List of Catholic bishops in the United States
The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States, including its five inhabited territories. The U.S. Catholic Church comprises 176 Latin Church dioceses and 18 Eastern Catholic eparchies (led by diocesan bishops or eparchs), the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. (If the Personal Ordinary is not a bishop, he is the equivalent of a diocesan bishop in canon law.[1][2])
The 176 Latin dioceses are divided into 32 ecclesiastical provinces. Each province has a metropolitan archdiocese led by an archbishop, and at least one suffragan diocese. In some cases, a titular archbishop is named diocesan bishop of a diocese that is not a metropolitan archdiocese, for example, Archbishop Celestine Damiano, Bishop of Camden (New Jersey). In most archdioceses and some large dioceses, one or more auxiliary bishops serve in association with the diocesan bishop. There are also two Eastern Catholic metropoliae. The four Byzantine Catholic eparchies constitute one metropolia, with Pittsburgh as the metropolitan see, led by a metropolitan archbishop. Similarly, the four Ukrainian Catholic eparchies constitute one metropolia, with Philadelphia as the metropolitan see. (One archbishop—that of the Archdiocese for the Military Services—is not a metropolitan.)
As of November 2020, six of these metropolitans are cardinals of the Catholic Church: Boston (Seán O'Malley), Chicago (Blase Cupich), Galveston-Houston (Daniel DiNardo), Newark (Joseph Tobin), New York (Timothy Dolan), and Washington (Wilton Daniel Gregory). Four archdioceses have retired archbishops who served as cardinal-archbishop of their diocese: Detroit (Adam Maida), Los Angeles (Roger Mahony), Philadelphia (Justin Rigali), and Washington (Donald Wuerl). Three archdioceses have former archbishops who were created cardinal after they completed their tenure as diocesan archbishop: Baltimore (Edwin O'Brien), Denver (James Stafford), and St. Louis (Raymond Burke).
All active and retired bishops in the United States and the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands—diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary—are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
In addition to the 194 dioceses, one military archdiocese, and one personal ordinariate, there are several dioceses in the nation's other four inhabited territories. In the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the bishops in the six dioceses (one metropolitan archdiocese and five suffragan dioceses) form their own episcopal conference, the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña.[3][4] 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.
Latin Church bishops
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Bishops emeriti
Eastern Catholic eparchs
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, and covers the entire United States.
| Metropolia | Metropolia Map | Eparchy | Bishop | Title | Bishop Coat of Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia |  |
Archeparchy of Philadelphia | Borys Gudziak | Archeparch of Philadelphia |  |
| Andriy Rabiy | Auxiliary Eparch |  | |||
| Eparchy of Chicago | Venedykt Aleksiychuk | Eparch |  | ||
| Eparchy of Parma | Bohdan Danylo | Eparch |  | ||
| Eparchy of Stamford | Paul Patrick Chomnycky | Eparch |  | ||
Metropolia of Pittsburgh for the Ruthenians
- See: Category:Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh
The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Province of Pittsburgh is a sui iuris metropolia, traditionally linked to the Ruthenian Catholic Church. 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 Catholics without an established hierarchy in the country.
| Metropolia | Metropolia Map | Eparchy | Eparch | Title | Bishop Coat of Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh |  |
Archeparchy of Pittsburgh | William C. Skurla | Archeparch | |
| Eparchy of Parma | Milan Lach | Eparch | .svg.png.webp) | ||
| Eparchy of Passaic | Kurt Burnette | Eparch |  | ||
| Eparchy of Phoenix | John Stephen Pazak | Eparch | |||
Eastern Catholic eparchs whose eparchies 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.
Eparchs emeriti
| Eparchs/ Bishops | Title | Eparchy |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. | Eparch Emeritus | Armenian Catholic Eparchy of the US and Canada |
| Ibrahim Ibrahim | Eparch Emeritus | Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit |
| Sarhad Yawsip Jammo | Eparch Emeritus | Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of San Diego |
| John Michael Kudrick | Eparch Emeritus | Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma |
| Stefan Soroka | Archeparch Emeritus | Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia |
| John Bura | Auxiliary Eparch Emeritus | |
| Robert Mikhail Moskal | Eparch Emeritus | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma |
| Basil H. Losten | Eparch Emeritus | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford |
Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
- The Rev. Msgr. Jeffrey N. Steenson, P. A., Ordinary,[2][5] (January 12, 2012 to November 24, 2015; Administrator November 24, 2015 to February 2, 2016[6])
- Bishop Steven Joseph Lopes, Ordinary (February 2, 2016 – present[6])
American bishops serving outside the United States
Bishops serving in Vatican City
- Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church and Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life[7]
- Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Cardinal James Michael Harvey, Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
- Cardinal James Francis Stafford, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
- Cardinal Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
- Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Archbishop Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro, Secretary of the Congregation for Oriental Churches
Vatican Diplomatic Corps
- Archbishop Joseph Marino, President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (Diocese of Birmingham)
- Archbishop Michael A. Blume, S.V.D., Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary (Diocese of Fort Wayne-Southbend and the Chicago Province of the Society of the Divine Word)
- Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey (Archdiocese of Boston)
- Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic (Archdiocese of New York)
- Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (Diocese of Worcester)
- Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Diocese of Sioux Falls)
- Archbishop Peter Brian Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Swaziland (Diocese of Tulsa)
- Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines (Archdiocese of New York)
- Archbishop James Green, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway (Archdiocese of Philadelphia)
- Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Great Britain (Archdiocese of Philadelphia)
Bishops serving in foreign sees
- Archbishop Christopher Cardone, O.P., Archbishop of Honiara (Solomon Islands)
- Bishop Robert Herman Flock, Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia)
- Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru)
- Bishop Arthur Colgan, C.S.C., Auxiliary Bishop of Chosica (Peru)
- Bishop Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P., Bishop Emeritus of Multan (Pakistan)
- Bishop Gordon Bennett, S.J., Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville (Jamaica)
- Bishop Luis Morgan Casey, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando (Bolivia)
Non-American bishops serving in the United States
- Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S. (Nunciature of the Holy See in Washington, D.C.)[8]
- Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
See also
- Appointment of Catholic bishops
- Catholic Church and politics in the United States
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Christianity in the United States
- Global organisation 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 oldest Catholic bishops
- 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
- List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States
- List of Catholic dioceses in the United States
Footnotes
- See: Hierarchy of the Catholic Church#Equivalents of diocesan bishop in law.
- 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. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
Father Steenson, former bishop of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Rio Grande, will be a member of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and entitled to wear a miter, but he will not have the title of bishop, which can only be conferred on an unmarried man.
- "Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- Cheney, David M. "Catholic Church in Puerto Rico". Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- Fraga, Brian (January 15, 2012). "Pope Benedict XVI creates U.S. ordinariate: Headed by a former Episcopal bishop, it will be based in Houston". Our Sunday Visitor. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
Father Steenson, who in 2009 was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, N.M., created the formation program for Anglican clergy seeking to become priests in the ordinariate. He will be installed as the ordinary Feb. 19.
- Salla stampa della Sancta Sede. "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va (in Italian). Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- Farrell, Kevin Joseph. "Kevin Joseph Cardinal Farrell". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- 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".
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