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U.S. cardinals.Six cardinals currently lead U.S. archdiocesesCardinal Daniel N. DiNardo - Galveston-HoustonCardinal Timothy M. Dolan - New YorkCardinal Blase Cupich- ChicagoCardinal Seán P. O'Malley - BostonCardinal Donald W. Wuerl - WashingtonCardinal Joseph Tobin - NewarkThree cardinals are not currently diocesan bishops:Cardinal Raymond L. Burke - Prefect, Apostolic SignaturaCardinal James M. Harvey - Archpriest of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-WallsCardinal Edwin F. O'Brien - Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy SepulcherEleven cardinals are retired:Cardinal William W. Baum - Major Penitentiary EmeritusCardinal Edward M. Egan - Archbishop Emeritus of New YorkCardinal William H. Keeler - Archbishop Emeritus of BaltimoreCardinal Bernard F. Law - Archpriest Emeritus of St. Mary Major Basilica, RomeCardinal William J. Levada - Prefect Emeritus, Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithCardinal Roger M. Mahony - Archbishop Emeritus of Los AngelesCardinal Adam J. Maida - Archbishop Emeritus of DetroitCardinal Theodore E. McCarrick - Archbishop Emeritus of WashingtonCardinal Justin F. Rigali- Archbishop Emeritus of PhiladelphiaCardinal James F. Stafford - Major Penitentiary EmeritusCardinal Edmund C. Szoka - Former President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican CityBishopsThere are 441 active and retired Catholic bishops in the United States:264 active bishops:5 Cardinal Archbishops30 Archbishops152 Diocesan Bishops73 Auxiliary Bishops4 Apostolic or Diocesan Administrators177 retired bishops:11 retired Cardinal Archbishops25 retired Archbishops101 retired Diocesan Bishops40 retired Auxiliary BishopsDioceses and ArchdiocesesIn the United States, there are 195 archdioceses/dioceses, 1 Apostolic Exarchate, and 1 Personal Ordinariate:145 Latin Catholic dioceses33 Latin Catholic archdioceses15 Eastern Catholic dioceses2 Eastern Catholic archdioceses1 Apostolic Exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholic Church1 Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. PeterCurrently, 8 dioceses are vacant (sede vacante): 2Burlington, VermontFairbanks, AlaskaGaylord, MichiganHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaPueblo, ColoradoToledo, OhioUkrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat, Parma, OHWichita, KansasEastern Catholic Churches are churches with origins in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa that have their own distinctive liturgical, legal and organizational systems and are identified by the national or ethnic character of their region of origin. Each is considered fully equal to the Latin tradition within the church. In the United States, there are 15 Eastern church dioceses (called eparchies) and two Eastern church archdioceses (or archeparchies), the Byzantine Catholic Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.The apostolic exarchate for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in the United States is headed by a bishop who is a member of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. An apostolic exarchate is the Eastern Catholic Church equivalent of an apostolic vicariate. It is not a full-fledged diocese/eparchy, but is established by the Holy See for the pastoral care of Eastern Catholics in an area outside the territory of the Eastern Catholic Church to which they belong. It is headed by a bishop or a priest with the title of exarch.The personal ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter was established January 1, 2012, to serve former Anglican groups and clergy in the United States who sought to become Catholic. Similar to a diocese though national in scope, the ordinariate is based in Houston and includes parishes and communities across the United States that are fully Catholic, while retaining elements of their Anglican heritage and traditions. 3Eastern Rite Eparchies1. St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago (Illinois)2. Eparchy of St. George in Canton for the Romanians (Ohio)3. Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford (Connecticut)4. Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic (New Jersey)5. Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy ofPhoenix (Arizona)6. Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance Syriac Catholic Diocese in the U.S. and Canada (New Jersey)7. Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Michigan)8. Chaldean Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle, San Diego (California)9. Eparchy of Parma, Ohio (Ruthenian)10. Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn (New York)11. Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of Armenian Catholics12. Eparchy of Newton, Our Lady of the Annunciation, Boston (Melkite Greek)(Massachusetts)13. Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago for Ukrainians (Illinois)14. Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon (Maronite)15. Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat, Parma (Ohio)Eastern Rite ArcheparchiesUkrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)Archdioceses in the U.S.1. Archdiocese of Anchorage (Alaska)2. Archdiocese of Atlanta (Georgia)3. Archdiocese of Baltimore (Maryland)4. Archdiocese of Boston (Massachusetts)5. Archdiocese of Chicago (Illinois)6. Archdiocese of Cincinnati (Ohio)7. Archdiocese of Denver (Colorado)8. Archdiocese of Detroit (Michigan)9. Archdiocese of Dubuque (Iowa)10. Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Texas)11. Archdiocese of Indianapolis (Indiana)12. Archdiocese of Hartford (Connecticut)13. Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas14. Archdiocese of Los Angeles (California)15. Archdiocese of Louisville (Kentucky)16. Archdiocese of Miami (Florida)17. Archdiocese of Milwaukee (Wisconsin)18. Archdiocese of Mobile (Alabama)19. Archdiocese of New Orleans (Louisiana)20. Archdiocese of New York (New York)21. Archdiocese of Newark (New Jersey)22. Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (Oklahoma)23. Archdiocese of Omaha (Nebraska)24. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)25. Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon26. Archdiocese of San Antonio (Texas)27. Archdiocese of San Francisco (California)28. Archdiocese of Santa Fe (New Mexico)29. Archdiocese of Seattle (Washington)30. Archdiocese of St. Louis (Missouri)31. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis (Minnesota)32. Archdiocese of the Military Services (District of Columbia)33. Archdiocese of Washington (District of Columbia)Dioceses in the U.S.1. Diocese of Albany (New York)2. Diocese of Alexandria (Louisiana)3. Diocese of Allentown (Pennsylvania)4. Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown (Pennsylvania)5. Diocese of Amarillo (Texas)6. Diocese of Arlington (Virginia)7. Diocese of Austin (Texas)8. Diocese of Baker (Oregon)9. Diocese of Baton Rouge (Louisiana)10. Diocese of Beaumont (Texas)11. Diocese of Belleville (Illinois)12. Diocese of Biloxi (Mississippi)13. Diocese of Birmingham (Alabama)14. Diocese of Bismarck (North Dakota)15. Diocese of Boise (Idaho)16. Diocese of Bridgeport (Connecticut)17. Diocese of Brooklyn (New York)18. Diocese of Brownsville (Texas)19. Diocese of Buffalo (New York)20. Diocese of Burlington (Vermont)21. Diocese of Camden (New Jersey)22. Diocese of Charleston (South Carolina)23. Diocese of Charlotte (North Carolina)24. Diocese of Cheyenne (Wyoming)25. Diocese of Cleveland (Ohio)26. Diocese of Colorado Springs (Colorado)27. Diocese of Columbus (Ohio)28. Diocese of Corpus Christi (Texas)29. Diocese of Covington (Kentucky)30. Diocese of Crookston (Minnesota)31. Diocese of Dallas (Texas)32. Diocese of Davenport (Iowa)33. Diocese of Des Moines (Iowa)34. Diocese of Dodge City (Kansas)35. Diocese of Duluth (Minnesota)36. Diocese of El Paso (Texas)37. Diocese of Erie (Pennsylvania)38. Diocese of Evansville (Indiana)39. Diocese of Fairbanks (Alaska)40. Diocese of Fall River (Massachusetts)41. Diocese of Fargo (North Dakota)42. Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (Indiana)43. Diocese of Fort Worth (Texas)44. Diocese of Fresno (California)45. Diocese of Gallup (New Mexico)46. Diocese of Gary (Indiana)47. Diocese of Gaylord (Michigan)48. Diocese of Grand Island (Nebraska)49. Diocese of Grand Rapids (Michigan)50. Diocese of Great Falls-Billings (Montana)51. Diocese of Green Bay (Wisconsin)52. Diocese of Greensburg (Pennsylvania)53. Diocese of Harrisburg (Pennsylvania)54. Diocese of Helena (Montana)55. Diocese of Honolulu (Hawaii)56. Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux (Louisiana)57. Diocese of Jackson (Mississippi)58. Diocese of Jefferson City (Missouri)59. Diocese of Joliet (Illinois)60. Diocese of Juneau (Alaska)61. Diocese of Kalamazoo (Michigan)62. Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph (Missouri)63. Diocese of Knoxville (Tennessee)64. Diocese of La Crosse (Wisconsin)65. Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana66. Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana67. Diocese of Lake Charles (Louisiana)68. Diocese of Lansing (Michigan)69. Diocese of Laredo (Texas)70. Diocese of Las Cruces (New Mexico)71. Diocese of Las Vegas (Nevada)72. Diocese of Lexington (Kentucky)73. Diocese of Lincoln (Nebraska)74. Diocese of Little Rock (Arkansas)75. Diocese of Lubbock (Texas)76. Diocese of Madison (Wisconsin)77. Diocese of Manchester (New Hampshire)78. Diocese of Marquette (Michigan)79. Diocese of Memphis (Tennessee)80. Diocese of Metuchen (New Jersey)81. Diocese of Monterey (California)82. Diocese of Nashville (Tennessee)83. Diocese of New Ulm (Minnesota)84. Diocese of Norwich (Connecticut)85. Diocese of Oakland (California)86. Diocese of Ogdensburg (New York)87. Diocese of Orange (California)88. Diocese of Orlando (Florida)89. Diocese of Owensboro (Kentucky)90. Diocese of Palm Beach (Florida)91. Diocese of Paterson (New Jersey)92. Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee (Florida)93. Diocese of Peoria (Illinois)94. Diocese of Phoenix (Arizona)95. Diocese of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)96. Diocese of Portland in Maine97. Diocese of Providence (Rhode Island)98. Diocese of Pueblo (Colorado)99. Diocese of Raleigh (North Carolina)100. Diocese of Rapid City (South Dakota)101. Diocese of Reno (Nevada)102. Diocese of Richmond (Virginia)103. Diocese of Rochester (New York)104. Diocese of Rockford (Illinois)105. Diocese of Rockville Centre (New York)106. Diocese of Sacramento (California)107. Diocese of Saginaw (Michigan)108. Diocese of Salina (Kansas)109. Diocese of Salt Lake City (Utah)110. Diocese of San Angelo (Texas)111. Diocese of San Bernardino (California)112. Diocese of San Diego (California)113. Diocese of San Jose (California)114. Diocese of Santa Rosa (California)115. Diocese of Savannah (Georgia)116. Diocese of Scranton (Pennsylvania)117. Diocese of Shreveport (Louisiana)118. Diocese of Sioux City (Iowa)119. Diocese of Sioux Falls (South Dakota)120. Diocese of Spokane (Washington)121. Diocese of Springfield in Illinois122. Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts123. Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau (Missouri)124. Diocese of St. Augustine (Florida)125. Diocese of St. Cloud (Minnesota)126. Diocese of St. Petersburg (Florida)127. Diocese of St. Thomas, VI (Virgin Islands)128. Diocese of Steubenville (Ohio)129. Diocese of Stockton (California)130. Diocese of Superior (Wisconsin)131. Diocese of Syracuse (New York)132. Diocese of Toledo (Ohio)133. Diocese of Trenton (New Jersey)134. Diocese of Tucson (Arizona)135. Diocese of Tulsa (Oklahoma)136. Diocese of Tyler (Texas)137. Diocese of Venice (Florida)138. Diocese of Victoria (Texas)139. Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (West Virginia)140. Diocese of Wichita (Kansas)141. Diocese of Wilmington (Delaware)142. Diocese of Winona (Minnesota)143. Diocese of Worcester (Massachusetts)144. Diocese of Yakima (Washington)145. Diocese of Youngstown (Ohio)

The Catholic Church is a communion of local churches. That is, a network of dioceses, groups of Christians gathered around a bishop.The diocese or eparchy is considered the smallest unit of the Church where the whole Catholic Church is present. The leader of a diocese is a bishop, who has both a central staff (called the curia or chancery) and is subdivided into parish congregations - neighborhood or town-based worshipping communities.There are just over 3000 dioceses (or equivalent structures) around the world. The average diocese has about 430,000 Catholics, divided into about 75 parishes of nearly 6000 each. Within the diocese, several parishes (usually about 10–20) can be grouped together into a deanery or vicariate.Practically, the size of a diocese can vary significantly. The largest is Mexico City, with nearly 9 million Catholics in its jurisdiction, and the smallest ordinary conscription equivalent to a diocese is probably the Territorial Abbey of Subiaco which has just 38 Catholics in its jurisdiction. The smallest regular diocese/eparchy I know of is the Diocese of Constantine, Algeria, with between 300–1000 Catholics in its jurisdiction.The pastor of a parish is normally a priest, though a deacon or lay ecclesial minister can fill this role in a shortage. Most of the ministers serving in the parish are not priests, but deacons or lay ecclesial ministers (a group that can include religious brothers or sisters).A parish may be further subdivided into basic ecclesial communities, guilds, neighborhood groups, or small faith sharing communities in a number of ways, closer to the size of the original house-churches, with a couple dozen members perhaps. Or they may organize based on particular movements or interests: Knights of Columbus, St. Vincent de Paul society, Comunione e Liberazione, etc.Going back to the diocese and above: A group of dioceses together, usually in the same political territory, is called a province. In the U.S., for example, most provinces follow state lines (though larger states will have several).The leading diocese in the province, usually the largest, is called an archdiocese, and its bishop, as presiding bishop of the province, is a Metropolitan - but usually simply called an Archbishop.Some bishops, and occasionally a few priests or, in the past, deacons and lay people, can be created ‘cardinals’ by the pope. These are advisors to the pope, and the people responsible for electing the new pope on the death or retirement of the last one. About 3/4 of them are simply diocesan bishops the pope has decided to give this extra responsibility, it does not change their role as bishops of a diocese. The rest are mostly assisting the pope in his central administrative offices, called the Roman Curia (as distinct from the local curia of each diocese).All the dioceses in a given country or region are grouped together in a bishops’ conference. The leader of the conference is either a bishop who is elected to serve as president for a fixed term, or the bishop of the oldest diocese in the country, called the primate.At the highest level, the Catholic Church is in fact made up of 24 autonomous churches - each with their own hierarchy and governance, and their own head. These are based on mostly ancient developments and differences in language, spirituality, liturgy, theology, and tradition. The largest, by far, is the Latin Church (often called “Roman Catholic”) which grew out of the Latin-speaking areas of the Roman Empire, and following the leadership of the Church of Rome. The other 23 are collectively called “Eastern Catholic” churches, but each has its own name: The Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Maronite Church, etc.Each of these autonomous churches is headed by a patriarch or some other presiding bishop, depending on their size and antiquity. The pope, for example, is patriarch of the Latin Church as well as being the presider of the college of all Catholic bishops.The highest governing body of the whole Catholic Church is the Ecumenical Council, which meets only when called by the pope (in current practice). The last was the Second Vatican Council (1962–65).Between Councils, the bishops collectively govern the church, with the pope as their head, through the Synod of Bishops and the more local governance of the Holy Synods of autonomous churches or the bishops’ conferences, often in collaboration with the Roman Curia.

I have been a Freemason for 50 years ( in Connecticut) I have many Masonic Brothers who are Roman Catholic. One of the best Mason’s I knew became a Mason with this Blessing. His first name was Ernie. Ernie belonged to the Knights of Columbus. He also had a lot of friends who were Mason’s. He wanted to become a Mason but felt he had to get permission. He went to the Bishop of his Diocese and asked him what he should do. The Bishop told him “ Ernie, if you want to be a Mason, that’s fine and you have my Blessing, but be the best Mason you can be.”. God Bless you Ernie, you were a wonderful friend and Brother.Rest In Peace my BrotherSo Mote it Be.