List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
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The following is a List of Lists of groups within the Roman Catholic Church in America. By combining lists of bishops from each of the groupings, one may create a single List of the Catholic bishops of the United States, including the five overseas dependencies of the U.S. The Catholic Church in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 comprises 177 Latin-rite diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

s and 17 Eastern Catholic eparchies
Eparchy
Eparchy is an anglicized Greek word , authentically Latinized as eparchia and loosely translating as 'rule over something,' like province, prefecture, or territory, to have the jurisdiction over, it has specific meanings both in politics, history and in the hierarchy of the Eastern Christian...

 led by diocesan bishop
Diocesan bishop
A diocesan bishop — in general — is a bishop in charge of a diocese. These are to be distinguished from suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops, metropolitans, and primates....

s or eparchs, plus an apostolic exarchate and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Dioceses led by archbishops are called archdioceses. In most archdioceses and some large dioceses, one or more auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...

s serve in association with the diocesan bishop. There are thirty-two Latin-rite and two Eastern Catholic archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

s who serve as metropolitan archbishop
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...

s of their respective Latin-rite ecclesiastical provinces or Eastern Catholic metropoliae. (One archbishop — that of the Archdiocese for the Military Services — is not a metropolitan.) As of September 2011, four of these metropolitans are cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

s of the Catholic Church.

All active and retired bishops in the United States and the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands — diocesan, coadjutor
Coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...

, and auxiliary — are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the United States. Founded in 1966 as the joint National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference, it is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic...

 (USCCB).

In addition to the 195 dioceses and one exarchate, there are several dioceses in the nation's other four overseas dependencies. In the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the bishops in the six dioceses (one metropolitan archdiocese and five suffragan dioceses) form their own episcopal conference
Episcopal Conference
In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is an official assembly of all the bishops of a given territory...

, the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña
Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference
The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference is the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States.-Dioceses:*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico...

. The bishops in U.S. insular area
Insular area
An insular area is a United States territory, that is neither a part of one of the fifty U.S. states nor the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States...

s in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

 — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.

Province of Anchorage

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage

The Metropolitan Province of Anchorage comprises the state of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

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  • Roger Lawrence Schwietz
    Roger Lawrence Schwietz
    Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMI is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who currently serves as Archbishop of Anchorage.-Biography:...

    , OMI, Archbishop of Anchorage
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising several boroughs and census areas in the state of Alaska. It is led by a prelate archbishop which serves as pastor of the mother church,...

  • Francis Thomas Hurley
    Francis Thomas Hurley
    Francis Thomas Hurley is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Anchorage from 1976 to 2001.-Biography:...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising several boroughs and census areas in the state of Alaska. It is led by a prelate archbishop which serves as pastor of the mother church,...

  • Donald Joseph Kettler
    Donald Joseph Kettler
    Donald Joseph Kettler is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Fairbanks, and the fourth since the creation of the Fairbanks diocese in 1962.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Fairbanks
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising the northern regions of the state of Alaska. It is led by a prelate bishop which serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the...

  • Edward James Burns
    Edward J. Burns
    Edward James Burns is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fifth and current Bishop of Juneau.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Juneau
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising the southeastern part of the state of Alaska. It is led by a prelate bishop which serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the...


Province of Atlanta

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta

The Metropolitan Province of Atlanta comprises the states of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, and South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

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  • Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southeastern United States. It is composed of the northern counties of the state of Georgia and is led by a prelate archbishop, who is also pastor of the mother church, the...

  • Luis Rafael Zarama
    Luis Rafael Zarama
    Luis Rafael Zarama is a Colombian-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southeastern United States. It is composed of the northern counties of the state of Georgia and is led by a prelate archbishop, who is also pastor of the mother church, the...

  • John F. Donoghue
    John F. Donoghue
    John Francis Donoghue served as the as the second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte and then as the fifth Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in the United States of America....

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Atlanta
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southeastern United States. It is composed of the northern counties of the state of Georgia and is led by a prelate archbishop, who is also pastor of the mother church, the...

  • Robert Guglielmone
    Robert Guglielmone
    Robert Eric Guglielmone is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the thirteenth and current Bishop of Charleston.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Charleston
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States and comprises the entire state of South Carolina, with Charleston as its see city. Currently, the diocese consists of 92 parishes and 24 missions...

  • David B. Thompson
    David B. Thompson
    David Bernard Thompson is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Charleston from 1990 to 1999.-Biography:David Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After studying at St...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Charleston
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States and comprises the entire state of South Carolina, with Charleston as its see city. Currently, the diocese consists of 92 parishes and 24 missions...

  • Peter Joseph Jugis, Bishop of Charlotte
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, formally in Latin Dioecesis Carolinana, is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the counties of western North Carolina divided into ten vicariates named for and administered from Albemarle, Asheville, Boone,...

  • William G. Curlin
    William G. Curlin
    William George Curlin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Charlotte from 1994 to 2002....

    , Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, formally in Latin Dioecesis Carolinana, is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the counties of western North Carolina divided into ten vicariates named for and administered from Albemarle, Asheville, Boone,...

  • Michael Francis Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
    The Diocese of Raleigh is a Roman Catholic diocese that covers the eastern half of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The bishop is seated at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Raleigh, North Carolina.- Establishment :...

  • F. Joseph Gossman
    F. Joseph Gossman
    Francis Joseph Gossman is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Raleigh from 1975 to 2006.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Raleigh
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
    The Diocese of Raleigh is a Roman Catholic diocese that covers the eastern half of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The bishop is seated at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Raleigh, North Carolina.- Establishment :...

  • Gregory John Hartmayer
    Gregory John Hartmayer
    Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv. is an American priest and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A Conventual Franciscan, he was appointed the fourteenth Bishop of Savannah by Pope Benedict XVI on July 19, 2011...

    , OFM Conv.
    Conventual Franciscans
    The Order of Friars Minor Conventual , commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Catholic Friars founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209.-History:...

    , Bishop of Savannah
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the southern counties of the state of Georgia...

  • J. Kevin Boland
    J. Kevin Boland
    J. Kevin Boland is an Irish-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, and he was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah in the United States.-Early history:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Savannah
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the southern counties of the state of Georgia...

  • Raymond W. Lessard
    Raymond W. Lessard
    Raymond William Lessard is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Savannah from 1973 to 1995.-Biography:Raymond Lessard was born in Grafton, North Dakota, to a largely French-Canadian family...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Savannah
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the southern counties of the state of Georgia...


Province of Baltimore

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore

The Metropolitan Province of Baltimore comprises the majority of the state of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 (the counties of Calvert
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...

, Charles
Charles County, Maryland
Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....

, Montgomery
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

, Prince George's
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....

 and Saint Mary's
Saint Mary's County, Maryland
Saint Mary's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 105,151. Its county seat is Leonardtown...

 are part of the Province of Washington), and all of the states of Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, and West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

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  • Episcopal see of Baltimore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore as well as Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties in Maryland...

     (vacant see
    Sede vacante
    Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...

    )
  • Edwin Frederick O'Brien
    Edwin Frederick O'Brien
    Edwin Frederick O'Brien is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the current Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 29 August 2011...

    , Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and Apostolic Administrator of Baltimore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore as well as Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties in Maryland...

  • William Henry Keeler
    William Henry Keeler
    William Henry Keeler is an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1989 to 2007 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994....

    , Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore as well as Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties in Maryland...

  • Denis J. Madden
    Denis J. Madden
    Denis James Madden is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, Maryland.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore as well as Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties in Maryland...

  • Mitchell T. Rozanski
    Mitchell T. Rozanski
    Mitchell Thomas Rozanski is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced on April 18, 2011, that he would be named to succeed His Excellency, Most Reverend...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore as well as Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties in Maryland...

  • Paul Stephen Loverde
    Paul Loverde
    Paul Stephen Loverde is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington in Northern Virginia.-Early life:Bishop Loverde was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on September 3, 1940. He received his secondary school education at La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, followed by an...

    , Bishop of Arlington
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States. The Diocese of Arlington comprises 68 located in the 21 northern-most counties within the Commonwealth of Virginia, including the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Clarke,...

  • Francis Xavier DiLorenzo, Bishop of Richmond
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond is an ecclesiastical and episcopal see or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Its current territory was created by Pope Paul VI and encompasses all of central and southern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and the eastern shore...

  • Walter Francis Sullivan
    Walter Francis Sullivan
    Walter Francis Sullivan is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.Bishop Sullivan served as the Eleventh Bishop of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia from July 19, 1974 to September 16, 2003...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Richmond
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond is an ecclesiastical and episcopal see or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Its current territory was created by Pope Paul VI and encompasses all of central and southern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and the eastern shore...

  • Michael Joseph Bransfield
    Michael Joseph Bransfield
    Michael Joseph Bransfield is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who currently serves as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the state of West Virginia. It is a conjoined diocese with two centers of worship, one day expected to be split into two separate...

  • William Francis Malooly
    William Francis Malooly
    William Francis Malooly is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who currently serves as the Bishop of Wilmington.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Wilmington
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
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Province of Boston

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Boston

The Metropolitan Province of Boston comprises the states of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

, and Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

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  • Seán Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap
    Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
    The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is an Order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. The worldwide head of the Order, called the Minister General, is currently Father Mauro Jöhri.-Origins :...

    , Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • Robert Francis Hennessey
    Robert Francis Hennessey
    Robert Francis Hennessey is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • John Anthony Dooher
    John Anthony Dooher
    John Anthony Dooher is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • Walter James Edyvean
    Walter James Edyvean
    Walter James Edyvean is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston....

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • Arthur Leo Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy (bishop)
    Arthur Leo Kennedy is a Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts.-Background:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • Peter John Uglietto, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • John Patrick Boles
    John Patrick Boles
    John Patrick Boles is an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Nova Sparga and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts....

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • Francis Xavier Irwin
    Francis Xavier Irwin
    Francis Xavier Irwin is Titular Bishop of Ubaza and is a retired Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Boston....

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • Emilio S. Allué
    Emilio S. Allué
    Emilio Simeon Allué, S.D.B. is a Spanish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston until his retirement.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • Salvatore Ronald Matano
    Salvatore Ronald Matano
    Salvatore Ronald Matano is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who currently serves as Bishop of Burlington.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Burlington
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States, comprising the entire state of Vermont...

  • George William Coleman
    George William Coleman
    George William Coleman is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who currently serves as Bishop of Fall River.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Fall River
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It is led by the prelature of a bishop administering the diocese from the mother church St...

  • Peter Anthony Libasci
    Peter Anthony Libasci
    Peter Anthony Libasci is the tenth and current bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester, in the United States.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop-Designate of Manchester
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the region of New England in the United States comprising the entire state of New Hampshire...

  • John Brendan McCormack
    John Brendan McCormack
    - External links :*****...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Manchester
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the region of New England in the United States comprising the entire state of New Hampshire...

  • Francis Joseph Christian
    Francis Joseph Christian
    Francis Joseph Christian is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, and the titular bishop of Quincy. He was ordained a bishop on May 14, 1996. Pope John Paul II appointed him as the Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester. He is originally from Jaffrey, New...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Manchaster
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the region of New England in the United States comprising the entire state of New Hampshire...

  • Richard Joseph Malone
    Richard Joseph Malone
    Richard Joseph Malone is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eleventh and current Bishop of Portland.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Portland in Maine
  • Timothy Anthony McDonnell, Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States comprising the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden in the state of Massachusetts. It is led by...

  • Robert Joseph McManus
    Robert Joseph McManus
    Robert Joseph McManus is the fifth Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts. He has been in post since May 14, 2004, where he succeeded Daniel P. Reilly, who retired.-Life before Worcester:...

    , Bishop of Worcester
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. The geographic boundaries of the diocese are the same as those of Worcester County, Massachusetts, the geographically largest county of the...


Province of Chicago

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago

The Metropolitan Province of Chicago comprises the state of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

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  • Francis George, OMI, Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • John R. Manz
    John R. Manz
    John Raymond Manz is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Chicago.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • Joseph N. Perry
    Joseph Perry (bishop)
    Joseph Nathaniel Perry is a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Chicago.-Education:A native of Chicago, Illinois, Joseph Perry attended various Catholic elementary schools in Chicago between 1954 and 1962. For one year, in 1962, he attended Carver High School, moving on to St...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • Francis J. Kane
    Francis J. Kane
    Francis Joseph Kane is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago.-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • George J. Rassas
    George J. Rassas
    George James Rassas is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • Andrew Peter Wypych
    Andrew Peter Wypych
    Andrew Peter Wypych is a Polish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago....

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • Alberto Rojas
    Alberto Rojas
    Alberto Rojas is a Mexican-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He currently serves as an Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago....

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • John R. Gorman
    John R. Gorman
    John Robert Gorman is an American Roman Catholic Titular Bishop of Catula and Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois....

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • Thad J. Jakubowski
    Thad J. Jakubowski
    Thad Joseph Jakubowski was an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Plestia and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • Timothy Joseph Lyne
    Timothy Joseph Lyne
    Timothy Joseph Lyne is an American Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.Lyne was born in Chicago, Illinois and was ordained a priest in Chicago, Illinois on May 1, 1943. He was appointed to the Archdiocese of Chicago as an Auxiliary bishop as well as Titular bishop of Vamalla on October 31, 1983...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • Raymond E. Goedert
    Raymond E. Goedert
    Raymond Emil Goedert is an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Tamazeni and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois....

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

  • Edward Kenneth Braxton
    Edward Braxton
    Edward Kenneth Braxton was a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago when he was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II on March 28, 1995. He was consecrated auxiliary bishop of Saint Louis by Justin Francis Rigali on May 17, 1995, in the city's Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. Braxton was...

    , Bishop of Belleville
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern Illinois region of the United States. It comprises the southern counties of the state of Illinois and is administered from the City of Belleville. The prelate is a...

  • Robert Daniel Conlon
    Robert Daniel Conlon
    Robert Daniel Conlon is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois, after having served from August 6, 2002 until May 17, 2011 as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio...

    , Bishop of Joliet in Illinois
  • Joseph M. Siegel
    Joseph M. Siegel
    Joseph M. Siegel is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Joliet.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois
  • Joseph Leopold Imesch
    Joseph Leopold Imesch
    Joseph Leopold Imesch is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Joliet from 1979 to 2006.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois
  • Daniel Robert Jenky
    Daniel Robert Jenky
    Daniel Robert Jenky, CSC is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who currently serves as Bishop of Peoria.-Life and career:...

    , CSC
    Congregation of Holy Cross
    The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France....

    , Bishop of Peoria
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central Illinois region of the United States.-Territory:...

  • Thomas George Doran
    Thomas G. Doran
    The Most Reverend Dr. Thomas George Doran , D.D., is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Rockford.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of Rockford
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving as pastor of the motherchurch, the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Rockford...

  • Thomas J. Paprocki
    Thomas J. Paprocki
    Thomas John Paprocki is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Bishop of Springfield in Illinois since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 20 April 2010. From 2003 until his appointment he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago...

    , Bishop of Springfield in Illinois
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the south central Illinois region of the United States...


Province of Cincinnati

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati

The Metropolitan Province of Cincinnati comprises the state of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

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  • Dennis Marion Schnurr
    Dennis Marion Schnurr
    Dennis Marion Schnurr is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Archbishop of Cincinnati, having previously served as Bishop of Duluth from 2001 to 2008 and as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati from 2008 to 2009.-Early life and ministry:Dennis Schnurr was born in...

    , Archbishop of Cincinnati
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev...

  • Joseph R. Binzer
    Joseph R. Binzer
    Joseph Robert Binzer is an American Catholic priest. He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on April 6, 2011.-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev...

  • Daniel Edward Pilarczyk
    Daniel Edward Pilarczyk
    Daniel Edward Pilarczyk is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1982 to 2009.-Early life and education:...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev...

  • Richard Lennon
    Richard Lennon
    Richard Gerard Lennon is the Roman Catholic bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, since May 15, 2006.-Background:A native of Arlington, Massachusetts, Lennon is the son of an Arlington, Mass. firefighter Lennon attended St. James the Apostle grammar school in St...

    , Bishop of Cleveland
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio. It was erected on April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when the Diocese of Toledo was erected by Pope Pius X, and in 1943 when the Diocese of Youngstown was erected by Pope Pius XII...

  • Alexander James Quinn
    Alexander James Quinn
    Alexander James Quinn is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in the state of Ohio from 1983-2008.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio. It was erected on April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when the Diocese of Toledo was erected by Pope Pius X, and in 1943 when the Diocese of Youngstown was erected by Pope Pius XII...

  • Frederick F. Campbell
    Frederick F. Campbell
    Frederick Francis Campbell is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eleventh and current Bishop of Columbus.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Columbus
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati covering 23 counties in Ohio. The episcopal see of the diocese is situated at Columbus, Ohio. The diocese was erected on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX out of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati...

  • Episcopal see of Steubenville
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirteen counties in Ohio. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944 out of territory from the Diocese of Columbus....

     (vacant see
    Sede vacante
    Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...

    )
  • Leonard Paul Blair
    Leonard Paul Blair
    Leonard Paul Blair is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the seventh and current Bishop of Toledo.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Toledo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo is a Roman Catholic diocese covering nineteen counties in Ohio. It was established April 15, 1910. Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral is the mother church of the diocese.-Bishops:...

  • George Murry
    George Murry
    Bishop George Vance Murry was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1948. In 1972, he became a member of the Jesuit religious order. On Wednesday, March 28, 2007, Bishop Murry was installed as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown...

    , SJ
    Society of Jesus
    The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

    , Bishop of Youngstown
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown
    The Diocese of Youngstown is a particular church or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, consisting of six counties in Northeast Ohio: Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark, Portage, and Ashtabula....


Province of Denver

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Denver

The Metropolitan Province of Denver comprises the states of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 and Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

 and those parts of Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

 and Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

 that are within Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...

 (all of which is part of the Diocese of Cheyenne).
  • Episcopal see of Denver
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver
    The Archdiocese of Denver is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for Denver, Colorado and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan and Weld in the northern part of the state. The Archdiocese's home is at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate...

     (vacant see
    Sede vacante
    Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...

    )
  • James Conley
    James D. Conley
    James Douglas Conley is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver and administrator for the archdiocese pending the replacement of former archbishop Charles J. Chaput.-Early life:Raised in a Presbyterian family, James...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Denver
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver
    The Archdiocese of Denver is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for Denver, Colorado and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan and Weld in the northern part of the state. The Archdiocese's home is at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate...

     and Apostolic Administrator
    Apostolic Administrator
    An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...

  • Paul D. Etienne
    Paul D. Etienne
    Paul D. Etienne, born June 15, 1959 in Tell City, Indiana is a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He attended Bellarmine College in Louisville, KY before going on to St. Thomas College in Minnesota. Father Etienne was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on June 27, 1992...

    , Bishop of Cheyenne
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne is a Roman Catholic diocese covering the state of Wyoming. It was founded on August 2, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII...

  • Michael John Sheridan
    Michael John Sheridan
    Michael John Sheridan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Colorado Springs.- Biography :...

    , Bishop of Colorado Springs
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs is a Roman Catholic diocese in Colorado. The diocese was founded on November 10, 1983.The bishops who have served the diocese are:*Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen...

  • Fernando Isern
    Fernando Isern
    Bishop Fernando Isern is a Cuban-born bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Formerly a pastor and high school president in the Archdiocese of Miami, he is the current Bishop of the Diocese of Pueblo.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Pueblo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo is a Roman Catholic diocese in Colorado. The diocese was founded on November 15, 1941. It encompasses the southern half of Colorado, from Utah to the west, to Kansas in the east....

  • Arthur Nicholas Tafoya
    Arthur Nicholas Tafoya
    Arthur Nicholas Tafoya is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the third Bishop of Pueblo. His resignation as bishop was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on October 15, 2009.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Pueblo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo is a Roman Catholic diocese in Colorado. The diocese was founded on November 15, 1941. It encompasses the southern half of Colorado, from Utah to the west, to Kansas in the east....


Province of Detroit

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit

The Metropolitan Province of Detroit comprises the state of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

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  • Allen Henry Vigneron
    Allen Henry Vigneron
    -References:-External links:[Oakland Diocese Biography http://www.oakdiocese.org/notes.htm]...

    , Archbishop of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • Adam Joseph Maida, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • Edmund Casimir Szoka, Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
    President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
    The President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State is the leader of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, the legislative body of Vatican City. As a senior member of the Roman Curia, the president is normally a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church...

    , President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
    Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
    The Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See is an office of the Roman Curia, erected on 15 August 1967, and entrusted with overseeing all the offices of the Holy See that manage finances, regardless of their degree of autonomy....

    , and Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • Francis R. Reiss
    Francis R. Reiss
    Francis Ronald Reiss is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • Donald Francis Hanchon, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • Michael Jude Byrnes, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • José Arturo Cepeda, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • Moses Anderson
    Moses Anderson
    Bishop Moses B. Anderson is a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church.Bishop Anderson graduated from high school, Knox Academy, in Selma in 1949. He is a member of the Society of St. Edmund. Bishop Anderson then attended St. Michael's College in Winooski, Vermont, where he majored in philosophy...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • Thomas Gumbleton
    Thomas Gumbleton
    Thomas John Gumbleton is a retired Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit.-Education and career:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

  • Bernard Hebda
    Bernard Hebda
    Bernard Anthony Hebda is the bishop of Gaylord since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 October 2009. He was consecrated a bishop and installed on 1 December 2009 at Saint Mary's Cathedral in Gaylord...

    , Bishop of Gaylord
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Michigan region of the United States. It comprises the twenty-one most northern counties of the lower peninsula of the state, and includes the cities of Traverse City,...

  • Patrick R. Cooney
    Patrick R. Cooney
    Patrick Ronald Cooney is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the third Bishop of Gaylord and currently hold the title Bishop Emeritus in that diocese.-Early life:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Michigan region of the United States. It comprises the twenty-one most northern counties of the lower peninsula of the state, and includes the cities of Traverse City,...

  • Walter A. Hurley
    Walter A. Hurley
    Walter Allison Hurley is a Canadian American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eleventh and current Bishop of Grand Rapids.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of Grand Rapids
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Michigan, in the United States. It comprises 102 churches in Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola counties in Michigan. The diocese was created on...

  • Robert John Rose
    Robert John Rose
    Robert John Rose is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Gaylord and Bishop of Grand Rapids .-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Michigan, in the United States. It comprises 102 churches in Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola counties in Michigan. The diocese was created on...

  • Paul J. Bradley
    Paul J. Bradley
    Paul Joseph Bradley is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Bishop of Kalamazoo.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Bishop of Kalamazoo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo is a Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan that encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry Counties. The Diocese consists of 46 parishes 13 missions,...

  • James Albert Murray
    James Albert Murray
    James Albert Murray is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Kalamazoo from 1998 to 2009.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Kalamazoo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo is a Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan that encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry Counties. The Diocese consists of 46 parishes 13 missions,...

  • Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr.
    Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr.
    Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is Bishop of Lansing.-Biography:Earl Boyea, Jr. was born in Pontiac, Michigan, as the eldest of the ten children of Earl and Helen Boyea, Sr. He was raised in Waterford and attended and its parochial school as a child...

    , Bishop of Lansing
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing
    The Catholic Diocese of Lansing is located in Lansing, Michigan. It encompasses an area of 6,218 square miles including the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw...

  • Carl Frederick Mengeling
    Carl Frederick Mengeling
    Carl Frederick Mengeling is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lansing from 1995 to 2008.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Lansing
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing
    The Catholic Diocese of Lansing is located in Lansing, Michigan. It encompasses an area of 6,218 square miles including the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw...

  • Alexander King Sample
    Alexander King Sample
    Alexander King Sample is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the twelfth and current Bishop of Marquette, Michigan.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Marquette
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette is a suffragan diocese of the Roman rite, encompassing all of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Detroit. It encompasses an area of 16,281 square miles .Its cathedral is St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette,...

  • Mark Francis Schmitt
    Mark Francis Schmitt
    Mark Francis Schmitt was the tenth Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette, in Marquette, Michigan....

    , Bishop Emeritus of Marquette
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette is a suffragan diocese of the Roman rite, encompassing all of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Detroit. It encompasses an area of 16,281 square miles .Its cathedral is St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette,...

  • James Henry Garland
    James Henry Garland
    James Henry Garland is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in the state of Michigan from 1992–2005.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Marquette
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette is a suffragan diocese of the Roman rite, encompassing all of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Detroit. It encompasses an area of 16,281 square miles .Its cathedral is St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette,...

  • Joseph R. Cistone
    Joseph R. Cistone
    Joseph Robert Cistone is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the sixth and current Bishop of Saginaw.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Saginaw
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw is a Roman Catholic diocese covering eleven counties in Michigan. It was founded on February 26, 1938; the first bishop was William Francis Murphy....


Province of Dubuque

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque

The Metropolitan Province of Dubuque comprises the state of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

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  • Jerome Hanus
    Jerome Hanus
    -References:...

    , Archbishop of Dubuque
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counties north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton counties. ...

  • Daniel Kucera, Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counties north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton counties. ...

  • Martin John Amos
    Martin John Amos
    Martin John Amos is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in the state of Ohio from 2001–2006, and as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in the state of Iowa since 2006.-Early Life & Ministry:Martin John Amos...

    , Bishop of Davenport
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport is a diocese of the Catholic Church for the southeastern quarter of the state of Iowa. There are within the diocese...

  • William Edwin Franklin
    William Edwin Franklin
    William Edwin Franklin is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Dubuque in the state of Iowa from 1987–1993, and as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Davenport, also in Iowa, from 1993-2006.-Early Life & Ministry:Born in Parnell,...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Davenport
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport is a diocese of the Catholic Church for the southeastern quarter of the state of Iowa. There are within the diocese...

  • Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines
    The Diocese of Des Moines is the Roman Catholic diocese for the southwestern quarter of the state of Iowa.Dioecesis Desmoinensis is the Latin title of the diocese, and the Diocese of Des Moines is the corporate title of the diocese. The Cathedral parish for the Diocese is St. Ambrose's Cathedral....

  • Joseph Charron
    Joseph Charron
    Joseph Leo Charron, C.PP.S. is Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Des Moines in the United States state of Iowa.Charron was born in Redfield, South Dakota on December 30, 1939. He is one of eight children....

    , C.Pp.S.
    Missionaries of the Precious Blood
    The Missionaries of the Precious Blood form a community of priests and brothers within the Latin Church, one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the universal Catholic Church. The Society was founded by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo in 1815...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines
    The Diocese of Des Moines is the Roman Catholic diocese for the southwestern quarter of the state of Iowa.Dioecesis Desmoinensis is the Latin title of the diocese, and the Diocese of Des Moines is the corporate title of the diocese. The Cathedral parish for the Diocese is St. Ambrose's Cathedral....

  • R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City is the Roman Catholic diocese for the northwestern quarter of the state of Iowa, US The diocese comprises 24 counties in northwestern Iowa, and it covers an area of ....

  • Lawrence Donald Soens
    Lawrence Donald Soens
    Lawrence Donald Soens is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of Sioux City in the state of Iowa from 1983 to 1998.-Early life & Ministry:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City is the Roman Catholic diocese for the northwestern quarter of the state of Iowa, US The diocese comprises 24 counties in northwestern Iowa, and it covers an area of ....


Province of Galveston-Houston

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston

The Metropolitan Province of Galveston-Houston comprises the eastern counties of the state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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  • Daniel Nicholas DiNardo
    Daniel DiNardo
    Daniel Nicholas DiNardo is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the second and current Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, serving since 2006. He previously served as Bishop of Sioux City from 1998 to 2004....

    , Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston encompasses of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Galveston; Harris; Austin; Brazoria; Fort Bend; Grimes; Montgomery; San Jacinto; Walker; and Waller.The chancery of the diocese is located in Downtown Houston. The Archdiocese's...

  • Joseph Fiorenza
    Joseph Fiorenza
    Joseph Anthony Fiorenza is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the seventh Bishop and the first Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, serving from 1985 to 2006...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston encompasses of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Galveston; Harris; Austin; Brazoria; Fort Bend; Grimes; Montgomery; San Jacinto; Walker; and Waller.The chancery of the diocese is located in Downtown Houston. The Archdiocese's...

  • Vincent M. Rizzotto
    Vincent M. Rizzotto
    Vincent Michael Rizzotto is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston from 2001 to 2006.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston encompasses of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Galveston; Harris; Austin; Brazoria; Fort Bend; Grimes; Montgomery; San Jacinto; Walker; and Waller.The chancery of the diocese is located in Downtown Houston. The Archdiocese's...

  • Joe S. Vasquez
    Joe S. Vasquez
    José Stephen Vásquez is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin on January 26, 2010. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston....

    , Bishop of Austin
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin includes 125 parishes, or faith communities, in 25 counties in Central Texas. The diocese stretches from West, Texas, in the north to San Marcos in the south to the Bryan/College Station area in the east to Mason in the west...

  • Curtis Guillory
    Curtis Guillory
    Curtis John Guillory is the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Beaumont, TX. He became the fifth bishop of the 34-year-old Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont on July 28, 2000.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Beaumont
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirteen counties and portions of two others in Texas. The diocese was founded on September 29, 1966; the first bishop was Most Rev. Vincent Madeley Harris, D.D. St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica serves as the cathedral church...

  • Daniel Ernest Flores
    Daniel E. Flores
    Daniel Ernesto Flores is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the Bishop of Brownsville since December 2009. He had previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit....

    , Bishop of Brownsville
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 10, 1965. The number of catholics is 943,611 among the total population of 1,110,130 in 2006...

  • Raymundo Joseph Peña
    Raymundo Joseph Peña
    Raymundo Joseph Peña is an American Roman Catholic bishop.Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, he was the son of Cosme A. Peña and Elisa Ramon Peña. He attended St. John’s Seminary, and Assumption Seminary, both in San Antonio, Texas. He was ordained on 25 May 1957 at Corpus Christi Cathedral by the...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 10, 1965. The number of catholics is 943,611 among the total population of 1,110,130 in 2006...

  • William Mulvey
    William Mulvey
    William Michael Mulvey STL is the current bishop of Corpus Christi since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 January 2010....

    , Bishop of Corpus Christi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912.The past bishops of the diocese are:*Dominic Manucy *Peter Verdaguer y Prat...

  • Edmond Carmody, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912.The past bishops of the diocese are:*Dominic Manucy *Peter Verdaguer y Prat...

  • Episcopal see of Tyler
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on December 12, 1986.The Diocese of Tyler was created December 12, 1986 and erected on February 24, 1987.It comprises 33 counties:* Anderson* Angelina* Bowie...

     (vacant see
    Sede vacante
    Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...

    )
  • David Eugene Fellhauer
    David Eugene Fellhauer
    David Eugene Fellhauer is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Victoria in Texas.David Fellhauer was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1965...

    , Bishop of Victoria in Texas
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas is a Roman Catholic diocese in Victoria, Texas. It was founded on April 13, 1982. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory serves as the cathedral church...


Province of Hartford

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford

The Metropolitan Province of Hartford comprises the states of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

 and Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

, and also Fishers Island
Fishers Island
Fishers Island, approximately 9 miles long and 1 mile wide, is located at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, 2 miles off the southeastern coast of Connecticut across Fishers Island Sound...

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  • Henry J. Mansell, Archbishop of Hartford
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford is a particular church of the Latin Rite in Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. The archdiocese includes about 700,000 Catholics, more than 500 priests, 216 parishes and almost 300 deacons. This is roughly one-half the population of...

  • Christie Macaluso
    Christie Macaluso
    Christie Albert Macaluso is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford.-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford is a particular church of the Latin Rite in Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. The archdiocese includes about 700,000 Catholics, more than 500 priests, 216 parishes and almost 300 deacons. This is roughly one-half the population of...

  • Daniel Anthony Cronin
    Daniel Anthony Cronin
    Daniel Anthony Cronin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Fall River from 1970 to 1992, and Archbishop of Hartford from 1992 to 2003.-Early life and priesthood:...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford is a particular church of the Latin Rite in Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. The archdiocese includes about 700,000 Catholics, more than 500 priests, 216 parishes and almost 300 deacons. This is roughly one-half the population of...

  • Peter A. Rosazza
    Peter A. Rosazza
    Peter Anthony Rosazza is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is an auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Hartford.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hartford
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford is a particular church of the Latin Rite in Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. The archdiocese includes about 700,000 Catholics, more than 500 priests, 216 parishes and almost 300 deacons. This is roughly one-half the population of...

  • William E. Lori
    William E. Lori
    William E. Lori is the fourth Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Before succeeding Edward Egan in 2001 he was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington....

    , Bishop of Bridgeport
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is located in the south western part of the state of Connecticut, and its boundaries are the same as that of Fairfield County, Connecticut. There are 87 parishes in the diocese. Its cathedral is St. Augustine in Bridgeport.The current bishop is The Most...

  • Michael Richard Cote
    Michael Richard Cote
    Michael Richard Cote is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fifth and current Bishop of Norwich.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Norwich
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Connecticut in the northeastern United States. It was erected on August 6, 1953 by Pope Pius XII....

  • Thomas Joseph Tobin
    Thomas Joseph Tobin
    Thomas Joseph Tobin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the eighth and current Bishop of Providence.-Early life and ordination:...

    , Bishop of Providence
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode Island and the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in the state...

  • Robert C. Evans, Auxiliary Bishop of Providence
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode Island and the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in the state...

  • Louis Edward Gelineau
    Louis Edward Gelineau
    Louis Edward Gelineau is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Providence from 1972 to 1997.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Providence
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode Island and the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in the state...

  • Robert Edward Mulvee
    Robert Edward Mulvee
    Robert Edward Mulvee is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware and Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island .-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Providence
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode Island and the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in the state...


Province of Indianapolis

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis

The Metropolitan Province of Indianapolis comprises the state of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

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  • Episcopal see of Indianapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis is a division of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was originally erected as the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana on May 6, 1834, and encompassed all of Indiana as well as the eastern third of Illinois...

     (vacant see
    Sede vacante
    Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...

    )
  • Christopher J. Coyne
    Christopher J. Coyne
    Bishop Christopher J. Coyne is the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was appointed administrator by the Pope on September 21, 2011, upon the early retirement of Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein on grounds of ill health.Bishop Coyne was born in Woburn,...

    , Auxiliary Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of Indianapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis is a division of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was originally erected as the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana on May 6, 1834, and encompassed all of Indiana as well as the eastern third of Illinois...

  • Daniel M. Buechlein
    Daniel M. Buechlein
    Daniel Mark Buechlein, OSB is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fifth Archbishop of Indianapolis until his resignation in September 2011; his replacement has not been named by Pope Benedict XVI, so the Archdiocese is a vacant see .- Biography :Daniel Buechlein was...

    , OSB
    Order of Saint Benedict
    The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis is a division of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was originally erected as the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana on May 6, 1834, and encompassed all of Indiana as well as the eastern third of Illinois...

  • Charles C. Thompson
    Charles C. Thompson
    Charles C. Thompson is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He has served as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Evansville in the state of Indiana since 2011.-Career:...

    , Bishop of Evansville
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Southwestern Indiana. It was founded on October 21, 1944.The diocese includes the entirety of the eleven southwestern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, and...

  • Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger
    Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger
    Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger was the fourth Bishop of Evansville, Indiana and currently administers for the Diocese.-Early life:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Evansville
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Southwestern Indiana. It was founded on October 21, 1944.The diocese includes the entirety of the eleven southwestern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, and...

  • Kevin C. Rhoades
    Kevin C. Rhoades
    Kevin Carl Rhoades is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, having served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 2004 to 2009.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
    The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is a Roman Catholic diocese in north-central and northeastern Indiana. The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades was appointed diocesan bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on November 14, 2009, and was installed on January 13, 2010...

  • John Michael D'Arcy
    John Michael D'Arcy
    John Michael D'Arcy is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the eighth diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and holds the title of bishop emeritus. He was succeeded as diocesan bishop by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, who was named to the post by Pope...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
    The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is a Roman Catholic diocese in north-central and northeastern Indiana. The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades was appointed diocesan bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on November 14, 2009, and was installed on January 13, 2010...

  • Dale Joseph Melczek
    Dale Joseph Melczek
    Dale Joseph Melczek is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Gary.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Gary
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary is a Roman Catholic diocese in Indiana. It was founded on December 10, 1956.-Bishops:#Andrew Gregory Grutka #Norbert Felix Gaughan #Dale Joseph Melczek...

  • Timothy Doherty
    Timothy Doherty
    Timothy L. Doherty is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was a priest of the Diocese of Rockford until he was appointed Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana by Pope Benedict XVI on May 12, 2010...

    , Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
    The Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana was established by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944, from the territory of the Diocese of Fort Wayne. At that time, there were 54 parishes. The diocese contained approximately 31,700 Roman Catholics at its inception...

  • William Leo Higi
    William Leo Higi
    Bishop William Leo Higi is Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, where he served as its fifth bishop from 1984-2010. William Leo Higi was born in Anderson, Indiana, August 29, 1933, and ordained a priest May 30, 1959. Appointed Secretary to Most Reverend John J...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette in Indiana
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
    The Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana was established by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944, from the territory of the Diocese of Fort Wayne. At that time, there were 54 parishes. The diocese contained approximately 31,700 Roman Catholics at its inception...


Province of Kansas City

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City

The Metropolitan Province of Kansas City comprises the state of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

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  • Joseph Fred Naumann
    Joseph Fred Naumann
    Joseph Fred Naumann is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the fourth and current Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas.-Biography:...

    , Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kansas. The original diocese was formed on May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth...

  • James Patrick Keleher
    James Patrick Keleher
    James Patrick Keleher was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Belleville and Archbishop of Kansas City .-Early life and education:...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kansas. The original diocese was formed on May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth...

  • John Balthasar Brungardt
    John Balthasar Brungardt
    John Balthasar Brungardt is the sixth Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas.Born in Salina, Kansas, Brungardt was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita on May 23, 1998. On December 15, 2010, he was appointed bishop of the Dodge City Diocese...

    , Bishop of Dodge City
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City is a Roman Catholic diocese covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas. Pope Pius XII created the diocese on May 19, 1951.John B...

  • Ronald Michael Gilmore
    Ronald Michael Gilmore
    Ronald Michael Gilmore is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fifth Bishop of Dodge City.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City is a Roman Catholic diocese covering twenty-eight counties in Kansas. Pope Pius XII created the diocese on May 19, 1951.John B...

  • Episcopal see
    Episcopal See
    An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...

     of Salina
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirty-one counties in Kansas. The episcopal see is in Salina, Kansas...

     (vacant see)
  • Michael Owen Jackels, Bishop of Wichita
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas. It was founded on August 2, 1887, and covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Reno,...


Province of Los Angeles

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles

The Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles comprises the southern counties of the state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

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  • José Horacio Gómez
    José Horacio Gomez
    José Horacio Gómez is a Mexican-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, currently serving as the Archbishop of Los Angeles. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Denver from 2001–2004 and as Archbishop of San Antonio from 2004–2010.Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Gómez was...

    , Archbishop of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Roger Michael Mahony, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Edward W. Clark
    Edward W. Clark
    Edward William Clark is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Thomas John Curry
    Thomas John Curry
    Thomas John Curry is a Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was born in Drumgoon, County Cavan, Ireland.-Pastoral life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Alexander Salazar
    Alexander Salazar
    Alexander Salazar is a Costa Rican-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Oscar A. Solis
    Oscar A. Solis
    Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis is an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California. Solis is the first Filipino-American to be consecrated a bishop. He was ordained a priest in 1979...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Gerald Eugene Wilkerson
    Gerald Eugene Wilkerson
    Gerald Eugene Wilkerson , is an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Gerald Wilkerson grew up in Long Beach, California. He attended St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California and was ordained a priest on January 5, 1965 by Cardinal...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Gabino Zavala
    Gabino Zavala
    Bishop Gabino Zavala currently serves as the Auxiliary Bishop of the San Gabriel Pastoral Region in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and is considered by some to be one of the most powerful and influential Latinos in the Church in the United States today. Born in Mexico, Zavala grew up in Los...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Joseph M. Sartoris, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • John J. Ward
    John J. Ward
    John James Ward was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1963 to 1996. He died of natural causes at the age of 90 on January 10, 2011...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

  • Armando Xavier Ochoa
    Armando Xavier Ochoa
    Armando Xavier Ochoa, D.D. is the fifth and current Bishop of El Paso. Ochoa is an advocate of diocesan foster care programs and responsible water use.-Early life:...

    , Bishop-Designate of Fresno
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States, in the State of California. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles...

  • Richard John Garcia
    Richard John Garcia
    Richard John Garcia is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the fourth ordinary bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California on December 19, 2006, and was installed at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Roger Mahony on January 30, 2007.-Episcopal...

    , Bishop of Monterey in California
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the United States of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Central Coast region of California...

  • Sylvester Donovan Ryan
    Sylvester Donovan Ryan
    Sylvester Donovan Ryan is a retired Roman Catholic bishop. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Monterey in California from his installation on March 19, 1992 to January 30, 2007...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the United States of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Central Coast region of California...

  • Tod David Brown
    Tod David Brown
    Tod David Brown is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Orange.- Biography :...

    , Bishop of Orange
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church whose territory comprises the whole of Orange County, California, in the United States...

  • Cirilo Flores
    Cirilo Flores
    Cirilo B. Flores is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Orange
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church whose territory comprises the whole of Orange County, California, in the United States...

  • Dominic Mai Luong
    Dominic Mai Luong
    Dominic Dinh Mai Luong is a Vietnamese-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange, serving since 2003.-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Orange
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church whose territory comprises the whole of Orange County, California, in the United States...

  • Gerald Richard Barnes
    Gerald Richard Barnes
    Gerald Richard Barnes is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of San Bernardino.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of San Bernardino
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in San Bernardino, California. It was founded on July 14, 1978, and comprises San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The Diocese of San Bernardino formerly was part of the Diocese of San Diego...

  • Robert Henry Brom
    Robert Henry Brom
    -Early life:Brom was born in Arcadia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin on September 18, 1938. He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona in Winona, Minnesota on December 18, 1963. On March 25, 1983, Brom was appointed the Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth...

    , Bishop of San Diego
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of San Diego and Imperial Counties in Southern California, with a Catholic population of 1,981,057...


Province of Louisville

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville

The Metropolitan Province of Louisville comprises the states of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

 and Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

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  • Joseph Edward Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville consists of twenty-four counties in Central Kentucky, USA, covering . It is the seat of the Metropolitan Province of Louisville, which comprises the states of Kentucky and Tennessee...

  • Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville
  • Roger Joseph Foys
    Roger Joseph Foys
    Roger Joseph Foys is the tenth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, in Kentucky, USA. Foys was ordained a priest in 1973 in the Diocese of Steubenville; he served there until he was installed as Bishop of Covington on July 15, 2002....

    , Bishop of Covington
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington is a Roman Catholic diocese in Northern Kentucky, covering that includes the city of Covington and the following Kentucky counties: Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Gallatin, Carroll, Grant, Owen, Pendleton, Harrison, Bracken, Robertson, Mason, Fleming, and Lewis. ...

  • Richard Stika
    Richard Stika
    Richard Frank Stika is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Knoxville.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Knoxville
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on May 27, 1988 from the eastern counties of the Diocese of Nashville. This diocese covers most of East Tennessee; in addition to the see city of Knoxville, it includes Chattanooga and Johnson City....

  • Ronald William Gainer
    Ronald William Gainer
    Ronald William Gainer is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Lexington.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Lexington
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kentucky. It was founded on January 14, 1988.The past bishops of the diocese are:*James Kendrick Williams *Ronald William Gainer...

  • J. Terry Steib
    J. Terry Steib
    James Terry Steib, S.V.D. is an African American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Bishop of Memphis.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Memphis
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on June 20, 1970, when Pope Paul VI removed the counties in the state west of the Tennessee River from the Diocese of Nashville, which, prior to that time, encompassed the entire state.The diocese is...

  • David R. Choby, Bishop of Nashville
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on July 28, 1837 by the Dominican Bishop Richard Pius Miles. The Cathedral Church of the Incarnation is the seat of the Bishops of Nashville....

  • William Medley
    William Medley
    William Francis Medley is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. A former priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, he is the current Bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Owensboro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kentucky. It was founded on December 9, 1937. It is currently a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Louisville...

  • John Jeremiah McRaith
    John Jeremiah McRaith
    John Jeremiah McRaith is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Owensboro from 1982 to 2009.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Owensboro
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kentucky. It was founded on December 9, 1937. It is currently a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Louisville...


Province of Miami

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Miami

The Metropolitan Province of Miami comprises the state of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

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  • Thomas Gerard Wenski
    Thomas Wenski
    Thomas Gerard Wenski is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently Archbishop of Miami, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on April 20, 2010 and installed on June 1, 2010...

    , Archbishop of Miami
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
    The Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami,...

     and Apostolic Administrator
    Apostolic Administrator
    An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...

     of Pensacola-Tallahassee
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida; it was founded on October 1, 1975. The Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee is the pastor of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart located in Pensacola, Florida...

  • John Clement Favalora, Archbishop Emeritus of Miami
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
    The Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami,...

  • John Gerard Noonan
    John Gerard Noonan
    Bishop John Gerard Noonan is the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando.Since the 1970s he has lived in Florida except for when he earned a master's degree in education at Boston College....

    , Bishop of Orlando
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was established on June 18, 1968. Prior to that the Central Florida area was part of the Diocese of St. Augustine. Today the diocese encompasses nine counties including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, Lake,...

  • Gerald Michael Barbarito, Bishop of Palm Beach
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on June 16, 1984.The past bishops of the diocese are:#Thomas Vose Daily #Joseph Keith Symons...

  • Joseph Keith Symons
    Joseph Keith Symons
    Joseph Keith Symons is a bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of St...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on June 16, 1984.The past bishops of the diocese are:#Thomas Vose Daily #Joseph Keith Symons...

  • Episcopal see of Pensacola-Tallahassee
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida; it was founded on October 1, 1975. The Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee is the pastor of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart located in Pensacola, Florida...

     (vacant see
    Sede vacante
    Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...

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  • John Huston Ricard
    John Ricard
    John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. is an African American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.-Biography:...

    , S.S.J.
    Josephite Fathers
    The Josephite Fathers and Brothers or, more properly, Saint Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart, Inc. are a society of Catholic priests and brothers, based in the United States. It was formed in 1871 by a group of priests from the English Foreign Mission Society of Saint Joseph, also known as...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida; it was founded on October 1, 1975. The Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee is the pastor of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart located in Pensacola, Florida...

  • Felipe de Jesús Estévez
    Felipe de Jesús Estévez
    Felipe de Jesús Estévez is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida beginning Tuesday, June 1, 2011. He was formerly the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of St. Augustine
    Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine is a diocese of the Catholic Church's Latin Church in the U.S. state of Florida. Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, it covers much of North Florida, including the cities of St. Augustine, Jacksonville, and Gainesville. The bishop's seat is the...

  • Victor Benito Galeone
    Victor Galeone
    Victor Benito Galeone is the Bishop Emeritus of St. Augustine, Florida. He was ordained and installed as the ninth Bishop of St. Augustine on August 21, 2001, and retired on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. He was succeeded as Bishop of St...

    , Bishop Emeritus of St. Augustine
    Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine is a diocese of the Catholic Church's Latin Church in the U.S. state of Florida. Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, it covers much of North Florida, including the cities of St. Augustine, Jacksonville, and Gainesville. The bishop's seat is the...

  • Robert Nugent Lynch
    Robert Nugent Lynch
    Robert Nugent Lynch is the current Bishop of St. Petersburg, Florida. He was ordained and installed as the fourth Bishop of St. Petersburg on January 26, 1996.-Education:...

    , Bishop of Saint Petersburg
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on March 2, 1968.-Background:The Diocese of St. Petersburg was established on June 17, 1968, from the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. It is a...

  • Frank Joseph Dewane
    Frank Joseph Dewane
    Frank Joseph Dewane is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Venice in Florida.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Venice in Florida
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on June 16, 1984. The Diocese of Venice includes the counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota....


Province of Milwaukee

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee

The Metropolitan Province of Milwaukee comprises the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

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  • Jerome Edward Listecki
    Jerome Edward Listecki
    Jerome Edward Listecki is an American archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago before serving as Bishop of La Crosse . He was named Archbishop of Milwaukee by Pope Benedict XVI on November 14, 2009...

    , Archbishop of Milwaukee
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
    The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, as well as the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, all...

  • Donald J. Hying
    Donald J. Hying
    -Notes:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
    The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, as well as the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, all...

  • Rembert George Weakland
    Rembert Weakland
    Rembert George Weakland was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977 to 2002. He is the author of A Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church: Memoirs of a Catholic Archbishop, which explores Church reform issues, his homosexuality, and the child abuse crisis....

    , OSB
    Order of Saint Benedict
    The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
    The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, as well as the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, all...

  • Richard J. Sklba
    Richard J. Sklba
    Richard John Sklba is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milwaukee
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
    The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, as well as the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, all...

  • David Laurin Ricken
    David Laurin Ricken
    David Laurin Ricken is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the twelfth Bishop of Green Bay, having previously served as Bishop of Cheyenne.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of Green Bay
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay was established on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. It covers the city of Green Bay as well as Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties,...

  • Robert Joseph Banks, Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay was established on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. It covers the city of Green Bay as well as Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties,...

  • Robert F. Morneau
    Robert F. Morneau
    Robert Fealey Morneau is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay was established on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. It covers the city of Green Bay as well as Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties,...

  • William P. Callahan
    William P. Callahan
    William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv., DD is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On Friday, June 11, 2010, he was named Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse by Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding Jerome Edward Listecki, who had become Milwaukee's Archbishop.Bishop Callahan...

    , OFM Conv
    Conventual Franciscans
    The Order of Friars Minor Conventual , commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Catholic Friars founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209.-History:...

    , Bishop of La Crosse
    Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse covers an area of west-central Wisconsin, including the city of La Crosse and 19 counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Richland, Trempealeau, Vernon, and...

  • Robert C. Morlino
    Robert C. Morlino
    Robert Charles Morlino is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Bishop of Madison, having previously served as Bishop of Helena.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Madison
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison
    The Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, is the Roman Catholic Diocese for the southwest corner of Wisconsin. It comprises Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, LaFayette, Marquette, Rock and Sauk counties. The area of the diocese is approximately...

  • Peter F. Christensen
    Peter F. Christensen
    Peter Forsyth Christensen is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as Bishop of Superior.Born in Altadena, California, he was the fourth of eight children born to Robert and Ann Christensen. The family later moved to Palos Verdes, and in 1964 Robert and Ann obtained a divorce...

    , Bishop of Superior
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior is in northern Wisconsin. It comprises the city of Superior and the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn in Wisconsin, with an area of...

  • Raphael Michael Fliss
    Raphael Michael Fliss
    Bishop Raphael Michael Fliss was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior, in Superior, Wisconsin. He is currently Bishop Emeritus....

    , Bishop Emeritus of Superior
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior is in northern Wisconsin. It comprises the city of Superior and the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn in Wisconsin, with an area of...


Province of Mobile

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile

The Metropolitan Province of Mobile comprises the states of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

 and Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

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  • Thomas John Rodi, Archbishop of Mobile
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile
    The Archdiocese of Mobile is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the lower 28 counties of Alabama. It is the metropolitan seat of the Province of Mobile, which includes the suffragan bishopric sees of the Diocese of Biloxi, the Diocese of Jackson, and the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama...

  • Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
    Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
    Oscar Hugh Lipscomb is the retired Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama. Lipscomb's retirement was accepted by the Holy See April 2, 2008.He was the first Archbishop of Mobile and its eighth bishop...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Mobile
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile
    The Archdiocese of Mobile is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the lower 28 counties of Alabama. It is the metropolitan seat of the Province of Mobile, which includes the suffragan bishopric sees of the Diocese of Biloxi, the Diocese of Jackson, and the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama...

  • Roger Morin
    Roger Morin
    Roger Paul Morin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Biloxi.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Biloxi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi encompasses 17 counties in south Mississippi. It was erected on March 1, 1977, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson...

  • Joseph Lawson Howze
    Joseph Lawson Howze
    Joseph Lawson E. Howze is an African American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Biloxi from 1977 to 2001.-Early life:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Biloxi
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi encompasses 17 counties in south Mississippi. It was erected on March 1, 1977, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson...

  • Robert Joseph Baker
    Robert Joseph Baker
    Robert J. Baker is an American Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. He was appointed to this post by Pope Benedict XVI on August 14, 2007 and installed on October 2, 2007...

    , Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was erected on December 9, 1969, when it was split from the Archdiocese of Mobile...

  • David Edward Foley
    David Edward Foley
    David Edward Foley was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on May 26, 1956.He was appointed by Pope John Paul II the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia on May 3, 1986. He was consecrated on June 27, 1986. Pope John Paul II later appointed Bishop...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham in Alabama
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was erected on December 9, 1969, when it was split from the Archdiocese of Mobile...

  • Joseph Nunzio Latino
    Joseph Nunzio Latino
    Joseph Nunzio Latino is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Jackson .-Early life and career :Latino was born in New Orleans, Louisiana....

    , Bishop of Jackson
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Mobile, in the southern United States of America. Its ecclesiastical jurisdiction includes the northern and central parts of the state of Mississippi, an area of . It is the largest diocese, by area, in the United...


Province of New Orleans

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans

The Metropolitan Province of New Orleans comprises the state of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

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  • Gregory Michael Aymond
    Gregory Michael Aymond
    Gregory Michael Aymond is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourteenth and current Archbishop of New Orleans...

    , Archbishop of New Orleans
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana...

  • Alfred Clifton Hughes
    Alfred Clifton Hughes
    Alfred Clifton Hughes is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 13th Archbishop of New Orleans, having previously served as Bishop of Baton Rouge from 1993 to 2002. On June 12, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Gregory M...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana...

  • Francis Bible Schulte, Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana...

  • Shelton Fabre
    Shelton Fabre
    Shelton Joseph Fabre is the titular bishop of Pudentiana and an auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana in the United States of America. He is a native of Louisiana, having been born in New Roads on 25 October 1963...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana...

  • Ronald Paul Herzog
    Ronald Paul Herzog
    Ronald Paul Herzog is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eleventh and current Bishop of Alexandria in central Louisiana.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana
    The Diocese of Alexandria is the Roman Catholic diocese for central Louisiana, based in Alexandria, with its see at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral...

  • Robert William Muench
    Robert William Muench
    Robert William Muench is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fifth and current Bishop of Baton Rouge, having previously served as Bishop of Covington from 1996 to 2002.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Baton Rouge
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, officially in Latin Dioecesis Rubribaculensis, is a Latin Rite diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of New Orleans....

  • Sam Gallip Jacobs
    Sam Jacobs (bishop)
    Sam Gallip Jacobs is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, having previously served as Bishop of Alexandria from 1989 to 2003.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
    The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is a Roman Catholic diocese in southeastern Louisiana. It comprises Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, the eastern part of St. Mary Parish including Morgan City, and Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish. The diocese was created on June 5, 1977, and was previously part of...

  • Charles Michael Jarrell
    Charles Michael Jarrell
    Charles Michael Jarrell is the seventh and current Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana. Before entering seminary, Jarrell attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he received both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Philosophy.- External links :*...

    , Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
    The Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana is an ecclesiastical division of the Catholic Church in the United States. The oldest church in the diocese is the parish church of St. Martinville, dating back to 1756. The diocese was created on January 11, 1918 from the western part of the Archdiocese of New...

  • Glen Provost
    Glen Provost
    Glen John Provost is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 6 March 2007....

    , Bishop of Lake Charles
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles , is a particular church located in southwest Louisiana . It is a fairly new diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, being founded on January 29, 1980. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of New Orleans.The diocese is administered from the city of Lake...

  • Michael Gerard Duca
    Michael Duca
    Michael Gerard Duca is the Bishop of Shreveport since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 1 April 2008.He attended elementary and secondary school in Dallas. He attended Holy Trinity Seminary 1970-78, and while there received a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master of divinity degree in...

    , Bishop of Shreveport
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport is a Roman Catholic diocese located in northwestern Louisiana, and a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It is under the governance of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and belongs to Conference Region V...

  • William Benedict Friend
    William Benedict Friend
    William Benedict Friend is the retired bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport, in Louisiana, and its first bishop.He was ordained on 7 May 1959 as a priest of the Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, Alabama...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Shreveport
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport is a Roman Catholic diocese located in northwestern Louisiana, and a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It is under the governance of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and belongs to Conference Region V...


Province of New York

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of New York

The Metropolitan Province of New York comprises the state of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, except Fishers Island
Fishers Island
Fishers Island, approximately 9 miles long and 1 mile wide, is located at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, 2 miles off the southeastern coast of Connecticut across Fishers Island Sound...

 (in Suffolk County), which is part of the Diocese of Norwich (in the Province of Hartford).
  • Timothy Michael Dolan
    Timothy Dolan
    Timothy Michael Dolan is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the tenth and current Archbishop of New York, having previously served as Archbishop of Milwaukee and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis ....

    , Archbishop of New York
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

  • Edward Michael Egan, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of New York
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

  • Josu Iriondo
    Josu Iriondo
    Josu Iriondo is a Spanish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of New York
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

  • Dominick John Lagonegro
    Dominick John Lagonegro
    Dominick John Lagonegro is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of New York
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

  • Dennis Joseph Sullivan
    Dennis Joseph Sullivan
    Dennis Joseph Sullivan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of New York
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

  • Gerald Thomas Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop of New York
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

  • Howard James Hubbard
    Howard James Hubbard
    Howard James Hubbard, DD is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth and current Bishop of Albany.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Bishop of Albany
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany covers all or part of 14 counties in Eastern New York...

  • Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio
    Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio
    Nicholas DiMarzio is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the seventh and current Bishop of Brooklyn, having previously served as Bishop of Camden from 1999 to 2003.- Early life :...

    , Bishop of Brooklyn
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....

  • Octavio Cisneros
    Octavio Cisneros
    Octavio Cisneros is a Cuban American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, and is also Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....

  • Frank Joseph Caggiano
    Frank Joseph Caggiano
    Frank Joseph Caggiano is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....

  • Ignatius Anthony Catanello
    Ignatius Anthony Catanello
    Ignatius Anthony Catanello is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. From 1994 to 2010 he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....

  • Guy Sansaricq
    Guy Sansaricq
    Guy Sansaricq was born in Jérémie, Haiti, into a Catholic family. He attended the seminary of the Jeremie Diocese for five years, after which he received a scholarship to St. Paul's Pontifical Seminary in Ottawa, Canada, where he studied philosophy and theology for seven years...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....

  • Edward U. Kmiec
    Edward U. Kmiec
    Edward Urban Kmiec is the thirteenth and current Roman Catholic Bishop of Buffalo. Kmiec served as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Trenton from 1982 until his installation as Bishop of Nashville in 1992...

    , Bishop of Buffalo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
    The Diocese of Buffalo is a Catholic diocese headquartered in Buffalo, New York, USA. The current Bishop is the Most Rev. Edward U. Kmiec.The Diocese of Buffalo was established 23 April 1847. It consists of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties...

  • Terry R. LaValley
    Terry R. LaValley
    Terry Ronald LaValley is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current Bishop of Ogdensburg.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Ogdensburg
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese in New York. It was founded on February 15, 1872.On February 23, 2010, the Most Reverend Terry R...

  • Matthew H. Clark
    Matthew H. Clark
    Matthew Harvey Clark is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Rochester.-Early life and education:Matthew Clark was born in Waterford, New York, to Matthew and Grace Clark...

    , Bishop of Rochester
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Greater Rochester region of New York State in the United States. The region that the Diocese comprises extends from its northern border on the south shore of Lake Ontario through the Finger Lakes region to its...

  • William Murphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn...

  • John Charles Dunne
    John Charles Dunne
    John Charles Dunne is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, serving since 1988.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn...

  • Paul Henry Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn...

  • Robert Joseph Cunningham
    Robert Joseph Cunningham
    -External links:***...

    , Bishop of Syracuse
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
    The Diocese of Syracuse is a Catholic diocese headquartered in Syracuse, New York, USA. The current bishop is the Most Rev. Robert J. Cunningham. The Diocese of Syracuse includes 350,000 Catholics residing in seven counties of Central and South Central New York State...

  • James Michael Moynihan
    James Michael Moynihan
    James Michael Moynihan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth Bishop of Syracuse.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
    The Diocese of Syracuse is a Catholic diocese headquartered in Syracuse, New York, USA. The current bishop is the Most Rev. Robert J. Cunningham. The Diocese of Syracuse includes 350,000 Catholics residing in seven counties of Central and South Central New York State...


Province of Newark

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Newark

The Metropolitan Province of Newark comprises the state of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

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  • John J. Myers
    John J. Myers
    -References:...

    , Archbishop of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • Peter Leo Gerety
    Peter Leo Gerety
    Peter Leo Gerety is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Newark from 1974 to 1986, having previously served as Bishop of Portland...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • Manuel Aurelio Cruz
    Manuel Aurelio Cruz
    Manuel Aurelio Cruz is a Cuban American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • Edgar Moreira da Cunha, Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • Gaetano Aldo Donato
    Gaetano Aldo Donato
    Gaetano Aldo "Thomas" Donato is an Italian American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • John Walter Flesey, Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • David Arias Pérez
    David Arias Pérez
    David Arias Pérez is an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Badiae and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey....

    , O.A.R., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • Dominic Anthony Marconi
    Dominic Anthony Marconi
    Dominic Anthony Marconi is an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Bure and retired auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey....

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • Charles James McDonnell
    Charles James McDonnell
    Charles James McDonnell is an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Pocofeltus and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey....

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

  • Joseph A. Galante
    Joseph A. Galante
    Joseph Anthony Galante is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the Bishop of Camden, having previously served as Bishop of Beaumont from 1994 to 1999 and Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas from 1999 to 2004....

    , Bishop of Camden
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a particular church or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, located in New Jersey, United States, and presides over Roman Catholic parishes and schools in the six southern New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,...

  • Paul Gregory Bootkoski
    Paul Gregory Bootkoski
    Paul Gregory Bootkoski is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. He was appointed to the post in 2002....

    , Bishop of Metuchen
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen is a Roman Catholic diocese in New Jersey, centered in the borough of Metuchen. It was erected on November 19, 1981, from the territory of the Diocese of Trenton....

  • Edward T. Hughes
    Edward Hughes (bishop)
    Edward Thomas Hughes is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Metuchen from 1987 to 1997....

    , Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen is a Roman Catholic diocese in New Jersey, centered in the borough of Metuchen. It was erected on November 19, 1981, from the territory of the Diocese of Trenton....

  • Arthur J. Serratelli
    Arthur J. Serratelli
    Arthur Joseph Serratelli is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson in northern New Jersey.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of Paterson
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
    The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which includes three counties in northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex. The city of Paterson, third-largest in the state of New Jersey, was chosen as the episcopal see, even though...

  • Frank J. Rodimer
    Frank Joseph Rodimer
    Frank Joseph Rodimer is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Paterson from 1977 to 2004.-Biography:Frank Rodimer was born in Rockaway, New Jersey, and ordained to the priesthood on May 19, 1951...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Paterson
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
    The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which includes three counties in northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex. The city of Paterson, third-largest in the state of New Jersey, was chosen as the episcopal see, even though...

  • David M. O'Connell, C.M., Bishop of Trenton
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the counties of Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean, and Mercer ....

  • John Mortimer Smith
    John Mortimer Smith
    John Mortimer Fourette Smith is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth Bishop of Trenton, having previously served as Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee from 1991 to 1995...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Trenton
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the counties of Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean, and Mercer ....

  • John C. Reiss
    John C. Reiss
    John Charles Reiss is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Trenton from 1980 to 1997.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Trenton
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the counties of Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean, and Mercer ....


Province of Oklahoma City

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City

The Metropolitan Province of Oklahoma City comprises the states of Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

 and Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

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  • Paul Stagg Coakley
    Paul Stagg Coakley
    Paul Stagg Coakley is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.-Early life and education:...

    , Archbishop of Oklahoma City
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Its ecclesiastical territory includes 46 counties in western Oklahoma. The Most Reverend Paul Stagg Coakley is the current archbishop...

  • Eusebius J. Beltran
    Eusebius J. Beltran
    Eusebius Joseph Beltran is an American prelate. He was the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City from 1993 until 2010. Before his appointment to Oklahoma City, Beltran was bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa from 1978 to 1992....

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Its ecclesiastical territory includes 46 counties in western Oklahoma. The Most Reverend Paul Stagg Coakley is the current archbishop...

  • Anthony Basil Taylor
    Anthony Taylor (bishop)
    Anthony Basil Taylor , formerly of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, was appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Little Rock in the USA by Pope Benedict XVI on 10 April 2008, the seventh bishop of the diocese...

    , Bishop of Little Rock
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock is a Roman Catholic diocese in Arkansas. It was founded on November 28, 1843.-History:A dozen Catholic priests accompanied Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto down the Mississippi River in 1541 to a Quapaw Indian village near present-day Helena-West Helena,...

  • Edward James Slattery
    Edward James Slattery
    Edward James Slattery is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current bishop of Tulsa.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of Tulsa
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the eastern region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its ecclesiastical territory includes all of 31 counties in eastern Oklahoma, including the most populous county of the group, Tulsa County...


Province of Omaha

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha

The Metropolitan Province of Omaha comprises the state of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

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  • George Joseph Lucas
    George Joseph Lucas
    George Joseph Lucas is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fifth and current Archbishop of Omaha, having previously served as Bishop of Springfield in Illinois from 1999 to 2009.-Biography:...

    , Archbishop of Omaha
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss...

  • Elden Francis Curtiss
    Elden Francis Curtiss
    Elden Francis Curtiss is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Helena from 1976 to 1993, and Archbishop of Omaha from 1993 to 2009.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss...

  • William Joseph Dendinger
    William Joseph Dendinger
    William Joseph Dendinger is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the seventh and current Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Grand Island
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island is a Roman Catholic diocese in Grand Island, Nebraska. It is suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. It was founded on April 11, 1917, after a decree from Pius X in 1912 with the first bishop appointed in 1913...

  • Fabian Bruskewitz
    Fabian Bruskewitz
    Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Bishop of Lincoln
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln is a Roman Catholic diocese in Nebraska, and comprises the majority of the eastern and central portions of the state south of the Platte River. The episcopal see is in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was established on August 2, 1887, by Pope Leo XIII...


Province of Philadelphia

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia

The Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia comprises the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

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  • Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap
    Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
    The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is an Order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. The worldwide head of the Order, called the Minister General, is currently Father Mauro Jöhri.-Origins :...

    , Archbishop of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • Justin Francis Rigali, Cardinal
    Cardinal (Catholicism)
    A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua, Cardinal
    Cardinal (Catholicism)
    A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • Daniel E. Thomas
    Daniel E. Thomas
    Daniel Edward Thomas, VG is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • Timothy C. Senior
    Timothy C. Senior
    Timothy Christian Senior is an American Roman Catholic prelate. He is currently an Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • John J. McIntyre
    John J. McIntyre (bishop)
    John J. McIntyre is an American Roman Catholic priest. He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Pope Benedict XVI on June 8, 2010 and ordained on August 6, 2010.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • Michael J. Fitzgerald
    Michael J. Fitzgerald (bishop)
    Michael J. Fitzgerald is an American Roman Catholic priest. He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Pope Benedict XVI on June 22, 2010 and ordained on August 6, 2010.-Early life and career:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • Martin Nicholas Lohmuller
    Martin Nicholas Lohmuller
    Martin Nicholas Lohmuller, DD, JCD is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia from 1970 to 1994.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • Louis A. DeSimone
    Louis A. DeSimone
    Louis Anthony DeSimone is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia from 1981 to 1997.-Biography:Louis DeSimone was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Bridgeport...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • Robert P. Maginnis
    Robert P. Maginnis
    Robert Patrick Maginnis is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1996 to 2010.-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

  • John Patrick Foley
    John Patrick Foley
    John Patrick Foley is an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. From 2007 until 2011, he was Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, having previously served as President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications from 1984 to 2007. He was...

    , Cardinal
    Cardinal (Catholicism)
    A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

    , Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
    Pontifical Council for Social Communications
    The Pontifical Council for Social Communications is a dicastery of the Roman Curia...

  • John Oliver Barres
    John Barres
    John Oliver Barres is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Allentown
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown is a Roman Catholic diocese comprising the Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill, in the United States. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Church of Saint Catharine of Siena, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania...

  • Edward Peter Cullen
    Edward Peter Cullen
    Edward Peter Cullen is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the third Bishop of Allentown. His resignation was accepted on 27 May 2009 by Pope Benedict. . At the same time, Pope Benedict named Msgr...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Allentown
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown is a Roman Catholic diocese comprising the Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill, in the United States. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Church of Saint Catharine of Siena, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania...

  • Mark Leonard Bartchak
    Mark Leonard Bartchak
    Mark Leonard Bartchak is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bartchak was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1988...

    , Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is a Roman Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania. It was established in May 1901 as the Diocese of Altoona; on October 9, 1957 the name changed to the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. It consists of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon and...

  • Joseph Victor Adamec
    Joseph Victor Adamec
    Joseph Victor Adamec is the former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Born in Bannister, Michigan, Bishop Joseph studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical Nepomucene College in Rome and earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University. He was...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is a Roman Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania. It was established in May 1901 as the Diocese of Altoona; on October 9, 1957 the name changed to the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. It consists of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon and...

  • Donald Walter Trautman
    Donald Walter Trautman
    Donald Walter Trautman is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as Bishop of Erie.-Biography:Donald Trautman was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended Niagara University in Lewiston. He studied theology under Karl Rahner at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, from...

    , Bishop of Erie
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie is a Roman Catholic diocese in western Pennsylvania. It was founded on July 29, 1853. It is one of seven suffragan sees in Pennsylvania that make up the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which is headed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.-...

  • Lawrence Eugene Brandt
    Lawrence Eugene Brandt
    Lawrence Eugene Brandt is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg in Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Greensburg
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
    The Diocese of Greensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that has 85 parishes in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania. The diocese was founded on March 10, 1951, and is currently in the process of reorganization...

  • Joseph P. McFadden
    Joseph P. McFadden
    Joseph Patrick McFadden is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, he was installed as Bishop of Harrisburg on August 18, 2010.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Harrisburg
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg covers 15 counties of South Central Pennsylvania: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York. The seat of the bishop is in St...

  • David Allen Zubik, Bishop of Pittsburgh
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is a Roman Catholic diocese. It was established in Western Pennsylvania on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 211 parishes in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of with a Catholic population of 719,801...

  • William J. Waltersheid
    William J. Waltersheid
    William John Waltersheid is an American Catholic bishop. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on February 25, 2011, and consecrated a bishop on April 25, 2011.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is a Roman Catholic diocese. It was established in Western Pennsylvania on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 211 parishes in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of with a Catholic population of 719,801...

  • Joseph Charles Bambera
    Joseph Bambera
    Joseph Charles Bambera is an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the tenth and current Bishop of Scranton, serving since April 26, 2010.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Scranton
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton, of which St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is the mother church, consists of 11 counties in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States....

  • Joseph Francis Martino
    Joseph Francis Martino
    Joseph Francis Martino is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the Retired Bishop of Scranton. He served as bishop of Scranton until his resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on 31 August 2009....

    , Bishop Emeritus of Scranton
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton, of which St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is the mother church, consists of 11 counties in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States....

  • James Clifford Timlin
    James Clifford Timlin
    James Clifford Timlin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Scranton from 1984 to 2003.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Scranton
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton, of which St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is the mother church, consists of 11 counties in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States....

  • John M. Dougherty
    John M. Dougherty
    John Martin Dougherty is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently the Former Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton when his resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on August 31, 2009.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton, of which St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is the mother church, consists of 11 counties in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States....


Province of Portland

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Portland

The Metropolitan Province of Portland comprises the states of Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

 and Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, except those parts of Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

 and Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

 that are within Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...

 (all of which is part of the Diocese of Cheyenne, in the Province of Denver).
  • John George Vlazny, Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland
    The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It encompasses the western part of the state of Oregon, from the summit of the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean...

  • Kenneth Steiner
    Kenneth Steiner
    Kenneth Donald Steiner is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is currently Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, having served from 1978 to November 2011.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland
    The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It encompasses the western part of the state of Oregon, from the summit of the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean...

  • Episcopal see of Baker
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker
    The Diocese of Baker is a territorial division, or diocese, of the Roman Catholic Church in Eastern Oregon, United States...

     (vacant see
    Sede vacante
    Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...

    )
  • Michael Patrick Driscoll
    Michael Patrick Driscoll
    Michael Patrick Driscoll is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Boise.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Bishop of Boise
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise
    The Diocese of Boise is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in the northwestern U.S., encompassing the entire state of Idaho. It is led by a bishop who serves as pastor of the cathedral, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise...

  • Michael William Warfel
    Michael William Warfel
    Michael William Warfel is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the seventh and current Bishop of Great Falls-Billings.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Great Falls-Billings
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings
    The Diocese of Great Falls-Billings is the Catholic diocese of eastern Montana, established in 1904.Pope Pius X erected the "Diocese of Great Falls" on May 18, 1904, by dividing the Diocese of Helena, which previously comprised the entire state....

  • George Leo Thomas
    George Leo Thomas
    George Leo Thomas is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Helena since 2004.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Helena
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena
    The Diocese of Helena is the Catholic diocese for western Montana. It was erected from the year-old Vicarate of Montana on March 7, 1884, while Montana was still a territory. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Portland, which encompasses Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.For its first...


Province of Saint Louis

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis

The Metropolitan Province of Saint Louis comprises the state of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

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  • Robert J. Carlson, Archbishop of Saint Louis
  • Edward M. Rice
    Edward M. Rice
    Edward Matthew Rice, born July 28, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American Roman Catholic Bishop: Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Sufes. On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI designated the Reverend Monsignor Edward M. Rice to become...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis
  • Robert Joseph Hermann
    Robert Joseph Hermann
    Robert J. Hermann, born August 12, 1934, is an American Roman Catholic Bishop: Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Titular bishop of Zerta. Hermann was appointed by Pope John Paul II on October 16, 2002, as the Auxiliary Bishop to serve the Archdiocese of Saint Louis...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis
  • John R. Gaydos
    John R. Gaydos
    John Raymond Gaydos is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Jefferson City.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Jefferson City
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States, erected on July 2, 1956 from territory taken from the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the Diocese of Kansas City, and the Diocese of Saint...

  • Robert Finn
    Robert Finn (bishop)
    Robert William Finn is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, having succeeded Raymond James Boland on May 24, 2005.-Early life and ordination:...

    , Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States, erected on September 10, 1880, as the Diocese of Kansas City, with territories taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. ...

  • James Vann Johnston, Jr.
    James Vann Johnston, Jr.
    James Vann Johnston, Jr. is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the sixth and current Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau is a Roman Catholic diocese in Missouri. It was founded on August 24, 1956. The current bishop is the Most Reverend James Vann Johnston, Jr., appointed January 24, 2008, and installed March 31, 2008....

  • John Joseph Leibrecht
    John Joseph Leibrecht
    John Joseph Leibrecht is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau from 1984 to 2008.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau is a Roman Catholic diocese in Missouri. It was founded on August 24, 1956. The current bishop is the Most Reverend James Vann Johnston, Jr., appointed January 24, 2008, and installed March 31, 2008....


Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

The Metropolitan Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis comprises the states of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

 and South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

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  • John Clayton Nienstedt
    John Clayton Nienstedt
    John Clayton Nienstedt is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, having previously served as Bishop of New Ulm from 2001 to 2007.-Early life and education:...

    , Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by the prelature of an archbishop which administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis...

  • Harry Flynn, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by the prelature of an archbishop which administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis...

  • Lee Anthony Piché
    Lee A. Piché
    Lee Anthony Piché is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.-Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by the prelature of an archbishop which administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis...

  • David D. Kagan
    David Kagan
    David Dennis Kagan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the seventh and current bishop of Bismarck.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Bismarck
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, which is headquartered in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St...

  • Paul Albert Zipfel, Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, which is headquartered in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St...

  • Michael Joseph Hoeppner
    Michael Joseph Hoeppner
    Michael Joseph Hoeppner is the current Bishop of Crookston, since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 28 September 2007. Bishop Hoeppner replaced Victor Hermann Balke one day before his 76th birthday, who previously had served as Bishop of Crookston for 31 years.Bishop Hoeppner is a native of...

    , Bishop of Crookston
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It covers the northwest section of Minnesota.The bishops of the diocese are:*Timothy J...

  • Victor Hermann Balke
    Victor Hermann Balke
    Victor Hermann Balke was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Crookston from 1976-2007.Born in Meppen, Illinois , his parents were Elizabeth Knese and Bernard Balke, Sr. He attended St. Joseph Grade School in Meppen as well as the Monterey Grade School, and graduated from Hardin Community High School in...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Crookston
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It covers the northwest section of Minnesota.The bishops of the diocese are:*Timothy J...

  • Paul D. Sirba
    Paul Sirba
    Paul David Sirba is the current bishop of Duluth since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 October 2009.Sirba was born in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He completed his studies at the archdiocesan seminary of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and at the Notre Dame Institute for Catechetics in...

    , Bishop of Duluth
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. The episcopal see is in Duluth, Minnesota. It was established on October 3, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. The diocese includes Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St...

  • Samuel Joseph Aquila
    Samuel Joseph Aquila
    Samuel Joseph Aquila is the seventh and current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo in North Dakota....

    , Bishop of Fargo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. It was founded on April 6, 1897 by Pope Leo XIII. Fargo, North Dakota is the episcopal see of the diocese.-Bishops of the Diocese of Fargo:...

  • John M. LeVoir
    John M. LeVoir
    John Marvin LeVoir is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fourth Bishop in the diocese of New Ulm.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of New Ulm
    Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. It was founded on November 18, 1957, by Pope Pius XII. On July 14, 2008, John M. LeVoir was appointed as Bishop of New Ulm.The past bishops of the diocese are:...

  • Robert Dwayne Gruss
    Robert Dwayne Gruss
    Robert Dwayne Gruss is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He has served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in the state of South Dakota since 2011.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Rapid City
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City is a Roman Catholic diocese in South Dakota. It was founded on August 6, 1902 as the Diocese of Lead, and was renamed on August 1, 1930.-Bishops:The past bishops of the diocese are:Bishops of Lead...

  • John Francis Kinney
    John Francis Kinney
    John Francis Kinney is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth and current Bishop of St. Cloud.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Saint Cloud
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. It was founded on September 22, 1889, out of territory that had been evangelized by the missionary priest Father Francis Xavier Pierz...

  • Paul J. Swain
    Paul J. Swain
    Paul Joseph Swain is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls.- Early life :Swain was a convert from Methodism and attended law school at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was born in Newark, New York. He served in Vietnam and, after his return home, was legal counsel...

    , Bishop of Sioux Falls
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It was founded on November 12, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII and comprises that part of South Dakota east of the Missouri River. The architect for the St...

  • John M. Quinn
    John M. Quinn
    John Michael Quinn is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the eighth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Winona
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona
    The Diocese of Winona is the Roman Catholic diocese which ministers to the people of southern Minnesota. The diocese includes Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Rock, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonowan,...

  • Bernard Joseph Harrington
    Bernard Joseph Harrington
    Bernard Joseph Harrington is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the seventh Bishop of Winona.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Winona
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona
    The Diocese of Winona is the Roman Catholic diocese which ministers to the people of southern Minnesota. The diocese includes Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Rock, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonowan,...


Province of San Antonio

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio

The Metropolitan Province of San Antonio comprises the western counties of the state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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  • Gustavo Garcia-Siller
    Gustavo Garcia-Siller
    Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. is a Mexican American prelate of the Catholic Church of the Western Roman Rite...

    , Archbishop of San Antonio
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio encompasses in Texas.The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.On...

  • Patrick Flores
    Patrick Flores
    Patrick Fernández Flores , is a Roman Catholic cleric and was Archbishop of San Antonio from 1979 until 2004. Flores was the first Mexican American to become a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.-Early life:...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio encompasses in Texas.The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.On...

  • Oscar Cantu
    Oscar Cantu
    Oscar Cantú is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio encompasses in Texas.The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.On...

  • Patrick James Zurek
    Patrick Zurek
    Patrick James Zurek is the current Bishop of Amarillo since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 3 January 2008. Zurek trained in Rome as a moral theologian who was a chaplain at the Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital during his seminary days.Zurek was ordained a priest in Rome on 29 June 1975 by...

    , Bishop of Amarillo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo is a Roman Catholic diocese in Amarillo Texas. It was founded on August 3, 1926 .The diocese's past bishops include:*Rudolph Gerken *Robert Emmet Lucey *Laurence Julius...

  • John Walter Yanta, Bishop Emeritus of Amarillo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo is a Roman Catholic diocese in Amarillo Texas. It was founded on August 3, 1926 .The diocese's past bishops include:*Rudolph Gerken *Robert Emmet Lucey *Laurence Julius...

  • Kevin Joseph Farrell, Bishop of Dallas
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 15, 1890 by Pope Leo XIII. The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe....

  • J. Douglas Deshotel, Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 15, 1890 by Pope Leo XIII. The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe....

  • Mark J. Seitz
    Mark J. Seitz
    Mark Joseph Seitz is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, serving since 2010. -Biography:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 15, 1890 by Pope Leo XIII. The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe....

  • Charles Victor Grahmann
    Charles Victor Grahmann
    Charles Victor Grahmann is the former sixth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Texas.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Dallas
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 15, 1890 by Pope Leo XIII. The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe....

  • Episcopal see
    Episcopal See
    An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...

     of El Paso
    Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in West Texas. Covering , it encompasses the Texas counties of El Paso, Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward and Winkler with approximately 668,000 professing members,...

     (vacant see
    Sede vacante
    Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...

    )
  • Kevin William Vann
    Kevin William Vann
    Kevin William Vann is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Fort Worth.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Fort Worth
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, USA, was established August 9, 1969, after being part of the Diocese of Dallas for 79 years. At present, the Diocese has more than 560,000 Catholics in 89 parishes and missions, served by 123 priests, 110 deacons, 24 sisters, and 5 brothers...

  • James Anthony Tamayo
    James Anthony Tamayo
    James Anthony Tamayo is the current bishop of Laredo, Texas. He was ordained a priest on July 11, 1976 and ordained a bishop on March 10, 1993, becoming auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston and titular bishop of Ita...

    , Bishop of Laredo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Laredo, Texas. It was founded on July 3, 2000. The San Agustin Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Laredo. James Anthony Tamayo is the current bishop of the Diocese. It covers an area of 10,905 sq. mi. and...

  • Plácido Rodriguez
    Plácido Rodriguez
    Plácido Rodriguez is the current bishop of Lubbock. Rodriguez was born in Celaya, Mexico to Eutimio and Maria Conception. He was the 11th born out of 14 children; his family emigrated to Chicago in 1953, when he was twelve years old. He was ordained a priest on May 23, 1968...

    , Bishop of Lubbock
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 25, 1983. The Diocese of Lubbock—encompassing 25 counties on the Llano Estacado and Rolling Plains of West Texas—is a church of 83,000 Roman Catholics who gather in 62 parish churches as of June of...

  • Michael David Pfeifer
    Michael David Pfeifer
    Michael David Pfeifer is the fifth and current Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo. He was born in Alamo, Texas, the son of Maund Pfeifer and Alice Clausney Savage. On December 21, 1964 he was ordained a priest for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and served as a missionary...

    , Bishop of San Angelo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo is a Roman Catholic diocese covering twenty-nine counties in western and central Texas. It was founded on October 16, 1961.The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, encompasses some...


Province of San Francisco

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco

The Metropolitan Province of San Francisco comprises the northern counties of the state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and all of the states of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

 and Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

.
  • George Hugh Niederauer
    George Hugh Niederauer
    George Hugh Niederauer is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the Archbishop of San Francisco...

    , Archbishop of San Francisco
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo...

  • William J. Justice
    William J. Justice
    William J. Justice, is an American Roman Catholic Bishop. On 10 April 2008 it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI appointed Justice as the Auxiliary Bishop to serve the Archdiocese of San Francisco.-Early life and clerical formation:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo...

  • Robert W. McElroy
    Robert W. McElroy
    Robert Walter McElroy is the Roman Catholic titular bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, California....

    , Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo...

  • John R. Quinn
    John R. Quinn
    John Raphael Quinn is a Roman Catholic bishop, currently the Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of San Francisco; he served as the archdiocese's sixth archbishop from 1977 to 1995...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo...

  • Ignatius C. Wang
    Ignatius C. Wang
    Ignatius C. Wang is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 2002-2009...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo...

  • Clarence Richard Silva
    Clarence Richard Silva
    Clarence Richard Silva, popularly known as Larry Silva , is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fifth Bishop of Honolulu, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on May 17, 2005, to oversee the Diocese of Honolulu. Previous to his appointment to the epicopacy, he served as a diocesan priest...

    , Bishop of Honolulu
    Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu
    The Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu is the residential bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu in the United States, which encompasses the entire state of Hawaii and the unincorporated Hawaiian Islands. The Honolulu diocese is a suffragan see in the metropolitan province of the...

  • Joseph A. Pepe, Bishop of Las Vegas
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern Nevada region of the United States. It comprises the Counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, White Pine and is governed from the City of Las Vegas...

  • Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, Bishop of Oakland
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Northern California. The diocese comprises Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in the San Francisco Bay Area...

  • John Stephen Cummins
    John Stephen Cummins
    John Stephen Cummins is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Oakland from 1977 to 2003.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Oakland
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Northern California. The diocese comprises Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in the San Francisco Bay Area...

  • Randolph Roque Calvo
    Randolph Roque Calvo
    Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo is the seventh Bishop of Reno, ordained to the episcopate and installed as ordinary on February 17, 2006. At the time of his episcopal appointment by Pope Benedict XVI, on December 23, 2005, he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco.-Early Life,...

    , Bishop of Reno
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno is an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Nevada region of the United States, centered on the city of Reno. With the urging of Cardinal George Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese on March 27, 1931...

  • Phillip Francis Straling, Bishop Emeritus of Reno
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno is an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Nevada region of the United States, centered on the city of Reno. With the urging of Cardinal George Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese on March 27, 1931...

  • Jaime Soto
    Jaime Soto
    Jaime Soto, D.D. is an American prelate who currently serves as Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Sacramento
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is an ecclesiastical territory or particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States...

  • William Weigand
    William Weigand
    William Keith Weigand is an American Roman Catholic bishop, who served as the eighth Bishop of Sacramento in the U.S. state of California from 1993 to 2008. He previously served as the seventh Bishop of Salt Lake City and as a priest in the Diocese of Boise.-Episcopal appointments:Weigand was born...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is an ecclesiastical territory or particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States...

  • Francis Quinn
    Francis Quinn
    Francis Anthony Quinn is the Roman Catholic bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Sacramento. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Seminary and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 15, 1946. He earned a MA in education from the Catholic University, Washington, D.C...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is an ecclesiastical territory or particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States...

  • John Charles Wester
    John Charles Wester
    John Charles Wester, is an American Roman Catholic Bishop. On 8 January 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Wester as the ninth bishop to serve the Diocese of Salt Lake City.-Early life and clerical formation:...

    , Bishop of Salt Lake City
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, officially in Latin Dioecesis Civitatis Lacus Salsi, is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the entire state of Utah. Also known as the Utah Catholic Church or the See of Salt Lake City, its mother church is the...

  • Patrick Joseph McGrath
    Patrick Joseph McGrath
    Patrick Joseph McGrath is the second Roman Catholic Bishop of San José in California, USA. Known as P.J., McGrath was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland....

    , Bishop of San José in California
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José; in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of...

  • Pierre DuMaine
    Pierre DuMaine
    Roland Pierre DuMaine is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was the Bishop of San José in California for the first 18 years of the diocese. Bishop DuMaine attended St. Joseph College, Mountain View, California, and St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California. Bishop DuMaine was ordained...

    , Bishop Emeritus of San José in California
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José; in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of...

  • Thomas Anthony Daly
    Thomas Anthony Daly
    Thomas Anthony Daly is the first Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of San José in California, USA. He was born in San Francisco, California....

    , Auxiliary Bishop of San José in California
    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José; in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of...

  • Robert Francis Vasa
    Robert F. Vasa
    Robert Francis Vasa is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On Monday, January 24, 2011, Bishop Vasa, 59, was named the Coadjutor Bishop , to Bishop Daniel F. Walsh of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California, by the Holy Father, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI...

    , Bishop of Santa Rosa in California
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States, named in honor of St. Rose of Lima. It comprises the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa and...

  • Daniel F. Walsh
    Daniel F. Walsh
    Daniel Francis Walsh is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fifth Bishop of Santa Rosa in California.-Biography:...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa in California
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States, named in honor of St. Rose of Lima. It comprises the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa and...

  • Stephen Blaire
    Stephen Blaire
    Stephen Edward Blaire is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fifth and current Bishop of Stockton.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Stockton
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Central Valley and Mother Lode region of California in the United States. It comprises the Counties of Alpine, Calaveras, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne...


Province of Santa Fe

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe

The Metropolitan Province of Santa Fe comprises the states of Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

 and New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

.
  • Michael Jarboe Sheehan
    Michael Jarboe Sheehan
    Michael Jarboe Sheehan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eleventh and current Archbishop of Santa Fe, having previously served as Bishop of Lubbock from 1983 to 1993.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Archbishop of Santa Fe
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the southwestern region of the United States in the state of New Mexico. While the motherchurch, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, is in the City of Santa Fe, its administrative center is in...

  • Robert Fortune Sanchez, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the southwestern region of the United States in the state of New Mexico. While the motherchurch, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, is in the City of Santa Fe, its administrative center is in...

  • James S. Wall
    James S. Wall
    James Sean Wall is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Bishop of Gallup.-Early life and education:...

    , Bishop of Gallup
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern region of the United States, encompassing counties in the states of Arizona and New Mexico and and parts of Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Bernalillo, and Valencia Counties west...

  • Ricardo Ramirez
    Ricardo Ramirez
    Ricardo Ramirez, CSB is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first and current Bishop of Las Cruces.-Biography:...

    , CSB, Bishop of Las Cruces
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern region of the United States, comprising the 10 southern counties in the state of New Mexico: Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, Sierra, Dona Ana, Otero, Lincoln, Chaves, Eddy, and...

  • Thomas J. Olmsted
    Thomas J. Olmsted
    Thomas Olmsted is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Bishop of Phoenix, having previously served as Bishop of Wichita from 2001 to 2003.-Early life:...

    , Bishop of Phoenix
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
    -History:The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was established on December 2, 1969 when it was split off of the Diocese of Tucson...

  • Eduardo Nevares
    Eduardo Nevares
    Eduardo Alanis Nevares is auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on May 11, 2010.-Early life and education:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
    -History:The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was established on December 2, 1969 when it was split off of the Diocese of Tucson...

  • Gerald Frederick Kicanas
    Gerald Frederick Kicanas
    Gerald Frederick Kicanas is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the seventh and current Bishop of Tucson.-Biography:...

    , Bishop of Tucson
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern region of the United States. It comprises nine counties of the state of Arizona, making it the fifth largest diocese in the continental United States in terms of area...


Province of Seattle

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle

The Metropolitan Province of Seattle comprises the state of Washington.
  • J. Peter Sartain, Archbishop of Seattle
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
    The Archdiocese of Seattle is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Seattle, the archdiocese encompasses all counties in the state west of the Cascade Range. Its cathedral is St. James Cathedral, and its present archbishop is J...

  • Alexander Joseph Brunett
    Alexander Joseph Brunett
    Alexander Joseph Brunett is a retired American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Helena from 1994–1997 and as the immediate past Archbishop of Seattle from 1997–2010....

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
    The Archdiocese of Seattle is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Seattle, the archdiocese encompasses all counties in the state west of the Cascade Range. Its cathedral is St. James Cathedral, and its present archbishop is J...

  • Raymond G. Hunthausen
    Raymond Hunthausen
    Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen is a retired American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Helena from 1962 to 1975 and as Archbishop of Seattle from 1975 to 1991.-Early life and education:...

    , Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
    The Archdiocese of Seattle is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Seattle, the archdiocese encompasses all counties in the state west of the Cascade Range. Its cathedral is St. James Cathedral, and its present archbishop is J...

  • Eusebio Elizondo Almaguer, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
    The Archdiocese of Seattle is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Seattle, the archdiocese encompasses all counties in the state west of the Cascade Range. Its cathedral is St. James Cathedral, and its present archbishop is J...

  • Blase Joseph Cupich, Bishop of Spokane
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane
    The Diocese of Spokane is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Spokane, the diocese encompasses Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin Counties...

  • William Stephen Skylstad, Bishop Emeritus of Spokane
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane
    The Diocese of Spokane is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Spokane, the diocese encompasses Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin Counties...

  • Joseph Jude Tyson
    Joseph J. Tyson
    Joseph Jude Tyson is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who is currently the Bishop of the Diocese of Yakima, Washington. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle from 2005–2011....

    , Bishop of Yakima
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central region of the state of Washington in the United States...

  • Carlos Arthur Sevilla
    Carlos Arthur Sevilla
    Carlos Arthur Sevilla, SJ is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the sixth and current Bishop of Yakima.-Biography:...

    , SJ
    Society of Jesus
    The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

    , Bishop Emeritus of Yakima
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central region of the state of Washington in the United States...


Province of Washington, D.C.

See: :Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Washington

The Metropolitan Province of Washington, D.C., comprises the District of Columbia, the Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 counties of Calvert
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...

, Charles
Charles County, Maryland
Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....

, Montgomery
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

, Prince George's
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....

 and Saint Mary's
Saint Mary's County, Maryland
Saint Mary's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 105,151. Its county seat is Leonardtown...

, and — as its only suffragan — a United States overseas dependency, the Territory of the Virgin Islands.
  • Donald William Wuerl, Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....

  • Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....

  • William Wakefield Baum, Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
    Apostolic Penitentiary
    The Apostolic Penitentiary, formerly called the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary, is one of the three tribunals of the Roman Curia. The Apostolic Penitentiary is chiefly a tribunal of mercy, responsible for issues relating to the forgiveness of sins in the Catholic Church.The...

     and Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....

  • Francisco González Valer
    Francisco González Valer
    Francisco González Valer, S.F. is a Spanish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington.-Early life and priesthood:...

    , S.F.
    Sons of the Holy Family
    The Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph is an Institute of Consecrated Life for priests in the Catholic Church. The congregation is dedicated to educating the young and strengthening Catholic family life.-Foundation:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....

  • Martin Holley
    Martin Holley
    Martin Holley was born on December 31, 1954 in Escambia County Fla.. He is a Roman Catholic Bishop.Bishop Holley graduated from Tate High School in 1973, while a student at Tate High School, Bishop-Elect Holley was a basketball standout and active in student government...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....

  • Barry Christopher Knestout
    Barry Christopher Knestout
    Barry Christopher Knestout is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington.-Early life:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....

  • Leonard Olivier
    Leonard Olivier
    Leonard James Olivier SVD is a Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In 1951 he was ordained a priest for the Society of the Divine Word in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi....

    , S.V.D.
    Divine Word Missionaries
    The Society of the Divine Word , popularly called the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a missionary religious congregation in the Latin Church, one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church. As of 2006 it consisted of 6,102 members composed...

    , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....

  • Herbert A. Bevard, Bishop of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the overseas dependency of the Virgin Islands specifically the islands Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John. The diocese is a suffragan of the...


Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

In 1939, Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....

 canonically erected a military ordinariate
Military ordinariate
A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, of Latin or Eastern Rite, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation....

 for members of the Armed Forces of the United States serving domestically and abroad and their dependents. In 1985, Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

 elevated the ordinariate to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. The archdiocese serves members of and others employed by the United States military, the Veterans Health Administration and its patients, and Americans in government service overseas. The jurisdiction of the Archdiocese extends to any United States government property both in the United States and abroad, including all military installations and U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions. The archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

 oversees bishops and priests working at military installations worldwide, and is assisted by auxiliary bishops.
  • Timothy P. Broglio
    Timothy P. Broglio
    Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop for the Military Services, U.S.A.-Biography:...

    , Archbishop for the Military Services, USA
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, provides the Roman Catholic Church's pastoral and spiritual services to those serving in the United States armed forces or other federal services overseas...

  • Joseph W. Estabrook
    Joseph W. Estabrook
    Joseph Walter Estabrook is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services.-Early life and ministry:...

    , Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA
  • Richard B. Higgins, Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA
  • F. Richard Spencer
    F. Richard Spencer
    Frank Richard Spencer is an American Roman Catholic priest. Currently a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and U.S. Army chaplain, he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services by Pope Benedict XVI on May 22, 2010.-Early life and service:Spencer was born in...

    , Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA
  • Neal James Buckon, Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA

Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians

See: :Category:Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia

The Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia consists of four eparchies of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...

, and covers the entire United States.
  • Stefan Soroka
    Stefan Soroka
    Stephen Soroka is a Canadian prelate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, currently serving as Archbishop of Philadelphia in the United States....

    , Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia
    Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
    The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia is the Catholic archeparchy governing all Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies and Ukrainian Greek Catholics in the United States. Its headquarters are at 827 North Franklin Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The current metropolitan is the...

  • John Bura, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
    Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
    The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia is the Catholic archeparchy governing all Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies and Ukrainian Greek Catholics in the United States. Its headquarters are at 827 North Franklin Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The current metropolitan is the...

     and Apostolic Administrator of Parma
    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma
    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States, with its seat in Parma, Ohio. It was established in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. The first bishop was Robert M. Moskal. The current apostolic administrator is Bishop John...

  • Bishopric of Parma
    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma
    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States, with its seat in Parma, Ohio. It was established in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. The first bishop was Robert M. Moskal. The current apostolic administrator is Bishop John...

     (vacant see)
  • Robert Mikhail Moskal, Bishop Emeritus of Parma
    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma
    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States, with its seat in Parma, Ohio. It was established in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. The first bishop was Robert M. Moskal. The current apostolic administrator is Bishop John...

  • Richard Stephen Seminack, Bishop of Chicago
    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
    The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church which has jurisdiction over the entire western United States, all of the Midwest , Alaska, and Hawaii...

  • Paul Patrick Chomnycky
    Paul Patrick Chomnycky
    Paul Patrick Chomnycky, OSBM, is a bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the current bishop of the Diocese of Stamford, Connecticut.-Education:...

    , OSBM
    Order of Saint Basil the Great
    The Order of St. Basil the Great also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat is an monastic religious order of the Greek Catholic Churches that is present in many countries and that has its Mother House in Rome. The order received approbation on August 20, 1631...

    , Bishop of Stamford
    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford
    The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford is a diocese of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, covering parishes in New York State and New England....


Metropolia of Pittsburgh for the Ruthenians

See: :Category:Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh

The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Province of Pittsburgh
Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
The Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh is an autonomous Byzantine Rite particular church of the Catholic Church, originally serving members of the Ruthenian Catholic Church and their descendants in the United States...

 is a sui iuris
Sui iuris
Sui iuris, commonly also spelled sui juris, is a Latin phrase that literally means “of one’s own laws”.-Secular law:In civil law the phrase sui juris indicates legal competence, the capacity to manage one’s own affairs...

metropolia, traditionally linked to the Ruthenian Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
The Ruthenian Catholic Church is a sui iuris Eastern Catholic Church , which uses the Divine Liturgy of the Constantinopolitan Byzantine Eastern Rite. Its roots are among the Rusyns who lived in the region called Carpathian Ruthenia, in and around the Carpathian Mountains...

. The metropolia consists of four eparchies of the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church and covers the entire United States, with jurisdiction for all Ruthenian Catholics in the United States, as well as other Byzantine Rite
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, sometimes called the Rite of Constantinople or Constantinopolitan Rite is the liturgical rite used currently by all the Eastern Orthodox Churches, by the Greek Catholic Churches , and by the Protestant Ukrainian Lutheran Church...

 Catholics without an established hierarchy in the country.
  • Episcopal see
    Episcopal See
    An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...

     of Pittsburgh
    Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
    The Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh is the Catholic archeparchy governing all of the Byzantine Catholic Church in the Western portion of Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and in the states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia...

     (vacant see)
  • William Charles Skurla, Eparch of Passaic
    Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
    The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic is the Catholic eparchy governing most Byzantine Catholics in the eastern United States. Its headquarters are at 445 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park . The current bishop is the Most Reverend William C. Skurla.The Eparchy was erected July 6, 1963 and its...

  • Andrew Pataki
    Andrew Pataki
    Andrew Pataki is an Eastern Catholic prelate, the second bishop of Parma for the Byzantines, and the third bishop of Passaic for the Byzantines. He is currently retired.-Life:...

    , Eparch Emeritus of Passaic
    Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
    The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic is the Catholic eparchy governing most Byzantine Catholics in the eastern United States. Its headquarters are at 445 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park . The current bishop is the Most Reverend William C. Skurla.The Eparchy was erected July 6, 1963 and its...

  • John Michael Kudrick
    John Michael Kudrick
    John Michael Kudrick is an Eastern Catholic prelate and the current bishop of Parma for the Byzantines.-Life:The son of George and Amelia Kudric, John Kudrick was born in Lloydell, Pennsylvania in 1947. He graduated as valedictorian of his class from Adams-Summerhill High School. Joining the ...

    , Eparch of Parma
    Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
    The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma is the Catholic eparchy governing most Byzantine Catholics in the midwestern United States. Its headquarters are at 1900 Carlton Road, Parma, Ohio. The current bishop is the Most Reverend John Kudrick....

  • Gerald Nicholas Dino
    Gerald Nicholas Dino
    Gerald Nicholas Dino is an American clergyman of the Byzantine Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix....

    , Eparch of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix

Other Eastern Catholic bishops

The other Eastern Catholic Churches with eparchies (dioceses) or exarchates established in the United States are not grouped into metropoliae. All are immediately subject to the Holy See, with limited oversight by the head of their respective sui iuris church
Sui iuris
Sui iuris, commonly also spelled sui juris, is a Latin phrase that literally means “of one’s own laws”.-Secular law:In civil law the phrase sui juris indicates legal competence, the capacity to manage one’s own affairs...

.

Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic Church
|- |The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church sui juris in union with the other Eastern Rite, Oriental Rite and Latin Rite Catholics who accept the Bishop of Rome as spiritual leader of the Church. It is regulated by Eastern canon law...

  • Mikaël Mouradian, I.C.P.B.
    Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar
    The Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar is a Catholic religious order and an Institute of Consecrated Life and was founded in 1749. Jean Pierre XVIII Kasparian, who was a member of the religious order, was Patriarch of Cilicia from 1982-1998....

    , Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg of New York
  • Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B.
    Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar
    The Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar is a Catholic religious order and an Institute of Consecrated Life and was founded in 1749. Jean Pierre XVIII Kasparian, who was a member of the religious order, was Patriarch of Cilicia from 1982-1998....

    , Eparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg of New York

Chaldean Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church...

  • Mar Ibrahim Ibrahim, Eparch of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
  • Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo
    Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo
    Mar Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo is a prelate of the Chaldean Catholic Church who presides over the Eparchy of St. Peter The Apostle in the United States. He has been the bishop of this diocese since its inception on July 25, 2002. His bishopric currently sits at St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic...

    , Eparch of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego
    Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter The Apostle
    Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle is located in El Cajon, California and is immediately subject to the Holy See. The bishop since its inception is Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo. It was created by Pope John Paul II in 2002. His bishopric currently sits at St...


Maronite Catholic Church
  • Gregory John Mansour
    Gregory John Mansour
    Gregory John Mansour is American Maronite Catholic prelate, who has served as the current Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, a diocese based in Brooklyn, New York covering the Maronite Church in the United States, since 2004.Mansour was appointed the Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint...

    , Eparch of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
  • Robert Joseph Shaheen
    Robert Joseph Shaheen
    Robert Joseph Shaheen is an American clergyman of the Maronite Catholic Church. He is the second and current Eparch of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon....

    , Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles

Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of mixed Eastern Mediterranean and Greek origin, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, Syria, of...

  • Nicholas James Samra
    Nicholas Samra
    Nicholas Samra is the eparch of the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Newton in the United States, elected in 2011. He has written extensively on the subject of ecumenism and the Eastern Catholic Churches.-Early life and priesthood:...

    , Eparch of Newton
    Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton
    The Eparchy of Newton is an eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church...

  • John Adel Elya, BSO
    John Elya
    John Adel Elya is a bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. From 1993 to 2004, he served as Eparch of Newton, with jurisdiction over Melkite churches in the United States.-Biography:...

    , Eparch Emeritus of Newton

Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church
  • John Michael Botean
    John Michael Botean
    John Michael Botean is an American Eastern Catholic cleric of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church.He is currently serving as the 2nd bishop in the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton after Bishop Vasile Louis Puscas, in the United States' sole Romanian Byzantine Catholic eparchy and...

    , Eparch of Saint George's in Canton
    Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton
    The Eparchy of St George's in Canton is a Romanian Catholic eparchy based in Canton, Ohio, USA. The current eparch is John Michael Botean. The eparchy's cathedral church is St George's Cathedral, Canton, Ohio. The boundaries of the eparchy stretch across the continental United States...


Syrian Catholic Church
  • Yousif Habash
    Yousif Habash
    Yousif Behnam Habash is an Iraqi-born bishop of the Syriac Catholic Church. Since 2010, he has been the Eparch of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark.-Life and career:...

    , Eparch of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark
    Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark
    The Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark is an eparchy of the Syrian Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The territory of the eparchy encompasses the entire United States and Canada. It is based at Newark, New Jersey, and it is...

     (territory includes the U.S. and Canada)

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India is an East Syrian Rite, Major Archiepiscopal Church in full communion with the Catholic Church. It is one of the 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in the Catholic Church. It is the largest of the Saint Thomas Christian denominations with more than 3.6...

  • Mar Jacob Angadiath, Eparch of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago

Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See...

  • Aboon Thomas Mar Eusebius
    Thomas Naickamparampil
    Aboon Thomas Mar Eusebius is the first and current bishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 July 2010.-Early life and education:...

    , Apostolic Exarch of the United States of America
    Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States
    The Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States is an apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholics in the United States of America....


Province of Agaña

The Metropolitan Province of Agaña includes (1) the United States overseas dependencies of the Territory of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

 and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...

, (2) Wake Island
Wake Island
Wake Island is a coral atoll having a coastline of in the North Pacific Ocean, located about two-thirds of the way from Honolulu west to Guam east. It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior...

, an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the U.S., and (3) the sovereign and independent nations of the Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...

, the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...

, and the Republic of Palau
Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...

. (The bishops in U.S. insular area
Insular area
An insular area is a United States territory, that is neither a part of one of the fifty U.S. states nor the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States...

s in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

 — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.)
  • Anthony Sablan Apuron
    Anthony Sablan Apuron
    Anthony Sablan Apuron has been archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña since 1986. Apuron was born in 1945 in Guam. He was educated at St. Anthony College in Hudson, New Hampshire, and at Capuchin Seminary in Garrison, New York. He then studied at Maryknoll Seminary in New York...

    , Archbishop of Agaña
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the overseas dependency of Guam. The prelate is an archbishop which pastors the mother church, Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica.-History:The...

     (Guam)
  • Tomas Aguon Camacho
    Tomas Aguon Camacho
    Tomas Aguon Camacho is the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in the Northern Mariana Islands. He served as bishop from 1984 until his retirement in 2010....

    , Bishop of Chalan Kanoa
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the Northern Mariana Islands and is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Province of Agaña...

     (Northern Mariana Islands)
  • Amando Samo, Bishop of Caroline Islands
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Federated States of Micronesia and in the Republic of Palau. It is a suffragan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña...

     (Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau)
  • Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C., Apostolic Prefect of the Marshall Islands
    Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands
    The Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands is an ecclesiastical territory below the rank of diocese, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The prefecture is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Province of Agaña...

     (including Wake Is.)

Province of Samoa-Apia

The Metropolitan Province of Samoa-Apia
Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia consists of the Independent State of Samoa. The origins of the archdiocese stem from the August 20, 1850, canonical erection by the Holy See of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago, entrusted to the Society of Mary...

 is foreign to the United States, but it includes — as its only suffragan — a diocese that comprises a United States overseas dependency, the Territory of American Samoa
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...

. (The bishops in U.S. insular areas in the Pacific Ocean — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.)
  • John Quinn Weitzel
    John Quinn Weitzel
    John Quinn Weitzel M.M. is the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, based in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The diocese was canonically erected on September 10, 1982....

    , Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States overseas dependency of American Samoa. It was canonically erected on September 10, 1982, taking territory from what once was a unified Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau...


Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

The Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico comprises the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

. (The bishops of the province form their own episcopal conference
Episcopal Conference
In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is an official assembly of all the bishops of a given territory...

, the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña
Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference
The Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference is the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States.-Dioceses:*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico...

.
)
  • Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, comprising the northeast portion of the island of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States...

    • Roberto González Nieves
      Roberto González Nieves
      Roberto Octavio González Nieves, OFM is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and the current Archbishop of San Juan.-Early life and education:...

      , O.F.M., Archbishop of San Juan
    • Luis Aponte Martínez
      Luis Aponte Martínez
      Luis Aponte Martínez is the only Puerto Rican ever to be consecrated a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and for 34 years was the Archbishop of San Juan. Cardinal Aponte was a cardinal elector in the two conclaves of 1978....

      , Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan
    • Hermín Negrón Santana
      Hermín Negrón Santana
      Hermín Negrón Santana is an auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Santana was ordained a bishop by John Paul II on September 7, 1981.-References:...

      , Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan
    • Héctor Rivera Pérez
      Héctor Rivera Pérez
      Héctor Rivera Pérez was an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Rivera Pérez was ordained a bishop by John Paul II on August 17, 1979 and retired October 31, 2009.-References:...

      , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Juan
  • Diocese of Arecibo
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and consists of the northern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. It is led by Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres...

    • Daniel Fernández Torres
      Daniel Fernández Torres
      Daniel Fernández Torres is the bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo. Torres was ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan by Pope Benedict XVI on February 14, 2007. Torres was later elevated by Pope Benedict XVI to become the 2nd Bishop of the Roman...

      , Bishop of Arecibo
    • Iñaki Mallona Txertudi
      Iñaki Mallona Txertudi
      Iñaki Mallona Txertudi C.P. was the third Roman Catholic bishop of Arecibo. He was born in Fruiz, Spain, and ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Passion on March 27, 1956. On December 14, 1991, he was appointed Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico...

      , Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo
  • Diocese of Caguas
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean and consists of the east and southeast part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a Bishop Ruben González Medina, C.M.F...

    • Ruben González Medina
      Ruben González Medina
      Ruben Antonio González Medina is the current bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Medina was ordained bishop by Pope John Paul II on February 4, 2001.-References:...

      , Bishop of Caguas
    • Enrique Hernández Rivera, Bishop Emeritus of Caguas
  • Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of part east and the northeast of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth.The diocese is led by Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales...

    • Eusebio Ramos Morales
      Eusebio Ramos Morales
      Eusebio Ramos Morales is the current bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico. Ramos Morales was elevated to Bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on May 31, 2008.-References:...

      , Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao
  • Diocese of Mayagüez
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the western part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth...

    • Álvaro Corrada del Rio
      Álvaro Corrada del Rio
      Álvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. is an Puerto Rican-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...

      , Bishop-Designate of Mayagüez
    • Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas
      Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas
      Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas is the bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico....

      , Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez
  • Diocese of Ponce
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the motherchurch in the...

    • Félix Lázaro Martinez
      Félix Lázaro Martinez
      Félix Lázaro Martinez is the current bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce. Martinez was ordained Coadjutor Bishop of Ponce on April 25, 2002 by Pope John Paul II and elevated to Bishop on June 11, 2003.-References:...

      , Bishop of Ponce
    • Juan Torres Oliver, Bishop Emeritus of Ponce

American bishops serving outside the United States

See also: List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See (sortable by papal representative's last name)
  • Edward Joseph Adams, Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to Greece (ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia)
  • Charles Daniel Balvo, Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Nuncio to the Cook Islands (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to the Marshall Islands (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to the Federated States of Micronesia (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Palau (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu (non-residential) (ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of New York)
  • Charles John Brown
    Charles John Brown
    Charles John Brown is the current nuncio to Ireland since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 26 November 2011. He had previously served as an official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.-Early life and education:...

    , Archbishop-elect, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
    Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
    The Holy See, as the central government of the Catholic Church , has full diplomatic ties with Ireland as well as many other countries worldwide. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland is Archbishop-elect Monsignor Charles John Brown...

     (ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of New York)
  • Raymond Leo Burke
    Raymond Leo Burke
    Raymond Leo Burke is an American Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church. He is the current Cardinal Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, having previously served as Archbishop of St...

    , Cardinal, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
    Apostolic Signatura
    The Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura is the highest judicial authority in the Catholic Church...

     and Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis
  • Luis Morgan Casey, Bishop, Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia (ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis)
  • Joseph Augustine Di Noia
    Joseph Augustine Di Noia
    Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., is an American archbishop and theologian; he is a prominent member of the Roman Curia, becoming successively Under-Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the...

    , OP, Archbishop, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
    Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
    The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is the congregation of the Roman Curia that handles most affairs relating to liturgical practices of the Latin Catholic Church as distinct from the Eastern Catholic Churches and also some technical matters relating to the...

  • James Patrick Green
    James Green (archbishop)
    James Patrick Green is an American Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat.-Priesthood:Green studied for the priesthood and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on 15 May 1976...

    , Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia (non-residential), Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland (non-residential)
  • Thomas Edward Gullickson, Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine (ordained a priest of the Diocese of Sioux Falls
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It was founded on November 12, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII and comprises that part of South Dakota east of the Missouri River. The architect for the St...

    )
  • James Michael Harvey
    James Michael Harvey
    Archbishop James Michael Harvey is a Roman Catholic archbishop.He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on June 29, 1975 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Rome by Pope Paul VI...

    , Archbishop, Prefect of the Papal Household
  • Bernard Francis Law, Cardinal, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome and Archbishop Emeritus of Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

  • William Joseph Levada
    William Levada
    William Joseph Levada is an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2005, he has served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, making him the highest ranking American in the Roman Curia. He was previously the Archbishop of Portland from 1986 to 1995 and...

    , Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo...

  • Joseph Salvador Marino, Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh (ordained a priest of the Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama)
  • James Francis Stafford, Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
    Apostolic Penitentiary
    The Apostolic Penitentiary, formerly called the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary, is one of the three tribunals of the Roman Curia. The Apostolic Penitentiary is chiefly a tribunal of mercy, responsible for issues relating to the forgiveness of sins in the Catholic Church.The...

     and Archbishop Emeritus of Denver
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver
    The Archdiocese of Denver is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for Denver, Colorado and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan and Weld in the northern part of the state. The Archdiocese's home is at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate...

  • Joseph William Tobin
    Joseph William Tobin
    Joseph William Tobin C.Ss.R is the current secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 August 2010....

    , C.Ss.R.
    Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
    The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer is a Roman Catholic missionary Congregation founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, near Amalfi, Italy for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people in the neighbourhood of Naples.Members of the Congregation, priests and brothers,...

    , Archbishop, Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
    Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
    The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for everything which concerns institutes of consecrated life and Society of Apostolic Life regarding their government, discipline, studies, goods, rights, and...


Non-American bishops serving in the United States

  • Carlo Maria Vigano
    Carlo Maria Viganò
    Carlo Maria Viganò JUD is, since 19 October 2011, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. He previously served as Secretary-General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, from 16 July 2009 to 3 September 2011.-Early life:...

    , Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S. (Nunciature of the Holy See in Washington, D.C.)
  • Francis Assisi Chullikatt
    Francis Chullikatt
    Francis Assisi Chullikatt JCD is the current Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 17 July 2010. He had previously served as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan....

    , Archbishop and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
    Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
    The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations is the representative of the Holy See at the United Nations. The diplomatic mission does not have full ambassador status and thus cannot vote — a decision it has freely taken...

     (in New York City)

See also

  • :Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States (including ecclesiastical provinces)
  • List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
  • List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
  • American Cardinals Dinner
    American Cardinals Dinner
    The American Cardinals Dinner is an annual fundraiser that benefits The Catholic University of America . Each year, a different U.S. archdiocese hosts the Cardinals Dinner, a black-tie event which traditionally features all or most of the cardinals who serve as residential or emeritus archbishops...

  • List of living cardinals (sortable by name, country, and birthdate)
  • List of oldest Catholic bishops (100 oldest bishops, including cardinals)
  • Bishop (Catholic Church)
    Bishop (Catholic Church)
    In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....

  • Catholic Church hierarchy
    Catholic Church hierarchy
    The term Hierarchy in the Catholic Church has a variety of related usages. Literally, "holy government", the term is employed in different instances. There is a Hierarchy of Truths, which refers to the levels of solemnity of the official teaching of the faith...

  • Catholic Church in the United States
  • Catholic Church and politics in the United States
  • History of Roman Catholicism in the United States
    History of Roman Catholicism in the United States
    Catholicism first came to the territories now forming the United States with the Spanish explorers and settlers in present-day Florida , Georgia , and the southwest...

  • Catholic Church by country
  • Global organisation of the Catholic Church
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
  • List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
  • Index of Catholic Church articles
  • The term Roman Catholic
    Roman Catholic (term)
    The term Roman Catholic appeared in the English language at the beginning of the 17th century, to differentiate specific groups of Christians in communion with the Pope from others; comparable terms in other languages already existed...

  • Christianity in the United States
    Christianity in the United States
    Christianity is the largest and most popular religion in the United States, with around 77% of those polled identifying themselves as Christian, as of 2009. This is down from 86% in 1990, and slightly lower than 78.6% in 2001. About 62% of those polled claim to be members of a church congregation...

  • Religions by country
    Religions by country
    This article gives an overview about religion by country. Note that the Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, will show dual figures; those are the percentage of people who believe in God and the percentage of nominal adherents who celebrate traditional religious holidays although...


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