Report: 6 dioceses vacant, 11 overdue for replacement in U.S.

American Papist ^ | April 22, 2009 | Thomas Peters

[NYer]

This handy list compiled by my father at www.CanonLaw.info gives us a snapshot of the vacant and overdue-for-replacement dioceses in the United States.

Here are the dioceses who currently do not, or soon will not, have a bishop + their date of vacancy:

1. Cheyenne WY 2008 Jul
2. Duluth MN 2008 Oct
3. Owensboro KY 2009 Jan
4. Milwaukee WI 2009 Feb
5. Saginaw MI 2009 Apr
6. Ogdensburg NY 2009 Apr

And here are the ones whose bishop is overdue to retire + when they were supposed to retire:

1. Omaha NE 2007 Jun
2. Ft Wayne-S. Bend IN 2007 Aug
3. New Orleans LA 2007 Dec
4. Allentown PA 2008 Mar
5. Pueblo CO 2008 Mar
6. Lafayette IN 2008 Aug
7. Seattle WA 2009 Jan
8. Corpus Christi TX 2009 Jan
9. Brownsville TX 2009 Feb
10. Spokane WA 2009 Mar
11. Gaylord MI 2009 Mar

Two more dioceses will be overdue as of this August:

1. Cincinnati OH 2009 Aug
2. Oklahoma City OK 2009 Aug

Have you heard anything about possible appointments to these dioceses? Drop me a line in the comment box or send me an email ("thomas [at] americanpapist.com"). I'm especially interested in Gaylord, MI. Thanks!

[NYer]

In case you were wondering.

[m4629]

Oh, don’t worry about overdue situation in Cincinnati, OH.

The Holy Father will take care of (read: fire) Pilarczyk upon his retiring age pronto.

[Nihil Obstat]

Cinci’s Future, Ten Months Early

Friday, October 17, 2008

http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2008/10/cincis-future-ten-months-early.html

[MomofMarine]

The list is at least partially wrong. Bishop Robert Cunningham is presently our Bishop in the Diocese of Ogdensburg.

[MomofMarine]

My face is red (see previous post). I haven’t been to church since Easter Monday due to severe bronchitis. After posting, I checked out the North Country Catholic to find the sad news about Bishop Cunningham. He is a very special man and will be sadly missed. Sorry for my impertinent post!

[Hieronymus]

He was appointed to Syracuse two days ago.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2234576/posts

[Hieronymus]

Sorry for my impertinent post as well!

[Salvation]

Perhaps we will get more bishops to speak out against Notre Dame.

Pope Benedict is watching, I know!

The bishops who have so far expressed disapproval of Notre Dame's invitation to Obama (in alphabetical order) are:

1. Bishop John D'Arcy - Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
2. Bishop Samuel Aquila - Fargo, ND
3. Bishop Gregory Aymond - Austin, TX
4. Bishop Gerald Barbarito - Palm Beach, FL
5. Bishop Leonard Blair - Toledo, OH
6. Archbishop Daniel Buechlein - Indianapolis, IN
7. Bishop Robert Baker - Birmingham, AL
8. Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz - Lincoln, NE

9. Archbishop Eusebius Beltran - Oklahoma City, OK
10. Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantú - San Antonio, TX
11. Bishop Paul Coakley - Salina, KS
12. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo - Houston, TX
13. Archbishop Timothy Dolan - New York, NY
14. Bishop Thomas Doran - Rockford, IL
15. Auxiliary Bishop John Dougherty - Scranton, PA
16. Bishop Robert Finn - Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO
17. Bishop Victor Galeone - St. Augustine, FL

18. Cardinal Francis George - Chicago, IL; President, USCCB
19. Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger - Evansville, IN
20. Archbishop José Gomez - San Antonio, TX
21. Bishop William Higi - Lafayette, IN
22. Archbishop Alfred Hughs - New Orleans, LA
23. Bishop Joseph Latino - Jackson, MS
24. Bishop Jerome Listecki - La Crosse, WI
25. Bishop William E. Lori - Bridgeport, CT
26. Bishop Paul Loverde - Arlington, VA

27. Bishop George Lucas - Springfield, IL
28. Bishop Robert Lynch - St. Petersburg, FL
29. Bishop Joseph Martino - Scranton, PA
30. Bishop Charles Morlino - Madison, WI
31. Bishop George Murry - Youngstown, OH
32. Archbishop John J. Myers - Newark, NJ
33. Bishop R. Walker Nickless - Sioux City, IA
34. Archbishop John C. Nienstedt - St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN
35. Archbishop Edwin O'Brien - Baltimore, MD

36. Bishop Thomas Olmsted - Phoenix, AZ
37. Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk - Cincinnati, OH
38. Bishop Kevin Rhoades - Harrisburg, PA
39. Bishop Alexander Sample - Marquette, MI
40. Bishop Edward J. Slattery - Tulsa, OK
41. Bishop Richard Stika - Knoxville, TN
42. Bishop Anthony Taylor - Little Rock, AR
43. Bishop Robert Vasa - Baker, OR
44. Bishop Thomas Wenski - Orlando, FL

45. Bishop David Zubick - Pittsburgh, PA

For a list of contact information regarding the Notre Dame scandal, go to: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09032706.html

[topher]

Two on this list sticks out:

(1) Archbishop Alfred Hughes of New Orleans

(2) Bishop John M. D'Arch of Fort Wayne/South Bend

They stick out because of what they are doing about the scandal in colleges: Archbishop Alfred Hughes recently boycotted an awards ceremony at Xavier for a pro-abort (Donna Brazile).

Archbishop Hughes was one of the first 15 to speak out about Notre Dame U. scandal.

As for Bishop John M. D'Arcy, he has done an excellent job with the scandal regarding Notre Dame University.

Please note that at the age of retirement, the letter of resignation is automatically sent to the Pope.

The Pope does not have to act on it, nor accept it immediately. In the case of Cardianl O'Connor of New York, JPII allowed him to be an active, voting cardinal until his death -- even though he was severely ill with cancer...