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.
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No. Bishop New Episcopal Appointment Date of Episcopal Appointment Ref. Name Details Church Status before Appointment May 20251. Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna 5 July 1979 Cajabamba, Peru Professed Marist priest Auxiliary Bishop of Callao Titular Bishop of Babra 15 May 2025 2. Dave Dean Capucao 25 September 1965 Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines Priest of the Territorial Prelature of Infanta Prelate of Infanta 16 May 2025 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 4. Jean Pelletier 9 March 1963 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France Priest of the Diocese of Mende Bishop of Mende 20 May 2025 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 6. Daniel Palau Valero 7 December 1972 Barcelona, Spain Priest of the Archdiocese of Barcelona Bishop of Lleida 21 May 2025 7. Valter Magno de Carvalho 22 February 1973 Capela Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da BahiaTitular Bishop of Giufi Bishop of Tuiutaba 22 May 2025 8. Beat Grögli 20 September 1970 Wil, St. Gallen, Switzerland Priest of the Diocese of Sankt Gallen Bishop of Saint Gallen 22 May 2025 9. Antônio Emídio Vilar 24 November 1957 São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil Professed Salesian priest;Bishop of São José do Rio Preto Archbishop of São José do Rio Preto 22 May 2025 10. Michael Pham 27 January 1967 Đà Nẵng, Hải Châu, Vietnam Auxiliary Bishop of San DiegoTitular Bishop of Cercina Bishop of San Diego 22 May 2025 11. Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân 16 June 1957 Hanoi, Vietnam Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế Archbishop of Huế24 May 2025 12. Pavol Šajgalík 13 November 1964 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Professed Capuchin priest Military Ordinary of Slovakia27 May 2025 13. Alexander Rivera Vielma 6 March 1974 Mérida, Venezuela Priest of the Archdiocese of Mérida (Venezuela) Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela27 May 2025 14. Raúl Martín 9 October 1957 Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of Santa Rosa Archbishop of Paraná28 May 2025 15. Alejandro Pablo Benna 12 November 1959 Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro Bishop of Morón28 May 2025 16. Brice Armand Ibombo 23 November 1973 Abala, Republic of the Congo Priest of the Archdiocese of Brazzaville Bishop of Ouesso28 May 2025 17. Clésio Facco 1 April 1971 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Professed Pallottine priest Bishop of Uruguaiana28 May 2025 18. Francisco Agamenilton Damascena 26 June 1975 Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop of Rubiataba–MozarlândiaBishop of Luziânia28 May 2025 19. Pedro Bismarck Chau 18 July 1964 Managua, Nicaragua Priest of the Archdiocese of Newark Auxiliary Bishop of NewarkTitular Bishop of Catrum30 May 2025 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 21. Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat 19 March 1977 Tivissa, Tarragona, Spain Coadjutor Bishop of UrgellBishop of Urgell31 May 2025 22. Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano 2 August 1967 Guachetá, Ubaté, Colombia Priest of the Diocese of Zipaquirá Bishop of Granada en Colombia31 May 2025 June 202523. Mark Eckman 9 February 1959 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh;Titular Bishop of Sitifis Bishop of Pittsburgh 4 June 2025 24. Simon Peter Engurait 28 August 1971 Ngora, Uganda Priest of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux 5 June 2025 25. Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa 28 February 1959 Arboledas, Colombia Bishop of Montería Bishop of Chiquinquirá 6 June 2025 26. Nélio Pereira Pita, CM 11 October 1973 Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal Vincentian priest Auxiliary Bishop of BragaTitular Bishop of Garba 6 June 2025 27. Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel 24 December 1962 Kalaketty, Kottayam, Kerala, India Priest of the Diocese of Jalandhar Bishop of Jalandhar 7 June 2025 28. Joseph Lin Yuntuan 12 March 1952Fuqing, Fujian, China Priest of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou Auxiliary Bishop of Fuzhou 11 June 2025 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 30. Alfonso García López 23 February 1971Juradó, Chocó, Colombia Priest of the Diocese of Istmina-Tadó Apostolic Vicar of Guapi 14 June 2025 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 32. Angelo Raffaele Panzetta 26 August 1966 Pulsano, Taranto, Apulia, Italy Coadjutor Archbishop of Lecce Archbishop of Lecce 18 June 2025 33. Shane A. Mackinlay 5 June 1965 Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia Bishop of Sandhurst Archbishop of Brisbane 18 June 2025 34. Benoni Ambăruș 22 September 1974 Bacău, Romania Auxiliary Bishop of Rome; Titular Bishop of Tronto Archbishop of Matera-IrsinaBishop of Tricarico In persona episcopi 18 June 2025 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 36. Janez Kozinc 21 August 1975Celje, Slovenia Priest of the Diocese of Celje Bishop of Murska Sobota 18 June 2025 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 38. Anthony John Ireland 28 April 1957Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne Titular Bishop of Carinola Archbishop of Hobart 20 June 2025 39. José Luis Cerra Luna 24 July 1963Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico Priest of the Diocese of Matamoros-Reynosa Bishop of Nogales 20 June 2025 40. Germán Humberto Barbosa Mora 24 December 1974Bogotá, Colombia Priest of the Diocese of Engativá Auxiliary Bishop of BogotáTitular Bishop of Uzalis 20 June 2025 41. Andrés Amaury Rosario Henriquez 23 September 1976Tamboril, Dominican Republic Priest of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los CaballerosTitular Bishop of Autenti 23 June 2025 42. Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana 18 June 1967 Fiakarana, Madagascar Priest of the Archdiocese of Antananarivo Auxiliary Bishop of AntananarivoTitular Bishop of Iucundiana 26 June 2025 43. José Antonio Satué Huerto 6 February 1968Huesca, Aragon, Spain Bishop of Teruel and Albarracín Bishop of Málaga 27 June 2025 44. Elias Frank 15 August 1962Bantwal, Karnataka, India Bishop of Asansol Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta 28 June 2025 45. Pierre Suon Hangly 14 April 1972Phnom Penh, Cambodia Apostolic Prefect of Kampong Cham Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh 28 June 2025 July 202546. 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 47. Santo Marcianò 10 April 1960 Reggio Calabria, Italy Ordinary of the Military Ordinariate of Italy Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-FerentinoBishop of Anagni-Alatri In persona episcopi 1 July 2025 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 49. Daniel Elias Garcia 30 August 1960 Cameron, Texas, United States Bishop of Monterey in CaliforniaBishop of Austin 2 July 2025 50. Pedro Cunha Cruz 16 June 1964 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of CampanhaBishop of Nova Friburgo 2 July 2025 51. Héctor David García Osorio 23 September 1966 Concepción de María, Choluteca, Honduras Bishop of YoroBishop of Santa Rosa de Copán 3 July 2025 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 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 54. Antonysamy Savarimuthu 8 December 1960 Tamil Nadu, India Bishop of Palayamkottai Archbishop of Madurai 5 July 2025 55. Simon Peter Kamomoe 26 November 1962Gatundu, Kenya Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi;Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Wote 5 July 2025 56. Jacek Piotr Tendej, CM 26 June 1963Handzlówka, Poland Vincentian priest, Seminary Rector in Port Moresby Bishop of Alotau-Sideia 7 July 2025 57. Justin Ain Soongie 2 June 1973Tsikiro, Papura New Guinea Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag;Titular Bishop of Forma Bishop of Wabag 7 July 2025 58. Ronald Gerhardus Wilhelmus Cornelissen 12 December 1964 Gaanderen, Netherlands Priest of the Archdiocese Utrecht Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden 7 July 2025 59. Matthew Kwang-Hee Choi 21 September 1977Seoul, South Korea Priest of the Archdiocese Seoul Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul;Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania 8 July 2025 60. Abilio Martínez Varea 29 January 1964 Autol, La Rioja, Spain Bishop of Osma-Soria Bishop of Ciudad Real 9 July 2025 61. Thomas J. Hennen 4 July 1978 Ottumwa, Iowa, United States Priest of the Diocese of Davenport Bishop of Baker10 July 2025 62. John Kiplimo Lelei 15 August 1958Eldoret, Kenya Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret; Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia Bishop of Kapsabet10 July 2025 63. Mariusz Dmyterko 29 December 1979Bytów, Poland Priest of the Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians10 July 2025 64. Michel Guillaud 24 June 1961Villeurbanne, France Priest of the Archdiocese of Lyon Bishop of Constantine11 July 2025 65. Krzysztof Dukielski 10 April 1978Radom, Poland Priest of the Diocese of Radom Auxiliary Bishop of Radom;Titular Bishop of Catula12 July 2025 66. Alberto Sy Uy 18 October 1966Ubay, Bohol, Philippines Bishop of Tagbilaran Archbishop of Cebu 16 July 2025 67. Makhoul Farha 28 December 1959Ras Baalbek, Lebanon Priest of the Archeparchy of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites Archbishop of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites 16 July 2025 68. Fredrik Hansen P.S.S.13 June 1979Drammen, Norway Coadjutor Bishop of OsloBishop of Oslo16 July 2025 69. Osório Citora Afonso6 May 1972Ribáuè, Mozambique Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo; Titular Bishop of Putia in NumidiaBishop of Quelimane25 July 2025 August 202570. Júlio Endi Akamine S.A.C.20 November 1962Garça, Brazil Archbishop of SorocabaArchbishop of Belém do Pará6 August 2025 71. Eric Soviguidi21 March 1971Abomey, Benin Priest of the Archdiocese of Cotonou Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso; Titular Archbishop of Cerenzia15 August 2025 72. Francis Serrao S.J.15 August 1959Moodabidri, India Bishop of Shimoga Bishop of Mysore15 August 2025 73. Ralph O’Donnell 31 August 1969Omaha, Nebraska, United States Priest of the Archdioecese of Omaha Bishop of Jefferson City19 August 2025 74. Pierre-Antoine Bozo 14 March 1966Argentan, France Bishop of Limoges Coadjutor Bishop of La Rochelle and Saintes19 August 2025 75. Paulo Alves Romão 6 August 1964Barra do Jacaré, Paraná, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro; Titular Bishop of Calama Bishop of Paranaguá20 August 2025 76. Carlos Enrique Samaniego López 8 October 1973Mexico City, Mexico Auxiliary Bishop of Mexico; Titular Bishop of Cillio Bishop of Texcoco21 August 2025 77. Pedro Cesário Palma O.F.M. Cap. 15 August 1961Pinhalão, Paraná, BrazilPriest of the Diocese of Umuarama Bishop of Jardim22 August 2025 78. José Arturo Cepeda15 May 1969San Luis Potosí, Mexico Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit;Titular Bishop of Tagase Auxiliary Bishop of San An