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Discover the tireless work of the CARF Foundation in fostering vocations for the Church throughout the world.
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Our work, serving the Church

More than 1,200 bishops and 300 superiors of religious orders from 130 countries want some of their seminarians and priests to study at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome) or in the Faculties of Ecclesiastical Studies of the University of Navarra (Pamplona). These bishops want them to complete their intellectual, human, and spiritual training at the Sedes Sapientiae (Rome) and Bidasoa (Pamplona) international seminaries or at the priest residences and colleges that are also available to them, both in Spain and Italy.

In its tireless work, the CARF Foundation supports both academic centers in providing a thorough and comprehensive education so that students will then be able to serve the Church and all Christians in their countries of origin, where they exercise their priestly ministry and their vocation of love for others.

Bishops

Meet the alumni who were ordained as bishops and who strive to serve the Church around the world:
Msgr. Peter Ebere Okpaleke
Cardinal and Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, since 2022
Origin: 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
Origin: 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
Origin: Brasilia,Brazil
Licentiate in Moral Theology at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Maurice Muhati Makumba
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kenya, since 2022
Origin: 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
Origin: Cotacachi,Ecuador
Degree in Theology from the University of Navarra (UNAV) in Pamplona.
Msgr. D. Wiesław Lechowicz
Military Archbishop of Poland, since 2022
Origin: 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
Origin: 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
Origin: Antioquia,Colombia
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza
Bishop of the Diocese of Melo, Uruguay, since 2021
Origin: Montevideo,Uruguay
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Msgr. Visvaldas Kulbokas
Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, since 2021
Origin: 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
Origin: Shortandy,Kazakhstan
Degree in Philosophy at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz
Bishop of the Diocese of Huajuapán de León, Mexico, since 2021
Origin: Puebla,Mexico
Licentiate in Church History at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz
Bishop of the Diocese of Ocaña, Colombia, from 2021
Origin: Barranquilla,Colombia
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez
Bishop of the Diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia, since 2015.
Origin: Boyacá,Colombia
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Bishop Damian Bryl
Bishop of the Diocese of Kalisz, Poland, from 2021
Origin: 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.
Origin: 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
Origin: 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
Origin: Boyacá,Colombia
Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Bishop D. Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa
Archbishop of the Diocese of Burgos, Spain, since 2020.
Origin: Biscay,Spain
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Msgr. Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías
Archbishop of the Diocese of Zaragoza, Spain, since 2020.
Origin: La Coruña,Spain
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
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