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Updated: *90* Bishops Speak Out Against Obama/HHS Mandate

by Thomas Peters
5 hours ago
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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.
If I have missed anyone please let me know in the comments!
(Can anyone make a word cloud out of all these statements?)
Items in bold mean the statement was read at all diocesan Masses or included in all parish bulletins this past Sunday:

• 1. Roger Cardinal Mahony of Los Angeles, CA (Emeritus)
• 2. Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan of New York City, NY
• 3. Bishop Joe Vasquez of Austin, TX
• 4. Archbishop Robert Carlson of St. Louis, MO
• 5. Bishop Thomas Omsted of Phoenix, AZ
• 6. Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit, MI
• 7. Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul & Minneapolis, MN
• 8. Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, WI
• 9. Bishop Paul Etienne of Cheyenne, WY
• 10. Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, CT
• 11. Bishop Thomas Doran of Rockford, IL
• 12. Cardinal-designate Edwin O’Brien of Baltimore, MD
• 13. Bishop Felipe Estevez of Saint Augustine, FL
• 14. Bishop James Conley of Denver, CO
• 15. Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, IL
• 16. Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh, PA
• 17. Bishop Walker Nickless of Sioux City, IA
• 18. Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington, VA
• 19. Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee, WI
• 20. Bishop Kevin Vann of Fort Worth, TX
• 21. Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas, TX
• 22. Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati, OH
• 23. Bishop William Medley of Owensboro, KY
• 24. Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta, GA
• 25. Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester, NH
• 26. Bishop Frederick Campbell of Columbus, OH
• 27. Bishop Richard Malone of Portland, ME
• 28. Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock, AR
• 29. Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, OK
• 30. Bishop Patrick McGrath of San Jose, CA
• 31. Bishop Joseph Bambera of Scranton, PA
• 32. Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, FL
• 33. Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angelas, CA
• 34. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, TX
• 35. Bishop Leonard Blair of Toledo, OH
• 36. Donald Cardinal Wuerl of Washington, DC
• 37. Bishop Patrick Zurek of Amarillo, TX
• 38. Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
• 39. Bishop Patrick Callahan of La Crosse, WI
• 40. Archbishop John Myers of Newark, NJ
• 41. Bishop Bernard Hebda of Gaylord, MI (better link needed)
• 42. Bishop David O’Connell of Trenton, NJ
• 43. Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln, NE
• 44. Bishop Michael Mulvey of Corpus Christi, TX
• 45. Archbishop Timothy Broglio of Military Services, USA
• 46. Sean Cardinal O’Malley of Boston, MA
• 47. Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, WI
• 48. Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland, OH
• 49. Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans, LA
• 50. Bishop Alexander Sample of Marquette, MI
• 51. Bishop Michael Burbidge of Raleigh, NC
• 52. Bishop Walter Hurley of Grand Rapids, MI
• 53. Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, IL
• 54. Bishop Francis Malooly of Wilmington, DE
• 55. Bishop Peter Jugis of Charlotte, NC (better link needed)
• 56. Bishop Francis DiLorenzo of Richmond, VA
• 57. Archbishop Roger Schwietz of Anchorage, AK
• 58. Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, ND
• 59. Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tuscon, AZ
• 60. Bishop Robert Muench of Baton Rouge, LA
• 61. Bishop Sam Jacobs of Houma-Thibodaux, LA
• 62. Bishop Michael Jarrell of Lafayette, LA
• 63. Bishop Ronald Herzog of Alexandria, LA
• 64. Bishop Glen Provost of Lake Charles, LA
• 65. Bishop Michael Duca of Shreveport, LA
• 66. Bishop Dale Melczek of Gary, IN
• 67. Bishop Michael Jackels of Wichita, KS
• 68. Bishop Peter Christensen of Superior, WI
• 69. Bishop John Noonan of Orlando, FL
• 70. Bishop Gregory Hartmayer of Savannah, GA
• 71. Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, CA
• 72. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia, PA
• 73. Bishop Michael Driscoll of Boise, ID
• 74. Bishop Robert Cunningham of Syracuse, NY (better link needed)
• 75. Bishop David Kagan of Bismarck, ND
• 76. Bishop Paul Bradley of Kalamazoo, MI
• 77. Bishop Placido Rodriguez of Lubbock, TX
• 78. Bishop John Vlazny of Portland, OR
• 79. Bishop Joseph McFadden of Harrisburg, PA
• 80. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Center, NY
• 81. Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs, CO
• 82. Bishop Timothy McDonnell of Springfield, MA
• 83. Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, FL
• 84. Archbishop Henry Mansell of Hartford, CT
• 85. Archbishop Michael Sheehan of Santa Fe, NM
• 86. Bishop Robert Gruss of Rapid City, SD (better link needed)
• 87. Bishop Gerald Barbarito of Palm Beach, FL
• 88. Bishop Michael Cote of Norwich, CT
• 89. Bishop Edward Kmiec of Buffalo, NY (better link needed)
• 90. Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, KS

Is your bishop not on this list? Please check with your diocese to see if a statement has been made by your bishop, and if not, respectfully ask him to do so!
UPDATE: There are 195 dioceses in the U.S. So over 40% of U.S. Bishops who are the head of a diocese have spoken out so far.