A diocesan bishop (or archbishop) is, by divine institution (c. 375 § 1), the chief shepherd of the diocese to which he is assigned (c. 381). He is appointed exclusively by the pope (c. 377). Diocesan bishops are assisted in some cases by auxiliary bishops (c. 403). Auxiliaries designated as “coadjutors” will automatically succeed the diocesan bishop upon his death or resignation (c. 404). Canon law expresses a preference that bishops have, among other things, advanced academic degrees in various ecclesiastical disciplines (c. 378 § 1, 5°). All bishops are asked to submit their resignations at age 75, although it is up to the Holy See to decide whether these resignations will be accepted (cc. 401, 411).

In the following tables, names preceded by “Bp.” describe a diocesan bishop and by “Abp.” an archbishop. Names in bold are cardinal archbishops, while names in italics are members of institutes of consecrated life (c. 705). Seminary degrees (typically, the M. Div.) are assumed, but other academic degrees are listed when known. Note that many bishops served as auxiliaries or even diocesan bishops in other sees before being assigned to and installed in their current arch/diocese. The designation “CoAd” refers to coadjutors, and indicates that a given bishop will succeed to the see in question, although the precise date might not have been established yet. An asterisk (*) indicates that a coadjutor has been named to follow that bishop. Occasionally, a bishop named for an arch/diocese is listed below as being there, even though his installation might yet be a few weeks off (see, e.g., c. 379). Similarly, some bishops' cessation from office as announced is recorded here though they have not yet canonically left their sees.

These tables cover only Roman Rite bishops. By their very nature, these tables are a work-in-progress. Those noting inaccuracies in these charts are invited to email the webmaster (as several have kindly done!)

1. USA Canonically Vacant Sees

	Arch/Diocese	Vacated	Notes
1983 CIC 151. The provision of an office which entails the care of souls is not to be deferred without a grave cause. Olim, 1917 CIC 155. The provision of an office to which no term is prescribed by special law shall not be deferred beyond six months' available time from the receipt of notice of the vacancy, with due regard for Canon 458.	Ogdensburg NY	2009 Apr
	Springfield IL	2009 Jun
	Scranton PA	2009 Sep
	Harrisburg PA	2009 Nov
	La Crosse WI	2009 Nov

2. USA Diocesan Bishops Serving Past Age 75

	Inst.	Arch/Diocese	Turned 75	Education
Bp. William Higi	1984	Lafayette IN	2008 Aug	-
Abp. Alexander Brunett	1997	Seattle WA	2009 Jan	PhD
Bp. William Skylstad	1990	Spokane WA	2009 Mar	-
Abp. Eusebius Beltran	1993	Oklahoma City OK	2009 Aug

3. USA Diocesan Bishops

Name	Inst.	Arch/Diocese	Turns 75	Education
Bp. Kevin Boland	1995	Savannah GA	2010 Apr	MA
Abp. Justin Rigali	2003	Philadelphia PA	2010 Apr	JCD
Bp. John Smith	1997	Trenton NJ	2010 Jun	JCD
Bp. Carlos Sevilla	1996	Yakima WA	2010 Aug	SSL, STD
Bp. Joseph Adamec	1987	Altoona-Johnst. PA	2010 Aug	STL
Bp. John McCormack	1998	Manchester NH	2010 Aug	MSW
Bp. Fabian Bruskewitz	1992	Lincoln NE	2010 Sep	STD
Bp. Victor Galeone	2001	St Augustine FL	2010 Sep	MEd, STL
Bp. Paul Zipfel	1996	Bismarck ND	2010 Sep	MEd, STL
Bp. Gerald Gettelfinger	1989	Evansville IN	2010 Oct	MSEd
Abp. John Favalora	1994	Miami FL	2010 Dec	MEd

Bp. Thomas Doran	1994	Rockford IL	2011 Feb	JCD
Abp. Roger Mahony	1985	Los Angeles CA	2011 Feb	DSW
Abp. George Niederauer	2005	San Francisco CA	2011 Jun	PhD
Bp. Edward Kmiec	2004	Buffalo NY	2011 Jun	STL
Bp. Donald Trautman	1990	Erie PA	2011 Jun	STD, SSL
Bp. Ricardo Ramírez	1982	Las Cruces NM	2011 Sep	MA
Bp. Tod Brown	1998	Orange CA	2011 Nov	MEd

*Abp. Francis George*	1997	Chicago IL	2012 Jan	STD, PhD
Abp. John Vlazny	1997	Portland OR	2012 Feb	MEd, MA (Clas.), STL
Bp. Michael Pfeifer	1985	San Angelo TX	2012 May
Bp. Walter Hurley	2005	Grand Rapids MI	2012 May	JCL
Bp. John Kinney	1995	St. Cloud MN	2012 Jun	JCD
Bp. Matthew Clark	1979	Rochester NY	2012 Jul	STL, JCL
Bp. John Steinbock	1991	Fresno CA	2012 Jul	-
Bp. Daniel Walsh	2000	Santa Rosa CA	2012 Oct
Bp. Joseph Latino	2003	Jackson MS	2012 Oct	-
Abp. Henry Mansell	2003	Hartford CT	2012 Oct	STL
Bp. Timothy McDonnell	2004	Springfield MA	2012 Dec	MSEd

Abp. Daniel Buechlein	1992	Indianapolis IN	2013 Apr
Bp. Sam Jacobs	2003	Houma-Thibodaux LA	2013 May	MA
Bp. Joseph Galante	2004	Camden NJ	2013 Jul	JCD
Bp. Robert Brom	1990	San Diego CA	2013 Sep	STL
Bp. Howard Hubbard	1977	Albany NY	2013 Oct	STL
Bp. Dale Melczek	1996	Gary IN	2013 Nov	MEd

Bp. George Coleman	2003	Fall River MA	2014 Feb	STL
Bp. Lawrence Brandt	2004	Greensburg PA	2014 Mar	PhD, JCD
Abp. Edwin O'Brien	2007	Baltimore MD	2014 Apr	STD
Bp. William Dendinger	2004	Grand Island NE	2014 May	MS (Counseling)
Abp. Michael Sheehan	1993	Santa Fe NM	2014 Jul	STL, JCD
Bp. David Fellhauer	1990	Victoria TX	2014 Aug	JCD, PhD
Bp. Michael Driscoll	1999	Boise ID	2014 Aug	MSW

Bp. John Ricard	1997	Pensacola-Tallah. FL	2015 Feb	PhD
Bp. Michael Jarrell	2002	Lafayette LA	2015 May	MA (Phil.)
Abp. Jerome Hanus	1995	Dubuque IA	2015 May	STL
Bp. William Murphy	2001	Rockville Centre NY	2015 May	STD, LHD
Bp. Terry Steib	1993	Memphis TN	2015 May	MA (Guidance)
Bp. Paul Bootkoski	2002	Metuchen NJ	2015 Jul	MEd
Abp. Roger Schwietz	2001	Anchorage AK	2015 Jul	MA (Cslg), STL
Bp. Edward Slattery	1994	Tulsa OK	2015 Aug	MA
Bp. Paul Loverde	1999	Arlington VA	2015 Sep	STL, JCL
Bp. Placido Rodríguez	1994	Lubbock TX	2015 Oct	MA (Urb Studies), STL
Abp. Donald Wuerl	2006	Washington DC	2015 Nov	STD

Bp. Roger Morin	2003	Biloxi MS	2016 Mar	MA (Urban Studies)
Bp. Robert Lynch	1996	St. Petersburg FL	2016 May	-
Abp. John Myers	2001	Newark NJ	2016 Jul	STL, JCD
Bp. Gerald Kicanas	2003	Tucson AZ	2016 Aug	STL, PhD (Educ. Psy.)
Bp. Martin Amos	2006	Davenport IA	2016 Dec

Bp. Francis DiLorenzo	2004	Richmond VA	2017 Apr	STD
Bp. Ronald Gilmore	1998	Dodge City KS	2017 Apr	STL
Bp. Ronald Herzog	2004	Alexandria LA	2017 Apr	-
Bp. Alvaro Corrada del Rio	2001	Tyler TX	2017 May
Bp. Joseph Pepe	2001	Las Vegas NV	2017 Jun	JCD
Bp. Curtis Guillory	2000	Beaumont TX	2017 Sep	MA (Spirituality)
Bp. Stephen Blaire	1999	Stockton CA	2017 Dec	MA
Bp. Robert Muench	2001	Baton Rouge LA	2017 Dec	MEd

Bp. Richard Pates	2008	Des Moines IA	2018 Feb	STL
Bp. Armando Ochoa	1996	El Paso TX	2018 Apr
Bp. Robert Cunningham	2009	Syracuse NY	2018 Jun	JCL
Bp. Frederick Campbell	2004	Columbus OH	2018 Aug	PhD (Hist.)
Bp. John Gaydos	1997	Jefferson City MO	2018 Aug	-
Bp. Michael Bransfield	2005	Wheeling-Charles. WV	2018 Sep	MA (Phil)
Bp. Paul Swain	2006	Sioux Falls SD	2018 Sep	MA (Poli Sci) JD

Bp. William Malooly	2008	Wilmington DE	2019 Jan	-
Bp. Arthur Serratelli	2000	Paterson NJ	2019 Apr	SSL, STD
Bp. Nicholas DiMarzio	2003	Brooklyn NY	2019 Jun	PhD
Bp. Robert Baker	2007	Birmingham AL	2019 Jun	STD
Abp. Sean O'Malley	2003	Boston MA	2019 Jun	MRE, PhD (Hisp. Lit.)
Abp. Robert Carlson	2009	St. Louis MO	2019 Jun	JCL
Bp. Edward Braxton	2005	Belleville IL	2019 Jun	PhD (Relig. St.) STD
Abp. Charles Chaput	1997	Denver CO	2019 Sep	MA (Psy, Theo, Rel Ed)
Bp. Donald Kettler	2002	Fairbanks AK	2019 Nov	JCL

Bp. Michael Sheridan	2001	Colorado Springs CO	2020 Mar	STD
Bp. Patrick McGrath	1999	San Jose CA	2020 Jun	JCD
Bp. Gerald Barnes	1995	San Bernardino CA	2020 Jun	-
Bp. Roger Foys	2002	Covington KY	2020 Jul	-
Bp. Paul Bradley	2009	Kalamazoo MI	2020 Oct	MSW
Bp. John Quinn	2009	Winona MN	2020 Dec	MA (Relig. St), PhD (Theo)
Bp. Robert Guglielmone	2009	Charleston SC	2020 Dec

Bp. Herbert Bevard	2008	Virgin Islands (US)	2021 Jan
Bp. John Levoir	2008	New Ulm MN	2021 Feb	MA (Theo), CPA
Bp. Richard Malone	2004	Portland ME	2021 Mar	STL, ThD
Bp. Salvatore Matano	2005	Burlington VT	2021 Apr	STL, JCD
Abp. Joseph Kurtz	2007	Louisville KY	2021 Aug	MSW
Bp. Robert Morlino	1999	Madison WI	2021 Dec	MA (Phil.), STD

Bp. David Choby	2005	Nashville TN	2022 Jan	JCL
Bp. Thomas Olmsted	2003	Phoenix AZ	2022 Jan	JCD
Bp. Richard Lennon	2006	Cleveland OH	2022 Mar	MA (Theo., Ch. History)
Bp. Daniel Jenky	2002	Peoria IL	2022 Mar	MA (Theo.)
Bp. Richard Garcia	2006	Monterey CA	2022 Apr	MA (Theo.)
Abp. John Nienstedt	2007	St. Paul / Minn MN	2022 May	STD (Bio. Ethics)
Bp. Walker Nickless	2005	Sioux City IA	2022 May	STL
Bp. Ronald Gainer	2003	Lexington KY	2022 Aug	DipLL, JCL
Bp. Kevin Farrell	2007	Dallas TX	2022 Sep	MA (Phil), STL
Abp. Wilton Gregory	2004	Atlanta GA	2022 Dec	SLD

Bp. Thomas Tobin	2005	Providence RI	2023 Apr
Bp. George Murry	2007	Youngstown OH	2023 May	MPhil, PhD (History)
Abp. Dennis Schnurr	2008	Cincinnati OH	2023 Jun	STL, JCD
Bp. Patrick Zurek	2008	Amarillo	2023 Aug	STL (Morals)
Bp. Michael Warfel	2007	Great Falls Billings MT	2023 Sep	MA (Theo)
Abp. Allen Vigneron	2009	Detroit MI	2023 Oct	STL, PhD (Phil.)
Bp. Daniel Conlon	2002	Steubenville OH	2023 Dec	JCD, PhD

Abp. Thomas Rodi	2008	Mobile AL	2024 Mar	JCL, JD
Bp. Blase Cupich	1998	Rapid City SD	2024 Mar	STD
Abp. Jerome Listecki	2005	Milwaukee WI	2024 Mar	JD, JCD, STD
Bp. Leonard Blair	2003	Toledo OH	2024 Apr	STD
Abp. Daniel DiNardo	2006	Galveston-Houst. TX	2024 May	MA, STL (Patris.)
Bp. Joseph Cistone	2004	Saginaw MI	2024 May	-
Abp. George Lucas	2009	Omaha NE	2024 Jun	MA (Hist.)
Bp. Michael J. Hoeppner	2007	Crookston MN	2024 Jun	JCL
Bp. Michael Cote	2003	Norwich CT	2024 Jun	JCL
Abp. Joseph Naumann	2005	Kansas City KS	2024 Jun	-
Bp. Clarence Silva	2005	Honolulu HI	2024 Aug	-
Bp. Glen Provost	2007	Lake Charles LA	2024 Aug	STL, MA (English Lit.)
Bp. William Mulvey	2009	Corpus Christi TX	2024 Aug	STL
Bp. David Zubik	2007	Pittsburgh PA	2024 Sep	M Ed Adm
Bp. James Tamayo	2000	Laredo TX	2024 Oct	MA
Abp. Gregory Aymond	2009	New Orleans LA	2024 Nov	-

Bp. Gerald Barbarito	2003	Palm Beach FL	2025 Jan	JCL
Abp. Timothy Dolan	2009	New York NY	2025 Feb	STL, PhD
Bp. Frank Dewane	2007	Venice FL	2025 Mar	MA (Int'l. Adm.), JCL
Bp. George Thomas	2004	Helena MT	2025 May	PhD
Bp. Samuel Aquila	2002	Fargo ND	2025 Sep	STL (Liturgy)
Bp. Thomas Wenski	2004	Orlando FL	2025 Oct	MA (Sociology)
Bp. Randolph Calvo	2006	Reno NV	2025 Aug	JCD
Bp. John Wester	2007	Salt Lake City UT	2025 Nov	MA (Spirituality)

Bp. Earl Boyea	2007	Lansing MI	2026 Apr	STL, PhD
Bp. William Lori	2001	Bridgeport CT	2026 May	STD
Bp. Robert Vasa	2000	Baker OR	2026 May	JCL
Bp. Kevin Vann	2005	Ft. Worth TX	2026 May	JCD
Bp. Robert McManus	2004	Worcester MA	2026 Jul	STD
Abp. Jose Gomez	2005	San Antonio TX	2026 Dec	STD
Abp. Timothy Broglio	2007	Military Archdiocese	2026 Dec	JCD

Bp. Michael Duca	2008	Shreveport LA	2027 Jun	JCL
Bp. James Sartain	2006	Joliet IL	2027 Jun	STL (Sacram.)
William F. Medley	2009	Owensboro KY	2027 Sep	-
Bp. David Ricken	2008	Green Bay WI	2027 Nov	JCL
Bp. Peter Christensen	2007	Superior WI	2027 Dec	-

Bp. Robert Finn	2005	Kansas City-St. J, MO	2028 Apr	STL, MA (Ed. Admin.)

Bp. Michael Jackels	2005	Wichita KS	2029 Apr	STD (Spirituality)
Bp. Anthon Taylor	2008	Little Rock AR	2029 Apr	PhD (Scripture)

Bp. Paul Coakley	2004	Salina KS	2030 Jun	MA, STL (Spirituality)
Bp. Jaime Soto	2008	Sacramento CA	2030 Dec	MSW

Bp. Salvatore Cordileone	2009	Oakland CA	2031 Jun	JCD

Bp. Peter Jugis	2003	Charlotte NC	2032 Mar	JCD
Bp. Michael Burbidge	2006	Raleigh NC	2032 Jun	D. Ed, MA (Theo)
Bp. Richard Stika	2009	Knoxville TN	2032 Jul
Bp. Jose Vasquez	2010	Austin TX	2032 Jul	STL
Bp. Edward Burns	2009	Juneau AK	2032 Oct	MA (Theo)
Bp. Kevin Rhoades	2009	Ft. Wayne IN	2032 Nov	STL, JCL

Bp. Fernando Isern	2009	Pueblo CO	2033 Sep

Bp. Paul Etienne	2009	Cheyenne WY	2034 Jun	STL (Spiritual Theology)
Bp. Bernard Hebda	2009	Gaylord MI	2034 Sep	JCL, JD
Bp. James Vann Johnston	2008	Springfield Cape G MO	2034 Oct	JCL

Bp. Daniel Flores	2009	Brownsville TX	2035 Aug	STD
Bp. Paul Sirba	2009	Duluth MN	2035 Sep
Bp. John Barres	2009	Allentown PA	2035 Sep	MBA, JCL, STD
Bp. Alexander Sample	2005	Marquette MI	2035 Nov	MS (Metallurgy), JCL

Bp. James Wall	2009	Gallup NM	2039 Oct	-

4. Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishops of the USA

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