19 May 2025

Busy Month on the Main Site

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 The main website ( Catholic-Hierarchy.org ) has had a very busy month, for obvious reasons. Thanks to Cloudflare and Drummer Boy Hosting ,...
14 May 2025

Why does Timothy Cardinal Radcliffe not have an episcopal lineage?

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On the main site, why does Timothy Peter Joseph Cardinal Radcliffe not have an Episcopal Lineage on his page? Cardinal Radcliffe was a Ca...
04 May 2025

Male Religious Orders in Recent Times (top dozen, charts, 2025)

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I've updated a few charts that look at the number of priests and members of religious orders over the last several decades. To avoid it ...
01 November 2024

Most Bishop Ordinations in a Year

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With today's ordination of Bishop Maksimus Regus as Bishop of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia we have had 209 total. The previous record was 2...
22 August 2024

Predicting the Next Consistory to Create Cardinals (updated Oct 2024)

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Pope Francis has held a consistory to create new cardinals every year of his papacy with the exceptions of his first and 2021. This year is...
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10 July 2024

Second Vatican Council - Living Council Fathers (2024 update)

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Today, one of the last Council Fathers from Vatican II passed away (Alphonsus Mathias) - leaving only 4 still living. Still Living: (by ag...
28 May 2024

Bishops Navagh and Smith of Ogdensburg

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Both of these bishops were born in the early 20th century in the Diocese of Buffalo . Bishop James Johnston Navagh was born in 1901 in Buf...