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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 Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador, since 2006.
Quito,Ecuador
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Bishop José María Ortega Trinidad
Bishop of the Diocese of Juli, Peru, since 2006
Oyón,Peru
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. Oscar Domingo Sarlinga
Bishop of the Diocese of Zárate-Campana, Argentina, since 2006.
Buenos Aires,Argentina
D. in Theology from the PUSC in Rome.
Msgr. José María Yanguas Sanz
Bishop of the Diocese of Cuenca, Spain, since 2006.
Alberite,Spain
D. in Theology from the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop Philippe Jourdan
Bishop Apostolic Administrator of Estonia, since 2005
Dax,France
D. in Philosophy from the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop Emmanuel Celeste Trance
Bishop of the Diocese of Catarman, Philippines, since 2005
Iloilo,Philippines
D. in Philosophy from the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop Antonio Augusto Dias Duarte
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Sebastian de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 2005.
Santo André,Brazil
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Ricardo García García
Bishop of the Diocese of Yauyos, Peru, since 2004.
Lima,Peru
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. José Pandarassery
Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Kottayam, India, since 2006.
Ettumanoor,India
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Alexis Touably Youl
Bishop of the diocese of Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire, since 2006
Tabou,Ivory Coast
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Bishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo
Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cuenca, Ecuador, since 2006.
Guayas,Ecuador
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Fernando José Castro Aguayo
Bishop of the Diocese of Margarita, Venezuela, since 2009.
Caracas,Venezuela
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. D. Tarcisio Nascente dos Santos
Bishop of the Diocese of Duque de Caxias, Brazil, since 2009
Niteroi,Brazil
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Francisco Javier Steigmeier Schmidlin
Bishop of the Diocese of Villarrica, Chile, since 2009.
Los Angeles,Chile
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. D. Grzegorz Kaszak
Bishop of the Diocese of Sosnowiec, Poland, since 2009
Choszczno,Poland
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru
Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Vatican City, since 2008.
Vitoria,Spain
D. in Canon Law and professor at the UNAV in Pamplona and at the PUSC in Rome.
Msgr. Felipe Salazar Villagrana
Bishop of the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico, since 2008
Amatlán de Cañas,Mexico
Bachelor's Degree in Sacred Scripture at the UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Msgr. Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona
Bishop of the Diocese of Ica, Peru, since 2007
Chiclayo,Peru
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. Antoni Stankiewicz
He was dean of the Roman Rota, Vatican City, since 2006.
Oleszczenice,Lithuania
D. in Law from the Lateran University and professor at the PUSC in Rome.
Msgr. Luis Miguel Cantón Marín
Bishop of the Diocese of Tapachula, Mexico, since 1984.
Yucatan,Mexico
Degree in Canon Law at the UNAV in Pamplona, Spain.

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