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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), GreeceDiocese1 Jul 1939Nikolaos 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)
Argentina, MilitaryMilitary Ordinariate15 May 2007Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.Retired
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
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
Oita, JapanDiocese19 Mar 2008Dominic Ryoji MiyaharaAppointed, Bishop of Fukuoka
Nakuru, KenyaDiocese19 Apr 2008Peter J. KairoAppointed, Archbishop of Nyeri
Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, AntillesDiocese15 May 2008Ernest Mesmin Lucien CaboRetired
Jashpur, IndiaDiocese12 Jun 2008Victor Kindo †Died
Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Diocese31 Jul 2008Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi
Cape Palmas, LiberiaDiocese15 Oct 2008Boniface Nyema DaliehRetired
Owando, CongoDiocese22 Oct 2008Ernest Kombo, S.J. †Died
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}
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
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
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
Jacmel, HaïtiDiocese9 Mar 2009Guire PoulardAppointed, Bishop of Les Cayes
Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian), UkraineApostolic Exarchate17 Mar 2009Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M.Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian)
Franca, Sao Paulo, BrazilDiocese15 Apr 2009Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M.Appointed, Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo
Valladolid, SpainArchdiocese16 Apr 2009Braulio Rodríguez PlazaAppointed, Archbishop of Toledo
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
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
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
Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceDiocese8 Jul 2009Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel JamesAppointed, Bishop of Nantes
Gbarnga, LiberiaDiocese11 Jul 2009Lewis ZeiglerAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Monrovia
Savannakhet, LaosVicariate Apostolic14 Jul 2009Jean Sommeng Vorachak †Died
Oria, ItalyDiocese15 Jul 2009Michele CastoroAppointed, Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo
Girardota, ColombiaDiocese16 Jul 2009Gonzalo Restrepo RestrepoAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales
Teruel y Albarracín, SpainDiocese18 Jul 2009José Manuel Lorca PlanesAppointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
Kalibo, PhilippinesDiocese21 Jul 2009Jose Romeo Orquejo LazoAppointed, Bishop of San Jose de Antique
Coari, Amazonas, BrazilTerritorial Prelature22 Jul 2009Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.SS.R.Resigned
Mindelo, Cape VerdeDiocese22 Jul 2009Arlindo Gomes FurtadoAppointed, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
Jimma-Bonga, EthiopiaPrefecture Apostolic23 Jul 2009Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte
AngolaNunciature23 Jul 2009Giovanni Angelo BecciuAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
São Tomé and PríncipeNunciature23 Jul 2009Giovanni Angelo BecciuAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
Semarang, IndonesiaArchdiocese25 Jul 2009Ignatius Suharyo HardjoatmodjoAppointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Jakarta
Ngong, KenyaDiocese1 Aug 2009Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M.Resigned
Eluru, IndiaDiocese16 Aug 2009John Mulagada †Died
Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)Archdiocese17 Aug 2009John Choi Young-su †Resigned
Arua, UgandaDiocese19 Aug 2009Frederick DranduaResigned
Mwanza, TanzaniaArchdiocese19 Aug 2009Anthony Peter Mayalla †Died
Treviso, ItalyDiocese20 Aug 2009Andrea Bruno MazzocatoAppointed, Archbishop of Udine
NigeriaNunciature20 Aug 2009Renzo FratiniAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
Nueva Pamplona, ColombiaArchdiocese29 Aug 2009Gustavo Martínez Frías †Died
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USADiocese31 Aug 2009Joseph Francis MartinoResigned
Balanga, PhilippinesDiocese8 Sep 2009Socrates Buenaventura VillegasAppointed, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
Paranavaí, Parana, BrazilDiocese16 Sep 2009Sérgio Aparecido ColomboAppointed, Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo
Caltagirone, ItalyDiocese17 Sep 2009Vincenzo ManzellaAppointed, Bishop of Cefalù
Mitú, ColombiaVicariate Apostolic17 Sep 2009José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y.Retired
CanadaNunciature22 Sep 2009Luigi VenturaAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaDiocese26 Sep 2009Raymond John LaheyResigned
Atlacomulco, México, MéxicoDiocese29 Sep 2009Constancio Miranda WechmannAppointed, Archbishop of Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Masbate, PhilippinesDiocese1 Oct 2009Joel Zamudio BaylonAppointed, Bishop of Legazpi
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoDiocese1 Oct 2009Felipe Padilla CardonaAppointed, Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora
Gurué, MozambiqueDiocese9 Oct 2009Manuel Chuanguira MachadoResigned
Malindi, KenyaDiocese9 Oct 2009Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap. †Died
Cape Coast, GhanaArchdiocese24 Oct 2009Peter Kodwo Appiah TurksonAppointed, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Celaya, Guanajuato, MéxicoDiocese25 Oct 2009Lázaro Pérez Jiménez †Died
Verapoly, IndiaArchdiocese26 Oct 2009Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. †Died
Kohima, IndiaDiocese30 Oct 2009Jose MukalaResigned
CamerounNunciature5 Nov 2009Eliseo Antonio AriottiAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
Equatorial GuineaNunciature5 Nov 2009Eliseo Antonio AriottiAppointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
Palmira, ColombiaDiocese6 Nov 2009Abraham Escudero Montoya †Died
Nashik, IndiaDiocese10 Nov 2009Felix Anthony MachadoAppointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vasai
Ihosy, MadagascarDiocese13 Nov 2009Philippe RanaivomananaAppointed, Bishop of Antsirabé
Solwezi, ZambiaDiocese13 Nov 2009Alick BandaAppointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USADiocese14 Nov 2009Kevin Carl RhoadesAppointed, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USADiocese14 Nov 2009Jerome Edward ListeckiAppointed, Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Queenstown, South AfricaDiocese16 Nov 2009Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C.Resigned
Sapporo, JapanDiocese17 Nov 2009Peter Toshio JinushiRetired
Note: China was intentionally excluded from this table. This table was last updated on 18 Nov 09.

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