr�guez MagroAppointed, Bishop of Ja�n
Saint George’s in Grenada, Grenada, AntillesDiocese26 Apr 2016Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P. †Died
Mandeville, Jamaica, AntillesDiocese29 Apr 2016Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P.Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York
Pangkal-Pinang, IndonesiaDiocese29 Apr 2016Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. †Died
Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), AntillesDiocese29 Apr 2016Kenneth David Oswin RichardsAppointed, Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica
Raiganj, IndiaDiocese30 Apr 2016Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J. †Died
Floriano, Piaui, BrazilDiocese4 May 2016Valdemir Ferreira dos SantosAppointed, Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia
Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USAEparchy7 May 2016John Michael KudrickResigned
Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USAEparchy7 May 2016Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz JammoRetired
Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), CanadaEparchy7 May 2016John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R.Appointed, Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona
Mainz, GermanyDiocese16 May 2016Karl LehmannRetired
Szombathely, HungaryDiocese17 May 2016Andr�s VeresAppointed, Bishop of Győr (Raab)
Imperatriz, Maranh�o, BrazilDiocese18 May 2016Gilberto Pastana de OliveiraAppointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Crato, Ceara
Sap�, AlbaniaDiocese22 May 2016Lucjan Avgustini †Died
Kabankalan, PhilippinesDiocese24 May 2016Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B.Appointed, Bishop of Bacolod
Kyiv-Zhytomyr, UkraineDiocese27 May 2016Petru Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M. †Died
Bayombong, PhilippinesDiocese28 May 2016Ramon Barrera VillenaRetired
Itacoatiara, Amazonas, BrazilTerritorial Prelature9 Jun 2016Carillo Gritti, I.M.C. †Died
RwandaNunciature14 Jun 2016Luciano RussoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria
Tlaxcala, M�xicoDiocese16 Jun 2016Francisco Moreno Barr�nAppointed, Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte
Babahoyo, EcuadorDiocese20 Jun 2016Marcos Aurelio P�rez CaicedoAppointed, Archbishop of Cuenca
Auki, Solomon IslandsDiocese22 Jun 2016Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P.Appointed, Archbishop of Honiara
Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestinePatriarchate24 Jun 2016Fouad Boutros TwalRetired
Joinville, Santa Catarina, BrazilDiocese2 Jul 2016Irineu Roque Scherer †Died
San Pedro de Macor�s, Dominican RepublicDiocese4 Jul 2016Francisco Ozoria AcostaAppointed, Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Para�ba, BrazilArchdiocese6 Jul 2016Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S.Resigned
Daltonganj, IndiaDiocese7 Jul 2016Gabriel Kujur, S.J.Resigned
Central African RepublicNunciature9 Jul 2016Franco CoppolaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to M�xico
ChadNunciature9 Jul 2016Franco CoppolaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to M�xico
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDiocese11 Jul 2016Donald Joseph BolenAppointed, Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan
Guarabira, Paraiba, BrazilDiocese13 Jul 2016Francisco de Assis Dantas de LucenaAppointed, Bishop of Nazar�, Pernambuco
Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilDiocese13 Jul 2016Alo�sio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M.Appointed, Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
Nampula, MozambiqueArchdiocese25 Jul 2016Tom� Makhweliha, S.C.I.Resigned
Galway and Kilmacduagh, IrelandDiocese29 Jul 2016Martin DrennanResigned
Ossory, IrelandDiocese29 Jul 2016S�amus Freeman, S.A.C.Resigned
Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USAEparchy16 Aug 2016Richard Stephen Seminack †Died
Camet�, Para, BrazilDiocese17 Aug 2016Jes�s Mar�a Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R.Appointed, Bishop of Bragan�a do Par�
D�dougou, Burkina FasoDiocese19 Aug 2016Judes Bicaba †Died
Sarh, ChadDiocese20 Aug 2016Edmond DjitangarAppointed, Archbishop of N’Djam�na
Gualeguaych�, ArgentinaDiocese31 Aug 2016Jorge Eduardo LozanoAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
AlbaniaNunciature1 Sep 2016Ramiro Moliner Ingl�sRetired
Wagga Wagga, AustraliaDiocese12 Sep 2016Gerard Joseph HannaResigned
Limoges, FranceDiocese20 Sep 2016Fran�ois Michel Pierre KalistAppointed, Archbishop of Clermont
Mopti, MaliDiocese22 Sep 2016Georges Fonghoro †Died
S�o Lu�z de C�ceres, Mato Grosso, BrazilDiocese28 Sep 2016Ant�nio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B.Appointed, Bishop of S�o Jo�o da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo
Clogher, IrelandDiocese1 Oct 2016Liam Se�n MacDaidResigned
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USADiocese4 Oct 2016Paul Dennis EtienneAppointed, Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska
Isabela, PhilippinesTerritorial Prelature4 Oct 2016Martin Sarmiento JumoadAppointed, Archbishop of Ozamiz
Raleigh, North Carolina, USADiocese4 Oct 2016Michael Francis BurbidgeAppointed, Bishop of Arlington, Virginia
NigeriaNunciature12 Oct 2016Augustine KasujjaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
Nongstoin, IndiaDiocese15 Oct 2016Victor LyngdohAppointed, Bishop of Jowai
Islamabad-Rawalpindi, PakistanDiocese17 Oct 2016Rufin Anthony †Died
Batouri, CameroonDiocese22 Oct 2016Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M.Appointed, Archbishop of Garoua
Ciudad Guayana, VenezuelaDiocese25 Oct 2016Mariano Jos� Parra SandovalAppointed, Archbishop of Coro
Thanh Ho�, Viet NamDiocese29 Oct 2016Joseph Nguy�n Chi LinhAppointed, Archbishop of Huế
Acapulco, Guerrero, M�xicoArchdiocese5 Nov 2016Carlos Garfias MerlosAppointed, Archbishop of Morelia, Michoac�n
Indianapolis, Indiana, USAArchdiocese7 Nov 2016Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R.Appointed, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey
Avellino, ItalyDiocese11 Nov 2016Francesco MarinoAppointed, Bishop of Nola
Londrina, Parana, BrazilArchdiocese16 Nov 2016Orlando BrandesAppointed, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo
Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USADiocese28 Nov 2016Gregory Lawrence ParkesAppointed, Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida
Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilDiocese30 Nov 2016Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M.Appointed, Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais
Guant�namo-Baracoa, CubaDiocese6 Dec 2016Wilfredo Pino Est�vezAppointed, Archbishop of Camag�ey
Ł�dź, PolandArchdiocese8 Dec 2016Marek JędraszewskiAppointed, Archbishop of Krak�w {Cracow}
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USADiocese9 Dec 2016John Oliver BarresAppointed, Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York
Juneau, Alaska, USADiocese13 Dec 2016Edward James BurnsAppointed, Bishop of Dallas, Texas
Yurimaguas, PeruVicariate Apostolic17 Dec 2016Jos� Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. †Retired
Constantine (-Hippone), AlgeriaDiocese24 Dec 2016Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J.Appointed, Archbishop of Alger
Cleveland, Ohio, USADiocese28 Dec 2016Richard Gerard LennonResigned
Purwokerto, IndonesiaDiocese29 Dec 2016Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J.Retired
Kenya, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate30 Dec 2016Alfred Kipkoech Arap RotichResigned
Peterborough, Ontario, CanadaDiocese4 Jan 2017William Terrence McGrattanAppointed, Bishop of Calgary, Alberta
BoliviaNunciature21 Jan 2017Giambattista DiquattroAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to India
Guizeh (Coptic), EgyptEparchy23 Jan 2017Antonios Aziz MinaResigned
Puthur (Syro-Malankara), IndiaEparchy24 Jan 2017Geevarghese Divannasios OttathengilResigned
Sa�dā (Sidone) (Maronite), LebanonEparchy30 Jan 2017Elias NassarResigned
Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, BrazilDiocese1 Feb 2017Carlos Alberto dos SantosAppointed, Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
Daet, PhilippinesDiocese2 Feb 2017Gilbert Armea GarceraAppointed, Archbishop of Lipa
Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto RicoDiocese2 Feb 2017Eusebio Ramos MoralesAppointed, Bishop of Caguas
Vientiane, LaosVicariate Apostolic2 Feb 2017Jean Khams� Vithavong, O.M.I.Retired
Note: China was intentionally excluded from this table. This table was last updated on 3 Feb 2017.

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