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                    November 27, 2006

Thank You, John Paul II

by Thomas A. Droleskey

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The appointment of one bad bishop after another during the pontificate of John Paul II was one of the areas that prompted me to publicly criticize the late prelate long, long before I returned to the Tradition of my childhood. It was evident to me in the 1980s that the former Karol Wojtyla was not serious about governing what I now understand to be the counterfeit conciliar church but thought at the time to be the Catholic Church.

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Mind you, the appointment of bad bishops is not a novelty of the conciliarism. By no means. The great Pope Leo XIII made some real blunders in his episcopal appointments, doing nothing to remove those appointees, including the Modernist Secretary of State, Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tidaro, who came very close to being elected as Leo's successor in the conclave of 1903 had it not been for the veto  cast by the cardinal-elector from Krakow, Jan Maurycy Pawel Cardinal Puzyna de Kosieksko in behalf of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Cardinal Puzyna's veto, which was not recognized by chuch law and was abolished by the cardinal who emerged victorious from that conclave, permitted the election of the great anti-Modernist Archbishop of Venice to be the successor of Pope Leo XIII, Giuseppe Melchiorre Cardinal Sarto. That Pope Leo elevated both Rampolla and Archbishop Sarto to the College of Cardinals in separate conclaves demonstrates that the appointment of a Modernist and an anti-Modernist by a reigning pontiff is not a peculiarity of the conciliar church.

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Pope Leo XIII's great encyclical letters notwithstanding, however, one of the reasons that there was no movement to canonize him after his death was the fact that he did make mistakes in the governance of the Church, including his effort to use James Cardinal Gibbons, the longtime Americanist Archbishop of Baltimore, to convince French Catholics to accept the Third Republic (which was the basis of Pope Leo's Au Milieu Des Sollicitudes). Even this pragmatic decision to accept what appeared to Pope Leo XIII to be the best course of action to inculcate Catholicism into the Third Republic, however, came replete with a reminder of his oft-repeated condemnation of the separation of Church and State:

We shall not hold to the same language on another point, concerning the principle of the separation of the State and Church, which is equivalent to the separation of human legislation from Christian and divine legislation. We do not care to interrupt Ourselves here in order to demonstrate the absurdity of such a separation; each one will understand for himself. As soon as the State refuses to give to God what belongs to God, by a necessary consequence it refuses to give to citizens that to which, as men, they have a right; as, whether agreeable or not to accept, it cannot be denied that man's rights spring from his duty toward God. Whence if follows that the State, by missing in this connection the principal object of its institution, finally becomes false to itself by denying that which is the reason of its own existence. These superior truths are so clearly proclaimed by the voice of even natural reason, that they force themselves upon all who are not blinded by the violence of passion; therefore Catholics cannot be too careful in defending themselves against such a separation. In fact, to wish that the State would separate itself from the Church would be to wish, by a logical sequence, that the Church be reduced to the liberty of living according to the law common to all citizens....It is true that in certain countries this state of affairs exists. It is a condition which, if it have numerous and serious inconveniences, also offers some advantages -- above all when, by a fortunate inconsistency, the legislator is inspired by Christian principles -- and, though these advantages cannot justify the false principle of separation nor authorize its defense, they nevertheless render worthy of toleration a situation which, practically, might be worse.

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There has always been, therefore, a mysterious element at work in the appointment, retention and promotion of men to the hierarchy. It has been the case frequently that men perceived to be liberal-leaning responded to their grace-of-state and rose to the occasion to be firm defenders of the Faith, as was the case with Giovanni Maria Cardinal Mastai-Ferretti upon his election to succeed Pop Gregory XVI on June 16, 1846. The aforementioned Cardinal Rampolla fell out of favor during the pontificate of Pope Saint Pius X, rising again to exercise a bit of influence on his protege, Giacomo Cardinal della Chiesa, the Archbishop of Bologna, succeeded Pope Saint Saint Pius X on September 3, 1914. Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, Pope Pius XI, who reigned from February 6, 1922, to February 10, 1939, was a wonderful defender of the rights of Christ the King, noting that all aspects of human life must be permeated by the truths of the Catholic Faith. It was Pius XI, nevertheless, who condemned Action Française and who urged the Cristeros in Mexico to put down their arms at a time in 1929 when they appeared to be winning, things that mystified some Catholics at the time. And it was Pope Pius XI who could have prevented World War II had he obeyed Our Lady's request to consecrated Russia to her Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart with all of the world's bishops. Pope Pius XII appointed Fathers Ferdinando Antonelli, O.F.M., Cap., and Annibale Bugnini, C.M., to work on the "reform of the liturgy," effecting disastrous results over the course of the long term.

Thus, granted, the appointment of bishops and other subordinates by popes has been characterized frequently by the triumph of human error of judgment over divine inspiration. What has happened during the era of conciliarism, however, is different both in degree and in kind. Paul VI sought to permeate the diocesan structures with men committed to his doctrinal and liturgical revolutions. So committed was Giovanni Battista Montini to these twin, inter-related revolutions that he instituted the novelty of a mandatory retirement age (seventy-five) for diocesan ordinaries and curial prefects, disqualifying cardinals participating in a papal conclave after they had reached the age of eighty. Paul VI wanted to put into place his fellow Bolsheviks, men who dealt ruthlessly with priests and the laity who held fast to the Deposit of Faith as it has been handed down us from the time of the Apostles under the infallible protection of the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Ghost. The preconciliar "past" had to be wiped down the Orwellian memory hole as an artificial "memory" of that past was created and propagandized in "homilies" and in every manner of Catholic "educational" institutional imaginable as anyone who resisted was stigmatized as a veritable "reactionary." Some of the more cut-throat Bolsheviks in the first generation of the Pauline episcopal appointees went so far as to send fully sane priests to psychiatric hospitals for "reprogramming" because they refused to accept the errors and novelties and sacrileges that they were being fomented in the "name" of the Catholic Church.

Paul VI was also not adverse to appointing men who shared his own proclivities in the direction of perversity against the Sixth and Ninth Commandments, thereby helping to set the stage for the blossoming into full public view of the scandals that have rocked the Faith of the weak and helped to prevent non-Catholics from even considering a conversion to the Catholic Church. The appointment of Montini's fellow perverts, documented in Mrs. Randy Engel's The Rite of Sodomy helped to institutionalize a network of quisling infiltrators into chancery offices and seminaries and colleges and the massive bureaucracy of the then named National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference, now called the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, many of whom worked very closely with the Homosexual Collective and the left-wing of the Democrat Party to help draft "policy statements" in the name of the entire episcopal conference. The bishops appointed by Montini also signed off on the hiring of lay revolutionaries, men and women at war with doctrinal, liturgical and moral truths, to staff the International Commission on English in the Liturgy as it did its job of using the basic Bolshevik program, the Novus Ordo Missae, as the stage for breaking down a Catholic's supernatural resistance to liturgical novelties and to the inclusion of the worship of false gods in the context of what purported to be the offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Paul VI knew that a Catholic is taught to follow his shepherds, that it is an act out of the ordinary a Catholic to resist what is being taught to him in the "name" of the "church." This is important to keep in mind as we assess the wreckage wrought by the conciliarist revolution. The sheep who remain in the conciliar structures are, for the most part, without blame in what has happened in the past four decades. Most of these people are busy leading their ordinary lives, oblivious to the fact that they are being led by false shepherds, men who are, with few exceptions, wolves in shepherds' clothing. Thy do not pay attention to ecclesiastical matters. And the little they do learn about the affairs of the conciliar church comes through the filter of outright apologists for conciliarism, such as the Eternally Wishful Television Network (EWTN), or from secular sources hostile to the Faith, thus either confusing them or affirming them in their resolve to "defend" the "church." Most of the Catholics who bother to attend their local parish churches do not know anything about The Wanderer or The Remnant or Catholic Family News, no less the various internet websites discussing the doctrinal points proving that the heresies and errors of the given moment cannot possibly come from the Catholic Church. The small percentage of baptized Catholics who practice the Faith in the conciliar structures are content to follow their shepherds. Only a handful will respond now and again to the graces sent to them through the loving hands of Our Lady, the Mediatrix of All Graces, to investigate the true nature of the problems and how they must flee from the ravenous wolves in the diocesan structures.

The situation became a little more complex during the reign of John Paul II, who appeared to be more Catholic than Paul VI, especially as he, within a week of his election, discussed the importance of priests wearing their clerical garb and nuns wearing their habits. He also apologized in Dominicae Cenae, his “Holy Thursday” letter to priests, prompting the then named Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship to issue Inaestimabile Donum as a means of correcting liturgical abuses, which gave such great hope to those of us yet in the “conservative” Novus Ordo camp. I was simply one of many who did not realize that the Novus Ordo Missae was the liturgical abuse par excellence. No amount of “repairs” could fix the “plumbing” in the haunted house of horrors that is the Novus Ordo Missae.

The initial hope that many of us placed in John Paul II was mistaken. He was a complete revolutionary, only more capable of seeming Catholic than Paul VI. Indeed, a review of some issues of The Angelus in 1980 and 1981 indicates that some members of the Society of Saint Pius X had taken heart from John Paul II’s “crackdown” on dissidents such as Father Hans Kung (who was able to remain at Tubingen University in a different capacity after the then-named Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declared him no longer to be qualified to hold a Catholic chair in theology). John Paul II not only did not remove the Pauline Bolsheviks. He promoted them, including his friend from the Second Vatican Council, Joseph Bernardin, then the Archbishop of Cincinnati, to become the Archbishop of Chicago. Other auxiliary revolutionaries appointed during by Paul VI, including John Raymond McGann of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, were permitted to wreak havoc with souls until they retired–and/or died–in full canonical good standing.

As time wore on, though, it became more and more evident that initial hopes in John Paul II were misplaced. His view of the nature of the Church, of ecumenism, of religious liberty, of the liturgy, of his belief that the Mosaic Covenant had never been superseded, of novel Scripture interpretations and his participation in some of the most scandalous “liturgies” since those offered to Baal or by the Druids or the Aztecs were part of his own personal commitment to a revolution he had helped to inaugurate at the Second Vatican Council. His episcopal appointments were meant to further institutionalize the revolution as they attempted to “restructure” some of its “aberrations” now and again with men who were, humanly speaking, more appealing than the Bolsheviks appointed by Paul VI but no less committed to the conciliar program. In other words, John Paul II’s episcopal appointments were meant to effect a Catholic “perestroika” in order to “correct” some of the “zeal” of the earlier revolutionaries as the conciliarist agenda was advanced by men deemed to be more “trustworthy” and “faithful” than the hard-core Bolsheviks who wielded episcopal machetes at anyone who dared to breathe a word favorable about the “ancien regime” of Tradition.

As one can see from the list below, John Paul II appointed 306 of the 423 of the American bishops alive at this moment. Noting that there are seven dioceses without a conciliar bishop at present, eleven of the 170 Roman Rite incumbent diocesan ordinaries (Daniel Pilarczyk, Raymundo Pena, John D’Arcy, Roger Mahony, Thomas Kelly, Howard Hubbard, Eusebius Beltran, Elden Curtiss, Victor Balke, John Kinney and William Syklstad) were appointed as bishops first by Paul VI. Nine of these eleven were then promoted within their own sees or appointed to other sees by John Paul II. Two of the eleven, Balke and Hubbard, remain where Paul VI put them, that is, Crookston, Minnesota, and Albany, New York, respectively, in 1976 and 1977. Another six diocesan ordinaries of the Roman Rite were “created” in the conciliar rite by Benedict XVI, who also transferred John Paul II’s George Niederauer from Salt Lake City to San Francisco to fill the vacancy created when William Levada became head of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith in order to handle the weighty matters of the fate of unbaptized infants and the possible conditions justifying the use of a certain type of contraceptive device.

Thus, you see, 151 of the 170 diocesan ordinaries were created by John Paul II. Only six active (that is, non-retired) auxiliary bishops were appointed by Paul VI, another seven were appointed by Benedict XVI, meaning that John Paul appointed 66 of this number. A total of 218 of the 249 active conciliar bishops were thus created by John Paul II. (The numbers here may not add up at times; I might be off by a few here and there. This has all been done with pen and paper, not with any software program.) It is he who bears responsibility, ultimately, for what it is they do in their own dioceses and when gathered together in that putative “Catholic” semiannual gatherings of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

This is very important to remember. All of the efforts to get the conciliar bishops to stop doing what they are supposed to be doing as a result of their being part and parcel of the conciliar revolution are bound to fail. These men are doing what the men (Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI) have wanted them to do. The conciliar bishops have been given carte blanche to supervise the ongoing revolution as they see fit, knowing that the novelty of episcopal collegiality will leave them in power, if not actually get them a nice promotion, over the course of time no matter what they say or do that might offend pious ears and actually be, shall we say, in overt conflict with the Deposit of Faith.

Only rarely have there been Vatican efforts to rein in some of the more egregious offenders, such as occurred when Father Donald Wuerl of Pittsburgh was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Seattle and sent by the Vatican to ride herd on the wild man known as Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, a real honest-to-goodness, pre-1968 bishop, mind you, appointed by John XXIII in 1962, an effort that was an unmitigated disaster. And few were the interventions by a curial official to come to the assistance of a pastor being bludgeoned by a diocesan ordinary for his “conservatism,” as happened when the late Silvio Cardinal Oddi, then the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, stepped in to prevent then-Rockville Centre Bishop John Raymond McGann to effect the removal of Father Robert Mason, who had been ordained in 1956, as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa Park, New York, in March of 1983. The conciliar bishops have had their way as they, with only a few exceptions here and there, have acted as though they believe that the Catholic Church sprung up from nothing in 1962, a veritable ecclesiogenesis, if you will.

Most of the men who serve as the conciliar bishops, especially those who are active, have had little, if any, exposure to the authentic patrimony of the Catholic Church. Their intellects, therefore, have been formed by the ethos of conciliarism. It is the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the postconciliar era, especially the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the 1983 Code of Canon Law that form their own catechesis of the Faith.

Once again noting a few exceptions here and there, most of these men are imbued with an uncritical acceptance of , if not an actual enthusiasm for, Modernist Biblical exegesis, particularly that of the historical-critical school and the rules outlined in Dei Verbum. Their understanding of Catholic Social Teaching is formed almost exclusively from Gaudium et Spes, Dignitatis Humanae and the encyclical letters of Paul VI and, of course, John Paul II. Their ecclesiology is based upon Lumen Gentium and Unitatis Redintegratio. Any real understanding of authentic liturgical development? Perish the thought? Even Sacroscanctum Concilium is more or less obsolete for the conciliarists, ever eager to chart new liturgical paths as they claim gratuitously that they are continuing “tradition” as they introduce one new sacrilegious novelty after another? Christology? A mass of confusion? Sacramental theology beyond the liturgy? In the twilight zone beyond the outer limits, which is why there has been so much criticism of the 1968 rite of episcopal consecration and the 1969 rite of priestly ordination. Moral theology? Just check to see the conciliar bishops’ support for the Homosexual Collective, their relative silence and inaction on contraception (despite their recent statement on the matter), their refusal to pronounce solemnly what pro-abortion Catholic politicians have done to themselves, that is, excommunication. There is not one field of the Faith where you will find a single bishop has not accepted at least one, if not all, of the precepts of the conciliarism, thereby tainting his view of the Catholic Faith.

Indeed, it is likely the case that most of the conciliar bishops in this country and around the world have never heard of Pope Leo XIII’s Satis Cognitum, December 8, 1896, no less realize that it describes how they have poisoned the well of the Faith and have excommunicated themselves from the Church in the process. Again admitting a few exceptions, most of the conciliar bishops are content to act as bureaucrats who serve as a clearinghouse for what their administrative apparatchiks present to them for their pro-forma signatures. And there is not one conciliar bishop who is willing to state publicly that the Novus Ordo Missae offends God and is thus harmful to souls, not one conciliar bishop who does not violate Pope Pius XI's ban on the classroom teaching on matters pertaining to the Sixth and Ninth Commandments. The bureaucrats run the show. Their decisions on these matters stand as most of the conciliar bishops act like Howdy Doody to Buffalo Bob Smith.

To wit, a major controversy arose eleven years ago when I reported on the fact that the Saint John’s University School of Law had hired a professor, Tanya Hernandez, who had worked for the Center for Reproductive Law and Public Policy in Puerto Rico, participating in a lawsuit against Fathers Norman Weslin and Richard Welch to claim that their pro-life activism was based upon a bias against women. Professor Hernandez has moved on to Rutgers University in the past few years. She was, however, still teaching at Saint John’s University School of Law as late as the 1999-2000 academic year, prompting me to approach Brooklyn Bishop Thomas Daily during the March for Life on January 22, 2000, to ask him what he was going to do about the matter. Daily, who gained notoriety two years later for how he helped to enable the perverted priests in the Archdiocese of Boston, mumbled that he did not know she was still there, doing a sort of Art Carney as Ed Norton impression, walking pretty hurriedly to get away from his interrogator.

Yes, you see, the bottom line is this: the conciliar bishops have been taught by the false ethos of ecumenism and the new ecclesiology that souls are not really at risk any longer. There is no need to evangelize those outside of the Faith, especially the Jews. The late John Cardinal O’Connor told a B’Nai Brith meeting in Florida in early 1998 that Judaism was “meant to coexist side by side with Catholicism until the end of time,” noting that he was only teaching what his “boss,” John Paul II, had taught. There was no need for him, therefore, to evangelize Talmudic Jews at a meeting of one of their Masonic organizations. There is no need for any conciliar bishop to evangelize anyone outside of the Catholic Church, Jew or Protestant or Mohammedan. There is also no need to supervise the teaching of doctrine to Catholics as almost everything is open “for discussion,” especially as regards the American notion of “academic freedom.” Souls can be exposed to any amount of poison imaginable and survive well because, after all, a “loving”God does not want to “inhibit” people from hearing a diversity of “ideas.”


Even those conciliar bishops who have more of the sensus Catholicus than others find it very hard to accept that the problems they face in their own pastoral circumstances are the result of something other than the bad interpretation or application of the “norms: of the Second Vatican Council. Lincoln Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz said as much recently during a talk he gave to a group of conservative Catholics. Men such as Bishop Bruskewitz continue to believe that the problem is not with conciliarism itself but with the “hijacking” of the Second Vatican Council so that its “true” precepts have never been understood adequately or applied properly. Those of us who adhere to the perennial teaching of the Catholic Church are thus talking Swahili when we point out the doctrinal errors of the Second Vatican Council and explain the long history of the antecedent roots of conciliarism that are to be found in the infiltration of Modernism into many of the precincts of the Catholic Church, especially from the time of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XV, 1914-1922, to “election” of John XXIII in 1958.

Nevertheless, however, the faithful who find themselves in the conciliar structures and who know little, if anything, of the authentic patrimony of the Catholic Church must be evangelized by authentic bishops who are indeed faithful to the entire Deposit of the Faith and who reject conciliarism en toto. The sheep in the conciliar structures are merely following their shepherds. They are not, for the most part, to blame. Thus it is that true bishops in the catacombs who understand that none of what we are experiencing at present can come from the hand of true popes or from the Catholic Church must find a way to help these sheep to realize the full truth of our situation at present.

How is this to be done? A good question. Let me propose a most non-infallible answer.

Saint Patrick converted Ireland by reaching the Druid chieftains, who were hostile to the Catholic Faith. He converted the chieftains in order to convert the people, knowing that the people would follow the religion of their leaders. It was an inspired approach to take. Saint Patrick was equipped with nothing other than the graces won for us on the wood of the Holy Cross by the shedding of every single drop of the Most Precious Blood of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. That is all he had.

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through a belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
Of the Creator of creation.

I arise today
Through the strength of Christ's birth and His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion and His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection and His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.

I arise today
Through the strength of the love of cherubim,
In obedience of angels,
In service of archangels,
In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In the prayers of patriarchs,
In preachings of the apostles,
In faiths of confessors,
In innocence of virgins,
In deeds of righteous men.

I arise today
Through the strength of heaven;
Light of the sun,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of the wind,
Depth of the sea,
Stability of the earth,
Firmness of the rock.

I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me;
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's hosts to save me
From snares of the devil,
From temptations of vices,
From every one who desires me ill,
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a mulitude.

I summon today all these powers between me and evil,
Against every cruel merciless power that opposes my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of women and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul.
Christ shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that reward may come to me in abundance.

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through a belief in the Threeness,
Through a confession of the Oneness
Of the Creator of creation

Fortified with Total Consecration to Our Lady's Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart, my friends, can, say, a Bishop Mark Pivarunas or a Bishop Daniel Dolan or a Bishop Robert Neville or a Bishop Clarence Kelly or a Bishop Robert McKenna, among others, do any worse? That is, the conciliar church refuses to evangelize others. Those who of us who have come to accept the fact that the conciliar church is counterfeit cannot refuse to evangelize at least a few of those who are recognized by the vast majority of Catholics as possessing episcopal authority in their dioceses. Yes, the work of tending to the sheep already in the flock is vast. Our Lord did tell us, however, that there would be times we might have to leave the ninety-nine in search of the one lost sheep:

Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spoke to them this parable, saying: What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:

And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost? I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance. (Lk. 15: 1-8)

That is, the conciliar church refuses to evangelize others. Those who of us who have come to accept the fact that the conciliar church is counterfeit cannot refuse to evangelize at least a few of those who are recognized by the vast majority of Catholics as possessing episcopal authority in their dioceses. Yes, the work of tending to the sheep already in the flock is vast. Our Lord did tell us, however, that there would be times we might have to leave the ninety-nine in search of the one lost sheep.

Yes, I know. We are talking about the lost "shepherds" in this case, most of whom have at least the grace of their Baptism and, in most, although not all, cases the gifts and the fruits of the Holy Ghost received in the Sacrament of Confirmation Such an effort is fraught with difficulties and seems, humanly speaking, to be utter madness. Did not Saint Peter Canisius seek to evangelize those who had fallen into Protestantism? Did not Saint Francis de Sales do so? Did not Saint Josaphat seek to convert the Orthodox? Who is any one of us to say that God’s graces and Our Lady’s prayers are not powerful enough to win back to the fullness of the Catholic Faith those men who believe that they are indeed true shepherds with a divine mandate to teach according to the precepts of conciliarism? The Apostles should have stayed in the Upper Room in Jerusalem following the descent of the Holy Ghost upon them on Pentecost Sunday if they had acted according to human reason and to “common sense.” They acted in accord with the divine mandate they had been converted by Our Lord Himself before He Ascended to the Father’s right hand in glory on Ascension Thursday. They did not reckon on being successful. They desired only to be faithful.

This work is, as we know, ultimately that of Our Lady’s Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart. God will restore the Church in a flash following the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In the meantime, however, we are required to make an effort to reach as many souls as possible. While people must be open to God’s graces to respond favorably to the truth, we must try to plant some seeds and then to water what we plant with fervent prayers and sacrifices offered to God through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary. Imagine what our situation would like if just one conciliar bishop decided, perhaps after years of reflection and prayer following contact made with him by a true bishop, to announce publicly that Benedict–or whoever his successor may be–had defected from the Faith and could not thus hold any ecclesiastical office.

About fifteen families followed Father Stephen Zigrang , who is not a sedevacantist, out of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston three years ago when he left to offer the Immemorial Mass of Tradition at Queen of Angels in Dickinson, Texas. There are many other examples of this. Some of the sheep will indeed follow their shepherds if the latter are willing to take the steps necessary to correct their own personal situations, both doctrinally and sacramentally, and make a break from the hold that conciliarism and its novelties, especially that of episcopal collegiality, has on them. Most of the sheep are not going to follow any bishop, sedevacantist or non-sedevacantist, outside of the "official structures," which is why it is important to reach a few of the ostensible bishops in order to help reach the sheep who look to them as they become further and further immersed in the world of the Novus Ordo and the novelties of conciliarism.

There is not one of the active (or even retired) conciliar bishops listed below who can be pointed to by non-sedevacantist traditional Catholics as possessing the totality of the Catholic Faith. An understanding of the Social Reign of Christ the King? A familiarity with and acceptance of the work of Father Denis Fahey? An understanding and an rejection of the heresy of Americanism? An acceptance of Pope Pius XI's Mortalium Animos? Take a good, hard look at that list below. While there are some who might be receptive to entering into a "dialogue" with bishops they consider to be "irregular" (when the reverse is true), and it is best not to name them here, most of th men below are oblivious to the authentic patrimony of the Catholic Church. Worse yet, many others countenance open dissent from the Deposit of Faith (as we learned today when told that a catechism in use in the Diocese of San Diego states categorically that one day there will be women priests in the "Catholic" Church).

The situation is similar universally. Which of the 114 voting cardinals, each of whom has been appointed by either John Paul II or Benedict XVI, does not suffer from the same embrace of conciliarism as the American conciliar bishops? If there is one, just one, who happens to get "elected," how is he going to turn around the conciliar bishops of the world? A non-sedevacantist traditional Catholic must believe, as I did when I was one, that something miraculous is going to happen. Those of us who have come to accept the doctrinal and canonical premises underlying sedevacantism, which even the late Mario Francesco Cardinal Pompedda conceded on February 8, 2005, were valid, and have relevancy to our current situation are not, therefore, by themselves or out of their minds when trusting in the Providence of God as made manifest through the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will restore the Church and bury the nightmare of the counterfeit conciliar church forever.

Consider this assessment of the situation in Elizabethan England, provided in Father Harold Gardiner's Edmund Campion: Hero of God's Underground (Vision Books, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957):

"But George," asked Father Campion, "doesn't that mean that the people, too, are confused? Are they all for the decrees of Elizabeth, by which they are not allowed to hear Mass and must reveal their knowledge of the whereabouts of priests? Or dot they rebel against those decrees? What is it like in England now?

"Father," answered George, "things are in a terrible state of confusion. Catholics are bewildered. Some will go to the services that Elizabeth has commanded must be the general rule. Others think they must in conscience stay away, though they have to pay enormous fines if they do not appear at their parish church every Sunday.

"Most of the older priests who were restored to their parishes under Queen Mary--bless her--have not taken a firm stand against the new laws, and so, the body of the Catholics do not know where to turn. Thanks be to God, we hope that men like you and Father Persons will draw up some plans of definite action for us. We are ready, all the Catholics I know, to do what we must for the cause of Christ and His Church, but we must have leadership." (p. 57).

This is a perfect description of the confusion under the "new laws" promulgated by the conciliar church. As was the case at the end of the Sixteenth Century in England, the confused priests and faithful need leadership in our own day today.

We must, as I have been repeating in recent months, bear with each other charitably in these difficult times. Such forbearance is not an indifference to the objective truth of our situation. Not at all. It is, though, a recognition that not everyone is going to see the truth at once. It is a recognition that God’s graces work over the course of time. Denouncing people for things that they do not know and have no basis to accept (as their understanding of the Catholic Faith is from conciliarism, not from the authentic patrimony of the Church) will not help open eyes that have been blinded by the toxic poisons spread by the counterfeit conciliar church. Efforts must be made to reach these people through their “chieftains,” if you will, just as Saint Patrick confronted the Druid chieftains in his own day.

Continuing to pledge ourselves every day as the consecrated slaves of Our Lady’s Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart, may we pray for the shepherds who understand the doctrinal principles that prove the conciliar church to be counterfeit so that they might, even if they do not speak to each other (not an unusual phenomenon as Fathers Dominic and Francisco Radecki point out in Tumultuous Times), attempt what seems to be complete madness in human terms, that is, to convert a conciliar shepherd or two to the Faith of our fathers without any concession to conciliarism whatsoever. Yes, this will require a lot of work and prayer and sacrifice. As Pope Leo XIII said to Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini at the end of one of their meetings, "Work, Cabrini, work! We must work until we die!"

Our Lady of Good Success, pray for us.

 

Appendix of the conciliar bishops of the United States of America

 

Bishops and their Dates of Consecration, arranged according to Metropolitan Provinces (data derived from www.catholic-hierarchy.org).

Dates of consecration provided below. Hyperlinks will take you to www.catholic-hierarchy.org, the site from which this data was derived and at which you may find additional information about each of the conciliar bishops below. The number in parentheses following the name of the conciliar pope represents the aggregate number of his appointees in this compilation. There might be some repetition here and there. Hey, what do you want? This is a free site. A lot of time went into compiling and entering the data, which is designed to provide readers with a general idea as to the lack of understanding of the Faith possessed by the conciliar bishops. No one of the men listed below assents to everything contained in the Deposit of Faith as it has been entrusted by Our Lord to Holy Mother Church and as the latter has taught it perennially. Each is tainted by an acceptance of one or more of the precepts of conciliarism, if not tainted by the entirety conciliarism altogether. One can discern from a conciliar bishop's place origin the line of "descent" (Bernardin-Pliarczyk, Mahony, Dearden, Roach, Quinn of San Francisco, Law, Krol, Wuerl, et al.), which is especially pertinent in the case of hard core revolutionary conciliarists.

Here is an overview of the appointments:

Aggregate Number of Bishops  Appointed by the Conciliar Popes in the Conciliar Structures (note: 1, Archbishop Philip Hannan, the retired Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, was appointed by Pope Pius XII in 1956), Roman Rite and Eastern Rite:

John Paul II (308)
Paul VI (91)
Benedict XVI (21)
John XXIII (3)
Pope Pius XII (1)
Total Bishops: 424 (four of whom are in Rome)

Roman Rite Bishops (Ordinaries, Auxiliaries, Retired Bishops, Roman Curia):

John Paul II: (280)
Paul VI: (89)
Benedict XVI (20)
John XXIII (3)
Pius XII (1)
Total Bishops : 294 (four of whom are in Rome)

Eastern Rite Bishops:

John Paul II: (26)
Paul VI: (2)
Benedict XVI (1)

John XXIII (1)

Total Bishops: 30

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Province of the Archdiocese of Anchorage:

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Archdiocese of Anchorage:

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Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I., appointed originally by John Paul II (1), consecrated in 1990 (former Bishop of Duluth);

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Francis Thomas Hurley, emeritus, appointed a bishop originally by Paul VI (1), consecrated in 1970 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco)

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Diocese of Fairbanks:

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Donald Joseph Kettler, appointed a bishop originally by John Paul II (2) (2 ordinaries), consecrated in 2002 (priest of Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota).

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Diocese of Juneau:

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Michael William Warfel, appointed originally by John Paul II (3) , consecrated in 1996 (priest of Archdiocese of Cincinnati).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Atlanta:

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Archdiocese of Atlanta:

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Wilton Daniel Gregory, appointed originally by John II (4), consecrated in 1983 (former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Bishop of Belleville, Illinois).

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John Francis Donoghue, emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (5), consecrated in 1984 (former Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina).

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Diocese of Charleston (South Carolina):

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Robert Joseph Baker, appointed originally by John Paul II (6), consecrated in 1999 (unclear as to where he had been ordained a priest).

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David Bernard Thompson, emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (7), consecrated in 1989 (priest of Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Allentown, Pennsylvania, which was created out of the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia).

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Diocese of Charlotte:

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Peter Joseph Jugis appointed originally by John Paul II (8), consecrated in 2003 (priest of Diocese of Charlotte).

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William George Curlin, , emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (9), consecrated in 1988 (priest of Archdiocese of Washington).

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Diocese of Raleigh (North Carolina):

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Michael Francis Burbidge, appointed originally by John Paul II (10), consecrated in 2002 (priest of Archdiocese of Philadelphia).

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Francis Joseph Gossman, emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (2), consecrated in 1968 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore).

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Diocese of Savannah (Georgia):

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John Kevin Boland, appointed originally by John Paul II (11), consecrated in 1995 (priest of Diocese of Savannah).

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Raymond William Lessard, emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (3), consecrated in 1983 (priest of Diocese of Fargo).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Baltimore:

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Archdiocese of Baltimore:

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William Henry Keeler, appointed originally by John Paul II (12), consecrated in 1979 (priest and former Bishop of Harrisburg)

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Denis James Madden, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (1), consecrated in 2005 (ordained for the Order of Saint Benedict; incardinated as priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1976).

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William Francis Malooly, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (13), consecrated in 2001 (priest of Archdiocese of Baltimore).

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Mitchell Thomas Rozanski, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (14), consecrated in 2004 (priest of Archdiocese of Baltimore).

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William Donald Borders, archbishop emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (4), consecrated in 1968 (priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and former Bishop of Orlando).

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William Clifford Newman, retired Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (15), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore).

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Diocese of Arlington (Virginia):

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Paul Stephen Loverde , appointed originally by John Paul II (16), consecrated in 1988 (priest of Diocese of Norwich and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford and former Bishop of Ogdensburg).

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Diocese of Richmond: (Virginia)

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Francis Xavier DiLorenzo, appointed originally by John Paul II (17), consecrated in 1988 (priest of Archdiocese of Philadelphia; former Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton and former Bishop of Honolulu).

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Walter Francis Sullivan, emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (5), consecrated in 1970 (priest of the Diocese of Richmond).

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Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (West Virginia):

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Michael Joseph Bransfield , appointed originally by John Paul II (18), consecrated in 2005 (priest of Archdiocese of Philadelphia).

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Bernard William Schmitt, emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (19), consecrated in 1988 (priest of Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston).

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James Edward Michaels , retired Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Paul VI (6), consecrated in 1966 (1st pre-1968 bishop; priest of the Missionary Society of Saint Columba; former Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju, South Korea).

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Diocese of Wilmington (Delaware):

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Michael Angelo Saltarelli, appointed originally by John Paul II (20), consecrated in 1990 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Newark).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Boston:

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Archdiocese of Boston:

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Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., appointed originally by John Paul II (21), consecrated in 1984 (former Bishop of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, and former Bishop of Fall River)

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Emilio Simeon Alluè, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (22), consecrated in 1996 (priest of the Salesians of Saint John Bosco).

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John A. Dooher, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (2), to be consecrated on December 12, 2006 (priest of Archdiocese of Boston).

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Walter James Edyvean, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (23), consecrated in 2001 (priest of Archdiocese of Boston).

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Robert Francis Hennessey, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (3), to be consecrated on December 12, 2006 (priest of the Archdiocese of Boston)

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Francis Xavier Irwin, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (24), consecrated in 1996 (priest of the Archdiocese of Boston).

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Bernard Francis Law, Archbishop emeritus, appointed originally Paul VI (7), consecrated in 1973 (priest of Diocese of Natchez-Jackson and former Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau).

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John Patrick Boles, retired Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (25), consecrated in 1992 (priest of the Archdiocese of Boston).

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Diocese of Burlington (Vermont):

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Salvatore Ronald Matano, appointed originally by John Paul II (26), consecrated in 2005 (priest of the Diocese of Providence).

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Kenneth Anthony Angell, emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (8), consecrated in 1974 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Providence).

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Diocese of Fall River (Massachusetts):

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George William Coleman, appointed originally by John Paul II (27), consecrated in 2003 (priest of Diocese of Fall River).

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Diocese of Manchester (New Hampshire):

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John Brendan McCormack, appointed originally by John Paul II (28), consecrated in 1995 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston).

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Francis Joseph Christian, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (29), consecrated in 1996 (priest of Diocese of Manchester).

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Odore Joseph Gendron, emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (9), consecrated in 1975 (priest of Diocese of Manchester).

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Diocese of Portland (Maine):

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Richard Joseph Malone, appointed originally by John Paul II (30), consecrated in 2004 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston).

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Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B., emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (31), consecrated in 1986 (Benedictine and former Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester).

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Diocese of Springfield (Massachusetts):

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Timothy Anthony McDonnell, appointed originally by John Paul II (32), consecrated in 2001 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York).

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Thomas Ludger Dupré, emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (33), consecrated in 1990 (priest of Diocese of Springfield).

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Joseph Francis Maguire, emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (10), consecrated in 1972 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston).

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Diocese of Worcester (Massachusetts):

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Robert Joseph McManus, appointed originally by John Paul II (34), consecrated in 1999 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Providence).

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Daniel Patrick Reilly, emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (11), consecrated in 1975 (priest of Diocese of Providence and former Bishop of Norwich).

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George Edward Rueger, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (35), consecrated in 1987 (priest of  Diocese of Worcester).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Chicago:

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Archdiocese of Chicago:

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Francis Eugene George, O.M.I., appointed originally by John Paul II (36), consecrated in 1990 (former Bishop of Yakima and former Archbishop of Portland, Oregon).

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Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (37), consecrated in 2003.

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Francis Joseph Kane, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (38), consecrated in 2003 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

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John Raymond Manz, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (39), consecrated in 1996 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

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Thomas John Joseph Paprocki, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (40) consecrated in 2003 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

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Joseph Nathaniel Perry, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (41), consecrated in 1998 (priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee).

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George James Rassas, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (4), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

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Raymond Emil Goedert, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (42), consecrated in 1991 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

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John Robert Gorman, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (43), consecrated in 1988 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

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Thaddeus Joseph Jakubowski, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (44), consecrated in 1988 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

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Timothy Joseph Lyne, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (45), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

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Diocese of Belleville (Illinois):

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Edward Kenneth Braxton, appointed originally by John Paul II (46), consecrated in 1995 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, former Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis, former Bishop of Lake Charles).

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Diocese of Joliet (Illinois):

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James Peter Sartain, appointed originally by John Paul II (47), consecrated in 2000 (priest of the Diocese of Memphis, former Bishop of Little Rock).

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Joseph Leopold Imesch, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (12), consecrated in 1973 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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Roger Louis Kaffer, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (48), consecrated in 1985 (priest of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois)

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Diocese of Peoria (Illinois):

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Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C., appointed originally by John Paul II (49), consecrated in 1997 (priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and former Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend).

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Diocese of Rockford (Illinois):

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Thomas George Doran, appointed originally by John Paul II (50), consecrated in 1994 (priest of the Diocese of Rockford).

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Arthur Joseph O'Neill, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (13), consecrated in 1968 (priest of the Diocese of Rockford).

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Diocese of Springfield in Illinois:

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George Joseph Lucas, appointed originally by John Paul II (51), consecrated in 1999 (priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis).

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Daniel Leo Ryan, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (52), consecrated in 1981 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet, Illinois).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati:

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Archdiocese of Cincinnati:

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Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, appointed originally by Paul VI (14), consecrated in 1974 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati).

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Carl Kevin Moeddel, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (53) (priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati).

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Diocese of Cleveland:

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Richard Gerard Lennon, appointed originally by John Paul II (54), consecrated in 2001 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston).

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Roger William Gries, O.S.B., Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (55), consecrated in 2001 (Benedictine priest).

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Alexander James Quinn, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (56), consecrated in 1983 (priest of Diocese of Cleveland).

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Anthony Michael Pilla, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (57), consecrated in 1979 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland).

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Anthony Edward Pevec, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (58), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Diocese of Cleveland).

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Diocese of Columbus (Ohio):

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Frederick Francis Campbell, appointed originally by John Paul II (59), consecrated in 1999 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis).

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James Anthony Griffin, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (60), consecrated in in 1979 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland).

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Diocese of Steubenville:

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Robert Daniel Conlon, appointed originally by John Paul II (60), consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati).

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Albert Henry Ottenweller, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (15), consecrated in 1974 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Toledo in Ohio):

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Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (16), consecrated in 1976 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland).

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Diocese of Toledo (Ohio):

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Leonard Paul Blair, appointed originally by John Paul II (61), consecrated in 1999 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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Robert William Donnelly, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (62), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Diocese of Toledo).

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Diocese of Youngstown (Ohio):

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Sede Vacante

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Province of the Archdiocese of Denver

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Archdiocese of Denver:

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Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., appointed originally by John Paul II (63), consecrated in 1988 (former Bishop of Rapid City).

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Diocese of Cheyenne:

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David Laurin Ricken, appointed originally by John Paul II (64), consecrated in 2000 (priest of Diocese of Pueblo).

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Joseph Hubert Hart, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (17), consecrated in 1976 (priest of Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph and former Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne.

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Diocese of Colorado Springs:

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Michael John Sheridan, appointed originally by John Paul II (65), consecrated in 1997 (priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis).

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Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (18), consecrated in 1974 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Denver).

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Diocese of Pueblo:

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Arthur Nicholas Tafoya, appointed originally by John Paul II (66), consecrated in 1980 (priest of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe).

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Charles Albert Buswell, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John XXIII (1), consecrated in 1959 (2nd pre-1968 bishop; priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Detroit:

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Archdiocese of Detroit:

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Adam Joseph Maida, appointed originally by John Paul II (67), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and former Bishop of Green Bay).

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Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (68), consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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Daniel E. Flores, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (5), to be consecrated on November 29, 2006 (priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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John Michael Quinn, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (69), consecrated in 2003 (priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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Francis Ronald Reiss, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (70), consecrated in 2003 (priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (71), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Society of Saint Edumund).

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Thomas John Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (19), consecrated in 1968 (priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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Walter Joseph Schoenherr, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (20), consecrated in 1968 (priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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Diocese of Gaylord:

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Patrick Ronald Cooney, appointed originally by John Paul II  (72), consecrated in 1983 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit).

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Diocese of Grand Rapids:

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Walter Allison Hurley, appointed originally by John Paul II (73), consecrated in 2003 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit).

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Robert John Rose, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (74), consecrated in 1981 (priest of Diocese of Grand Rapids and former Bishop of Gaylord).

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Joseph Crescent McKinney, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (21), consecrated in 1968 (priest of Diocese of Grand Rapids).

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Diocese of Kalamazoo:

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James Albert Murray, appointed originally by John Paul II (75), consecrated in 1998 (priest of the Diocese of Lansing).

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Paul Vincent Donovan, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (22), consecrated in 1971 (priest of the Diocese of Lansing).

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Diocese of Lansing:

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Carl Frederick Mengeling, appointed originally by John Paul II (76), consecrated in 1996 (priest of the Diocese of Gary).

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Diocese of Marquette (Michigan):

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Alexander King Sample, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (6), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Diocese of Marquette).

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James Henry Garland, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (77), consecrated in 1984 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati).

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Mark Francis Schmitt, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (23), consecrated in 1970 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay).

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Diocese of Saginaw:

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Robert James Carlson, appointed originally by John Paul II (78), consecrated in 1984 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis; former Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Dubuque:

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Archdiocese of Dubuque:

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Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B., appointed originally by John Paul II (79), consecrated in 1987 (Benedictine priest and former Bishop of Saint Cloud).

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Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B., Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (24), consecrated in 1977 (Benedictine priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois; former Bishop of Salina, Kansas).

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Diocese of Davenport:

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Martin John Amos, appointed originally by John Paul II (80), consecrated in 2001 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland).

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William Edwin Franklin, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (81), consecrated in 1987 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque).

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Diocese of Des Moines:

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Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S., appointed originally by John Paul II (82), consecrated in 1990 (priest of the Society of the Precious Blood and former Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis).

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Diocese of Sioux City:

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Ralph Walker Nickless, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (7), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Archdiocese of Denver).

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Lawrence Donald Soens, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (83), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Diocese of Davenport).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston:

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Archdiocese of Houston:

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Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, appointed originally by John Paul II (84), consecrated in 1997 (priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and former Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa).

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José Stephen Vásquez, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (85), consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston).

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Joseph Anthony Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (86), consecrated in 1979 (priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and former Bishop of San Angelo).

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Vincent Michael Rizzotto, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (87), consecrated in 2001 (priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston).

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Diocese of Austin:

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Gregory Michael Aymond, appointed originally by John Paul II (88), consecrated in 1997 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans).

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John Edward McCarthy, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (89), consecrated in 1979 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston).

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Diocese of Beaumont:

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Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D., appointed originally by John Paul II (90), consecrated in 1987 (priest of the Society of the Divine Word and former Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston).

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Diocese of Brownsville:

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Raymundo Joseph Peña, appointed originally by Paul VI (25), consecrated in 1976 (priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, former Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, former Bishop of El Paso).

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Diocese of Corpus Christi:

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Edmond Carmody, appointed originally by John Paul II (91), consecrated in 1988 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio; former Bishop of Tyler, Texas).

René Henry Gracida, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (26), consecrated in 1972 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Miami; former Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee).

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Diocese of Tyler:

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Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J., appointed originally by John Paul II (92), consecrated in 1995 (Jesuit, former Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, D.C.)

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Diocese of Victoria:

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David Eugene Fellhauer, appointed originally by John Paul II (93), consecrated in 1990 (priest of the Diocese of Dallas).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Hartford:

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Archdiocese of Hartford:

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Henry Joseph Mansell, appointed originally by John Paul II (94), consecrated in 1993 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York).

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Christie Albert Macaluso, Auxiliary Bishop appointed originally by John Paul II (95), consecrated in 1997 (priest of Hartford).

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Peter Anthony Rosazza, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Paul VI (27), consecrated in 1978 (priest of Hartford).

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Daniel Anthony Cronin, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (28), consecrated in 1968 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford, former Bishop of Fall River)

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Diocese of Bridgeport:

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William Edward Lori, appointed originally by John Paul II (96), consecrated in 1995 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.)

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Diocese of Norwich:

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Michael Richard Cote, appointed originally by John Paul II (97), consecrated in 1995 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Portland, Maine).

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Daniel Anthony Hart, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (29), consecrated in 1976 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston).

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Diocese of Providence:

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Thomas Joseph Tobin, appointed originally by John Paul II (98), consecrated in 1992, (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh; former Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio).

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Louis Edward Gelineau, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (30), consecrated in 1972 (priest of the Diocese of Burlington, Vermont).

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Robert Edward Mulvee, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (31), consecrated in 1977 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire; former Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware).

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Bernard Matthew Kelly, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (32), consecrated in 1964 (3rd pre-1968 bishop; priest of Diocese of Providence).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis:

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Archdiocese of Indianapolis:

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Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B., appointed originally by John Paul II (99), consecrated in 1987 (Benedictine priest and former Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee).

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Diocese of Evansville:

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Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger, appointed originally by John Paul II (100), consecrated in 1989 (priest of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis).

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend:

John Michael D'Arcy, appointed originally by Paul VI (91, missed this one the first time around!), consecrated in 1975 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston).

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Diocese of Gary:

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Dale Joseph Melczek, appointed originally by John Paul II (101), consecrated in 1983 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

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Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana:

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William Leo Higi, appointed originally by John Paul II (102), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana).

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Province of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas:

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Joseph Fred Naumann, appointed originally by John Paul II (103), consecrated in 1997 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis).

James Patrick Keleher, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (104), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former Bishop of Belleville, Illinois).

Marion Francis Forst, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John XXIII (2), consecrated in 1960 (4th pre-1968 bishop; priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis and former Bishop of Dodge City).

Diocese of Dodge City:

Ronald Michael Gilmore, appointed originally by John Paul II (104), consecrated in 1998 (unclear as to where he was ordained a priest).

Stanley Girard Schlarman, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (105), consecrated in 1979 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Belleville, Illinois).

Diocese of Salina (Kansas):

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George Kinzie Fitzsimons, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (33), consecrated in 1975 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph).

Diocese of Wichita (Kansas):

Michael Owen Jackels, appointed originally by John Paul II (107), consecrated in 2005 (priest of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska).

Eugene John Gerber, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (34), consecrated in 1976 (priest of Wichita and former Bishop of Dodge City).

Province of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles:

Archdiocese of Los Angeles:

Roger Michael Mahony, appointed originally by Paul VI (35), consecrated in 1975 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno; former Bishop of Stockton).

Edward William Clark, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (108), consecrated in 2001 (priest of Los Angeles).

Thomas John Curry, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (109), consecrated in 1994 (priest of Los Angeles).

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Alexander Salazar, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (110), consecrated in 2004 (priest of Los Angeles).

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Oscar Azarcon Solis, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (111), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Diocese of Cabantuan, The Philippines; incardinated in Diocese of Houma-Thiboadaux in 1992).

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Gerald Eugene Wilkerson, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (112), consecrated in 1998 (unclear as to the diocese of his ordination).

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Gabino Zavala, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (113), consecrated in 1994 (priest of Los Angeles).

Juan Alfredo Arzube, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (36), consecrated in 1971 (priest of Los Angeles).

Joseph Martin Sartoris, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (115), consecrated in 1994 (priest of Los Angeles).

John James Ward, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (37), consecrated in 1963 (5th pre-1968 bishop; priest of Los Angeles).

Diocese of Fresno:

John Thomas Steinbock, appointed originally by John Paul II (116), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles; former Auxiliary Bishop of Orange and former Bishop of Santa Rosa).

Diocese of Monterey:

Sylvester Donovan Ryan, appointed originally by John Paul II (117), consecrated in 1990 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles).

Diocese of Orange:

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Tod David Brown, appointed originally by John Paul II (118), consecrated in 1989 (priest of the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno and former Bishop of Boise, Idaho).

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Dominic Mai Luong, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (119), consecrated in 2003 (priest of Da Nang, South Vietnam; incardinated in the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1976).

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Jamie Soto, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (120), consecrated in 2000 (priest of the Diocese of Orange).

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Norman Francis McFarland, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (38), consecrated in 1970 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco; former Bishop of Reno, Nevada).

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Diocese of San Bernardino:

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Gerald Richard Barnes, appointed originally by John Paul II (121), consecrated in 1992 (priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino).

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Rutilio Del Riego Jáñez, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (8), consecrated in 2005 (unclear as to the diocese of his priestly ordination).

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Diocese of San Diego:

Robert Henry Brom, appointed originally by John Paul II (122), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Diocese of Winona).

Gilbert Espinosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Paul VI (39), consecrated in 1974 (priest of San Diego).

Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (123), consecrated in 2002 (priest of San Diego).

Province of the Archdiocese of Louisville:

Archdiocese of Louisville:

Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P., appointed originally by Paul VI (40), consecrated in 1977 (Dominican priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, D.C.).

Diocese of Covington:

Roger Joseph Foys, appointed originally by John Paul II (124), consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Diocese of Steubenville).

William Anthony Hughes, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (41), consecrated in 1974 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio).

Diocese of Knoxville:

Joseph Edward Kurtz, appointed originally by John Paul II (125), consecrated in 1999 (priest of the Diocese of Allentown).

Diocese of Lexington (Kentucky):

Ronald William Gainer, appointed originally by John Paul II (126), consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Diocese of Allentown).

James Kendrick Williams, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (127), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville and former Auxiliary Bishop of Covington).

Diocese of Memphis:

James Terry Steib, S.V.D., appointed originally by John Paul II (128), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and former Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis).

Diocese of Nashville:

David Raymond Choby, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (9), consecrated in 2007 (priest of the Diocese of Nashville).

James Daniel Niedergeses, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (42), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Diocese of Nashville).

Diocese of Owensboro (Kentucky):

John Jeremiah McRaith, appointed originally by John Paul II (129), consecrated in 1982 (priest of the Diocese of New Ulm).

Province of Archdiocese of Miami

Archdiocese of Miami:

 

John Clement Favalora, appointed originally by John Paul (130), consecrated in 1986 (priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans; former Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, and former Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida).

Felipe de Jesús Estevez, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (131), consecrated in 2003 (priest of Matanzas, Cuba; incardinated in the Archdiocese of Miami, 1979).

John Gerard Noonan, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (10), consecrated in 2005 (priest of the Archdiocese of Miami).

Gilberto Fernández, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (132), consecrated in 1997 (priest of the Archdiocese of Miami).

Agustín Alejo Román Rodríguez, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (133), consecrated in 1979 (priest of Diocese of Matanzas, Cuba).

Diocese of Orlando:

Thomas Gerard Wenski, appointed originally by John Paul II (134), consecrated in 1997 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Miami).

Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P., Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (135), consecrated in 1986 (Passionist priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Miami).

Diocese of Palm Beach:

Gerald Michael Barbarito, appointed originally by John Paul II (135), consecrated in 1994 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn; former Bishop of Ogdensburg).

Anthony Joseph O'Connell, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (136), consecrated in 1988 (priest of the Diocese of Jefferson City and former Bishop of Knoxville).

Joseph Keith Symons, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (137), consecrated in 1981 (priest of Diocese of Saint Augustine; former Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Petersburg and former Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee).

Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee:

John Huston Ricard, S.S.J., appointed originally by John Paul II (138), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Saint Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart and former Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore).

Diocese of Saint Augustine:

Victor Benito Galeone, appointed originally by John Paul II (139), consecrated in 2001 (priest of the Archdiocse of Baltimore).

John Joseph Snyder, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (43), consecrated in 1973 (priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn).

Diocese of Saint Petersburg:

Robert Nugent Lynch, appointed originally by John Paul II (140), consecrated in 1996 (priest of the Archdiocese of Miami).

Diocese of Venice:

John Joseph Nevins, appointed originally by John Paul II (141), consecrated in 1979 (priest and and former Auxiliary Bishop of Miami).

Frank Joseph Dewane, Coadjutor Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (11), consecrated in 2006 (Priest of the Diocese of Green Bay).

Province of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee:

Archdiocese of Milwaukee:

Timothy Michael Dolan, appointed originally by John Paul II (142), consecrated in 2002 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis).

Richard John Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (143), consecrated in 1970 (priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee).

Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B., Archbishop Emeritus, originally appointed by Paul VI (44), consecrated in 1997 (Benedictine priest).

Diocese of Green Bay:

David Allen Zubik, appointed originally by John Paul II (144), consecrated in 1997 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh).

Robert Fealey Morneau, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (145), consecrated in 1979 (priest of Green Bay).

Robert Joseph Banks, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (146), consecrated in 1985 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston).

Diocese of La Crosse:

Jerome Edward Listecki, appointed originally by John Paul II (147), consecrated in 2001 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago).

Diocese of Madison:

Robert Charles Morlino, appointed originally by John Paul II (148), consecrated in 1999 (former Jesuit; incardinated in Diocese of Kalamazoo, 1983; former Bishop of Helena).

William Henry Bullock, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (150), consecrated in 1980 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis; former Bishop of Des Moines).

George Otto Wirz, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (45), consecrated in 1978 (priest of Madison).

Diocese of Superior:

Raphael Michael Fliss, appointed originally by John Paul II (151), consecrated in 1985 (priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee).

Province of the Archdiocese of Mobile:

Archdiocese of Mobile:

Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, appointed originally by John Paul II (152), consecrated in 1980 (priest of Mobile).

Diocese of Biloxi:

Thomas John Rodi, appointed originally by John Paul II (153), consecrated in 2001 (priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans).

Joseph Lawson Howze, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (47), consecrated in 1973 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Natchez-Jackson).

Diocese of Jackson:

Joseph Nunzio Latino, appointed originally by John Paul II (154), consecrated in 2001 (priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans).

William Russell Houck, Bishop Emeritus, appointed by Paul VI (48), consecrated in 1973 (former Auxiliary Bishop of Natchez-Jackson).

Diocese of Birmingham:

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David Edward Foley, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (155), consecrated in 1986 (priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and former Auxiliary Bishop of Richmond, Virginia).

Province of the Archdiocese of Newark:

Archdiocese of Newark:

John Joseph Myers, appointed originally by John Paul II (156), consecrated in 1987 (priest and former Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria).

Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V., Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (156), consecrated in 2003 (priest of the Society of Divine Vocations).

Gaetano Aldo (Thomas) Donato, Auxiliary Bishop appointed originally by John Paul II (157), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Archdiocese of Newark)

John Walter Flesey, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (158), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Archdiocese of Newark).

Peter Leo Gerety, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (49), consecrated in 1966 (6th pre-1968 bishop; priest of the Archdiocese of Hartford and former Bishop of Portland, Maine).

David Arias Pérez, O.A.R., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (159), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Order of Augustinian Recollects).

Dominic Anthony Marconi, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (50), consecrated in 1976 (priest of the Archdiocese of Newark).

Charles James McDonnell, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (160), consecrated in 1994 (priest of the Archdiocese of Newark).

Diocese of Camden:

Joseph Anthony Galante, appointed originally by John Paul II (161), consecrated in 1992 (priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia; former Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio;  former Bishop of Beaumont; former Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas).

Diocese of Metuchen:

Paul Gregory Bootkoski, appointed originally by John Paul II (162), consecrated in 1997 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark).

Edward Thomas Hughes, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (51), consecrated in 1976 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia).

Diocese of Paterson:

Arthur Joseph Serratelli, appointed originally by John Paul II (163), consecrated in 2000 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark).

Frank Joseph Rodimer, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (52), consecrated in 1978 (priest of the Diocese of Paterson).

Diocese of Trenton:

John Mortimer Fourette Smith, appointed originally by John Paul II (164), consecrated in 1988 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark; former Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee).

John Charles Reiss, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (53), consecrated in 1967 (7th pre-1968 bishop; priest of Trenton).

Province of New Orleans:

Archdiocese of New Orleans:

Alfred Clifton Hughes, appointed originally by John Paul II (165), consecrated in 1981 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston).

Dominic Carmon, S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (166), consecrated in 1993 (priest of the Society of the  Divine Word.

Roger Paul Morin, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (166), consecrated in 2003 (priest of New Orleans).

Philip Matthew Hannan, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Pope Pius XII (1), consecrated in 1956 (8th pre-1968 bishop; priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

Francis Bible Schulte, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (167), consecrated in 1981 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia; former Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia).

Diocese of Alexandria:

Ronald Paul Herzog, appointed originally by John Paul II (168), consecrated in 2005 (priest of the Diocese of Natchez-Jackson).

Diocese of Baton Rouge:

Robert William Muench, appointed originally by John Paul II (169), consecrated in 1990 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans former Bishop of Covington, Kentucky).

Diocese Houma-Thibodaux:

Sam Gallip Jacobs, appointed originally by John Paul II (170), consecrated in 1989 (priest of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana and former Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana).

Diocese of Lafayette (Louisiana):

Charles Michael Jarrell, appointed originally by John Paul II (171), consecrated in 1992 (priest of Lafayette; former Bishop of  Houma-Thibodaux).

Gerard Louis Frey, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (54), consecrated in 1967 (9th pre-1968 bishop; priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and former Bishop of Savannah).

Edward Joseph O'Donnell, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (172), consecrated in 1984 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis).

Diocese of Lake Charles:

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Jude Speyrer, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (173), consecrated in 1980 (priest of the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana).

Diocese of Shreveport:

William Benedict Friend, appointed originally by John Paul II (174), consecrated in 1979 (priest of Mobile-Birmingham).

Province of the Archdiocese of New York:

Archdiocese of New York:

Edward Michael Egan, Cardinal, Archbishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (174), consecrated in 1985 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago; former Auxiliary Bishop of New York and former Bishop of Bridgeport).

Josu Iriondo, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (175), consecrated in 2001 (priest of San Sebastian, Spain, incardinated in the Archdiocese of New York in 1994).

Dominick John Lagonegro, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (176), consecrated in 2001 (priest of New York).

Dennis Joseph Sullivan, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (177), consecrated in 2004 (priest of New York).

Gerald Thomas Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (178), consecrated in 2004 (priest of New York).

Patrick Vincent Ahern, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (55), consecrated in 1970 (priest of New York).

Robert Anthony Brucato, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (179), consecrated in 1997 (priest of New York).

James Francis McCarthy, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (180), consecrated in 1999 (priest of New York).

William Jerome McCormack, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (181), consecrated in 1987 (priest of New York).

Anthony Francis Mestice, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (56), consecrated in 1973 (priest of New York).

Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (182), consecrated in 1990 (priest of New York).

Diocese of Albany

Howard James Hubbard, appointed originally by Paul VI, consecrated in 1977 (priest of the Diocese of Albany).

Diocese of Brooklyn:

Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, appointed originally by John Paul II (183), consecrated in 1996 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark; for Bishop of Camden).

Frank Joseph Caggiano, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (12), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn).

Ignatius Anthony Catanello, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (184), consecrated in 1994 (priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn).

Octavio Cisneros, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (13), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn).

Guy A. Sansaricq, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (14), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Diocese of Les Cayes, Haiti; incardinated in Brooklyn in 1991).

Thomas Vose Daily, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (58), consecrated in 1975 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston; former Bishop of Palm Beach).

Joseph Michael Sullivan, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (185), consecrated in 1980 (priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn).

René Arnold Valero, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (186), consecrated in 1980 (priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn).

Diocese of Buffalo:

Edward Urban Kmiec, Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (187), consecrated in 1982 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton; former Bishop of Nashville).

Edward Michael Grosz, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (188), consecrated in 1990 (priest of the Diocese of Buffalo).

Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (59), consecrated in 1969 (priest of the Diocese of Buffalo).

Diocese of Ogdensburg:

Robert Joseph Cunningham, appointed originally by John Paul II (189), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Diocese of Buffalo).

Diocese of Rochester:

Matthew Harvey Clark, appointed originally by John Paul II (190), consecrated in 1979 (priest of the Diocese of Albany).

Diocese of Rockville Centre:

 

William Francis Murphy, Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (191), consecrated in 1995 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston).

John Charles Dunne, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (192), consecrated in 1988 (priest of Rockville Centre).

Paul Henry Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (193), consecrated in 2003 (Dominican priest until incardinated in Rockville Centre, 1984).

Emil Aloysius Wcela, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (194), consecrated in 1988 (priest of Brooklyn, 1956-1957, thereafter Rockville Centre, created as a diocese in 1957).

James Joseph Daly, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed by Paul VI  (60), consecrated in 1977 (priest of Brooklyn, 1948-1957, thereafter Rockville Centre, created as a diocese in 1957).

Diocese of Syracuse:

James Michael Moynihan, appointed originally by John Paul II (195), consecrated in 1995 (priest of the Diocese of Rochester).

Thomas Joseph Costello, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (61), consecrated in 1978 (priest of Syracuse).

Province of Archdiocese of Oklahoma City:

Archdiocese of Oklahoma City:

Eusebius Joseph Beltran, appointed originally by Paul VI (62), consecrated in 1978 (priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and former Bishop of Tulsa).

Diocese of Little Rock:

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Andrew Joseph McDonald, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (63), consecrated in 1972 (priest of the then-named Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta at his ordination in 1948).

Diocese of Tulsa:

Edward James Slattery, appointed originally by John Paul II (196), consecrated in 1994 (priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago).

Province of the Archdiocese of Omaha:

Archdiocese of Omaha:

Elden Francis Curtiss, appointed originally by Paul VI (64), consecrated in 1976 (priest of the Diocese of Baker, Oregon, and former Bishop of Helena, Montana).

Diocese of Grand Island:

William Joseph Dendinger, appointed originally by John Paul II (197), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Diocese of Lincoln).

Diocese of Lincoln:

Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz, appointed originally by John Paul II (198), consecrated in 1992 (priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee).

Province of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia:

Archdiocese of Philadelphia:

 

Justin Francis Rigali, appointed originally by John Paul II (199), consecrated in 1985 (priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles; former curial official in the Congregation for the Bishops and former Archbishop of Saint Louis).

Joseph Robert Cistone, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (200), consecrated in 2004 (priest of Philadelphia).

Robert Patrick Maginnis, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (201), consecrated in 1996 (priest of Philadelphia).

Joseph Patrick McFadden, Auxiliary Bishop appointed originally by John Paul II (202), consecrated in 2004 (priest of Philadelphia).

Daniel Edward Thomas, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (15), consecrated in 2006 (priest of Philadelphia)

Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (203), consecrated in 1980 (priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn).

Louis Anthony DeSimone, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (204), consecrated in 1981 (priest of Philadelphia).

Martin Nicholas Lohmuller, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus. appointed originally by Paul VI (65), consecrated in 1970 (priest of Philadelphia).

Diocese of Allentown:

Edward Peter Cullen, appointed originally by John Paul II (205), consecrated in 1994 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia).

Thomas Jerome Welsh, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (66), consecrated in 1970, (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia; founding Bishop of Arlington).

Diocese of Altoona-Johnston:

Joseph Victor Adamec, appointed originally by John Paul II (206), consecrated in 1987 (priest of Nitra, Slovakia).

Diocese of Erie:

Donald Walter Trautman, appointed originally by John Paul II (207), consecrated in 1985 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo).

Michael Joseph Murphy, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (67), consecrated in 1976 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland).

Diocese of Greensburg:

Lawrence Eugene Brandt, appointed originally by John Paul II (208), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Diocese of Erie).

Anthony Gerard Bosco, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (68), consecrated in 1970 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh).

Diocese of Harrisburg:

Kevin Carl Rhoades, appointed originally by John Paul II (209), consecrated in 2004 (priest of Harrisburg).

Diocese of Pittsburgh:

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Paul Joseph Bradley, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (210), consecrated in 2005 (priest of Pittsburgh).

John Bernard McDowell, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (69), consecrated in 1966 (10th pre-1968 bishop; priest of Pittsburgh).

William Joseph Winter, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (211), consecrated in 1989 (priest of Pittsburgh).

Diocese of Scranton:

Joseph Francis Martino, appointed originally by John Paul II (212), consecrated in 1996 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia).

John Martin Dougherty, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (213), consecrated in 1995 (priest of Scranton).

James Clifford Timlin, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (70), consecrated in 1976 (priest of Scranton).

Province of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon:

Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon:

John George Vlazny, appointed originally by John Paul II (214), consecrated in 1983 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago; former Bishop of Winona, Minnesota).

Kenneth Donald Steiner, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Paul VI (71), consecrated in 1978 (priest of Portland in Oregon).

Diocese of Baker:

Robert Francis Vasa, appointed originally by John Paul II (215), consecrated in 2000 (priest of the Diocese of Lincoln).

Thomas Joseph Connolly, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (72), consecrated in 1971 (priest of the Diocese of Reno).

Diocese of Boise City:

Michael Patrick Driscoll, appointed originally by John Paul II (216), consecrated in 1990 (priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and former Auxiliary Bishop of Orange).

Diocese of Great Falls-Billings:

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Anthony Michael Milone, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (217), consecrated in 1982 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Omaha).

Diocese of Helena:

George Leo Thomas, appointed originally by John Paul II (218), consecrated in 2000 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle).

Province of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis:

Archdiocese of Saint Louis:

Raymond Leo Burke, appointed originally by John Paul II (220), consecrated in 1995 (priest and former Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin).

Robert Joseph Hermann, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (221), consecrated in 2002 (priest of Saint Louis).

Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph:

Robert William Finn, appointed originally by John Paul II (222), consecrated in 2004 (priest of Saint Louis).

Raymond James Boland, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (223), consecrated in 1988 (priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and former Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama).

Diocese of Jefferson City:

John Raymond Gaydos, appointed by John Paul II (224), consecrated in 1997 (priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis).

Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau:

John Joseph Leibrecht, appointed by John Paul II (225), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis).

Province of the Archdiocese Saint Paul and Minneapolis:

Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:

Harry Joseph Flynn, appointed originally by John Paul II (226), consecrated in 1986 (priest of the Diocese of Albany, New York, and former Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana).

Richard Edmund Pates, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (228), consecrated in 2000 (priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis).

Diocese of Bismarck (North Dakota):

Paul Albert Zipfel, appointed originally by John Paul II (229), consecrated in 1989 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis).

Diocese of Crookston (Minnesota):

Victor Herman Balke, appointed originally by Paul VI (73), consecrated in 1976 (priest of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois).

Diocese of Duluth (Minnesota):

Dennis Marion Schnurr, appointed originally by John Paul II (230), consecrated in 2001 (priest of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa).

Diocese of Fargo (North Dakota):

Samuel Joseph Aquila, appointed originally by John Paul II (231), consecrated in 2001 (priest of the Archdiocese of Denver).

Diocese of New Ulm (Minnesota):

John Clayton Nienstedt, appointed originally by John Paul II (232), consecrated in 1996 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

Diocese of Rapid City (South Dakota):

Blase Joseph Cupich, appointed originally by John Paul II (233), consecrated in 1998 (priest of the Archdiocese of Omaha).

Diocese of Saint Cloud (Minnesota):

John Francis Kinney, appointed originally by Paul VI (74), consecrated in 1977 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis).

Diocese of Sioux Falls (South Dakota):

Paul Joseph Swain, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (16), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin).

Diocese of Winona (Minnesota):

Bernard Joseph Harrington, appointed originally by John Paul II (234), consecrated in 1994 (priest and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit).

Loras Joseph Watters, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (75), consecrated in 1965 (11th pre-1968 bishop; priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque).

Province and the Archdiocese of San Antonio:

Archdiocese of San Antonio:

José Horacio Gómez, Archbishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (235), consecrated in 2001 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver).

Patrick James Zurek, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (236), consecrated in 1998 (priest of the Diocese of Austin).

Patrick Fernández Flores, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (76), consecrated in 1970 (priest of the Diocese of Galveston; former Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio and former Bishop of El Paso).

Thomas Joseph Flanagan, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (237), consecrated in 1998 (priest of San Antonio).

Bernard Ferdinand Popp, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (238), consecrated in 1983 (priest of San Antonio).

Diocese of Amarillo:

John Walter Yanta, appointed originally by John Paul II (239), consecrated in 1994 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio).

Leroy Theodore Matthiesen, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (240), consecrated in 1980 (priest of Amarillo).

Diocese of Dallas:

Charles Victor Grahmann, appointed originally by John Paul II (241), consecrated in 1981 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio; former Bishop of Victoria).

Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (77), consecrated in 1966 (12th pre-1968 bishop; priest of the Diocese of Dallas and former Bishop of San Angelo).

Diocese of El Paso:

Armando Xavier Ochoa, appointed originally by John Paul II (242), consecrated in 1987 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles).

Diocese of Fort Worth:

Kevin William Vann, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (17), consecrated in 2005 (priest of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois).

Diocese of Laredo:

James Anthony Tamayo, appointed originally by John Paul II (243), consecrated in 1993 (priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi and former Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston).

Diocese of Lubbock:

Plácido Rodriguez, C.M.F., appointed originally by John Paul II (244), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago).

Diocese of San Angelo:

Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I., appointed originally by John Paul II (245), consecrated in 1985 (priest of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate).

Province of the Archdiocese of San Francisco:

Archdiocese of San Francisco:

George Hugh Niederauer, Archbishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (246), consecrated in 1995 (priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and former Bishop of Salt Lake City).

Ignatius Chung Wang, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (247), consecrated in 2003 (place of ordination not stated).

John Charles Wester, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (248), consecrated in 1998 (priest of San Francisco).

John Raphael Quinn, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (78), consecrated in 1967 (13th pre-1968 bishop; priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Diego and former Bishop/Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City-Tulsa from 1971-1972).

Diocese of Honolulu (Hawaii):

Clarence Richard Silva, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (18), consecrated in 2005 (priest of the Diocese of Oakland).

Diocese of Las Vegas (Nevada):

Joseph Anthony Pepe, appointed originally by John Paul II (249), consecrated in 2001 (priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia).

Diocese of Oakland:

Allen Henry Vigneron, appointed originally by John Paul II (250), consecrated in 1996 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit).

John Stephen Cummins, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (79), consecrated in 1974 (priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and former Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento).

Diocese of Reno:

Randolph Roque Calvo, appointed originally by Benedict XIV (19), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco).

Philip Francis Straling, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (80), consecrated in 1978 (priest of the Diocese of San Diego and former Bishop of San Bernardino).

Diocese of Sacramento:

William Kenneth Weigand, appointed originally by John Paul II (251), consecrated in 1980 (priest of the Diocese of Boise City and former Bishop of Salt Lake City).

Richard Joseph Garcia, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (252), consecrated in 1997 (priest of the Diocese of San Jose in California).

Francis Anthony Quinn, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (81), consecrated in 1978 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco).

Diocese of Salt Lake City:

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Diocese of San Jose in California:

Patrick Joseph McGrath, appointed originally by John Paul II (253), consecrated in 1989 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco).

Roland Pierre DuMaine, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (82), consecrated in 1978 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco).

Diocese of Santa Rosa in California:

Daniel Francis Walsh, appointed originally by John Paul II (254), consecrated in 1981 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco; former Bishop of Las Vegas, known as Reno-Las Vegas prior to 1995).

George Patrick Ziemann, Bishop Emeritus, appointed by John Paul II (255), consecrated in 1987 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles).

Diocese of Stockton:

Stephen Edward Blaire, appointed originally by John Paul II (256), consecrated in 1990 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles).

Donald William Montrose, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (257), consecrated in 1983 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles).

Province of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe:

Archdiocese of Santa Fe:

Michael Jarboe Sheehan, appointed originally by John Paul II (258), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the then-named Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth and former Bishop of Lubbock).

Robert Fortune Sanchez, Archbishop Emeritus appointed originally by Paul VI (83), consecrated in 1974 (priest of Santa Fe).

Diocese of Gallup:

Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S., appointed originally by John Paul II (259), consecrated in 1986 (priest of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament).

Diocese of Las Cruces:

Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B., appointed originally by John Paul II (260), consecrated in 1981 (priest of the Congregation of Saint Paul and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio).

Diocese of Phoenix:

Thomas James Olmsted, appointed originally by John Paul II (261), consecrated in 2003 (priest of the Diocese of Lincoln and former Bishop of Wichita).

Thomas Joseph O'Brien, Bishop Emeritus, appointed by originally by John Paul II (262), consecrated in 1982 (priest of the Diocese of Tucson).

Diocese of Tucson:

Gerald Frederick Kicanas, appointed originally by John Paul II (263), consecrated in 1995 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago).

Province of the Archdiocese of Seattle:

Archdiocese of Seattle:

 

Alexander Joseph Brunett, appointed originally by John Paul II (264), consecrated in 1994 (priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit and former Bishop of Helena).

Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (19), consecrated in 2005 (priest of the Missionaries of the Holy Ghost).

Joseph Jude Tyson, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (20) (priest of the Archdiocese of Seattle).

Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John XXIII (3), consecrated in 1962 (13th pre-1968 bishop; priest and former Bishop of Helena).

Diocese of Spokane:

William Stephen Skylstad, appointed originally by Paul VI (84), consecrated in 1977 (priest of the Diocese of Spokane and former Bishop of Yakima).

Diocese of Yakima:

Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J., appointed originally by John Paul II (265), consecrated in 1989 (priest of the Society of Jesus and former Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco).

Province of Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

Donald William Wuerl, appointed originally by John Paul II (266), consecrated in 1986 (priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, former Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle and former Bishop of Pittsburgh.

Kevin Joseph Farrell, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (267), consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Legionaries of Christ).

Francisco González Valer, S.F., Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (268),. consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Society of the Holy Family).

Martin David Holley, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (269), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee).

Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI ((85), consecrated in 1977 (priest of the Archdiocese of New York; founding Bishop of Metuchen and former Archbishop of Newark).

Leonard James Olivier, S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (270), consecrated in 1988 (priest of the Society of the Divine Word).

Diocese of Saint Thomas (American Virgin Islands):

George Vance Murry, S.J., appointed originally by John Paul II (271), consecrated in 1995 (priest of the Society of Jesus and former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago).

Elliot Griffin Thomas, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (272), consecrated in 1993 (priest of the Diocese of Saint Thomas).

Military Ordinariate of the United States of America:

Edwin Frederick O'Brien, appointed originally by John Paul II (273), consecrated in 1996 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York).

Joseph Walter Estabrook, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (274), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Diocese of Albany).

Richard Brendan Higgins, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (275), consecrated in 2004 (priest of the Diocese of Sacramento).

John Joseph Kaising, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by John Paul II (276), consecrated in 2000 (priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati).

Joseph Thomas Dimino, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (277), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Archdiocese of New York).

José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (278), consecrated in 1980 (priest of the Missionaries of the Holy Ghost and former Bishop of Fresno).

Francis Xavier Roque, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (279), consecrated in 1983 (priest of the Diocese of Providence).

Eastern Rite Eparchies and Archeparchies (all consecrated done according to the respective rite):

Eparchy of Parma (Ruthenian):

John Michael Kudrick, appointed originally by John Paul II (280), consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Penance).

Eparchy of Passaic: (Ruthenian)

Andrew Pataki, appointed originally by John Paul II (281), consecrated in 1983 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Passaic; former Bishop of Parma).

Michael Joseph Dudick, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (86), consecrated in 1968 (priest of the Eparchy of Pittsburgh; incardinated as a priest of the Eparchy of Passaic).

Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian):

Stephen Soroka, appointed originally by John Paul II (282), consecrated in 1996 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Eparchy of Winnipeg).

John Bura, Auxiliary Bishop, appointed originally by Benedict XVI (21), consecrated in 2006 (priest of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia).

Stephen Sulyk, Archbishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (283), consecrated in 1981 (priest of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia).

Wolodymyr Walter Paska, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (284), consecrated in 1992 (priest of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia).

Eparchy of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian):

Basil Myron Schott, O.F.M., appointed originally by John Paul II (285), consecrated in 1996 (priest of the Orders of Friars Minor and former Bishop of Parma).

Eparchy of Saint George's in Canton (Romanian):

John Michael Botean, appointed originally by John Paul II (286), consecrated in 1996 (priest of the Eparchy of Saint George's in Canton).

Vasile Louis Puscas, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (287), consecrated in 1983 (place of priestly ordination not given).

Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian):

Robert Mikhail Moskal, appointed originally by John Paul II (288), consecrated in 1981 (priest of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia).

Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite):

Gregory John Mansour, appointed originally by John Paul II (289), consecrated in 2004 (priest of Saint Maron of Brooklyn).

Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (290), consecrated in 1997 (priest of Batrun, Lebanon).

Francis Mansour Zayek, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John XXIII (4), consecrated in 1962 (place of priestly ordination not given).

Eparchy of Saint Nicolas of Chicago (Ukrainian):

Richard Stephen Seminack, appointed originally by John Paul II (291), consecrated in 2003 (priest of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia).

Innocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M., Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (292), consecrated in 1981 (priest of the Order of Saint Basil the Great).

Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean):

Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo, appointed originally by John Paul II (293), consecrated in 2002 (place of priestly ordination not given).

Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabarese):

Jacob Angadiath, appointed originally by John Paul II (294), consecrated in 2001 (priest of Palai, India).

Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean):

Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim, appointed originally by John Paul II (295), consecrated in 1985 (place of priestly ordination not given).

Eparchy of Stamford (Ukrainian):

Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M., appointed originally by John Paul II (296), consecrated in 2002 (priest of the Order of Saint Basil the Great and former Exarch of Great Britain, Faithful of the Eastern Rite).

Basil Harry Losten, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by Paul VI (87), consecrated in 1971 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia).

Eparchy of Van Nuys:

William Charles Skurla, appointed originally by John Paul II (297), consecrated in 2002 (place of priestly ordination not given).

George Martin Kuzma, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (298), consecrated in 1987 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic).

Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston, Melkite):

Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P., appointed originally by John Paul II (299), consecrated in 2004 (priest of Baalbek, Lebanon).

John Adel Elya, B.S., Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (300), consecrated in 1986 (priest of, well, you go look it up for yourselves).

Nicholas James Samra, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (301), consecrated in 1989 (priest of the United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite).

Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syrian):

Ephrem Joseph Younan, appointed originally by John Paul II (302), consecrated in 1996 (place of priestly ordination not given).

Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite):

Robert Joseph Shaheen, appointed originally by John Paul II (303), consecrated in 2001 (place of priestly ordination not given).

John George Chedid, Bishop Emeritus, appointed originally by John Paul II (304), consecrated in 1981 (priest of the United State of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite; incardinated in the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn; former Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn).

Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian):

Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B., appointed originally by John Paul II (305), consecrated in 1995 (this is another one you can go look up for yourselves).

Other American Bishops:

William Wakefield Cardinal Baum, appointed originally by Paul VI (88), consecrated in 1970 (priest of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph; former Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and former Archbishop of Washington, D.C.).

Archbishop John Patrick Foley, appointed originally by John Paul II (306), consecrated in 1984 (priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia).

William Joseph Cardinal Levada, appointed originally by John Paul II (307), consecrated in 1983 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles; former Archbishop of Portland in Oregon and former Archbishop of San Francisco).

James Francis Cardinal Stafford, appointed originally by Paul VI (89), consecrated in 1976 (priest and former Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore; former Bishop of Memphis and former Archbishop of Denver).

Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka, appointed originally by Paul VI (90), consecrated in 1971 (priest of the Diocese of Marquette, Michigan, former Bishop of Gaylord and former Archbishop of Detroit).

Our Lady, Queen of All Angels and Saints, pray for us.

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Saints Peter and Paul, pray for us.

Saint John the Baptist, pray for us.

Saint John the Evangelist, pray for us.

Saint Michael, pray for us.

Saint Raphael the Archangel, pray for us.

Saint Gabriel, pray for us.

Saint Christopher, pray for us.

Saint Gerard Majella, pray for us.

Saint Jerome, pray for us.

Saint Therese Lisieux, pray for us.

Saint Francis of Assisi, for us.

Saint John Mary Vianney, pray for us.

Saint Vincent de Paul, pray for us.

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, pray for us.

Saint Athanasius, pray for us.

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Saint Alphonsus de Liguori, pray for us.

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Saint Dominic, pray for us.

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Saint Basil, pray for us.

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Saint Augustine, pray for us.

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Saint Thomas Aquinas, pray for us.

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Saint Vincent Ferrer, pray for us.

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Saint Sebastian, pray for us.

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Saint Tarcisius, pray for us.

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Saint Lucy, pray for us.

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Saint Agnes, pray for us.

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Saint Agatha, pray for us.

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Saint Bridget of Sweden, pray for us.

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Saint Philomena, pray for us.

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Saint John of the Cross, pray for us.

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Saint John Bosco, pray for us.

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Saint Teresa of Avila, pray for us.

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Saint Bernadette Soubirous, pray for us.

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Pope Saint Pius X, pray for us

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Pope Saint Pius V, pray for us.

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Anne Catherine Emmerich, pray for us.

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Pauline Jaricot, pray for us.

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Father Miguel Augustin Pro, pray for us.

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Venerable Francisco, pray for us.

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Venerable Jacinta, pray for us.

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The Longer Version of the Saint Michael the Archangel Prayer, composed by Pope Leo XIII, 1888

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O glorious Archangel Saint Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, be our defense in the terrible warfare which we carry on against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil.  Come to the aid of man, whom God created immortal, made in His own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil.  Fight this day the battle of our Lord, together with  the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there place for them any longer in heaven.  That cruel, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels.  Behold this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage.  Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the Name of God and of His Christ, to seize upon, slay, and cast into eternal perdition, souls destined for the crown of eternal glory.  That wicked dragon pours out. as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity.  These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the Immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on Her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck the sheep may be scattered.  Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of God, and give them the victory.  They venerate thee as their protector and patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious powers of hell; to thee has God entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude.  Oh, pray to the God of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church.  Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the Lord; and beating down the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations.  Amen.

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Verse: Behold the Cross of the Lord; be scattered ye hostile powers.

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Response: The Lion of the Tribe of Juda has conquered the root of David.

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Verse: Let Thy mercies be upon us, O Lord.

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Response: As we have hoped in Thee.

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Verse: O Lord hear my prayer.

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Response: And let my cry come unto Thee.

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Verse: Let us pray.  O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon Thy holy Name, and as suppliants, we implore Thy clemency, that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin, immaculate and our Mother, and of the glorious Archangel Saint Michael, Thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all other unclean spirits, who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and the ruin of our souls. 

Response:  Amen.  






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