List of Catholic bishops in the United States
The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States, including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Marianas and Samoa.
The Catholic Church in the United States comprises:
- 176 Latin Church dioceses led by archbishops and bishops
- 18 eparchs
- the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, for American military personnel, led by an archbishop
- the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, a special diocese of Anglican converts to Catholicism.[1]
Archbishops and bishops
The 176 Latin Church dioceses in the United States are divided into 33
- Most archdioceses and large dioceses have one or more auxiliary bishops, serving under the direction of the archbishop or bishop. After consultation with the Papal Nuncio to the United States, the pope appoints all auxiliary bishops.
- Some archdioceses and dioceses have a coadjutor archbishopor coadjutor bishop. The coadjutor assists an elderly or ailing archbishop or bishop with their administrative duties. After the archbishop or bishop retires or dies, the coadjutor normally succeeds him without an appointment by the pope. The pope appoints all coadjutors.
In some rare cases, the pope will name a
There are several dioceses in the American inhabited territories:
- In the
- In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam, the bishops belong to the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.
All active and
Foreign-born bishops serving in the United States
Most nations with large Catholic populations in non-missionary geographical areas propose and elect native-born clergy to the episcopacy. An exception to this rule is the United States, which has a significant number of foreign-born bishops, with most serving as auxiliaries in culturally-diverse dioceses. As of 2024, 33 active foreign-born bishops are serving in the United States, representing about 10% of all active American bishops.
- Nine bishops are from Mexico
- Nine are from Vietnam, Philippines, and Poland, with each nation the birthplace of three bishops
- Two are from Brazil
The following nations produced at least one bishop who is serving in the United States: Italy, Haiti, Ireland, Colombia, Lebanon, Peru, Spain, Cuba, South Africa, Malta, Argentina, El Salvador, and Cameroon.
The Archdioceses of Los Angeles and San Antonio and seven dioceses (Raleigh, Fall River, Charleston, Salt Lake City, San Bernardino, Las Cruces, and St Thomas) are led by foreign-born archbishops and bishops.[6]Two American archdioceses and two dioceses have more than one foreign-born active bishop assigned to them:
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles: (4) Archbishop Gomez and Bishops Szkredeka, Aclan, and Bahuth
- Diocese of Rockville Centre: (2) Bishops Fernandez and Zglejezewski
- Diocese of San Diego: (2) Bishops Pham and Pulido
- Archdiocese of Washington: (2) Archbishop Esposito-Garcia and Bishop Menjivar-Ayala
Additionally, there are several dozen bishops currently serving in the United States who are first-generation American-born children of immigrant parents.
Archeparchs
The United States has two Eastern Catholic metropoliae, each led by a metropolitan archbishop called an archeparch:
- In the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church there is a single metropolis — the Metropolis of Pittsburgh
- The four Ukrainian Catholic eparchies constitute the second metropolia. Philadelphia is the metropolitan see.one
Cardinals
As of October 2022,[update] the Vatican has designated seven American metropolitan archbishops in the Latin Church as
- Seán O'Malley – Archdiocese of Boston
- Blase Cupich – Archdiocese of Chicago
- Daniel DiNardo– Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- Joseph Tobin – Archdiocese of Newark
- Timothy Dolan – Archdiocese of New York
- Wilton Gregory – Archdiocese of Washington
One suffragan diocese is led by a cardinal:
- Robert W. McElroy – Diocese of San Diego
Four American archdioceses have retired archbishops who served as cardinal-archbishops:
- Adam Maida – Archdiocese of Detroit
- Roger Mahony – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Justin Rigali– Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- Donald Wuerl – Archdiocese of Washington
Three American archdioceses have former archbishops whom the Vatican created as cardinals after they completed their tenures as diocesan archbishops:
- Edwin O'Brien – Archdiocese of Baltimore
- James Stafford – Archdiocese of Denver
- Raymond Burke – Archdiocese of St. Louis
Latin church archbishops and bishops
Ecclesiastical province map |
Archdiocese or diocese | Diocese coat of arms |
Archbishop or bishop | Title | Bishop coat of arms |
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Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage–Juneau | |||||
Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau
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Andrew Eugene Bellisario | Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau | |||
Diocese of Fairbanks | Steven Maekawa | Bishop of Fairbanks | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta | |||||
Archdiocese of Atlanta | Gregory John Hartmayer | Archbishop of Atlanta | |||
Joel Matthias Konzen | Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta | ||||
Bernard Shlesinger | Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta | ||||
John-Nhan Tran | Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta | ||||
Diocese of Charleston | Jacques E. Fabre
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Bishop of Charleston | |||
Diocese of Charlotte | Sede Vacante
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Bishop of Charlotte | |||
Diocese of Raleigh | Luis Rafael Zarama
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Bishop of Raleigh | |||
Diocese of Savannah | Stephen D. Parkes | Bishop of Savannah | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore | |||||
Archdiocese of Baltimore | William Edward Lori | Archbishop of Baltimore | |||
Bruce Lewandowski | Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore | ||||
Adam John Parker | Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore | ||||
Diocese of Arlington | Michael Francis Burbidge | Bishop of Arlington | |||
Diocese of Richmond | Barry Christopher Knestout
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Bishop of Richmond | |||
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
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Mark Edward Brennan | Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston | |||
Diocese of Wilmington | William Edward Koenig | Bishop of Wilmington | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Boston | |||||
Archdiocese of Boston | Seán Patrick O'Malley | Archbishop of Boston | |||
Cristiano Borro Barbosa | Auxiliary Bishop of Boston | ||||
Robert Francis Hennessey | Auxiliary Bishop of Boston | ||||
Mark William O’Connell | Auxiliary Bishop of Boston | ||||
Robert Philip Reed | Auxiliary Bishop of Boston | ||||
Peter John Uglietto
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Auxiliary Bishop of Boston | ||||
Diocese of Burlington | Sede vacante | Bishop of Burlington | |||
Diocese of Fall River | Edgar Moreira da Cunha | Bishop of Fall River | |||
Diocese of Manchester | Peter Anthony Libasci | Bishop of Manchester | |||
Diocese of Portland | Sede vacante | Bishop of Portland | |||
Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts | William Draper Byrne | Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts | |||
Diocese of Worcester | Robert Joseph McManus | Bishop of Worcester | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago | |||||
Archdiocese of Chicago | Blase Joseph Cupich | Archbishop of Chicago | |||
Mark Andrew Bartosic | Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago | ||||
Robert Gerald Casey | Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago | ||||
Jeffrey S. Grob | Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago | ||||
Robert J. Lombardo | Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago | ||||
Diocese of Belleville | Michael G. McGovern | Bishop of Belleville | |||
Diocese of Joliet | Ronald Aldon Hicks | Bishop of Joliet | |||
Diocese of Peoria | Louis Tylka | Bishop of Peoria | |||
Diocese of Rockford | David John Malloy | Bishop of Rockford | |||
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois | Thomas Joseph Paprocki
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Bishop of Springfield in Illinois | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati | |||||
Archdiocese of Cincinnati | Dennis Marion Schnurr | Archbishop of Cincinnati | |||
Diocese of Cleveland | Edward Charles Malesic | Bishop of Cleveland | |||
Michael G. Woost | Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland | ||||
Diocese of Columbus | Earl K. Fernandes | Bishop of Columbus | |||
Diocese of Steubenville | Sede vacante | Bishop of Steubenville | |||
Diocese of Toledo | Daniel Edward Thomas | Bishop of Toledo | |||
Diocese of Youngstown | David Bonnar | Bishop of Youngstown | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Denver | |||||
Archdiocese of Denver | Samuel Joseph Aquila
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Archbishop of Denver | |||
Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo | Auxiliary Bishop of Denver | ||||
Diocese of Cheyenne | Steven Robert Biegler | Bishop of Cheyenne | |||
Diocese of Colorado Springs | James R. Golka | Bishop of Colorado Springs | |||
Diocese of Pueblo | Stephen Jay Berg | Bishop of Pueblo | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit | |||||
Archdiocese of Detroit | Allen Henry Vigneron
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Archbishop of Detroit | |||
Gerard William Battersby | Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit | ||||
José Arturo Cepeda
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Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit | ||||
Robert Joseph Fisher | Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit | ||||
Jeffrey M. Monforton | Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit | ||||
Paul Fitzpatrick Russell | Archbishop Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit | ||||
Diocese of Gaylord | Jeffrey Walsh | Bishop of Gaylord | |||
Diocese of Grand Rapids | David John Walkowiak | Bishop of Grand Rapids | |||
Diocese of Kalamazoo | Edward M. Lohse | Bishop of Kalamazoo | |||
Diocese of Lansing | Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. | Bishop of Lansing | |||
Diocese of Marquette | John Francis Doerfler | Bishop of Marquette | |||
Diocese of Saginaw | Robert Dwayne Gruss
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Bishop of Saginaw | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque | |||||
Archdiocese of Dubuque | Thomas Robert Zinkula | Archbishop of Dubuque | |||
Diocese of Davenport | Sede vacante | Bishop of Davenport | |||
Diocese of Des Moines | William Michael Joensen | Bishop of Des Moines | |||
Diocese of Sioux City | Ralph Walker Nickless | Bishop of Sioux City | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston–Houston | |||||
Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston | Daniel Nicholas DiNardo | Archbishop of Galveston–Houston | |||
Italo Dell’Oro
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Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston | ||||
Diocese of Austin | Joé Stephen Vásquez | Bishop of Austin | |||
Diocese of Beaumont | David Toups | Bishop of Beaumont | |||
Diocese of Brownsville | Daniel Ernesto Flores | Bishop of Brownsville | |||
Mario Alberto Avilés | Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville | ||||
Diocese of Corpus Christi | William Michael Mulvey
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Bishop of Corpus Christi | |||
Diocese of Tyler | Sede vacante[7] | Bishop of Tyler | |||
Diocese of Victoria | Brendan John Cahill | Bishop of Victoria | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford | |||||
Archdiocese of Hartford | Leonard Paul Blair | Archbishop of Hartford | |||
Christopher James Coyne | Coadjutor Archbishop of Hartford | ||||
Juan Miguel Betancourt | Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford | ||||
Diocese of Bridgeport | Frank Joseph Caggiano
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Bishop of Bridgeport | |||
Diocese of Norwich | Michael Richard Cote | Bishop of Norwich | |||
Diocese of Providence | Richard Garth Henning
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Bishop of Providence | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis | |||||
Archdiocese of Indianapolis | Charles Coleman Thompson | Archbishop of Indianapolis | |||
Diocese of Evansville | Joseph Mark Siegel | Bishop of Evansville | |||
Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend | Kevin Carl Rhoades | Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend | |||
Diocese of Gary | Robert John McClory
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Bishop of Gary | |||
Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana | Timothy Lawrence Doherty | Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City in Kansas | |||||
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas | Joseph Fred Naumann | Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas | |||
Diocese of Dodge City | John Balthasar Brungardt | Bishop of Dodge City | |||
Diocese of Salina | Gerald Lee Vincke | Bishop of Salina |
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Diocese of Wichita | Carl Alan Kemme | Bishop of Wichita | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas | |||||
Archdiocese of Las Vegas | George Leo Thomas | Archbishop of Las Vegas | |||
Gregory W. Gordon
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Auxiliary Bishop of Las Vegas | ||||
Diocese of Reno | Daniel Henry Mueggenborg | Bishop of Reno | |||
Diocese of Salt Lake City | Oscar Azarcon Solis
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Bishop of Salt Lake City | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles | |||||
Archdiocese of Los Angeles | José Horacio Gómez | Archbishop of Los Angeles | |||
Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan
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Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | ||||
Albert Bahhuth | Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | ||||
Matthew Elshoff | Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | ||||
Brian Nunes | Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | ||||
Slawomir Szkredka | Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | ||||
Marc Vincent Trudeau | Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | ||||
Diocese of Fresno | Joseph Vincent Brennan | Bishop of Fresno | |||
Diocese of Monterey | Daniel Elias Garcia | Bishop of Monterey | |||
Diocese of Orange | Kevin William Vann
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Bishop of Orange | |||
Timothy Edward Freyer | Auxiliary Bishop of Orange | ||||
Thanh Thai Nguyen | Auxiliary Bishop of Orange | ||||
Diocese of San Bernardino | Alberto Rojas | Bishop of San Bernardino | |||
Diocese of San Diego | Robert Walter McElroy | Bishop of San Diego | |||
Ramon Bejarano | Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego | ||||
Michael Pham | Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego | ||||
Felipe Pulido | Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego | ||||
Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville | |||||
Archdiocese of Louisville | Shelton Joseph Fabre | Archbishop of Louisville | |||
Diocese of Covington | John Iffert | Bishop of Covington | |||
Diocese of Knoxville | Sede vacante | Bishop of Knoxville | |||
Diocese of Lexington | John Eric Stowe | Bishop of Lexington | |||
Diocese of Memphis | David Prescott Talley | Bishop of Memphis | |||
Diocese of Nashville | J. Mark Spalding | Bishop of Nashville | |||
Diocese of Owensboro | William Francis Medley | Bishop of Owensboro | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Miami | |||||
Archdiocese of Miami | Thomas Gerard Wenski | Archbishop of Miami | |||
Enrique Esteban Delgado | Auxiliary Bishop of Miami | ||||
Diocese of Orlando | John Gerard Noonan | Bishop of Orlando | |||
Diocese of Palm Beach | Gerald Michael Barbarito
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Bishop of Palm Beach | |||
Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee | William Albert Wack | Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee | |||
Diocese of St. Augustine | Erik T. Pohlmeier | Bishop of St. Augustine | |||
Diocese of St. Petersburg | Gregory Lawrence Parkes | Bishop of St. Petersburg | |||
Diocese of Venice | Frank Joseph Dewane | Bishop of Venice | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee | |||||
Archdiocese of Milwaukee | Jerome Edward Listecki
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Archbishop of Milwaukee | |||
Jeffrey Robert Haines | Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee | ||||
James Thomas Schuerman | Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee | ||||
Diocese of Green Bay | David Laurin Ricken
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Bishop of Green Bay | |||
Diocese of La Crosse | Sede Vacante
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Bishop of La Crosse | |||
Diocese of Madison | Donald J. Hying | Bishop of Madison | |||
Diocese of Superior | James Patrick Powers | Bishop of Superior | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile | |||||
Archdiocese of Mobile | Thomas John Rodi | Archbishop of Mobile | |||
Diocese of Biloxi | Louis Frederick Kihneman III | Bishop of Biloxi | |||
Diocese of Birmingham | Steven J. Raica | Bishop of Birmingham | |||
Diocese of Jackson | Joseph Richard Kopacz
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Bishop of Jackson | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans | |||||
Archdiocese of New Orleans | Gregory Michael Aymond | Archbishop of New Orleans | |||
Diocese of Alexandria | Robert W. Marshall | Bishop of Alexandria | |||
Diocese of Baton Rouge | Michael Gerard Duca | Bishop of Baton Rouge | |||
Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux | Sede vacante | Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux | |||
Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana | John Douglas Deshotel | Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana | |||
Diocese of Lake Charles | Glen John Provost | Bishop of Lake Charles | |||
Diocese of Shreveport | Francis Ignatius Malone
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Bishop of Shreveport | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of New York | |||||
Archdiocese of New York | Timothy Michael Dolan
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Archbishop of New York | |||
John S. Bonnici | Auxiliary Bishop of New York | ||||
Peter John Byrne | Auxiliary Bishop of New York | ||||
Gerardo Joseph Colacicco | Auxiliary Bishop of New York | ||||
Joseph A. Espaillat | Auxiliary Bishop of New York | ||||
Edmund James Whalen
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Auxiliary Bishop of New York | ||||
Diocese of Albany | Edward Bernard Scharfenberger | Bishop of Albany | |||
Diocese of Brooklyn | Robert John Brennan | Bishop of Brooklyn | |||
James Massa | Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn | ||||
Witold Mroziewski | Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn | ||||
Diocese of Buffalo | Michael William Fisher | Bishop of Buffalo | |||
Diocese of Ogdensburg | Terry Ronald LaValley | Bishop of Ogdensburg | |||
Diocese of Rochester | Salvatore Ronald Matano
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Bishop of Rochester | |||
Diocese of Rockville Centre | John Oliver Barres | Bishop of Rockville Centre | |||
Robert Joseph Coyle | Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre | ||||
Luis Miguel Romero Fernández | Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre | ||||
Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski | Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre | ||||
Diocese of Syracuse | Douglas Lucia | Bishop of Syracuse | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Newark | |||||
Archdiocese of Newark | Joseph William Tobin
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Archbishop of Newark | |||
Manuel Aurelio Cruz | Auxiliary Bishop of Newark | ||||
Elias R. Lorenzo | Auxiliary Bishop of Newark | ||||
Michael A. Saporito | Auxiliary Bishop of Newark | ||||
Gregory J. Studerus | Auxiliary Bishop of Newark | ||||
Diocese of Camden | Dennis Joseph Sullivan | Bishop of Camden | |||
Diocese of Metuchen | James Francis Checchio | Bishop of Metuchen | |||
Diocese of Paterson | Kevin J. Sweeney | Bishop of Paterson | |||
Diocese of Trenton | David Michael O'Connell | Bishop of Trenton | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City | |||||
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City | Paul Stagg Coakley | Archbishop of Oklahoma City | |||
Diocese of Little Rock | Anthony Basil Taylor | Bishop of Little Rock | |||
Diocese of Tulsa | David Austin Konderla | Bishop of Tulsa | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha | |||||
Archdiocese of Omaha | George Joseph Lucas | Archbishop of Omaha | |||
Diocese of Grand Island | Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt | Bishop of Grand Island | |||
Diocese of Lincoln | James Douglas Conley | Bishop of Lincoln | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia | |||||
Archdiocese of Philadelphia | Nelson Jesus Perez
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Archbishop of Philadelphia | |||
Keith J. Chylinski | Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia | ||||
Christopher R. Cooke | Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia | ||||
Efren V. Esmilla | Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia | ||||
John Joseph McIntyre | Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia | ||||
Diocese of Allentown | Alfred Andrew Schlert
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Bishop of Allentown | |||
Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown | Mark Leonard Bartchak
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Bishop of Altoona–Johnstown | |||
Diocese of Erie | Lawrence T. Persico | Bishop of Erie | |||
Diocese of Greensburg | Larry James Kulick | Bishop of Greensburg | |||
Diocese of Harrisburg | Timothy Christian Senior | Bishop of Harrisburg | |||
Diocese of Pittsburgh | David Allen Zubik | Bishop of Pittsburgh | |||
William John Waltersheid | Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh | ||||
Mark Eckman | Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh | ||||
Diocese of Scranton | Joseph Charles Bambera | Bishop of Scranton | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Portland | |||||
Archdiocese of Portland | Alexander King Sample
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Archbishop of Portland | |||
Peter Leslie Smith | Auxiliary Bishop of Portland | ||||
Diocese of Baker | Liam Stephen Cary | Bishop of Baker | |||
Diocese of Boise | Peter Forsyth Christensen | Bishop of Boise | |||
Diocese of Great Falls–Billings | Jeffrey M. Fleming | Bishop of Great Falls–Billings | |||
Diocese of Helena | Austin Anthony Vetter
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Bishop of Helena | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of St. Louis | |||||
Archdiocese of St. Louis | Mitchell T. Rozanski | Archbishop of St. Louis | |||
Mark Steven Rivituso
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Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis | ||||
Diocese of Jefferson City | Shawn McKnight | Bishop of Jefferson City | |||
Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph | James Vann Johnston, Jr.
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Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph | |||
Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau | Edward Matthew Rice | Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | |||||
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | Bernard Anthony Hebda | Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | |||
Michael Izen | Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | ||||
Joseph A. Williams | Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | ||||
Diocese of Bismarck | David Dennis Kagan | Bishop of Bismarck | |||
Diocese of Crookston | Andrew Harmon Cozzens
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Bishop of Crookston | |||
Diocese of Duluth | Daniel John Felton
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Bishop of Duluth | |||
Diocese of Fargo | John Thomas Folda | Bishop of Fargo | |||
Diocese of New Ulm | Chad William Zielinski | Bishop of New Ulm | |||
Diocese of Rapid City | Sede vacante | Bishop of Rapid City | |||
Diocese of Saint Cloud | Patrick Neary | Bishop of Saint Cloud | |||
Diocese of Sioux Falls | Donald DeGrood | Bishop of Sioux Falls | |||
Diocese of Winona-Rochester
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Robert Emmet Barron
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Bishop of Winona-Rochester | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio | |||||
Archdiocese of San Antonio | Gustavo Garcia-Siller
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Archbishop of San Antonio | |||
Michael Joseph Boulette | Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio | ||||
Gary W. Janak | Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio | ||||
Diocese of Amarillo | Patrick James Zurek | Bishop of Amarillo | |||
Diocese of Dallas | Edward James Burns | Bishop of Dallas | |||
John Gregory Kelly | Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas | ||||
Diocese of El Paso | Mark Joseph Seitz | Bishop of El Paso | |||
Anthony Cerdan Celino
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Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso | ||||
Diocese of Fort Worth | Michael Fors Olson | Bishop of Fort Worth | |||
Diocese of Laredo | James Anthony Tamayo | Bishop of Laredo | |||
Diocese of Lubbock | Robert Milner Coerver | Bishop of Lubbock | |||
Diocese of San Angelo | Michael James Sis | Bishop of San Angelo | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco | |||||
Archdiocese of San Francisco | Salvatore Joseph Cordileone
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Archbishop of San Francisco | |||
Diocese of Honolulu | Clarence Richard Silva | Bishop of Honolulu | |||
Diocese of Oakland | Michael Charles Barber | Bishop of Oakland | |||
Diocese of Sacramento | Jaime Soto | Bishop of Sacramento | |||
Diocese of San Jose
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Oscar Cantú | Bishop of San Jose | |||
Diocese of Santa Rosa | Robert Francis Vasa | Bishop of Santa Rosa | |||
Diocese of Stockton | Myron Joseph Cotta
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Bishop of Stockton | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe | |||||
Archdiocese of Santa Fe | John Charles Wester | Archbishop of Santa Fe | |||
Diocese of Gallup | James Sean Wall | Bishop of Gallup | |||
Diocese of Las Cruces | Peter Baldacchino | Bishop of Las Cruces | |||
Diocese of Phoenix | John Patrick Dolan | Bishop of Phoenix | |||
Eduardo Alanis Nevares | Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix | ||||
Diocese of Tucson | Edward Joseph Weisenburger | Bishop of Tucson | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle | |||||
Archdiocese of Seattle | Paul Dennis Etienne | Archbishop of Seattle | |||
Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer | Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle | ||||
Frank R. Schuster | Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle | ||||
Diocese of Spokane | Thomas Anthony Daly | Bishop of Spokane | |||
Diocese of Yakima | Joseph Jude Tyson | Bishop of Yakima | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Washington | |||||
Archdiocese of Washington | Wilton Daniel Gregory | Archbishop of Washington | |||
Roy Edward Campbell | Auxiliary Bishop of Washington | ||||
Juan Esposito-Garcia | Auxiliary Bishop of Washington | ||||
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala | Auxiliary Bishop of Washington | ||||
Diocese of Saint Thomas | Jerome Feudjio | Bishop of Saint Thomas | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Military Services | |||||
Archdiocese for the Military Services | Timothy Paul Broglio
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Archbishop for the Military Services | |||
Neal James Buckon | Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services | ||||
Joseph Lawrence Coffey | Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services | ||||
William James Muhm | Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services | ||||
Frank Richard Spencer | Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services | ||||
Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan | |||||
Archdiocese of San Juan | Roberto González Nieves | Archbishop of San Juan | |||
Tomás González González | Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan | ||||
Diocese of Arecibo | Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales | Bishop of Arecibo | |||
Diocese of Caguas | Eusebio Ramos Morales | Bishop of Caguas | |||
Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao | Luis Miranda Rivera | Bishop of Fajardo–Humacao | |||
Diocese of Mayagüez | Ángel Luis Ríos Matos | Bishop of Mayagüez | |||
Diocese of Ponce | Rubén González Medina | Bishop of Ponce | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña | |||||
Archdiocese of Agaña | Sede vacante | Archbishop of Agaña | |||
Diocese of Chalan Kanoa | Ryan Pagente Jimenez
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Bishop of Chalan Kanoa | |||
Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa–Apia | |||||
Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia | This archdiocese covers the Independent State of Samoa. The Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago covers American Samoa , a U.S. territory
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Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago | Kolio Etuale | Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago |
Bishops emeriti
Eastern Catholic eparchs
Metropolis of Philadelphia for Ukrainians
The Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia consists of four eparchies of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and covers the entire United States.
Metropolia | Metropolia map | Archeparchy or eparchy | Archeparch or eparch | Title | Eparch coat of arms |
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Philadelphia | Archeparchy of Philadelphia | Borys Gudziak | Archeparch of Philadelphia | ||
Eparchy of Chicago | Venedykt Aleksiychuk | Eparch of Chicago | |||
Eparchy of Parma | Bohdan Danylo | Eparch of Parma | |||
Eparchy of Stamford | Paul Patrick Chomnycky
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Eparch of Stamford |
Metropolis of Pittsburgh for Ruthenians
The Metropolis of Pittsburgh is a sui iuris metropolitan province of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. The metropolis consists of four eparchies and covers the entire United States. It's geographic remit also includes the Exarchate of Toronto in Canada.
The metropolis has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over all Ruthenian Catholics in the United States, as well as other Byzantine Rite Catholics without an established hierarchy in the country.
Metropolia | Metropolia map | Archeparchy or eparchy | Archeparch or eparch | Title | Eparch coat of arms |
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Pittsburgh | Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
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William C. Skurla | Archeparch of Pittsburgh | ||
Eparchy of Parma
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Robert Mark Pipta | Eparch of Parma | |||
Eparchy of Passaic | Kurt Burnette | Eparch of Passaic | |||
Eparchy of Phoenix | Sede vacante | Eparch of Phoenix |
American eparchies that are immediately subject to the Holy See
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 churches.
Church | Eparchy | Eparch | Title |
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Chaldean Catholic Church | Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit | Francis Y. Kalabat | Eparch of Detroit |
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of San Diego
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Emanuel Hana Shaleta | Eparch of San Diego | |
Maronite Church | Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Brooklyn
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Gregory John Mansour | Eparch of Brooklyn |
Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Los Angeles | Abdallah Elias Zaidan | Eparch of Los Angeles | |
Melkite Greek Catholic Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton | Francois Beyrouti | Eparch of Newton |
Syriac Catholic Church | Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Newark
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Yousif Habash | Eparch of Newark |
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
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Joy Alappatt
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Eparch of Chicago |
American-Canadian eparchies that are immediately subject to the Holy See
Several Eastern Catholic churches have jurisdictions that include members and congregations in both the United States and Canada.
Church | Eparchy | Eparch | Title |
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Armenian Catholic Church | Armenian Catholic Eparchy of the US and Canada | Mikaël Mouradian | Eparch |
Romanian Catholic Church
|
Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Canton
|
John Michael Botean | Eparch of Canton |
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church | Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the US and Canada | Philippos Stephanos Thottathil | Eparch |
Coptic Catholic Church | Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh | Apostolic Visitator[8]
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List of eparchs and archeparch emeritus
Archeparch or Eparch |
Title | Archeparchy or eparchy |
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Ibrahim Ibrahim | eparch emeritus | Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit |
Sarhad Yawsip Jammo
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eparch emeritus | Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of San Diego
|
Nicholas James Samra | eparch emeritus | Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton |
John Michael Kudrick | eparch emeritus | Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma |
John Stephen Pazak | eparch emeritus | Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix
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Jacob Angadiath | eparch emeritus | Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
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Stefan Soroka | archeparch emeritus | Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia |
Basil H. Losten | eparch emeritus | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford |
Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter is a special diocese comprising Anglican converts to Catholicism. Under canon law, if the personal ordinary is not a bishop, he is treated as the equivalent of a diocesan bishop.[9][1]
Province | Ecclesiastical province map |
Diocese coat of arms |
Bishop | Title | Bishop coat of arms |
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Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter | Steven Joseph Lopes |
Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter |
American bishops serving outside the United States
Bishops serving in Vatican City
- O.P., adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Kevin Joseph Farrell, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church and prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life[10]
- James Michael Harvey, archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
- O.S.A., prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.[11]
Bishops emeriti who served in Vatican City
- Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
- James Francis Stafford, major penitentiary emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
- Raymond Leo Burke, patron emeritus of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[12]
Bishops serving in Vatican Diplomatic Corps
- Charles Daniel Balvo, apostolic nuncio to Australia (Archdiocese of New York)
- Michael Wallace Banach, apostolic nuncio to Hungary (Diocese of Worcester)
- Charles John Brown, apostolic nuncio to the Philippines (Archdiocese of New York)
- Kevin Stuart Randall, apostolic nuncio to Bangladesh (Diocese of Norwich)
- (Diocese of Tulsa)
Bishops emeriti who served in Vatican Diplomatic Corps
- Edward Joseph Adams, apostolic nuncio emeritus to Great Britain (Archdiocese of Philadelphia)
- Michael A. Blume, S.V.D., apostolic nuncio emeritus to Hungary (Chicago Province of the Society of the Divine Word)
- James Green, apostolic nuncio emeritus to Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway (Archdiocese of Philadelphia)
- Thomas Edward Gullickson, apostolic nuncio emeritus to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Diocese of Sioux Falls)
- Joseph Marino, president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (Diocese of Birmingham)
Bishops serving in foreign sees
- Christopher Cardone, O.P., archbishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands)
- Arthur Colgan, C.S.C., auxiliary bishop of Chosica (Peru)
- Robert Herman Flock, bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia)
Bishop emeritus who served in a foreign see
- S.J., bishop emeritus of Mandeville(Jamaica)
Non-American bishops serving in the United States
- Nunciature of the Holy See in Washington, D.C.)[13]
- Gabriele Giordano Caccia, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
- Italo Dell'Oro, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
See also
- Appointment of Catholic bishops
- Catholic Church and politics in the United States
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Christianity in the United States
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- History of Roman Catholicism in the United States
- List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States
- List of Catholic dioceses in the United States
- List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
- List of Roman Catholic apostolic administrations
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses(by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)(including episcopal conferences and USCCB regions)
- List of Roman Catholic military dioceses
- List of Roman Catholic titular sees
Footnotes
- ^ a b Hays, Charlotte (January 3, 2012). "Carrying Anglican Patrimony Into the Catholic Church: Former Episcopal bishop of southwestern diocese, a married father and grandfather, will lead Church's personal ordinariate for Anglicans and Episcopalians who become Catholic". National Catholic Register. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about Archbishops | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Archbishop Celestine Joseph Damiano [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Catholic Church in Puerto Rico". Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "Catholic Church in United States of America [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 11.11.2023". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Pope Francis Nominates Most Reverend Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh as Apostolic Visitator for the Coptic Catholic Faithful in the United States". Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ See: Hierarchy of the Catholic Church#Equivalents of diocesan bishop in law.
- ^ Farrell, Kevin Joseph. "Kevin Joseph Cardinal Farrell". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 30.01.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. January 30, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Simpson, Victor L (October 19, 2011). "Pope names US envoy". philly.com. Associated Press. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
The Washington post is a key one in the Vatican diplomatic corps both for the importance of the U.S. in world affairs and for its large Catholic population, which is counted on for its financial help to the Holy See and its contributions to papal charities.
Resources
- "List of Bishops". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- "GCatholic Bishops".