Dioceses and Archdioceses
In the United States, there are 195 archdioceses and dioceses:

Clergy and Religious

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Cardinals
There are 13 U.S. Cardinals

• 7 Cardinals currently lead U.S. archdioceses
  Cardinal William Keeler – Baltimore
  
  Cardinal Francis George - Chicago
  
  Cardinal Adam Maida – Detroit
  
  Cardinal Roger Mahony – Los Angeles
  
  Cardinal Edward Egan – New York
  
  Cardinal Justin Rigali – Philadelphia
  
  Cardinal Theodore McCarrick - Washington

  4 U.S. Cardinals are not currently diocesan bishops

  Cardinal Avery Dulles – Professor of Theology, Fordham University
  

  Cardinal James Stafford – Major Penitentiary
  

  Cardinal Bernard F. Law – Archpriest of St. Mary Major Basilica, Rome
  

  Cardinal Edmund Szoka – President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican City

  2 U.S Cardinals are retired
  

  Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua – Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
  

  Cardinal William Baum – Major Penitentiary Emeritus

Bishops
There are 417 active and retired bishops in the United States.⁴ (NOTE: not included in this number are three Cardinals serving in Rome.)

• 272 Active Bishops:
  • 7 Cardinal Archbishops
    
  • 29 Archbishops
  • 2 Coadjutor Archbishop
  • 152 Diocesan Bishops
  • 1 Coadjutor Bishops
  • 81 Auxiliary Bishops
  
  
• 145 Retired Bishops:
  • 2 retired Cardinal Archbishops
  • 16 retired Archbishops
  • 88 retired Diocesan Bishops
  • 39 retired Auxiliary Bishops

• Belleville
• Grand Rapids
• Honolulu
• Saginaw
• Wichita

• 29,483 diocesan priests
• 14,729 religious-order priests (Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.)

• 3,077 enrolled in diocesan seminaries
• 1,253 enrolled in religious-order seminaries

Vowed Religious⁸

• Sisters: 71,486
• Brothers: 5,504

• Elementary Schools: 6,853 schools educating 1,892,071 students
• High Schools: 1,347 schools educating 680,323 students
• Colleges and Universities: 232 institutions educating 747,060 students
• Non-residential Schools for Handicapped Persons: 83 schools educating 18,179 students
• Public School Students Receiving Religious Education:
  • Elementary School students: 3,612,510
  • High School students: 771,730

• Hospitals: 583 Catholic hospitals treaded 83,898,575 patients
• Other Health Care Centers: 376 centers treated 4,251,107 patients
• Specialized Homes: 1,546 assisted 1,412,029 residents
• Residential Care of Children: 272 locations assisted 70,886 residents

Social Services¹¹
More than 1,640 local Catholic Charities agencies and institutions provided services to 7,134,551 unduplicated individuals in need of help in 2002.

• Provided Services that Build Strong Communities to 3,312,346 people
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