New bishop appointments by pope francis

Pope Francis has appointed several new bishops around the world since his papacy began in 2013. Here are some of the notable appointments:

United States:

  1. Bishop Robert McElroy (San Diego, California) - Appointed in 2015
  2. Bishop Joseph Kopacz (Jackson, Mississippi) - Appointed in 2014
  3. Bishop James Conley (Lincoln, Nebraska) - Appointed in 2012
  4. Bishop Michael Fisher (Bridgeport, Connecticut) - Appointed in 2013
  5. Bishop Mark Seitz (El Paso, Texas) - Appointed in 2013

Latin America:

  1. Bishop Gustavo García-Siller (San Antonio, Texas) - Appointed in 2014 (originally from Mexico)
  2. Bishop Luis R. Zarama (El Paso, Texas) - Appointed in 2013 (originally from Ecuador)
  3. Bishop Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) - Appointed in 2012
  4. Bishop Sergio Obeso Rivera (Xalapa, Mexico) - Appointed in 2013
  5. Bishop Álvaro Corrada del Río (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) - Appointed in 2014

Europe:

  1. Bishop Jean-Marc Aveline (Paris, France) - Appointed in 2020
  2. Bishop Jean-Pierre Vuilleumier (Lausanne, Switzerland) - Appointed in 2019
  3. Bishop Jean-Claude Hollerich (Luxembourg) - Appointed in 2011
  4. Bishop Rainer Woelki (Cologne, Germany) - Appointed in 2011
  5. Bishop Peter Kohlgraf (Mainz, Germany) - Appointed in 2017

Asia:

  1. Bishop Peter Chung Soon-taek (Seoul, South Korea) - Appointed in 2014
  2. Bishop Paul Hwang Chul-soo (Seoul, South Korea) - Appointed in 2014
  3. Bishop John Wong Soo Kau (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - Appointed in 2014
  4. Bishop Joseph D'Souza (New Delhi, India) - Appointed in 2013
  5. Bishop John Lee Han-taek (Daejeon, South Korea) - Appointed in 2013

Africa:

  1. Bishop Peter Okpaleke (Ahiara, Nigeria) - Appointed in 2012
  2. Bishop Ignatius Kaigama (Jos, Nigeria) - Appointed in 2012
  3. Bishop Gabriel Mbilingi (Lubango, Angola) - Appointed in 2011
  4. Bishop Giorgio Marengo (N'Djamena, Chad) - Appointed in 2018
  5. Bishop Antoine Ganye (Kankan, Guinea) - Appointed in 2019

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and Pope Francis has appointed many more bishops around the world since his papacy began.