Here’s a list of the apostolic successors in the United States:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_Catholic_bishops_of_the_United_States
There are more than 12 on that list. When did man take it upon himself to divert from the original tradition by adding to the number of apostles?
And I’m still waiting to hear which of the five folds of ministry are open to women.