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Serving the Church on five continents

Discover the unceasing work in 131 countries raising vocations for the Church around the world.
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Our job, to serve

In the unceasing work of serving the Church, more than 800 bishops from 131 countries want some of their seminarians and priests to study at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome) or at the Faculties of Ecclesiastical Studies of the University of Navarra (Pamplona). These bishops want them to complete their intellectual, human and spiritual formation at the international seminaries Sedes Sapientieae (Rome) and Bidasoa (Pamplona).

By forming themselves conscientiously, they will be able to serve the Church and all Christians in the countries where they exercise their ministry and vocation.

Countries of origin

Meet alumni who were ordained bishops, and who serve the Church around the world:

Name
Position/Diocese
Origin
Studies
Bishop Dennis Cabanada Villarojo
Bishop of the Diocese of Malolos, Philippines, from 2019.
Cebu,Philippines
D. in Philosophy from the PUSC in Rome.
Msgr. Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito
Bishop of the Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Brazil, since 2019.
Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Francisco Caraballo Fermín
Bishop of the Diocese of Cabimas, Venezuela, since 2019.
Guayana,Venezuela
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Mons. D. Sérgio de Deus Borges
Bishop of the Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, since 2019.
Alfredo Wagner,Brazil
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Bishop Carlos Briseño Arch
Bishop of the diocese of Veracruz, Mexico, since 2018.
Mexico City,Mexico
D. in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Msgr. José María Gil Tamayo
Bishop of the diocese of Avila, Spain, since 2018.
Badajoz,Spain
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Bishop D. Paul Toshihiro Sakai
Auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Osaka, Japan, since 2018.
Ashiya,Japan
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. D. Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag
Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, since 2018.
Więcbork,Poland
Postgraduate Degree in Canon Law at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Sebastian Vaniyapurackal
Curial bishop of the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, India, since 2017.
Kerala,India
D. in Canon Law at the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop D. Gilson Andrade da Silva
Bishop of the Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, Brazil, since 2019.
Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Msgr. Raúl Antonio Chau Quispe
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru, from 2019.
Lima,Peru
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Orlando Roa Barbosa
Archbishop of the Diocese of Ibagué, Colombia, from 2020
Cali,Colombia
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Bishop D. Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa
Archbishop of the Diocese of Burgos, Spain, since 2020.
Biscay,Spain
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Bishop Firas Mundher Drdr.
Exarch of Basra and Gulf, Iraq, since 2020
Qaraqos,Iraq
Social communication at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Luis Miguel Muñoz Cárdaba
Archbishop of the Diocese of Nasai, Algeria, since 2020.
Segovia,Spain
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Kenryk Mieczyslaw Jagodzinski
Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Limousin, Italy, since 2020.
Małogoszcz,Poland
Doctor in Canon Law from the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop Ricardo Aldo Barreto Cairo
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Caracas, Venezuela, from 2019.
Panama City,Panama
Licentiate in Moral Theology at PUSC in Rome
Bishop Dominic Kimengich
Bishop of the Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya, from 2019.
Kituro,Kenya
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Nicolas Thévenin
Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Apostolic Delegate to the Arab League, from 2019.
Haute-Marne,France
Doctor in Canon Law from the PUSC in Rome.
Mons. Eduardo José Pino Castillo
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Portoviejo, Ecuador, since 2019.
Guayaquil,Ecuador
Bachelor's Degree in Theology and Philosophy at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain

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