David′s Ruminations

When does a Cardinal become ineligible to Vote in a Conclave?

2012-01-07T10:47:00.003-06:00

There has been some confusion about when a Cardinal loses the right to vote in a conclave.

It is not, under current law, the day a Cardinal turns 80.

The relevant portion of Universi Dominici Gregis (John Paul II, 22 Feb 1996) is in paragraph 33:

The right to elect the Roman Pontiff belongs exclusively to the Cardinals of Holy Roman Church, with the exception of those who have reached their eightieth birthday before the day of the Roman Pontiff's death or the day when the Apostolic See becomes vacant.

So the key factor is the age of the Cardinal on the day the Holy See becomes vacant. If he turned 80 before that day, he is not eligible to vote. If the Cardinal turns 80 on or after that day, he remains eligible to vote until that Conclave is completed.

I should note that this is a change from the law issued by Pope Paul VI.

Under Ingravescentem Aetatem (Paul VI, 21 Nov 1970) effective 1 Jan 1971, a Cardinal lost the right to vote upon reaching the age of 80 if the Conclave had not already started.

So the key factor under that old rule was the age of the Cardinal on the day the Conclave began. If he turned 80 on or before that day, he was not eligible to vote. If the Cardinal turned 80 after the Conclave began, he retained the right until that Conclave was complete.

Prior to 1971, there was no age limit. A Cardinal of any age could vote in a Conclave.

Now back to current law and a quick summary.

For the purpose of lists showing Cardinals that would be eligible to vote in a Conclave: a Cardinal should be removed from such a list the day after they turn 80 years old.

The exception is when the Holy See is vacant, then the Cardinal should only be removed from such a list the day the Conclave is completed.

So why shouldn't a Cardinal be removed the day they turn 80?

If the Pope, God forbid, were to die later that same day, the Cardinal is still eligible to vote in the subsequent Conclave!

Cardinal Stats and Charts, Updated

2012-01-06T05:48:00.004-06:00

This posts assumes that the plans announced today for a Consistory to Create New Cardinals on 28 Feb 2012 are not changed and that there are no deaths.

On 28 Feb 2012, there will be 214 Living Cardinals with 125 eligible to vote in a conclave when that should become necessary.

The average age of the Cardinals on that day will be 77.97 and the average of the electors will be 72.22 years old.

The number of Cardinal Electors will fall back to 120 on 27 July 2012 the day after Cardinal Stafford turns 80.

The youngest Cardinal will be Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki (Archbishop of Berlin, Germany) who will be 55 years old when he is created .

I've posted an updated version of the Cardinal Charts (warning: PDF format).

The charts are:

Number of Cardinals (1585-2020; 1915-2020; and 1965-2020)
Average Age (1585-2020; 1915-2020; and 1965-2020)

This time I'm using DropBox - please let me know if that causes any difficulty.

Overview of the Overviews, 2012

2012-01-02T17:17:00.000-06:00

I have finished the overviews of the Latin-Rite Provinces of the USA. These overviews were written over the last week and are looking over the next year or two, roughly through the end of 2013.

Here is a post providing some notes on my thinking on this process.

Archbishop Viganò was named Apostolic Nuncio to the USA last October and he will celebrate 20 years as a bishop in April. Since he arrived there have only been 2 USA appointments: Bishop Ochoa to Fresno and Fr. Steenson as head of the newly Personal Ordinariate.

Two other factors that may influence the timing of some appointments are the on going Ad Limina visits of USA bishops and the likely Consistory to create new Cardinals.

The organization remains the same as last year: first by USCCB region (two regions per post), and then by province.

Here is a quick list of all the overviews:

Overview: I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) & II (NY)

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Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Boston

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 (67), Bishop Matano (65), Bishop Coleman (72), Bishop Libasci (60), Bishop Malone (65), Bishop McDonnell (74), and Bishop McManus (60), respectively.

Manchester has one auxiliary: Bishop Christian (69). Boston has 5 active auxiliaries: Bishops Dooher (68), Edyvean (73), Hennessey (59), Kennedy (69) and Uglietto (60).

Bishop McDonnell will reach the normal retirement age at the end of the year and is likely to retire and have a replacement named by early next year.

Bishops Malone and McManus are at an age and length of service that they might be considered for other roles.

No other changes seem likely this year.

Hartford

Hartford is the metropolitan with Bridgeport, Norwich, and Providence as its suffragans.

The ordinaries are: Archbishop Mansell (74), Bishop Lori (60), Bishop Cote (62), and Bishop Tobin (63), respectively.

Both Hartford and Providence have an auxiliary: Bishops Macaluso (66) and Evans (64), respectively.

Archbishop Mansell reaches the normal retirement age in October. He also celebrates 20 years as a bishop in January 2013. He is likely to retire and have his replacement named in the next year or so.

Bishop Tobin will also celebrate 20 years as a bishop (in December) and Bishop Macaluso will celebrate 15 years (in June) this year.

Given the ages and lengths of service of Bishops Macaluso, Lori, Cote, and Tobin all are likely to be considered for other roles, including, perhaps, replacing Archbishop Mansell.

Region II (NY)

New York

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 (61), Bishop Hubbard (73), Bishop DiMarzio (67), Bishop Kmiec (75), Bishop LaValley (55), Bishop Clark (74), Bishop Murphy (71), and Bishop Cunningham (68), respectively.

New York has four active auxiliaries: Bishops Iriondo (73), Lagonegro (68), Sullivan (66), and Walsh (69).

Brooklyn has two auxiliaries: Bishops Caggiano (52) and Cisneros (66).

Buffalo has one auxiliary: Bishop Grosz (66).

Rockville Centre has two auxiliaries: Bishops Dunne (74) and Walsh (74).

One of the big open questions this year is whether Archbishop Dolan will receive a red hat. I suspect that he will. If not this year, then in 2014.

Bishop Kmiec reached the normal retirement age last year. Bishop Clark will reach that age this summer. Both of their retirements and the naming of replacements is likely this year.

In addition both Bishops Dunne and Walsh will reach the normal retirement age and will likely also retire this year.

Bishops Iriondo and Hubbard will reach that age and likely retire in 2013.

Bishops Lagonegro, Sullivan, Walsh, and DiMarzio are both at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.

Bishop Hubbard will celebrate 35 years as a bishop (in March) and Bishop Kmiec will celebrate 30 years (in November) this year.

Overview: III (NJ, PA) & IV (DC, DE, MD, VA, VI, WV)

2012-01-02T17:11:00.003-06:00

Region III (NJ, PA)

Newark

This province is composed of the metropolitan, Newark, and its four suffragan dioceses: Camden, Metuchen, Paterson, and Trenton.

The ordinaries are: Archbishop Myers (70), Bishop Galante (73), Bishop Bootkoski (71), Bishop Serratelli (67), and Bishop O'Connell (56).

Newark has four auxiliaries, Bishops Cruz (58), da Cunha (54), Donato (71), and Flesey (69).

This year, Archbishop Myers will celebrate 25 years as a bishop (in September), Bishop Galante will celebrate 20 years as a bishop (in December) and Bishop Bootkoski 15 years (in September).

Bishops da Cunha is at an age and length of service where he would likely be considered for other roles.

The next likely retirement will be Bishop Galante in mid-2013.

Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the metropolitan with seven suffragan dioceses, namely: Allentown, Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Scranton.

The ordinaries are: Archbishop Chaput (67), Bishop Barres (51), Bishop Bartchak (57), Bishop Trautman (75), Bishop Brandt (72), Bishop McFadden (64), Bishop Zubik (62), and Bishop Bambera (55), respectively.

There are four auxiliaries in Philadephia: Bishops Fitzgerald (63), McIntyre (48), Senior (51), and Thomas (52).

There is another auxiliary in Pittsburgh: Bishop Waltersheid (55).

Bishop Zubik celebrates 15 years as a bishop in April.

Bishop Trautman reached the normal retirement age last 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

Baltimore is the metropolitan of this province with the suffragans of Arlington (VA), Richmond (VA), Wheeling-Charleston (WV), and Wilmington (DE).

The ordinaries of the suffragans: Bishop Loverde (71), Bishop DiLorenzo (69), Bishop Bransfield (68), and Bishop Malooly (67), respectively.

The province has two auxiliary bishops, both for Baltimore: Bishops Madden (71) and Rozanski (53).

The archdiocese is vacant and will likely receive its new archbishop this year.

Bishops Rozanski and Bransfield are at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.

No other changes appear likely in this province in the coming year.

Washington

The metropolitan is Washington and it has one suffragan diocese: St Thomas.

The ordinaries are, respectively: Cardinal Wuerl (71) and Bishop Bevard (65).

Washington has three active auxiliaries: Bishops González Valer (72), Holley (57) and Knestout (49).

No changes seem likely this year.

Other

The military ordinariate for the USA is led by Archbishop Broglio (60) with four auxiliaries: Bishops Buckon (58), Estabrook (67), Higgins (67), and Spencer (60).

Both Bishops Estabrook and Higgins are at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.

Overview: V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN) & VI (OH, MI)

2012-01-02T17:10:00.004-06:00

Region V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN)

Louisville

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 (65), Bishop Foys (66), Bishop Stika (54), Bishop Gainer (64), Bishop Steib (71), Bishop Choby (64), and Bishop Medley (59).

Bishop Foys will celebrate 10 years as a bishop in July. Bishop Gainer will mark the same in January 2013.

Bishops Foys, Gainer, and perhaps Choby 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

Mobile is the metropolitan along with 3 suffragan dioceses, namely: Biloxi (MS), Birmingham (AL), and Jackson (MI).

The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Rodi (62), Bishop Morin (70), Bishop Baker (67), and Bishop Latino (74).

Bishop Latino reaches the normal retirement age in October and will celebrate 10 years as a bishop in March 2013.

New Orleans

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 (62), Bishop Herzog (69), Bishop Muench (69), Bishop Jacobs (73), Bishop Jarrell (71), Bishop Provost (62), and Bishop Duca (59).

There is one auxiliary in New Orleans: Bishop Fabre (48).

Bishops Herzog and Muench are at an age and length of service where they might be considered for other roles.

The next likely change will be the retirement of Bishop Jacobs after he reaches the normal retirement age in March 2013.

Region VI (OH, MI)

Cincinnati

Cincinnati is the metropolitan of the province with 5 suffragan dioceses: Cleveland, Columbus, Steubenville, Toledo, and Youngstown.

The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Schnurr (63), Bishop Lennon (64), Bishop Campbell (68), Vacant, Bishop Blair (62), and Bishop Murry (63).

Cincinnati and Cleveland each have an auxiliary: Bishops Binzer (56) and Gries (74).

The diocese of Steubenville will likely receive its new bishop this year.

Bishop Gries reaches the normal retirement age in March of this year.

Both Bishops Campbell and Blair are at an age and length of service that makes them likely to be considered for other roles.

Detroit

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 (63), Bishop Hebda (52), Bishop Hurley (74), Bishop Bradley (66), Bishop Boyea (60), Bishop Sample (51), and Bishop Cistone (62), respectively.

Detroit has three auxiliaries: Bishops Byrnes (53), Cepeda Escobedo (42), Hanchon (64) and Reiss (71).

Bishop Boyea will celebrate 10 years as a bishop in September.

Bishop Hurley reaches the normal retirement age in May and he is likely to retire and have his replacement named this year.

Bishop Sample is nearing an age and length of service that makes it more likely that he might be considered for other roles.

Overview: VII (IL, IN, WI) & VIII (MN, ND, SD)

2012-01-02T17:09:00.003-06:00

Region VII (IL, IN, WI)

Chicago

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.

Indianapolis

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.

Milwaukee

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)

Saint Paul and Minneapolis

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.

Overview: IX (IA, KS, MO, NE) & X (AR, OK, TX)

2012-01-02T17:08:00.004-06:00

Region IX (IA, KS, MO, NE)

Dubuque

Dubuque is the metropolitan with three suffragan dioceses: Davenport, Des Moines, and Sioux City.

The ordinaries are: Archbishop Hanus (71), Bishop Amos (70), Bishop Pates (68), and Bishop Nickless (64).

Archbishop Hanus will celebrate 25 years as a bishop in August.

It seems unlikely that there will be any changes in this province in the next few years.

Kansas City in Kansas

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 (62), Bishop Brungardt (53), Vacant, and Bishop Jackels (57).

The diocese of Salina will likely get its new bishop early this year.

Archbishop Naumann has reached an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles. (But, as he is my ordinary, I would hate to see him go :-)

Omaha

This province is composed of the metropolitan, Omaha, and its two suffragan dioceses: Grand Island and Lincoln.

The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Lucas (62), Bishop Dendinger (72), and Bishop Bruskewitz (76).

Bishop Bruskewitz is likely to retire and have his replacement named this year. He will also celebrate 20 years as a bishop in May.

Saint Louis

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 (67), Bishop Gaydos (68), Bishop Finn (58), and Bishop Johnston (52).

There is one auxiliary in St. Louis: Bishop Rice (51).

Bishop Gaydos will celebrate 15 years as a bishop in August.

This province is unlikely to see any changes in the next few years.

Region X (AR, OK, TX)

Galveston-Houston

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 (62), Bishop Vásquez (54), Bishop Guillory (68), Bishop Flores (50), Bishop Mulvey (62), Vacant, and Bishop Fellhauer (72).

Cardinal DiNardo will celebrate 15 years as a bishop in October. Bishop Guillory will celebrate 25 years as a bishop in February 2013.

The diocese of Tyler will likely receive its new bishop this year.

No other changes seem likely in the next few years with the possible exception of a new auxiliary or two for Galveston-Houston.

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City is the metropolitan with two suffragan dioceses: Little Rock (AR) and Tulsa (OK).

The ordinaries are: Archbishop Coakley (56), Bishop Taylor (57), and Bishop Slattery (71), respectively.

It seems unlikely that there will be any changes in this province in the next several years.

San Antonio

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 (55), Bishop Zurek (63), Bishop Farrell (64), Vacant, Bishop Vann (60), Bishop Tamayo (62), Bishop Rodríguez (71), and Bishop Pfeifer (74).

San Antonio has one auxiliary: Bishop Cantú (45).

There are two more auxiliaries in Dallas: Bishops Deshotel (59) and Seitz (57). Both have birthdays in the next 2 weeks.

The diocese of El Paso is likely to get its new bishop this year.

Bishop Tamayo is at an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles.

The next anticipated retirement is Bishop Pfeifer who reaches the normal retirement age in May. His replacement is likely to be named this year.

Overview: XI (CA, HI, NV) & XII (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)

2012-01-02T17:07:00.001-06:00

Region XI (CA, HI, NV)

Los Angeles

Los Angeles is the metropolitan with five suffragan dioceses, namely: Fresno, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

The ordinaries are: Archbishop Gómez (60), Bishop Ochoa (68), Bishop Garcia (64), Bishop Brown (75), Bishop Barnes (66), and Bishop Brom (73), respectively.

Los Angeles has six active auxiliaries: Bishops Clark (65), Curry (68), Salazar (62), Solis (58), Wilkerson (72), and Zavala (60).

Orange has two auxiliaries: Bishops Flores (63) and Mai Luong (71).

San Bernardino has one auxiliary: Bishop Del Riego Jáñez (71).

Bishop Brown past the normal retirement age last fall is likely to retire this year and have a replacement named.

Bishop Barnes will celebrate 20 years as a bishop in March. Also Bishops Wilkerson and Garcia will both celebrate 15 years as bishops in January 2013.

Bishops Clark, Solis, Zavala, and Barnes are all of an age and length of service that they might be considered for other roles.

Not this year, but within a few years after that, this province will likely see a number of retirements: Bishops Wilkerson, Mai Luong, Del Riego Jáñez, and Brom.

San Francisco

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 (75), Bishop Silva (62), Bishop Pepe (69), Bishop Cordileone (55), Bishop Calvo (61), Bishop Soto (56), Bishop Wester (61), Bishop McGrath (66), Bishop Vasa (60), and Bishop Blaire (70).

There are two auxiliaries in San Francisco: Bishops Justice (69) and McElroy (57). Another auxiliary is in San Jose: Bishop Daly (51).

Bishop Cordileone celebrates 10 years as a bishop in August.

Bishops Silva, Calvo, and McGrath are at an age and length of service where they might be considered for other roles.

Archbishop Niederauer reached the normal retirement age last Summer. His retirement and the naming of a replacement is likely this year.

Region XII (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)

Anchorage

The province is composed of the Archdiocese of Anchorage and its two suffragans Fairbanks and Juneau.

The ordinaries are Archbishop Schwietz (71), Bishop Kettler (67), and Bishop Burns (54), respectively.

There are no auxiliaries.

Bishop Kettler will celebrate 10 years as a bishop in August.

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.

Portland (OR)

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 (74), Vacant, Bishop Driscoll (72), Bishop Warfel (63), and Bishop Thomas (61).

Archbishop Vlazny reaches the normal retirement age in February and is likely to retire and have a replacement named this year.

The vacant diocese of Baker will also likely receive its new bishop this year.

Bishop Thomas is at an age and length of service that makes him a likely candidate to be considered for other roles.

Seattle

This province is composed of Seattle, the metropolitan, and its two suffragan dioceses: Spokane and Yakima.

The ordinaries are, respectively: Archbishop Sartain (59), Bishop Cupich (62), and Bishop Tyson (54).

There is one auxiliary in Seattle: Bishops Elizondo Almaguer (57).

No changes seem likely in the next couple of years with the possible exception of Bishop Elizondo Almaguer who is at an age and length of service that he might be considered for other roles.

Overview: XIII (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY) & XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC)

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Region XIII (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY)

Denver

The province is composed of the metropolitan, Denver and three suffragan dioceses: Cheyenne (WY), Colorado Springs, and Pueblo.

The ordinaries of the suffragans are, respectively: Bishop Etienne (52), Bishop Sheridan (66), and Bishop Isern (53).

The only auxiliary is in Denver, Bishop Conley (56).

The archdiocese is vacant and will likely be filled this year.

Bishop Sheridan will celebrate 15 years as a bishop in September. He is at an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles.

Santa Fe

Santa Fe is the metropolitan with four suffragan dioceses: Gallup (NM), Las Cruces (NM), Phoeniz (AZ), and Tucson (AZ).

The ordinaries are: Archbishop Sheehan (72), Bishop Wall (47), Bishop Ramirez (75), Bishop Olmsted (64), and Bishop Kicanas (70), respectively.

There is one auxiliary in Phoenix: Bishop Nevares (57).

Bishop Ramirez reached the normal retirement age last Fall. He is likely to retire and have his replacement named this year.

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)

Atlanta

This province has Atlanta as its metropolitan with Charleston (SC), Charlotte (NC), Raleigh (NC), and Savannah as its suffragans.

The ordinaries are Archbishop Gregory (64), Bishop Guglielmone (66), Bishop Jugis (54), Bishop Burbidge (54), and Bishop Hartmayer (60), respectively.

Atlanta has the only auxiliary bishop in the province, Bishop Zarama Pasqualetto (53).

Both Archbishop Gregory and Bishop Jugis are at an age and a length of service that makes it more likely that they'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

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 (61), Bishop Noonan (60), Bishop Barbarito (61), Vacant, Bishop Estévez (65), Bishop Lynch (70), and Bishop Deware (61), respectively.

The diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is currently vacant and will likely be filled this year.

Archbish Wenski will celebrate 15 years as a bishop in September.

Bishop Barbarito is at an age and length of service that makes him likely to be considered for other roles.

HP 8500 Printing Duplex, 2nd page is upside down

2011-11-26T09:37:00.000-06:00

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.)

Young people have a right to hear clearly the Church’s teaching

2011-11-26T08:25:00.001-06:00

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.

Eleven

2011-11-11T11:11:00.003-06:00

So its 11:11:11 am on 11/11/11 ... and I can't think of anything to say ;-)

New Cardinals in 2012, but when?

2011-11-06T22:05:00.001-06:00

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?

10 Oldest Modern Popes

2011-07-04T18:20:00.000-05:00

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	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.

Cardinal Numbers, updated

2011-06-30T16:14:00.000-05:00

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.

Pre Pope John Paul II Bishops, revisited

2011-06-30T15:58:00.004-05:00

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 Twenty ~~One~~ ordinaries and One ~~Three~~ auxiliary bishop.

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

and the Auxiliaries:

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)

Bishop Francis Hong Yong-ho was named by Pope Pius XII. Although he is still officially listed as "missing" it seems unlikely that he remains alive.

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)

The Two Dozen Largest Orders by Number of Priests (2011 edition)

2011-03-05T12:47:00.001-06:00

In the tables below are the number of priests, % of all priests in orders, the common abbreviation, and the name of the order.

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)

Eat A Pancake Today!

2011-01-29T11:27:00.000-06:00

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.

Overvew of the Overviews, 2011

2011-01-26T20:19:00.000-06:00

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:

Overview: XI (CA, HI, NV) & XII (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)

2011-01-26T20:10:00.005-06:00

Region XI (CA, HI, NV)

Los Angeles

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

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)

Anchorage

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.

Portland (OR)

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.

Seattle

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)

2011-01-26T20:10:00.004-06:00

Region XIII (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY)

Denver

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

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)

Atlanta

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

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)

2011-01-26T20:09:00.001-06:00

Region IX (IA, KS, MO, NE)

Dubuque

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.

Kansas City in Kansas

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.

Omaha

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.

Saint Louis

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)

Galveston-Houston

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

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.

San Antonio

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)

2011-01-26T20:08:00.001-06:00

Region VII (IL, IN, WI)

Chicago

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.

Indianapolis

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.

Milwaukee

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)

Saint Paul and Minneapolis

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)

2011-01-26T20:06:00.001-06:00

Region V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN)

Louisville

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

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

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

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.

Detroit

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.