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The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. The list also includes bishops in American territories and commonwealths, including Puerto Rico , the Northern Mariana Islands , American Samoa , Guam , and the U.S. Virgin Islands .
Pope Francis appointed Campbell as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington on March 8, 2017. [2] [1] On April 21, 2017, Campbell was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Wuerl at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, with Bishops Martin Holley and Barry Knestout serving as co-consecrators.
To assist Cooke with the military diocese, the pope in 1975 appointed Bishop Joseph T. Ryan from the Archdiocese of Anchorage as a coadjutor bishop. [9] Pope John Paul II in 1979 named a retired military chaplain, Rear Admiral John O'Connor as auxiliary bishop for the military diocese. [10] In 1985, O'Connor became archbishop of New York.
Thomas William Lyons (September 26, 1923 – March 25, 1988) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington from 1974 to 1988. Lyons is listed by the Archdiocese of Washington as being credibly accused of sexually molesting a minor.
The particular duties of an auxiliary bishop are given by the diocesan bishop and can vary widely depending on the auxiliary bishop, the ordinary, and the needs of the diocese. [1] In a larger archdiocese, they might be assigned to serve a portion of the archdiocese (sometimes called deaneries , regions, or vicariates) or to serve a particular ...
On February 25, 1995, Pope John Paul II appointed Lori as an auxiliary bishop of Washington and titular bishop of Bulla. He was consecrated by Hickey on April 20, 1995, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Cardinal William Baum and Bishop William Curlin served as Lori's co-consecrators.
This is a historical list of all bishops of the Catholic Church whose sees were within the present-day boundaries of the United States, with links to the bishops who consecrated them. It includes only members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and their predecessors. The number references the sequence of consecration.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the United States.Founded in 2001 after the merger of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and United States Catholic Conference (USCC), it is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic hierarchy (i.e., diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops and the ...