Updated: *167* Bishops (More Than 90% of Dioceses) Have Spoken Out Against Obama/HHS Mandate
In the past I’ve compiled a list of all the bishops speaking out on a particular controversial issue (for instance, over Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama) — here are the bishops who have spoken out against the Obama/HHS mandate.
[See my ongoing coverage of Obama/HHS's war against religious liberty here, here, here and most recently here. I'm also tweeting more updates @AmericanPapist.]
If I have missed anyone please let me know in the comments! And please double-check that your bishop really is not there before posting.
Items in bold mean the statement was read at all diocesan Masses or included in all parish bulletins on Sunday.
Thank you to AmP reader Matthew for helping me group these bishops by province!
Province of Anchorage:
- 1. Archbishop Roger Schweitz, of Anchorage, AK
- 2. Bishop Edward Burns, of Juneau, AK
- 3. Bishop Donald Kettler of Fairbanks, AK (better link needed)
Province of Atlanta:
- 4. Archbishop Wilton Gregory , of Atlanta, GA
- 5. Bishop Robert Guglielmone, of Charleston, SC
- 6. Bishop Peter Jugis, of Charlotte, NC
- 7. Bishop Michael Burbidge, of Raleigh, NC
- 8. Bishop Gregory Hartmayer, of Savannah, GA
Province of Baltimore:
- 9. Cardinal-designate Edwin O’Brien, of Baltimore, MD
- 10. Bishop Paul Loverde, of Arlington, VA
- 11. Bishop Francis DiLorenzo, of Richmond VA
- 12. Bishop Michael Bransfield, of Wheeling-Charleston, WV
- 13. Bishop Francis Malooly, of Wilmington, DE
Province of Boston:
- 14. Sean Cardinal O’Malley, of Boston, MA
- 15. Bishop Salvatore Matano,of Burlington, VT
- 16. Bishop George Coleman, of Fall River, MA
- 17. Bishop Peter Libasci, of Manchester, NH
- 18. Bishop Richard Malone, of Portland, ME
- 19. Bishop Timothy McDonnell, of Springfield, MA
- 20. Bishop Robert McManus, of Worcester, MA
Province of Chicago:
- 21. Francis Cardinal George of Chicago, IL
- 22. Bishop Edward Braxton, of Belleville, IL (better link needed)
- 23. Bishop Daniel Conlon, of Joliet, IL
- 24. Bishop Daniel Jenky, of Peoria, IL
- 25. Bishop Thomas Doran, of Rockford, IL
- 26. Bishop Thomas Paprocki, of Springfield, IL
Province of Cincinnati:
- 27. Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, of Cincinnati, OH
- 28. Bishop Richard Lennon, of Cleveland, OH
- 29. Bishop Frederick Campbell, of Columbus, OH
- Monsignor Kurt Kemo (apostolic administrator), of Steubenville, OH
- 30. Bishop Leonard Blair, of Toledo, OH
- 31. Bishop George Murry, of Youngstown, OH
Province of Denver:
- 32. Bishop James Conley, Apostolic Administrator of Denver, CO
- 33. Bishop Paul Etienne, of Cheyenne, WY
- 34. Bishop Michael Sheridan, of Colorado Springs, CO
- 35. Bishop Fernando Isern, of Pueblo, CO
Province of Detroit:
- 36. Archbishop Allen Vigneron, of Detroit, MI
- 37. Bishop Bernard Hebda, of Gaylord, MI
- 38. Bishop Walter Hurley, of Grand Rapids, MI
- 39. Bishop Paul Bradley, of Kalamazoo, MI
- 40. Bishop Earl Boyea, of Lansing, MI
- 41. Bishop Alexander Sample, of Marquette, MI
- 42. Bishop Joseph Cistone, of Saginaw, MI (better link needed)
Province of Dubuque:
- 43. Archbishop Jerome Hanus, of Dubuque, IA
- 44. Bishop Martin Amos, of Davenport, IA
- 45. Bishop Richard Pates, of Des Moines, IA
- 46. Bishop Walter Nickless, of Sioux City, IA
Province of Galveston-Houston:
- 47. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, of Galveston-Houston, TX
- 48. Bishop Joe Vasquez, of Austin, TX
- 49. Bishop Curtis Guillory, of Beaumont, TX (better link needed)
- 50. Bishop Daniel Flores, of Brownsville, TX
- 51. Bishop Michael Mulvey, of Corpus Christi, TX
- 52. Bishop Alvaro Corrada (apostolic administrator) of Tyler TX
Province of Hartford:
- 53. Archbishop Henry Mansell, of Hartford, CT
- 54. Bishop William Lori, of Bridgeport, CT
- 55. Bishop Michael Cote, of Norwich, CT
- 56. Bishop Thomas Tobin, of Providence, RI
Province of Indianapolis:
- 57. Bishop Christopher Coyne, Apostolic Administrator of Indianapolis, IN
- 58. Bishop Charles Thompson, of Evansville, IN
- 59. Bishop Kevin Rhoades, of Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
- 60. Bishop Dale Melczek, of Gary, IN
- 61. Bishop Timothy Doherty, of Lafayette, IN
Province of Kansas City:
- 62. Archbishop Joseph Naumann, of Kansas City, KS
- Father Barry Brinkman (apostolic administrator) of Salina, KS
- 63. Bishop Michael Jackels, of Wichita, KS
Province of Los Angeles:
- 64. Archbishop Jose Gomez, of Los Angeles, CA
- Roger Cardinal Mahoney (emeritus), of Los Angeles, CA
- 65. Bishop Armando Ochoa, of Fresno, CA (also apostolic administrator of El Paso)
- 66. Bishop Tod Brown, of Orange, CA
- 67. Bishop Gerald Barnes, of San Bernadino, CA
- 68. Bishop Robert Brom, of San Diego, CA
- 69. Bishop Ricardo Garcia of Monterey, CA
Province of Louisville:
- 70. Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, of Louisville, KY
- 71. Bishop Roger Foys, of Covington, KY
- 72. Bishop Richard Stika, of Knoxville, TN
- 73. Bishop Ronald Gainer, of Lexington, KY (better link needed)
- 74. Bishop Terry Steib, of Memphis, TN
- 75. Bishop David Choby, of Nashville, TN
- 76. Bishop WIlliam Medley, of Owensboro, KY
Province of Miami:
- 77. Archbishop Thomas Wenski, of Miami, FL (also apostolic administrator of Pensacola-Tallahassee)
- 78. Bishop John Noonan, of Orlando, FL
- 79. Bishop Gerald Barbarito, of Palm Beach, FL
- 80. Bishop Felipe Estevez, of St Augustine, FL
- 81. Bishop Robert Lynch, of St Petersburg, FL
- 82. Bishop Frank Dewane, of Venice, FL
Province of Milwaukee:
- 83. Archbishop Jerome Listecki, of Milwaukee, WI
- 84. Bishop David Ricken, of Green Bay, WI
- 85. Bishop William Callahan, of La Crosse, WI
- 86. Bishop Robert Morlino, of Madison, WI
- 87. Bishop Peter Christensen, of Superior, WI
Province of Mobile:
- 88. Archbishop Thomas Rodi of Mobile, AL
- 89. Bishop Robert Baker of Birmingham, AL
- 90. Bishop Joseph Latino of Jackson, MS (forthcoming)
Province of New Orleans:
- 91. Archbishop Gregory Aymond, of New Orleans, LA
- 92. Bishop Ronald Herzog, of Alexandria, LA
- 93. Bishop Robert Muench, of Baton Rouge, LA
- 94. Bishop Sam Jacobs, of Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- 95. Bishop Michael Jarrell, of Lafayette, LA
- 96. Bishop Glen Provost, of Lake Charles, LA
- 97. Bishop Michael Duca, of Shreveport, LA
Province of New York:
- 98. Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, of New York, NY
- Edward Cardinal Egan, of New York, NY (emeritus)
- 99. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, of Brooklyn, NY
- 100. Bishop Edward Kmiec, of Buffalo, NY
- 101. Bishop Terry LaValley, of Ogdensburg, NY
- 102. Bishop Matthew Clark, of Rochester, NY
- 103. Bishop William Murphy, of Rockville Centre, NY
- 104. Bishop Robert Cunningham, of Syracuse, NY
- 105. Bishop Howard Hubbard of Albany, NY
Province of Newark:
- 106. Archbishop John Meyers, of Newark, NJ
- 107. Bishop Joseph Galante, of Camden, NJ
- 108. Bishop Arthur Serratelli, of Paterson, NJ
- 109. Bishop David O’Connell, of Trenton, NJ
- 110. Bishop Paul Bootkoski of Metuchen, NJ
Province of Oklahoma City:
- 111. Archbishop Paul Coakley, of Oklahoma City, OK
- 112. Bishop Anthony Taylor, of Little Rock, AR
- 113. Bishop Edward Slattery, of Tulsa, OK
Province of Omaha:
- 114. Archbishop George Lucas, of Omaha, NE
- 115. Bishop William Dendinger, of Grand Island, NE (better link needed)
- 116. Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, of Lincoln, NE
Province of Philadelphia:
- 117. Archbishop Charles Chaput, of Philadelphia, PA
- 118. Bishop John Barres, of Allentown, PA
- 119. Bishop Mark Bartchak, of Altoona-Johnstown, PA
- 120. Bishop Lawrence Brandt, of Greensburg, PA
- 121. Bishop Joseph McFadden, of Harrisburg, PA
- 122. Bishop David Zubik, of Pittsburgh, PA (Twice!)
- 123. Bishop Joseph Bambera, of Scranton, PA
- 124. Bishop Donald Trautman of Eire, PA (better link needed)
Province of Portland:
- 125. Archbishop John Vlazny, of Portland, OR
- 126. Bishop William Skystad (apostolic administrator) of Baker, OR
- 127. Bishop Michael Driscoll, of Boise, ID
- 128. Bishop Michael Warfel, of Great Falls-Billings, MT
- 129. Bishop George Thomas, of Helena, MT
Province of Saint Louis:
- 130. Archbishop Robert Carlson, of Saint Louis, MO
- 131. Bishop John Gaydos, of Jefferson City, MO
- 132. Bishop Robert Finn, of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, MO
- 133. Bishop James Johnston, of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, MO
Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:
- 134. Archbishop John Nienstedt, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, MN
- 135. Bishop David Kagan, of Bismarck, ND
- 136. Bishop Samuel Aquila, of Fargo, ND
- 137. Bishop John LeVoir, of New Ulm, MN
- 138. Bishop Robert Gruss, of Rapid City, SD
- 139. Bishop Paul Swain, of Sioux Falls, SD
- 140. Bishop John Quinn, of Winona, MN
- 141. Bishop Paul Sirba of Duluth, MN
- 142. Bishop Michael Hoeppner, of Crookston, MN
Province of San Antonio:
- 143. Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, of San Antonio, TX
- 144. Bishop Patrick Zurek, of Amarillo, TX
- 145. Bishop Kevin Farrell, of Dallas, TX
- 146. Bishop Kevin Vann, of Fort Worth, TX
- Bishop Armando Ochoa (apostolic administrator) of El Paso, TX
- 147. Bishop James Tamayo, of Laredo, TX
- 148. Bishop Placido Rodriguez, of Lubbock, TX
- 149. Bishop Michael Pfeifer, of San Angelo, TX
Province of San Francisco:
- 150. Bishop Joseph Pepe, of Las Vegas, NV
- 151. Bishop Randolph Calvo, of Reno, NV
- 152. Bishop Jaime Soto, of Sacramento, CA
- 153. Bishop John Wester, of Salt Lake City, UT
- 154. Bishop Patrick McGrath, of San Jose, CA
- 155. Bishop Stephen Blaire, of Stockton, CA
- 156. Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu, HI
Province of Santa Fe:
- 157. Archbishop Michael Sheehan, of Santa Fe, NM
- 158. Bishop James Wall, of Gallup, NM (better link needed)
- 159. Bishop Thomas Olmsted, of Phoenix, AZ
- 160. Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Tuscon, AZ
Province of Seattle:
- Archbishop Peter Sartain, of Seattle, WA (disputed)
- 161. Bishop Joseph Tyson, of Yakima, WA
Province of Washington:
- 162. Donald Cardinal Wuerl, of Washington, DC
Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Eastern Rite)
- 163. Bishop Richard Seminack, Eparchy of Chicago, IL
Metropolita of Pittsburgh (Eastern Rite) + Sui Iuris:
- 164. Archbishop-elect William Skurla, ArchEparchy of Pittsburgh (currently bishop of Passaic) (better link needed)
- 165. Bishop Gerald Dino, Eparchy of Phoenix, AZ
- 166. Bishop John Kudrick, Eparchy of Parma, OH
- 167. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, of Military Services, USA
SPECIAL MENTION: “The Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in North America just issued a formal statement of protest against the HHS mandate in which the Assembly, representing all 53 Orthodox bishops in North America, references their complete agreement with the statements of the USCCB.”
THANK YOU to everyone who has helped me build and correct this list.
NOTE: If you would like a statement by an Eastern Rite bishop to be included please send me the link/document or post it in the comments! Thank you. I’m trying to provide documentation for all the bishops listed and Eastern Rite bishops have been harder for me to track down. Thank you for understanding!
UPDATE: Of the 183 dioceses (by my count) in the U.S. who have a bishop currently serving as its head, 167 of them have issued statements. So more than 90% of bishops who head dioceses have spoken out against the Obama/HHS mandate.