Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Maryknoll

Past and Present Ordinaries

• James Anthony Walsh, M.M. † (29 Jun 1911 Appointed - 14 Apr 1936 Died)
• James Edward Walsh, M.M. † (Jul 1936 Appointed - 7 Aug 1946 Resigned)
• Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. † (7 Aug 1946 Appointed - 6 Aug 1956 Resigned)
• John William Comber, M.M. † (6 Aug 1956 Appointed - 23 Jan 1959 Appointed, Titular Bishop of Foratiana)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1959		1,131		ap1960
1966	1,005	1,381	377	ap1967
1971	908	2,036	50	ap1972
1976	815	987	39	ap1977
1981	761	927	48	ap1982
1986	706	826	52	ap1987
1990	652	768		ap1991
1991	653	780	53	ap1992
2000	510	628		ap2001
2001	506	610		ap2002
2002	495	604	40	ap2003
2004	462	567	37	ap2005
2009	385	442	29	ap2010
2010	376	429	30	ap2011
2011	364	424	30	ap2012
2012	354	416	30	ap2013

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• William John McNaughton, M.M. (Priest: 13 Jun 1953 to 6 Jun 1961)
• John Quinn Weitzel, M.M. (Priest: 11 Jun 1955 to 9 Jun 1986)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Carlos Arturo Brown, M.M. † (Priest: 9 Jun 1946 to 29 Nov 1956)
• Patrick James Byrne, M.M. † (Priest: 23 Jun 1915 to 7 Apr 1949)
• Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † (Priest: 21 Jun 1942 to 15 Nov 1960)
• John William Comber, M.M. † (Priest: 1 Feb 1931; Superior General: 6 Aug 1956 to 23 Jan 1959)
• Thomas Joseph Danehy, M.M. † (Priest: 17 Sep 1939 to 15 Jun 1948)
• Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. † (Member: 1928; Priest: 27 Jan 1929 to 20 Jul 1939)
• Alfonso Manuel Escalante y Escalante, M.M. † (Priest: 1 Feb 1931 to 13 Jan 1943)
• Edward Louis Fedders, M.M. † (Priest: 11 Jun 1944 to 29 Oct 1963)
• Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. † (Member: 1912; Priest: 5 Dec 1917 to 18 Jun 1935)
• Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. † (Priest: 7 Feb 1943 to 8 Aug 1961)
• Giuseppe Gerardo Grondin, M.M. †
• James Richard Ham, M.M. † (Priest: 12 Jun 1948 to 28 Nov 1967)
• William Francis Kupfer, M.M. † (Member: 1928; Priest: 11 Jun 1933 to 16 Apr 1962)
• Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. † (Member: 1913; Priest: 8 Feb 1920 to 13 Feb 1940; Superior General: 7 Aug 1946 to 6 Aug 1956)
• Edward Aloysius McGurkin, M.M. † (Priest: 14 Sep 1930 to 4 Jul 1956)
• Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. † (Member: 1914; Priest: 12 Feb 1916 to 30 Oct 1931)
• John Edward Morris, M.M. † (Member: 31 Jan 1921 to 1 Apr 1930)
• William Francis O’Shea, M.M. † (Priest: 5 Dec 1917 to 11 Jul 1939)
• James Vincent Pardy, M.M. † (Priest: 26 Jan 1930 to 4 Jul 1958)
• Adolph John Paschang, M.M. † (Member: 1917; Priest: 21 May 1921 to 17 Jun 1937)
• Joseph William Regan, M.M. † (Priest: 27 Jan 1929 to 1 Feb 1962)
• John Angel Romaniello, M.M. † (Member: 1917; Priest: 17 Jun 1928 to 10 Jun 1938)
• John James Rudin, M.M. † (Priest: 11 Jun 1944 to 5 Jul 1957)
• James Anthony Walsh, M.M. † (Priest: 20 May 1892; Superior General: 29 Jun 1911 to 14 Apr 1936)
• James Edward Walsh, M.M. † (Member: 1912; Priest: 7 Dec 1915 to 12 Mar 1924; Superior General: Jul 1936 to 7 Aug 1946)