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  2. List of Catholic bishops in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Most nations with large Catholic populations in non-missionary geographical areas propose and elect native-born clergy to the episcopacy. An exception to this rule is the United States, which has a significant number of foreign-born bishops, with most serving as auxiliaries in culturally diverse dioceses.

  3. Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States ...

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    James Gibbons (109) became the United States' second cardinal in 1886. Jean-Baptiste Salpointe (116) served as vicar apostolic of the Arizona missions, and later as Archbishop of Santa Fe. James Augustine Healy (138) was the first bishop of African descent in the United States.

  4. Catholic Church in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The central leadership body of the Catholic Church in the United States is the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, made up of the hierarchy of bishops (including archbishops) of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands, although each bishop is independent in his own diocese, answerable only to the Holy See. The USCCB elects a president to ...

  5. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. US Catholic bishops meet; leaders call for unity and peace ...

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    BALTIMORE (AP) — Catholic leaders called for peace in a war-torn world and unity amid strife within their own clerical ranks on Tuesday, as U.S. bishops gathered in Baltimore for their annual ...

  7. Lists of popes, patriarchs, primates, archbishops, and bishops

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    List of bishops of the Church of England; List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America; List of presiding bishops in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America; List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses; List of bishops of the Anglican Church in North America; List of bishops of the North American Lutheran ...

  8. Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ...

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    The synod, which will run through Oct. 29, follows a first-of-its-kind two-year outreach in which bishops and other clerics around the world met with lay Catholics to learn about their hopes for ...

  9. Category : Roman Catholic bishops in the United States by state

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    United States portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 50 subcategories, out of 50 total. A. ... Roman Catholic bishops in New York (state) (6 C, 8 P)