Okay, I thought I would post this here just in case it would help someone else in the future.
I had a document that I wanted to print double sided and then fold into a booklet. But every time I printed it, the back side was upside down.
My printer is an HP 8500.
Using previous printers, there would be an option for long-edge or short-edge binding - and that would fix it. But I couldn't find the option in the printer setup dialog for this printer.
The answer is: on the right side toward the top is an little image of a piece of paper - click on it and it changes between long-edge and short-edge! (It shows you which one is currently selected in the image.)
26 November 2011
Young people have a right to hear clearly the Church’s teaching
Young people have a right to hear clearly the Church’s teaching and, most importantly, to be inspired by the coherence and beauty of the Christian message, so that they in turn can instill in their peers a deep love of Christ and his Church.This line is from today’s address by Pope Benedict XVI to a group of US Bishops (Regions I, II, and III) in Rome for their ad limina Apostolorum visits.
11 November 2011
06 November 2011
New Cardinals in 2012, but when?
Today, the College of Cardinals has 193 members, of which 112 are eligible to vote should a conclave become necessary.
By the end of 2011, that number drops to 110. At the end of 2012, it would be only 97 voting Cardinals.
Pope Benedict XVI has held 3 consistories to create cardinals so far: in March 2006, November 2007, and November 2010.
At the time of each, the number of electors was: 109, 103, and 101, respectively.
This strongly suggests that Pope Benedict's next creation of cardinals will take place next year. So the next question, is more precisely, when?
Of course, that is a decision of the Holy Father himself, but we can consider some of the factors that might influence the decision.
Toward the end of March (as in 2006) might be a good time. There would be 107 electors at that point, providing roughly 13 slots to fill. However, with the early Easter (8 April), this time frame seems unlikely.
But the early Easter does suggest another option: a date around Ascension or Pentecost (mid to late May). That time frame has 105 electors - leaving roughly 15 spots available.
After that are the summer months, but Pope Benedict, like so many Romans, usually escapes the heat and heads to the countryside.
October might be an option, but next year there will be many special events relating to the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Vatican Council.
Another option is the end of November (as in 2007 and 2010), at that point there would be only 98 electors - providing roughly 22 slots.
So with all that laid out, my suggestion of the most likely dates are 1) the weekend of 26/27 May (Pentecost) or 2) the weekend of 24/25 November (Christ the King). Of the two, the former seems the most likely.
The next question I leave to others for now, namely: who will be included?
By the end of 2011, that number drops to 110. At the end of 2012, it would be only 97 voting Cardinals.
Pope Benedict XVI has held 3 consistories to create cardinals so far: in March 2006, November 2007, and November 2010.
At the time of each, the number of electors was: 109, 103, and 101, respectively.
This strongly suggests that Pope Benedict's next creation of cardinals will take place next year. So the next question, is more precisely, when?
Of course, that is a decision of the Holy Father himself, but we can consider some of the factors that might influence the decision.
Toward the end of March (as in 2006) might be a good time. There would be 107 electors at that point, providing roughly 13 slots to fill. However, with the early Easter (8 April), this time frame seems unlikely.
But the early Easter does suggest another option: a date around Ascension or Pentecost (mid to late May). That time frame has 105 electors - leaving roughly 15 spots available.
After that are the summer months, but Pope Benedict, like so many Romans, usually escapes the heat and heads to the countryside.
October might be an option, but next year there will be many special events relating to the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Vatican Council.
Another option is the end of November (as in 2007 and 2010), at that point there would be only 98 electors - providing roughly 22 slots.
So with all that laid out, my suggestion of the most likely dates are 1) the weekend of 26/27 May (Pentecost) or 2) the weekend of 24/25 November (Christ the King). Of the two, the former seems the most likely.
The next question I leave to others for now, namely: who will be included?
04 July 2011
10 Oldest Modern Popes
First, let me note that this analysis is based on only the last 74 Popes (from Pope Celestine V in the late 13th century through today).
Curiously the list of the 10 oldest includes at least one entry for each century covered (with the exception of the 13th, but only 6 years of that century were covered with this data).
Pope Benedict XVI is currently #9 on the list and will pass Pope John Paul II (#8) at the end of next February.
FYI, the full list can be found here.
Curiously the list of the 10 oldest includes at least one entry for each century covered (with the exception of the 13th, but only 6 years of that century were covered with this data).
| Pope | Age | Year | Century |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo XIII | 93.4 | 1903 | 20th |
| John XXII | 90 | 1334 | 14th |
| Gregory XII | 90 | 1417 | 15th |
| Clement XII | 87.8 | 1740 | 18th |
| Clement X | 86.0 | 1676 | 17th |
| Pius IX | 85.7 | 1878 | 19th |
| Innocent XII | 85.5 | 1700 | 17th |
| John Paul II | 84.9 | 2005 | 21st |
| Benedict XVI | 84.2 | (current) | |
| Gregory XIII | 83.3 | 1585 | 16th |
Pope Benedict XVI is currently #9 on the list and will pass Pope John Paul II (#8) at the end of next February.
FYI, the full list can be found here.
30 June 2011
Cardinal Numbers, updated
With the death today of Georg Maximilian Cardinal Sterzinsky, Archbishop Emeritus of Berlin, Germany, the number of Cardinal Electors drops to 114 out of 197 living.
By the end of this year, 4 Cardinals will turn 80 and lose their right to vote, leaving 110 electors.
In 2012, thirteen more Cardinals turn 80. That will leave 97 electors at the end of the year, if there is not a consistory to add more.
In 2013, an additional 10 Cardinals turn 80.
By the end of this year, 4 Cardinals will turn 80 and lose their right to vote, leaving 110 electors.
In 2012, thirteen more Cardinals turn 80. That will leave 97 electors at the end of the year, if there is not a consistory to add more.
In 2013, an additional 10 Cardinals turn 80.
Pre Pope John Paul II Bishops, revisited
As we pass the halfway mark of 2011, its time to revisit the listing of pre-Pope John Paul II bishops. So here is a fresh list - with 4 fewer entries than the last.
So on to the question: How many active bishops were appointed to their current post before Pope John Paul II became Pope?
The answer is TwentyOne ordinaries and One Three auxiliary bishop.
The ordinaries are: (Date of Appointment, Date of Birth, Name, Title)
All of the above were named by Pope Paul VI.
You'll notice that many of them are at or near the retirement age. Before they do retire, let us take a moment to thank them for their many years of service!
(updated on 25 November 2011)
So on to the question: How many active bishops were appointed to their current post before Pope John Paul II became Pope?
The answer is Twenty
The ordinaries are: (Date of Appointment, Date of Birth, Name, Title)
- 24 Mar 1944, 12 Oct 1906, Bishop Francis Hong Yong-ho of P’yong-yang, Korea (North)
(Originally named Vicar Apostolic, Elevated to Bishop on 10 Mar 1962)
- 23 May 1966, 12 Apr 1919, Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
- 13 Apr 1973, 16 Jun 1936, Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie, Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
(Elevated to Cardinal on 21 Oct 2003)
- 25 Jun 1973, 11 Dec 1936, Archbishop Nikólaos Fóscolos of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
- 26 Nov 1973, 7 May 1937, Bishop Nestorius Timanywa of Bukoba, Tanzania
- 27 Jun 1974, 5 Dec 1936, Bishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. of Syros e Milos and Santorini {Thira}, Greece
- 5 Oct 1974, 24 Jun 1938, Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job of Ibadan, Nigeria
(Originally named Bishop, Elevated to Archbishop on 26 Mar 1994)
- 20 Nov 1975, 10 May 1942, Bishop Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
4 Mar 1976, 25 Sep 1933, Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
(Retired 6 July 2011)
- 10 Apr 1976, 28 Apr 1933, Archbishop Petero Mataca of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
- 3 Dec 1976, 26 Nov 1936, Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves of Beira, Mozambique
(Named Coadjutor 19 Dec 1975, Succeeded to the See on 3 Dec 1976, elevated to Archbishop on 4 Jun 1984)
- 1 Feb 1977, 31 Oct 1938, Bishop Howard James Hubbard of Albany, New York, USA
- 26 Feb 1977, 5 Aug 1937, Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. of Pontianak, Indonesia
- 26 Feb 1977, 13 Sep 1936, Bishop George Punnakottil of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), India
- 26 Feb 1977, 25 Sep 1940, Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I. of Pala, Chad
- 4 Mar 1977, 4 Dec 1934, Bishop Frederick D'Souza of Jhansi, India
- 30 May 1977, 20 Mar 1937, Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin of Miri, Malaysia
- 10 Nov 1977, 11 Sep 1929, Bishop Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
- 27 Feb 1978, 23 Sep 1939, Bishop Armando Umberto Gianni, O.F.M. Cap. of Bouar, Central African Republic
- 27 Feb 1978, 5 Jul 1942, Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth of Kisumu, Kenya
(Originally named Bishop, Elevated to Archbishop on 21 May 1990)
- 28 Feb 1978, 15 Aug 1937, Bishop Philip Sulumeti of Kakamega, Kenya
- 20 Nov 1973, 10 Jan 1935, Bishop Pawel Socha, C.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland and Titular of Thunigaba
(Original name of Diocese was Gorzów)
12 Jul 1975, 7 Sep 1930, Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé, Auxiliary of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon and Titular of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
(Retired 13 Aug 2011)28 Nov 1977, 25 Nov 1936, Bishop Kenneth Donald Steiner, Auxiliary of Portland in Oregon, USA and Titular of Avensa
(Retired 25 Nov 2011)
All of the above were named by Pope Paul VI.
You'll notice that many of them are at or near the retirement age. Before they do retire, let us take a moment to thank them for their many years of service!
(updated on 25 November 2011)
05 March 2011
The Two Dozen Largest Orders by Number of Priests (2011 edition)
In the tables below are the number of priests, % of all priests in orders, the common abbreviation, and the name of the order.
The top 12 largest orders (by number of priests) in total are 51% of all the priests in orders.
The top two dozen largest orders include all that have more than 1,000 priests and in total represent 65% of all priests in orders.
(Numbers based on the Annuario Pontificio 2011)
The First Dozen
| Priests | % | Abbr | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,808 | 9.5 | S.J. | Society of Jesus |
| 10,698 | 7.9 | S.D.B. | Salesians of Saint John Bosco |
| 9,974 | 7.4 | O.F.M. | Order of Friars Minor |
| 7,026 | 5.2 | O.F.M. Cap. | Order of Friars Minor Capuchin |
| 4,456 | 3.3 | O.P. | Order of Friars Preachers |
| 4,107 | 3.0 | S.V.D. | Society of the Divine Word |
| 4,093 | 3.0 | C.SS.R. | Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer |
| 3,999 | 3.0 | O.S.B. | Order of Saint Benedict |
| 3,100 | 2.3 | O.M.I. | Oblates of Mary Immaculate |
| 3,029 | 2.2 | C.M. | Congregation of the Mission |
| 2,930 | 2.2 | O.F.M. Conv. | Order of Friars Minor Conventual |
| 2,737 | 2.0 | O.C.D. | Order of Discalced Carmelites |
The top 12 largest orders (by number of priests) in total are 51% of all the priests in orders.
The Second Dozen
| Priests | % | Abbr | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,187 | 1.6 | C.S.Sp. | Congregation of the Holy Spirit |
| 2,127 | 1.6 | C.M.F. | Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| 2,042 | 1.5 | O.S.A. | Order of St. Augustine |
| 1,648 | 1.2 | S.A.C. | Society of the Catholic Apostolate |
| 1,647 | 1.2 | C.P. | Congregation of the Passion |
| 1,632 | 1.2 | C.M.I. | Carmelites of Mary Immaculate |
| 1,620 | 1.2 | S.C.I. | Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart |
| 1,375 | 1.0 | M. Afr. | Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) |
| 1,374 | 1.0 | M.S.C. | Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| 1,316 | 1.0 | O. Carm. | Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
| 1,272 | 0.9 | M.C.C.I. | Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus |
| 1,003 | 0.7 | Sch. P. | Order of the Pious Schools |
The top two dozen largest orders include all that have more than 1,000 priests and in total represent 65% of all priests in orders.
(Numbers based on the Annuario Pontificio 2011)
29 January 2011
Eat A Pancake Today!
Today the State of Kansas (USA) celebrates 150 years as a state.
In honor of this event, I encourage everyone to eat a pancake today.
In honor of this event, I encourage everyone to eat a pancake today.
26 January 2011
Overvew of the Overviews, 2011
I have finished the overviews of the Latin-Rite Provinces in the USA. These overviews were written over the last week and are looking over the next year or two, roughly through the end of 2012.
Here is a post giving some notes on my thinking on this process.
This year I organized the posts a bit differently: first by USCCB region (two regions per post), and then by province.
Here is a quick list of all the overviews:
Here is a post giving some notes on my thinking on this process.
This year I organized the posts a bit differently: first by USCCB region (two regions per post), and then by province.
Here is a quick list of all the overviews:
Overview: XI (CA, HI, NV) & XII (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
Region XI (CA, HI, NV)
Los Angeles is the metropolitan with five suffragan dioceses, namely: Fresno, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
The ordinaries are: Cardinal Mahony (74), Vacant, Bishop Garcia (63), Bishop Brown (74), Bishop Barnes (65), and Bishop Brom (72), respectively.
Los Angeles has a Coadjutor, Archbishop Gómez (59), and six active auxiliaries: Bishops Clark (64), Curry (68), Salazar (61), Solis (57), Wilkerson (71), and Zavala (59).
Orange has two auxiliaries: Bishops Flores (62) and Mai Luong (70).
San Bernardino has one auxiliary: Bishop Del Riego Jáñez (70).
Cardinal Mahony is likely to retire this Spring to be succeeded by his coadjutor, Archbishop Gómez (who also celebrates 10 years as a bishop in March).
Bishop Brown is likely to retire near the end of this year or early next year and have a replacement named.
Fresno is likely to have its new bishop named this year as well.
Bishop Clark celebrates 10 years as a bishop in March.
Bishops Clark, Curry, Solis, Wilkerson, Zavala, and Barnes are all of an age and length of service that they might be considered for other roles.
San Francisco is the metropolitan with nine suffragans, namely: Honolulu (HI), Las Vegas (NV), Oakland (CA), Reno (NV), Sacramento (CA), Salt Lake City (UT), San Jose (CA), Santa Rosa (CA), and Stockton (CA).
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Niederauer (74), Bishop Silva (61), Bishop Pepe (68), Bishop Cordileone (54), Bishop Calvo (60), Bishop Soto (55), Bishop Wester (60), Bishop McGrath (65), Bishop Walsh (73), and Bishop Blaire (69).
There are two auxiliaries, both in San Francisco: Bishops Justice (68) and McElroy (56).
Santa Rosa now has a coadjutor, Bishop Vasa (59).
Bishop Pepe celebrates 10 years as a bishop this year. Bishop Walsh well celebrate 30 years as a bishop this summer.
Bishops Pepe, McGrath, and Blaire are at an age and length of service where they might be considered for other roles.
Archbishop Niederauer will reach the normal retirement age this Summer. His retirement and the naming of a replacement is likely this year.
Bishop Walsh will hit that age in 2012 and will likely retire and be replaced by his coadjutor in that year.
Region XII (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
The province is composed of the Archdiocese of Anchorage and its two suffragans Fairbanks and Juneau.
The ordinaries are Archbishop Schwietz (70), Bishop Kettler (66), and Bishop Burns (53), respectively.
There are no auxiliaries.
Archbishop Schwietz will celebrate 10 years in his current role in March.
It seems unlikely that there will be any changes in the next year or two with the possible exception of Bishop Kettler, who is at an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles.
The metropolitan is Portland (OR) with its four suffragan dioceses: Baker (OR), Boise City (ID), Great Falls-Billings (MT), and Helena (MT).
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Vlazny (73), Vacant, Bishop Driscoll (71), Bishop Warfel (62), and Bishop Thomas (60).
There is one auxiliary in Portland: Bishop Steiner (74).
Bishop Steiner reaches the normal retirement age toward the end of this year and is likely to retire then or in early 2012.
The recently vacant diocese of Baker will likely receive its new bishop this year.
Bishop Warfel will celebrate 15 years as a bishop this Fall.
This province is composed of Seattle, the metropolitan, and its two suffragan dioceses: Spokane and Yakima.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Sartain (58), Bishop Cupich (61), and Bishop Sevilla (75).
There are two auxiliaries in Seattle: Bishops Elizondo Almaguer (56) and Tyson (53).
Bishop Sevilla reached the normal retirement age last year, he is likely to retire and have his replacement named this year.
No other changes seem likely in the next couple of years.
Overview: XIII (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY) & XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC)
Region XIII (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY)
The province is composed of the metropolitan, Denver and three suffragan dioceses: Cheyenne (WY), Colorado Springs, and Pueblo.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Chaput (66), Bishop Etienne (51), Bishop Sheridan (65), and Bishop Isern (52).
The only auxiliary is in Denver, Bishop Conley (55).
Both Archbishop Chaput and Bishop Sheridan are at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.
Santa Fe is the metropolitan with four suffragan dioceses: Gallup (NM), Las Cruces (NM), Phoeniz (AZ), and Tucson (AZ).
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Sheehan (71), Bishop Wall (46), Bishop Ramirez (74), Bishop Olmsted (63), and Bishop Kicanas (69), respectively.
There is one auxiliary in Phoenix: Bishop Nevares (56).
Bishop Ramirez will celebrate 30 years as a bishop this year and will reach the normal retirement age in the Fall. He is likely to retire and have his replacement named late this year or early next.
Bishop Olmsted is at an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles.
Region XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC)
This province has Atlanta as its metropolitan with Charleston (SC), Charlotte (NC), Raleigh (NC), and Savannah as its suffragans.
The ordinaries are Archbishop Gregory (63), Bishop Guglielmone (65), Bishop Jugis (53), Bishop Burbidge (53), and Bishop Boland (75), respectively.
Atlanta has the only auxiliary bishop in the province, Bishop Zarama Pasqualetto (52).
Bishop Boland reached the normal retirement age last spring, and is very likely to retire and have a replacement named this year.
Bishop Jugis is at an age and approaching a length of service that makes it more likely that he'll be considered for other roles in the next few years.
Other than those two exceptions, no other changes appear to be likely in the coming year or two.
Miami is the metropolitan and it has six suffragan dioceses: Orlando, Palm Beach, Pensacola-Tallahassee, Saint Augustine, Saint Petersburg, and Venice.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Wenski (60), Bishop Noonan (59), Bishop Barbarito (61), Bishop Ricard (70), Bishop Galeone (75), Bishop Lynch (69), and Bishop Deware (60), respectively.
There is one auxiliary in Miami: Bishop Estevez (64).
Bishop Galeone reached the normal retirement age last year and is likely to retire and have his replacement named this year.
Bishops Estevez and Barbarito are both at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.
Overview: IX (IA, KS, MO, NE) & X (AR, OK, TX)
Region IX (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Dubuque is the metropolitan with three suffragan dioceses: Davenport, Des Moines, and Sioux City.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Hanus (70), Bishop Amos (69), Bishop Pates (67), and Bishop Nickless (63).
It seems unlikely that there will be any changes in this province in the next few years.
The province of Kansas has Kansas City as its metropolitan with the three suffragan dioceses of Dodge City, Salina, and Wichita.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Naumann (61), Bishop Brungardt (52), Vacant, and Bishop Jackels (56).
Other than the naming of a new bishop for the vacancy in Salina, no changes are likely this year.
This province is composed of the metropolitan, Omaha, and its two suffragan dioceses: Grand Island and Lincoln.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Lucas (61), Bishop Dendinger (71), and Bishop Bruskewitz (75).
Bishop Bruskewitz is likely to retire and have his replacement named this year after he reached the normal retirement age last year.
The metropolitan is St. Louis and it has three suffragan dioceses: Jefferson City, Kansas City-St. Joseph, and Springfield-Cape Girardeau.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop carlson (66), Bishop Gaydos (67), Bishop Finn (57), and Bishop Johnston (51).
Bishop Gaydos is at an age and length of service that he might be considered for other roles.
Otherwise, this province is unlikely to see any changes in the next few years.
Region X (AR, OK, TX)
This province is composed of the metropolitan Galveston-Houston and six suffragan dioceses, namely: Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Tyler, and Victoria.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Cardinal DiNardo (61), Bishop Vásquez (53), Bishop Guillory (67), Bishop Flores (49), Bishop Mulvey (61), Bishop Corrada del Rio (68), and Bishop Fellhauer (71).
Bishop Guillory and Corrada del Rio are both at an age and length of service where they might be considered for other roles.
No other changes seem likely in the next few years, which is probably a relief after receiving three new ordinaries in about the last year.
Oklahoma City is the metropolitan with two suffragan dioceses: Little Rock (AR) and Tulsa (OK).
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Coakley (55), Bishop Taylor (56), and Bishop Slattery (70), respectively.
It seems unlikely that there will be any changes in this province in the next several years.
This province is composed of San Antonio, the metropolitan, along with seven suffragan dioceses: Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Laredo, Lubbock, and San Angelo.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Garcia-Siller (54), Bishop Zurek (62), Bishop Farrell (63), Bishop Ochoa (67), Bishop Vann (59), Bishop Tamayo (61), Bishop Rodríguez (70), and Bishop Pfeifer (73).
San Antonio has one auxiliary: Bishop Cantú (44).
There are two more auxiliaries in Dallas: Bishops Deshotel (59) and Seitz (57).
Bishop Ochoa will celebrate 15 years in this role this year and 25 years as a bishop next year.
Bishops Ochoa and Tamayo are at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.
The next anticipated retirement is Bishop Pfeifer who reaches the normal retirement age in 2012.
Overview: VII (IL, IN, WI) & VIII (MN, ND, SD)
Region VII (IL, IN, WI)
Chicago is the metropolitan of this province with five suffragan dioceses, namely: Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford, and Springfield.
The ordinaries are: Cardinal George (74), Bishop Braxton (66), Vacant, Bishop Jenky (63), Bishop Doran (74), and Bishop Paprocki (58), respectively.
Joliet is currently vacant but does have an auxiliary, Bishop Siegel (47).
The only other auxiliaries in the province are all in Chicago: Bishops Kane (68), Manz (65), Perry (62), and Rassas (68).
Although Cardinal George reaches the normal retirement age in almost exactly a year, it seems unlikely that he will retire immediately at that time.
Bishop Doran reaches the retirement age in February. He is likely to retire and have a replacement named this year.
Bishops Jenky, Kane, Manz, and Perry are all at an age and length of service where they may be considered for other roles. All except Bishop Jenky would have to be likely candidates for the vacant and soon-to-be-vacant dioceses.
This province is composed of the metropolitan, Indianapolis, and its four suffragan dioceses: Evansville, Fort Wayne-South Bend, Gary, and Lafayette.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Buechlein (72), Bishop Gettelfinger (75), Rhoades (53), Melczek (72), and Doherty (60).
There is one auxiliary in Indianapolis, Bishop Coyne (52).
Bishop Gettelfinger is likely to retire and have his replacement named this year, having reached the age limit a few months ago.
No other changes are likely until 2014 when both Archbishop Buechlein and Bishop melczek reach the normal retirement age.
This province is composed of the metropolitan, Milwaukee, and four suffragan dioceses: Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, and Superior.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Listecki (61), Bishop Ricken (58), Bishop Callahan (60), Bishop Morlino (64), and Bishop Christensen (58), respectively.
There is one auxiliary in Green Bay, Bishop Morneau (72).
Bishop Morlino is at an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles.
No other changes seem likely in the next year or two.
Region VIII (MN, ND, SD)
St. Paul and Minneapolis is the metropolitan with nine suffragan dioceses, namely: Bismarck (ND), Crookston (MN), Duluth (MN), Fargo (ND), New Ulm (MN), Rapid City (SD), St. Cloud (MN), Sioux Falls (SD), and Winona (MN).
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Nienstedt (63), Bishop Zipfel (75), Bishop Hoeppner (61), Bishop Sirba (50), Bishop LeVoir (64), Vacant, Bishop Kinney (73), Bishop Swain (67), and Bishop Quinn (65).
There is one auxiliary in St. Paul and Minneapolis: Bishop Piché (52).
Archbishop Nienstedt will celebrate 15 years as a bishop this year.
Bishop Aquila reaches the 10 year mark as a bishop as well.
Bishop Kinney will celebrate 35 years as a bishop this Fall.
Bishop Zipfel, having reached the normal retirement age last year, will likely retire and have his replacement named this year.
Rapid City is also likely to have its new bishop named soon.
Bishop Aquila is at an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles.
Overview: V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN) & VI (OH, MI)
Region V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN)
This province is composed of Louisville (KY), the metropolitan, and six suffragan dioceses: Covington (KY), Knoxville (TN), Lexington (KY), Memphis (TN), Nashville (TN), and Owensboro (KY).
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Kurtz (64), Bishop Foys (65), Bishop Stika (53), Bishop Gainer (63), Bishop Steib (70), Bishop Choby (64), and Bishop Medley (58).
Bishops Foys and Gainer are at an age and length of service that makes it likely for them to be considered for other roles.
No other changes seem likely in the next few years.
Mobile is the metropolitan along with 3 suffragan dioceses, namely: Biloxi (MS), Birmingham (AL), and Jackson (MI).
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Rodi (61), Bishop Morin (69), Bishop Baker (66), and Bishop Latino (73).
Archbishop Rodi will celebrate 10 years as a bishop in July.
No changes seem likely until Bishop Latino reaches the normal retirement age in October 2012.
New Orleans is the metropolitan with six suffragan dioceses, namely: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Houma-Thibodaux, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Shreveport.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Aymond (61), Bishop Herzog (68), Bishop Muench (68), Bishop Jacobs (72), Bishop Jarrell (70), Bishop Provost (61), and Bishop Duca (58).
There is one auxiliary in New Orleans: Bishop Fabre (47).
Bishop Mench is at an age and length of service where he might be considered for other roles.
Overall, it seems unlikely this province will see any changes in the next year or two.
Region VI (OH, MI)
Cincinnati is the metropolitan of the province with 5 suffragan dioceses: Cleveland, Columbus, Steubenville, Toledo, and Youngstown.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Schnurr (62), Bishop Lennon (63), Bishop Campbell (67), Bishop Conlon (62), Bishop Blair (61), and Bishop Murry (62).
Cleveland has the only auxiliary: Bishop Gries (73).
Archbishop Schnurr celebrated 10 years as a bishop last week.
Both Bishops Conlon and Blair are at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.
The province has Detroit as the metropolitan and six suffragan dioceses, namely: Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, and Saginaw.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Vigneron (62), Bishop Hebda (51), Bishop Hurley (73), Bishop Bradley (65), Bishop Boyea (59), Bishop Sample (50), and Bishop Cistone (61), respectively.
Detroit has one auxiliary: Bishop Reiss (70).
Archbishop Vigneron will celebrate 15 years as a bishop this summer.
Other than the likely retirement of Bishop Hurley in mid-2012, no other changes appear likely in this province in the next few years.
Overview: III (NJ, PA) & IV (DC, DE, MD, VA, VI, WV)
Region III (NJ, PA)
This province is composed of the metropolitan, Newark, and its four suffragan dioceses: Camden, Metuchen, Paterson, and Trenton.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Myers (69), Bishop Galante (72), Bishop Bootkoski (70), Bishop Serratelli (66), and Bishop O'Connell (55).
Newark has four auxiliaries, Bishops Cruz (57), da Cunha (53), Donato (70), and Flesey (68).
Archbishop Myers will celebrate 10 years in that role this summer.
Bishops da Cunha and Flesey are at an age and length of service where they would likely be considered for other roles.
Philadelphia is the metropolitan with seven suffragan dioceses, namely: Allentown, Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Scranton.
The ordinaries are: Cardinal Rigali (75), Bishop Barres (50), Bishop Bartchak (56), Bishop Trautman (74), Bishop Brandt (71), Bishop McFadden (63), Bishop Zubik (61), and Bishop Bambera (54), respectively.
There are four auxiliaries, all in Philadephia: Bishops Fitzgerald (62), McIntyre (47), Senior (50), and Thomas (51).
Cardinal Rigali turned 75, the normal retirement age, last Spring. He may retire and have his replacement named this year, or it might wait until 2012 or even 2013.
Bishop Trautman reaches that age this summer, and will likely retire and have his replacement named this year.
Except for those, no other changes seem likely for this province in the next couple of years.
Region IV (DC, DE, MD, VA, VI, WV)
Baltimore is the metropolitan of this province with the suffragans of Arlington (VA), Richmond (VA), Wheeling-Charleston (WV), and Wilmington (DE).
The ordinaries are: Archbishop O'Brien (71), Bishop Loverde (70), Bishop DiLorenzo (68), Bishop Bransfield (67), and Bishop Malooly (67), respectively.
The province has two auxiliary bishops, both for Baltimore: Bishops Madden (70) and Rozanski (52).
No changes appear likely in this province in the coming year.
The metropolitan is Washington and it has one suffragan diocese: St Thomas.
The ordinaries are, respectively: Cardinal Wuerl (70) and Bishop Bevard (64).
Washington has three active auxiliaries: Bishops González Valer (71), Holley (56) and Knestout (48).
Bishop González Valer will celebrate 10 years as a bishop this year.
No changes seem likely this year.
The military ordinariate for the USA is led by Archbishop Broglio (59) with four auxiliaries: Bishops Buckon (57), Estabrook (66), Higgins (66), and Spencer (59).
Archbishop Broglio will celebrate 10 years as a bishop this year.
No changes are likely in the next few years.
Overview: I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) & II (NY)
Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
This province is composed of the metropolitan, Boston, plus its six suffragan dioceses: Burlington (VT), Fall River (MA), Manchester (NH), Portland (ME), Springfield (MA), and Worcester (MA).
The ordinaries are: Cardinal O'Malley (66), Bishop Matano (64), Bishop Coleman (71), Bishop McCormack (75), Bishop Malone (64), Bishop McDonnell (73), and Bishop McManus (59), respectively.
Manchester has one auxiliary: Bishop Christian (68). Boston has 5 active auxiliaries: Bishops Dooher (67), Edyvean (72), Hennessey (58), Kennedy (69) and Uglietto (59).
Bishop McCormack reached the normal retirement age mid-last year and is likely to retire and have a replacement named this year.
Bishop McDonnell is about 2 years from that retirement age.
Bishop Christian is at an age and length of service that he might be considered for other roles, but given his age, more likely this year than after that.
No other changes seem likely this year, but 2012 may be a different story with Bishops Malone and McManus reaching a length of service that makes them more likely to be considered for other roles.
Hartford is the metropolitan with Bridgeport, Norwich, and Providence as its suffragans.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Mansell (73), Bishop Lori (59), Bishop Cote (61), and Bishop Tobin (62), respectively.
Both Hartford and Providence have an auxiliary: Bishops Macaluso (65) and Evans (63), respectively.
Bishop Lori celebrates 10 years in this role last Sunday.
Given the ages and lengths of service of Bishops Macaluso, Lori, and Cote all are likely to be considered for other roles, including, perhaps, replacing Archbishop Mansell after he reaches the retirement age in Spring of 2012.
Region II (NY)
The province is composed of New York, the metropolitan, and seven suffragan dioceses: Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Ogdensburg, Rochester, Rockville Center, and Syracuse.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Dolan (60), Bishop Hubbard (72), Bishop DiMarzio (66), Bishop Kmiec (74), Bishop LaValley (54), Bishop Clark (73), Bishop Murphy (70), and Bishop Cunningham (67), respectively.
New York has four active auxiliaries: Bishops Iriondo (72), Lagonegro (67), Sullivan (65), and Walsh (68).
Brooklyn has two auxiliaries: Bishops Caggiano (51) and Cisneros (65).
Buffalo has one auxiliary: Bishop Grosz (65).
Rockville Centre has three auxiliaries: Bishops Dunne (73), Libasci (59) and Walsh (73).
Bishop Kmiec reaches the normal retirement age in a few months, his retirement and the naming of a replacement is likely later this year.
Bishops Lagonegro and DiMarzio are both at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.
2012 is likely to see 3 (Bishops Clark, Dunne, and Walsh) retirements, followed by another 2 (Bishops Iriondo and Hubbard) in 2013.
Archbishop Dolan and Bishops Iriondo and Lagonegro will all celebrate 10 years as bishops this year. Bishop Murphy will celebrate 10 years in his current role as well.
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