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Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
12 Sep 1968 Archbishop Daniel Anthony CroninArchbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut
20 Sep 1974 Bishop Richard Charles Patrick HanifenBishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado
19 Mar 1975 Roger Michael Cardinal MahonyArchbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California
29 Feb 1976 James Francis Cardinal StaffordMajor Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia
28 Apr 1976 Archbishop Elden Francis CurtissArchbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska
25 Jun 1976 Bishop Dominic Anthony MarconiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey
2 Sep 1976 Bishop Victor Herman BalkeBishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota
12 May 1977 Bishop William Stephen SkylstadBishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington
2 Mar 1978 Bishop Kenneth Donald SteinerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon
24 Jun 1978 Bishop Peter Anthony RosazzaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut
21 Sep 1978 Bishop Lawrence Primo Sabatini, C.S.Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
6 Nov 1978 Bishop Phillip Francis StralingBishop Emeritus of Reno, Nevada
Most Junior
28 Jul 2026 Father Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, S.J.Bishop-Elect of Honolulu, Hawaii
11 Jul 2026 Father Emilio Elpidio Biosca Agüero, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop-Elect of Venice, Florida
7 Jul 2026 Father Gary Richard StudniewskiAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Washington, District of Columbia
7 Jul 2026 Father Robert Paul Boxie, IIIAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Washington, District of Columbia
30 Jun 2026 Father John Jairo GomezBishop-Elect of Laredo, Texas
1 May 2026 Bishop Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B.Bishop of Belleville, Illinois
24 Feb 2026 Bishop Manuel de Jesus RodriguezBishop of Palm Beach, Florida
20 Feb 2026 Bishop James Albert MiskoBishop of Tucson, Arizona
17 Feb 2026 Bishop Peter Dai BuiAuxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona
3 Nov 2025 Bishop Andres Cantoria LigotAuxiliary Bishop of San Jose in California
28 Oct 2025 Bishop Ralph Bernard O’DonnellBishop of Jefferson City, Missouri
29 Sep 2025 Bishop Thomas Joseph HennenBishop of Baker, Oregon

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