Reference
Prelates & Cardinals
Profiles verified by the newsroom, linked to news, Flash News and Briefs.
Episcopal conference leaders
Heiner Wilmer
Bishop of Münster, Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference
Bishop of Münster since 2026 and Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference. A member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians), whose Superior General he was; formerly Bishop of Hildesheim.
Matteo Zuppi
Cardinal Priest, Archbishop of Bologna, President of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI)
Archbishop of Bologna since 2015 and President of the Italian Bishops' Conference since 2022. Cardinal Priest since 2019, with the title of Sant'Egidio.