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According to the Official Catholic Directory, as of Jan. 1, 2010, there are 390 bishops and 59 archbishops.
There are 456 currently active and retired Catholic bishops in the United States:
271 active bishops:
- 4 Cardinal Archbishops
- 27 Archbishops
- 153 Diocesan Bishops
- 75 Auxiliary Bishops
- 12 Apostolic or Diocesan Administrators
185 retired bishops:
- 11 retired Cardinal Archbishops
- 25 retired Archbishops
- 101 retired Diocesan Bishops
- 48 retired Auxiliary Bishops
See the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) link for a list of the bishops' names.
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∙ 12y agoThere are currently (May 2011) 5,215 living bishops. This number includes bishops, archbishops, cardinals, and the Holy Father. See link below.
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∙ 9y agoThe second link below lists 51 Italian cardinals living in April 2014.
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∙ 15y agoAs of 2006 there were roughly 4,800.
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How many Catholic bishops were in the US in 1920?
According to historical records, there were approximately 200 Catholic bishops serving in the United States in 1920.
How many Catholic followers are in the us?
Roman Catholic AnswerAs of 2010, there were an estimated 69.1 million Catholics in the United States.
What is the highest teaching authority in the Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe highest teaching authority in the Catholic Church is Jesus Christ. His Will is known through the twin authorities of Tradition and Scripture. These are interpreted for us by Ecumenical councils (councils of all the bishops ratified by the Holy Father) and by the Pope.
Who is the national leader of the Roman Catholic Church?
First of all, it's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. There is no "Roman Catholic Church", it's just a not too complementary label, although it has been picked up even by some Catholics. . Secondly, the leader of the Catholic Church is Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, who rules through His Vicar on earth, the Holy Father in Rome. Given all that, and the fact that the Catholic Church is world-wide, it is divided (administratively) into countries or groups of countries usually under a conference; for instance, the United States has a "United States Conference of Catholic Bishops." The Holy Father and everybody under him are all Bishops - Bishop is the highest clerical ordination that Our Blessed Lord gave us. Some bishops are designated as Archbishops, for instance, if they are Bishop of an Archdiocese. Other Bishops are designated as Cardinals - which means that they are eligible to vote for the next Pope. Certain dioceses traditionally have an Archbishop who is *usually* named a Cardinal, in the United States, the oldest see in the nation is Baltimore, so that Archbishop is usually named a Cardinal, as well as the Archbishops of New York, Philadelphia, and some other sees across the nation. The entire conference of Catholic Bishops may elect any of their number as their "president" for the next term. He must be a Bishop, he *might* be an Archbishop or a Cardinal, but he would still be one of the Bishops of the conference. But, bottom line? Below the Pope in Rome, the highest authority in any diocese is that diocese's Bishop. A national conference is just for the convenience of the Bishops, it has no authority outside what the individual Bishops and the Pope give it, so there really is no "national leader" of the Catholic Church.
Which US president was the first Roman Catholic to hold office?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic president of the United States.
How many achdioceses are in the us today?
from Wikipedia (couldn't find the info in the Catholic Encyclopedia)Represented in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are 195 archdioceses and dioceses (in the U.S. and the Territory of the Virgin Islands):145 Latin Catholic dioceses33 Latin Catholic archdioceses, and 32 Latin Catholic ecclesiastical provinces (the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services USA is not a metropolitan archdiocese and has no suffragan diocese)15 Eastern Catholic dioceses2 Eastern Catholic archdioceses, and 2 Eastern Catholic metropoliaeThere are also several dioceses in the nation's other four overseas territories. In the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the bishops in the six dioceses (one metropolitan archdiocese and five suffragan dioceses) form their own episcopal conference, the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña. The bishops in U.S. insular areas in the Pacific Ocean - the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam - are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.
What country has the largest population of Roman Catholics in the world?
the US has about 24% of its population as Roman Catholic. Meaning that about 75,000,000 Americans are Roman Catholic. The largest of any other country.
Who was the first catholic president?
John F. Kennedy was the first and only Roman Catholic to be US President.
Can a Catholic join the US armed forces?
Yes, there are many Catholics who have enlisted in the US military. The Roman Catholic Church also maintains an active presence in the military chaplaincy by providing priest who can serve with the soldiers.
About 89 percent of the people in Mexico are Roman what?
Roman-Catholic, meaning they profess the Catholic religion (unlike Protestantism, which is the most followed religion in the US or Canada).
There has been recent tension between the Catholic Church and whom?
Roman Catholic commentPerhaps a better question would be, "who doesn't have tensions with the Catholic Church?" Jesus told us that we would stand alone against the world, the flesh, and the devil, and that men would hate us. The press, in particular, has been, pardon the expression, crucifying the Catholic Church, the Bishops, and particularly the Holy Father. The Church has always stood as the witness to God in this world, and the world, whose prince, as Jesus tells us, is Satan, is not happy with this witness.
What does Holy Orders call us to do?
Holy Orders calls men who are ordained as Deacons, Priests, or Bishops, to a life of service to the Catholic faithful.
