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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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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
Msgr. Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez
Bishop of Caldas, Colombia, since 2022
Barbosa,Colombia
Degree in Canon Law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (PUSC) in Rome.
Msgr. Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz
Bishop of the Diocese of Huajuapán de León, Mexico, since 2021
Puebla,Mexico
Licentiate in Church History at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum
Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Altos, Guatemala, since 2021.
Totonicapán,Guatemala
Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz
Bishop of the Diocese of Ocaña, Colombia, from 2021
Barranquilla,Colombia
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Bishop Damian Bryl
Bishop of the Diocese of Kalisz, Poland, from 2021
Jarocin,Poland
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Fabio Fabene
Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and titular bishop of Montefiascone, Italy, since 2021.
Rome,Italy
D. in Canon Law from the Lateran University of Rome.
Msgr. D. Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal
Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Tunisia, since 2021
Kerala,India
Doctor in Canon Law from the PUSC in Rome.
Msgr. Miguel Fernando González Mariño
Bishop of the Diocese of El Espinal, Colombia, from 2020
Boyacá,Colombia
Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías
Archbishop of the Diocese of Zaragoza, Spain, since 2020.
La Coruña,Spain
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Msgr. Visvaldas Kulbokas
Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, since 2021
Klaipeda,Lithuania
Licentiate in Theology and Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. D. Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy
Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, since 2021
Shortandy,Kazakhstan
Degree in Philosophy at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza
Bishop of the Diocese of Melo, Uruguay, since 2021
Montevideo,Uruguay
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Msgr. Peter Ebere Okpaleke
Cardinal and Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, since 2022
Anambra,Nigeria
Degree in Canon Law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (PUSC) in Rome.
Bishop D. Tulio Omar Pérez Rivera
Bishop of Filaca and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala, Guatemala, since 2022
La Antigua,Guatemala
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Bishop D. Marcony Vinícius Ferreira
Archbishop of the Military Ordinariate of Brazil, since 2022
Brasilia,Brazil
Licentiate in Moral Theology at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Maurice Muhati Makumba
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kenya, since 2022
Kakamega,Kenya
D. in Philosophy from the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop Guido Ivan Minda Chalá
Bishop of the Diocese of Santa Elena, Ecuador, from 2022
Cotacachi,Ecuador
Degree in Theology from the University of Navarra (UNAV) in Pamplona.
Msgr. D. Wiesław Lechowicz
Military Archbishop of Poland, since 2022
Dąbrova Tarnowska,Poland
D. in Theology from the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo
Archbishop of the Military Archbishop of Spain, since 2021
Eibar,Spain
Licentiate in Biblical Sciences from the Pontifical Biblical Institute and professor at the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. César Alcides Balbín Tamayo
Bishop of the Diocese of Cartago, Colombia, since 2021
Antioquia,Colombia
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
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