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Dioceses without Bishops

DioceseTypeDate VacantLast BishopEvent
Alexandria {Alessandria} (Melkite), EgyptArchdiocese25 Nov 1921Etienne Soukkarie †Died
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), UkraineArcheparchy5 Dec 1938Giuseppe Teodorowicz †Died
Chios (Scio), GreeceDiocese 1939Nicolas Charikiopoulos (Harikoupoulos) †Died
Pinsk, BelarusDiocese6 May 1946Kazimierz Bukraba †Died
Derna, LibyaVicariate Apostolic21 Jun 1948Giovanni Lucato, S.D.B. †Appointed, Bishop of Isernia e Venafro
Istanbul (Byzantine), TurkeyApostolic Exarchate28 Jan 1957Dionisio Leonida Varouhas †Died
West Indies, SpainArchdiocese31 Jul 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
Viêt NamDelegation19 Dec 1975Henri Lemaître †Appointed, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda
Mogadiscio, SomaliaDiocese9 Jul 1989Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †Died
Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaEparchy10 Apr 1992Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.Resigned
Netherlands, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate13 Mar 1993Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B.Resigned
Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite)Eparchy7 Jun 1994Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †Died
Aqra {Akra} (Chaldean), IraqDiocese25 Jul 1998Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.S.H. †Died
Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Armenian)Ordinariate27 Sep 2000Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.Appointed, Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaDiocese9 Nov 2001James Matthew WingleAppointed, Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario
Mukacheve (Ruthenian), UkraineEparchy12 Nov 2002Ivan Semedi †Retired
Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), IraqArcheparchy8 Jan 2005Yacoub Denha Scher †Died
Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyArcheparchy16 Jan 2005Paul Karatas †Died
Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian), IranEparchy2 Apr 2005Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
Bridgetown, Barbados, AntillesDiocese31 May 2005Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp.Retired
Ebebiyin, Equatorial GuineaDiocese27 Aug 2006Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F. †Died
Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), IraqArcheparchy21 Oct 2006Djibrail KassabAppointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean)
Phát Diêm, Viêt NamDiocese14 Apr 2007Joseph Nguyên Van YênResigned
Argentina, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate15 May 2007Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.Retired
Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Diocese19 May 2007Michel Visi †Died
Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese23 May 2007Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M.Retired
Kotido, UgandaDiocese27 Jun 2007Denis Kiwanuka LoteAppointed, Archbishop of Tororo
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, AntillesDiocese19 Jul 2007Robert Rivas, O.P.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia
Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), UkraineEparchy28 Jul 2007Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M.Resigned
Ruhengeri, RwandaDiocese28 Aug 2007Kizito BahujimihigoAppointed, Bishop of Kibungo
Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), AntillesDiocese12 Oct 2007Donald James ReeceAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica
Batouri, CameroonDiocese3 Nov 2007Samuel KledaAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala
Legazpi, PhilippinesDiocese7 Nov 2007Nestor Celestial CariñoResigned
Miskolc (Byzantine), HungaryApostolic Exarchate10 Nov 2007Szilárd KeresztesRetired
Warri, NigeriaDiocese24 Dec 2007Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.Appointed, Archbishop of Benin City
Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (Melkite), PalestineArchdiocese5 Jan 2008Georges Michel BakarResigned
Kimbe, Papua New GuineaDiocese19 Jan 2008Alphonse Liguori ChaupaResigned
Saurimo, AngolaDiocese18 Feb 2008Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P.Appointed, Bishop of Benguela
Hinche, HaïtiDiocese1 Mar 2008Louis Kébreau, S.D.B.Appointed, Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien
Mossul (Chaldean), IraqArcheparchy12 Mar 2008Paulos Faraj Rahho †Died
Oita, JapanDiocese19 Mar 2008Dominic Ryoji MiyaharaAppointed, Bishop of Fukuoka
Nekemte, EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic21 Mar 2008Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M. †Died
Nakuru, KenyaDiocese19 Apr 2008Peter J. KairoAppointed, Archbishop of Nyeri
San Jose de Antique, PhilippinesDiocese14 May 2008Romulo Tolentino de la CruzAppointed, Bishop of Kidapawan
Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, AntillesDiocese15 May 2008Ernest Mesmin Lucien CaboRetired
Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, BrazilDiocese11 Jun 2008Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.Appointed, Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia
Jashpur, IndiaDiocese12 Jun 2008Victor Kindo †Died
Criciúma, Santa Catarina, BrazilDiocese2 Jul 2008Paulo Antônio de ContoAppointed, Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USADiocese9 Jul 2008David Laurin RickenAppointed, Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin
Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese31 Jul 2008Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi
Ruteng, IndonesiaDiocese13 Oct 2008Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. †Died
Cape Palmas, LiberiaDiocese15 Oct 2008Boniface Nyema DaliehRetired
Great Britain, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate16 Oct 2008Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M.Appointed, Bishop of Menevia, Wales
Duluth, Minnesota, USADiocese17 Oct 2008Dennis Marion SchnurrAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio
Owando, CongoDiocese22 Oct 2008Ernest Kombo, S.J. †Died
Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)Vicariate Apostolic29 Oct 2008Giuseppe Bausardo, S.D.B.Resigned
Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese30 Oct 2008Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M.Resigned
Córdoba, SpainDiocese13 Nov 2008Juan José Asenjo PelegrinaAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}
Witbank, South AfricaDiocese24 Nov 2008Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.Appointed, Archbishop of Pretoria
Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese28 Nov 2008Marcel Utembi TapaAppointed, Archbishop of Kisangani
Barrancabermeja, ColombiaDiocese1 Dec 2008Jaime Prieto AmayaAppointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
Carúpano, VenezuelaDiocese10 Dec 2008Manuel Felipe Díaz SánchezAppointed, Archbishop of Calabozo
Essen, GermanyDiocese19 Dec 2008Felix GennAppointed, Bishop of Münster
San Vicente, El SalvadorDiocese27 Dec 2008José Luis Escobar AlasAppointed, Archbishop of San Salvador
Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, ParaguayDiocese27 Dec 2008Sebelio Peralta AlvarezAppointed, Bishop of San Lorenzo
Owensboro, Kentucky, USADiocese5 Jan 2009John Jeremiah McRaithResigned
Oviedo, SpainArchdiocese8 Jan 2009Carlos Osoro SierraAppointed, Archbishop of Valencia
Mansa, ZambiaDiocese15 Jan 2009Andrew Aaron ChishaRetired
Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syrian), USAEparchy20 Jan 2009Ignace Joseph III (Ephrem) YounanAppointed, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)
Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, BrazilDiocese28 Jan 2009Gil Antônio MoreiraAppointed, Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
Celje, SloveniaDiocese31 Jan 2009Anton Stres, C.M.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Maribor
Damongo, GhanaDiocese12 Feb 2009Philip NaamehAppointed, Archbishop of Tamale
Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaDiocese13 Feb 2009Ismael Rueda SierraAppointed, Archbishop of Bucaramanga
BurundiNunciature19 Feb 2009Paul Richard GallagherAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAArchdiocese23 Feb 2009Timothy Michael DolanAppointed, Archbishop of New York, New York
Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}, Western SaharaPrefecture Apostolic25 Feb 2009Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I.Retired
Belém do Pará, Para, BrazilArchdiocese27 Feb 2009Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.Appointed, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Cartagena (en España)Diocese7 Mar 2009Juan Antonio Reig PlaAppointed, Bishop of Alcalá de Henares
Jacmel, HaïtiDiocese9 Mar 2009Guire PoulardAppointed, Bishop of Les Cayes
CubaNunciature14 Mar 2009Luigi BonazziAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania
Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian), UkraineApostolic Exarchate17 Mar 2009Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M.Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian)
Birmingham, England, Great BritainArchdiocese3 Apr 2009Vincent Gerard NicholsAppointed, Archbishop of Westminster, England
Vasai, IndiaDiocese4 Apr 2009Thomas DabreAppointed, Bishop of Poona
Franca, Sao Paulo, BrazilDiocese15 Apr 2009Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M.Appointed, Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo
Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, ItalyArchdiocese16 Apr 2009Domenico Umberto D'AmbrosioAppointed, Archbishop of Lecce
Valladolid, SpainArchdiocese16 Apr 2009Braulio Rodríguez PlazaAppointed, Archbishop of Toledo
Radom, PolandDiocese18 Apr 2009Zygmunt ZimowskiAppointed, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
Tete, MozambiqueDiocese18 Apr 2009Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S.Retired
Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese21 Apr 2009Théophile Kaboy RubonekaAppointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Goma
Ogdensburg, New York, USADiocese21 Apr 2009Robert Joseph CunninghamAppointed, Bishop of Syracuse, New York
Alife-Caiazzo, ItalyDiocese25 Apr 2009Pietro FarinaAppointed, Bishop of Caserta
Kasama, ZambiaArchdiocese30 Apr 2009James Mwewa SpaitaRetired
Ikot Ekpene, NigeriaDiocese4 May 2009Camillus Archibong EtokudohAppointed, Bishop of Port Harcourt
Ouahigouya, Burkina FasoDiocese13 May 2009Philippe OuédraogoAppointed, Archbishop of Ouagadougou
Galle, Sri LankaDiocese14 May 2009Harold Anthony PereraAppointed, Bishop of Kurunegala
Bossangoa, Central African RepublicDiocese16 May 2009François-Xavier YombandjeResigned
Malakal, SudanDiocese16 May 2009Vincent Mojwok NyikerRetired
Bangui, Central African RepublicArchdiocese26 May 2009Paulin PomodimoResigned
FranceNunciature2 Jun 2009Fortunato BaldelliAppointed, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
Springfield in Illinois, USADiocese3 Jun 2009George Joseph LucasAppointed, Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska
Trondheim, NorwayTerritorial Prelature8 Jun 2009Georg Müller, SS.CC.Resigned
Wilcannia-Forbes, AustraliaDiocese9 Jun 2009Christopher Henry TooheyResigned
Austin, Texas, USADiocese12 Jun 2009Gregory Michael AymondAppointed, Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana
Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, MéxicoDiocese18 Jun 2009Juan Manuel Mancilla SánchezAppointed, Bishop of Texcoco, México
VenezuelaNunciature18 Jun 2009Giacinto BerlocoAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
Minas, UruguayDiocese1 Jul 2009Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da SilveiraResigned
Sobral, Ceara, BrazilDiocese1 Jul 2009Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.Appointed, Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
Tubarão, Santa Catarina, BrazilDiocese1 Jul 2009Jacinto BergmannAppointed, Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDiocese3 Jul 2009Albert LeGattAppointed, Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
SpainNunciature3 Jul 2009Manuel Monteiro de CastroAppointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops
Note: China was intentionally excluded from this table. This table was last updated on 4 Jul 09.

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