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Discover the tireless work in 130 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 wish 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
Mons. D. Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda
Obispo de Helsinki, Finlandia desde 2023
Bilbao, España
Doctor en Teología Dogmática por la PUSC en Roma
Msgr. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu
Obispo auxiliar de Orlu, Nigeria y de Orreacelia, Túnez, desde 2024
Uli, Estado de Anambra, Nigeria
Graduado en Filosofía, Managment y Política por la UNAV
Mons. D. Mikel María Garciandía Goñi
Obispo de Palencia, España, desde 2024
Echarri-Aranaz, España
Licenciado en Filosofía y Letras por la UNAV en Pamplona
Bishop Abel Liluala
Arzobispo metropolitano de Pointe-Noire, Congo, desde 2024
Cabinda, Angola
Doctor in Canon Law from the PUSC in Rome.
Mons. D. Reinaldo Sorto Martínez
Obispo Castrense de El Salvador, desde 2024
Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
Licenciado en Teología Dogmática por la UNAV en Pamplona
Bishop George Jacob Koovakad
Cardenal Prefecto del Dicasterio para el Diálogo Interreligioso, desde 2024
Changanacherry, India
Doctor in Canon Law from the PUSC in Rome.
Mons. D. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi
Nuncio apostólico en Benin y Togo. Arzobispo de Ursona, desde 2024
Córdoba, Argentina
Doctor in Canon Law from the PUSC in Rome.
Mons. D. Simón Bolivar Sánchez Carrión
Nuncio apostólico en Honduras y arzobispo Rosella, desde 2025
Olmedo, Ecuador
Licenciado en Derecho Canónico por la UNAV en Pamplona
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