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Bishops

A bishop in the Catholic Church is a senior member of the clergy who holds significant sacramental, administrative, and pastoral authority over a geographic region known as a diocese or, in Eastern Catholic Churches, an eparchy. Bishops are considered the successors of the Twelve Apostles, a doctrine rooted in the principle of Apostolic Succession, which posits that their authority is transmitted through an unbroken chain of ordinations originating with the apostles.[1] As of 2020, there are approximately 5,600 active bishops serving across the Latin and Eastern Catholic rites worldwide, underscoring their critical role in the Church's global mission.[2]

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Cláudio Hummes, Cardinal and Archbishop of São Paulo (1998–2006), was a leading voice in Brazil, the world’s largest Catholic nation (123–140 million Catholics). A champion of indigenous rights and environmental protection, he influenced Pope Francis’ 2019 Amazon Synod and inspired the pope’s name choice. As Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Clergy (2006–2010), Hummes shaped global priestly formation. His work in São Paulo’s vibrant, syncretic Catholic culture reflects Brazil’s dynamic faith amid priest shortages.

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Name honorific prefix diocese rank birth date conclave eligibility
Name honorific prefix diocese rank birth date conclave eligibility
Adalberto Martínez Flores His Eminence Archdiocese of Asunción Cardinal 1951-07-08 Eligible
Adam Maida His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1930-03-18 Ineligible
Alberto Suárez Inda His Eminence Cardinal Ineligible
Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri His Eminence Diocese of Huehuetenango Cardinal 1947-07-16 Eligible
Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar His Eminence Diocese of Setúbal Cardinal 1973-12-12 Eligible
Anders Arborelius His Eminence Diocese of Stockholm Cardinal 1949-09-24 Eligible
Ángel Fernández Artime His Eminence Cardinal Eligible
Ángel Fernández Artime
Ángel Sixto Rossi His Eminence Archdiocese of Córdoba Cardinal 1958-08-11 Eligible
Angelo De Donatis His Eminence Apostolic Penitentiary Cardinal 1954-01-04 Eligible
Anthony Poola His Eminence Archdiocese of Hyderabad Cardinal 1961-11-15 Eligible
Antoine Kambanda His Eminence Archdiocese of Kigali Cardinal 1958-11-10 Eligible
António Augusto dos Santos Marto His Eminence Diocese of Leiria-Fátima Cardinal 1947-05-05 Eligible
Antonio Cañizares Llovera His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1945-10-15 Eligible
Arlindo Gomes Furtado His Eminence Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde Cardinal 1949-10-04 Eligible
Arrigo Miglio His Eminence Archdiocese of Cagliari Cardinal 1942-07-18 Ineligible
Arthur Roche His Eminence Cardinal Eligible
Augusto Paolo Lojudice His Eminence Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino Cardinal 1964-07-01 Eligible
Baldassare Reina
Baldassare Reina His Eminence Diocese of Rome Cardinal 1970-11-26 Eligible
Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal His Beatitude Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara) Cardinal 1959-06-15 Eligible
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi His Beatitude and Eminence Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch Cardinal 1940-02-25 Ineligible
Beniamino Stella His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1941-08-18 Ineligible
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel His Eminence Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba Cardinal 1948-07-14 Eligible
Blase Joseph Cupich His Eminence Archdiocese of Chicago Cardinal 1949-03-19 Eligible
Camillo Ruini His Eminence Diocese of Rome (Vicar General, Emeritus) Cardinal 1931-02-19 Ineligible
Carlos Aguiar Retes His Eminence Archdiocese of Mexico City Cardinal 1950-01-09 Eligible
Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio His Eminence Archdiocese of Lima Cardinal 1950-02-28 Eligible
Carlos Osoro Sierra His Eminence Archdiocese of Madrid (Emeritus) Cardinal 1945-05-16 Eligible
Charles Maung Bo His Eminence Archdiocese of Yangon Cardinal 1948-10-29 Eligible
Chibly Langlois His Eminence Diocese of Les Cayes Cardinal 1958-11-29 Eligible
Christoph Schönborn His Eminence Archdiocese of Vienna Cardinal 1945-01-22 Eligible
Christophe Pierre His Eminence Cardinal Ineligible
Christophe Pierre
Claudio Gugerotti
Claudio Gugerotti His Eminence Cardinal Eligible
Cristóbal López Romero His Eminence Archdiocese of Rabat Cardinal 1952-05-19 Eligible
Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet His Eminence Archdiocese of Montevideo Cardinal 1959-07-04 Eligible
Daniel Nicholas DiNardo His Eminence Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Cardinal 1949-05-23 Eligible
Désiré Tsarahazana His Eminence Archdiocese of Toamasina Cardinal 1954-06-13 Eligible
Dieudonné Nzapalainga His Eminence Archdiocese of Bangui Cardinal 1967-03-14 Eligible
Domenico Battaglia His Eminence Archdiocese of Naples Cardinal 1963-01-20 Eligible
Dominique Mamberti His Eminence Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal 1952-03-07 Eligible
Dominique Mathieu His Eminence Archdiocese of Tehran–Isfahan Cardinal Eligible
Dominique Mathieu
Emil Paul Tscherrig His Eminence Cardinal Eligible
Emil Paul Tscherrig
Emmanuel Wamala His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1926-12-15 Ineligible
Enrico Feroci His Eminence Cardinal Ineligible
Fabio Baggio
Fabio Baggio His Eminence Cardinal Eligible
Fernando Filoni His Eminence Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Cardinal 1946-04-15 Eligible
Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib His Eminence Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile Cardinal 1957-03-10 Eligible
Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib His Eminence Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile Cardinal 1957-03-10 Eligible
Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão His Eminence Archdiocese of Goa and Daman Cardinal 1953-01-20 Eligible
Francesco Montenegro His Eminence Archdiocese of Agrigento (Emeritus) Cardinal 1946-05-22 Eligible
Francis Arinze His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1932-11-01 Ineligible
Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanit His Eminence Archdiocese of Bangkok (Emeritus) Cardinal 1949-06-27 Eligible
Francisco Robles Ortega His Eminence Archdiocese of Guadalajara Cardinal 1949-03-02 Eligible
François-Xavier Bustillo His Eminence Diocese of Ajaccio Cardinal 1968-11-23 Eligible
Frank Leo His Eminence Archdiocese of Toronto Cardinal 1971-06-30 Eligible
Fridolin Ambongo Besungu His Eminence Archdiocese of Kinshasa Cardinal 1960-01-24 Eligible
Friedrich Wetter His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1928-02-20 Ineligible
George Jacob Koovakad
George Jacob Koovakad His Eminence Cardinal Eligible
George Koovakad
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix His Eminence Archdiocese of Quebec Cardinal 1957-07-27 Eligible
Gerhard Ludwig Müller His Eminence Diocese of Regensburg (Emeritus) Cardinal 1947-12-31 Eligible
Gianfranco Ghirlanda His Eminence Cardinal Ineligible
Giorgio Marengo His Eminence Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar Cardinal 1974-06-07 Eligible
Giovanni Angelo Becciu His Eminence Cardinal Ineligible
Giovanni Battista Re His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1934-01-30
Giuseppe Betori His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1947-02-25 Eligible
Giuseppe Petrocchi His Eminence Archdiocese of L’Aquila Cardinal 1948-08-19 Eligible
Grzegorz Ryś His Eminence Archdiocese of Łódź Cardinal 1964-02-09 Eligible
Ignace Bessi Dogbo His Eminence Archdiocese of Abidjan Cardinal Eligible
Ignace Bessi Dogbo
Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo His Eminence Archdiocese of Jakarta Cardinal 1950-07-09 Eligible
Jaime Spengler
Jaime Spengler His Eminence Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Cardinal Eligible
James Michael Harvey His Eminence Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (Archpriest) Cardinal 1949-10-20 Eligible
James Patrick Green The Most Reverend Titular Archbishop Ineligible
Jean Jadot The Most Reverend Titular Archbishop Ineligible
Jean-Claude Hollerich His Eminence Archdiocese of Luxembourg Cardinal 1958-08-09 Eligible
Jean-Marc Noël Aveline His Eminence Archdiocese of Marseille Cardinal 1958-12-26 Eligible
Jean-Paul Vesco
Jean-Paul Vesco His Eminence Archdiocese of Algiers Cardinal Eligible
Jean-Pierre Kutwa His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1945-12-22 Eligible
João Braz de Aviz His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1947-04-24 Eligible
John Atcherley Dew His Eminence Archdiocese of Wellington (Emeritus) Cardinal 1948-05-05 Eligible
John Njue His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1946-01-01 Eligible
John Ribat His Eminence Archdiocese of Port Moresby Cardinal 1957-02-09 Eligible
Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal His Eminence Archdiocese of Cartagena Cardinal 1942-03-29 Ineligible
José Cobo Cano His Eminence Archdiocese of Madrid Cardinal 1965-09-20 Eligible
José Lázaro Fuerte Advíncula Jr. His Eminence Archdiocese of Manila Cardinal 1952-03-30 Eligible
José Saraiva Martins His Eminence College of Cardinals Cardinal 1932-01-06 Ineligible
José Tolentino de Mendonça His Eminence Cardinal Eligible
Joseph Coutts His Eminence Archdiocese of Karachi Cardinal 1945-07-21 Eligible

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