Bishops and Dioceses

 

In the United States, there are 195 archdioceses/dioceses and one 1 apostolic exarchate:

  • 145 Latin Catholic dioceses
  • 33 Latin Catholic archdioceses
  • 15 Eastern Catholic dioceses
  • 2 Eastern Catholic archdioceses
  • 1 apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
  • 1 Personal Ordinariate

Currently, 9 dioceses are vacant (sede vacante):

  • Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Denver
  • El Paso, Texas
  • Indianapolis
  • Lithuanian Catholics outside Lithuanian
  • Passaic, New Jersey (Ruthenian)
  • Steubenville, Ohio
  • Tyler, Texas
  • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat - Parma, OH

Cardinals

There are 18 U.S. cardinals.

Five cardinals currently lead U.S. archdioceses

  • Cardinal Daniel DiNardo - Galveston-Houston
  • Cardinal Timothy Dolan - New York
  • Cardinal Francis George - Chicago
  • Cardinal Sean O'Malley - Boston
  • Cardinal Donald Wuerl - Washington

Four cardinals are not currently diocesan bishops

  • Cardinal Raymond L. Burke - Prefect, Apostolic Signatura
  • Cardinal Bernard F. Law - Archpriest Emeritus of St. Mary Major Basilica, Rome
  • Cardinal William J. Levada - Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
  • Cardinal Edwin O'Brien -  Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher

Nine cardinals are retired

  • Cardinal William Baum - Major Penitentiary Emeritus
  • Cardinal Edward Egan - Archbishop Emeritus of New York
  • Cardinal William Keeler - Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore
  • Cardinal Roger Mahony - Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles
  • Cardinal Adam Maida - Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit
  • Cardinal Theodore McCarrick - Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
  • Cardinal Justin Rigali-  Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
  • Cardinal James Stafford - Major Penitentiary Emeritus
  • Cardinal Edmund Szoka - Former President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican City

Bishops

There are 447 active and retired Catholic bishops in the United States:

272 active bishops:

  • 5 Cardinal Archbishops
  • 28 Archbishops
  • 156 Diocesan Bishops 
  • 74 Auxiliary Bishops
  • 9 Apostolic or Diocesan Administrators

175 retired bishops:

  • 9 retired Cardinal Archbishops
  • 21 retired Archbishops
  • 98 retired Diocesan Bishops
  • 47 retired Auxiliary Bishops


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