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 (67), Bishop Conlon (63), Bishop Jenky (64), Bishop Doran (75), and Bishop Paprocki (59), respectively.
Joliet has an auxiliary, Bishop Siegel (48).
The only other auxiliaries in the province are all in Chicago: Bishops Kane (69), Manz (66), Perry (63), Rassas (69), Rojas (46), and Wypych (57).
Cardinal George reaches the normal retirement age in a fortnight. It is not clear if it will be accepted and a replacemenet named this year. He will celebrate 15 years in his current post in April.
Bishop Doran passed the retirement age last February. He is likely to retire and have a replacement named this year.
Bishop Conlon will celebrate 10 years as a bishop in August. Bishop Jenky will celebrate both 15 years as a bishop (December) and 10 years in his current role (February) this year.
Bishops Braxton, Jenky, Kane, Manz, and Perry are all at an age and length of service where they may be considered for other roles.
This province is composed of the metropolitan, Indianapolis, and its four suffragan dioceses: Evansville, Fort Wayne-South Bend, Gary, and Lafayette.
The ordinaries of the suffragans are, respectively: Bishop Thompson (50), Rhoades (54), Melczek (73), and Doherty (61).
There is one auxiliary in Indianapolis, Bishop Coyne (53).
The archdiocese of Indianapolis will likely get its new archbishop this year.
No other changes are likely until November 2014 when Bishop Melczek reaches the normal retirement age. He will also celebrate 30 years as a bishop in January 2013.
This province is composed of the metropolitan, Milwaukee, and four suffragan dioceses: Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, and Superior.
The ordinaries are: Archbishop Listecki (62), Bishop Ricken (59), Bishop Callahan (61), Bishop Morlino (65), and Bishop Christensen (59), respectively.
There is one auxiliary each in Milwaukee and Green Bay: Bishops Hying (48) and Morneau (73).
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 (64), Bishop Kagan (62), Bishop Hoeppner (62), Bishop Sirba (51), Bishop Aquila (61), Bishop LeVoir (65), Bishop Gruss (56), Bishop Kinney (74), Bishop Swain (68), and Bishop Quinn (66).
There is one auxiliary in St. Paul and Minneapolis: Bishop Piché (53).
Bishop Kinney reaches the normal retirement age this summer and will likely retire and have his replacement named this year.
Bishop Aquila is at an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles.
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