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Serving the Church on five continents

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. D. Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono
Bishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea since 2017.
Origin: Equatorial Guinea
Degree in Sacred Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Bishop Anthony Muheria
Bishop of the Diocese of Kitui, Kenya, since 2017.
Origin: Kaburugi, Kenya
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Antonio Guido Filipazzi
Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Nigeria, since 2017.
Origin: Melzo, Italy
D. in Canon Law at the PUSC in Rome.
Msgr. Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer
Bishop of the diocese of Menorca, Spain, since 2016.
Origin: Alicante, Spain
D. in Theology from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. Richard J. Umbers
Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia, since 2016.
Origin: Otahuhu, New Zealand
Degree in Theology at the PUSC in Rome | Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Navarra in Pamplona.
Bishop Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo
Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cuenca, Ecuador, since 2006.
Origin: Guayas, Ecuador
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Mark William O'Connell
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, United States of America, since 2016.
Origin: Ontario, Canada
Doctor in Canon Law from the PUSC in Rome.
Msgr. Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal
Bishop of Vitoria, Spain, since 2016.
Origin: Navarra, Spain
Degree in Philosophy from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. Stephen Lee Bun-sang
Bishop of the diocese of Macau, China, since 2016.
Origin: Hong Kong, China
D. in Canon Law from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Pedro Cunha Cruz
Bishop of the diocese of Campanha, Brazil since 2015.
Origin: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D. in Philosophy at the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop Corrado Sanguinetti
Bishop of the diocese of Pavia, Italy, since 2015.
Origin: Milan, Italy
Licentiate in Theology at the PUSC in Rome
Bishop Óscar Florencio
Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, since 2015.
Origin: Capoocan, Philippines
D. in Theology from the PUSC in Rome.
Bishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain, since 2015.
Origin: La Rioja, Spain
D. in Canon Law from the UNAV in Pamplona.
Msgr. Ariel Lascarro Tapia
Bishop of the Diocese of Magangué, Colombia, since 2014.
Origin: Bolívar, Colombia
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Bishop Levi Bonatto
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Goiânia, Brazil, since 2014.
Origin: Paraná, Brazil
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães
Archbishop of the Military Ordinariate of Brazil, since 2014.
Origin: Recife, Brazil
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Bishop Carlos Lema García
Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil, since 2014.
Origin: São Paulo, Brazil
D. in Theology from the PUSC in Rome.
Msgr. Tadeusz Pikus
Bishop of the Diocese of Drohiczyn, Poland, since 2014.
Origin: Zabiele, Poland
Bachelor's Degree in Theology at UNAV in Pamplona, Spain
Msgr. José Francisco González González
Bishop of the Diocese of Campeche, Mexico, since 2014.
Origin: Jalisco, Mexico
Licentiate in Canon Law at PUSC in Rome
Msgr. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida
Bishop of the Diocese of Enera and auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Brasilia, Brazil, since 2013.
Origin: São Paulo, Brazil
Doctor in Canon Law from the PUSC in Rome.
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