(LifeSiteNews) — Bishops around the world are responding to Pope Francis’ invitation to join him in consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25.
Since the Pope sent out his invitation to all the Catholic bishops of the world on Thursday to join him in the act of consecration, a number of bishops and bishops’ conferences have already announced their participation.
LifeSiteNews has compiled a list which we will continue to update as more announcements come in.
Here are the bishops and bishop conferences who have so far confirmed their participation:
Bishops’ conferences
- The Roman Catholic Bishops of Ukraine
- The Greek Catholic Bishops of Ukraine
- The Episcopal Conference of Latin America (CELAM)
- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
- The Spanish Episcopal Conference (SEC)
- The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE)
- The Council of European Bishops Conferences (CCEE)
- The Conference of Bishops of Slovakia
- The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)
- The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua
- The Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Kazakhstan
- The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ)
- The Bishops’ Conference of Portugal (CCEE)
- The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Individual bishops
- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
- Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv, Ukraine
- Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan
- Bishop William T. McGrattan of Calgary, Alberta
- Bishop David Motiuk, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton, Alberta
- Bishop Paul Terrio of St. Paul, Alberta
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Bishop Joseph P. Nguyen of Kamloops, British Columbia
- Archbishop John Michael Miller of Vancouver, British Columbia
- Bishop Christian Riesbeck of St. John’s, New Brunswick
- Archbishop Peter J. Hundt of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Bishop D. Douglas Crosby of Hamilton, Ontario
- Bishop Ronald P. Fabbro of London, Ontario
- Bishop Daniel Miehm of Peterborough, Ontario
- Bishop Fred J. Colli of Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, Ontario
- Bishop Mark A. Hagemoen of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Bishop Bryan Bayada, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Bishop Steven J. Lopes of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (Canada and the U.S.)
- Bishop Carmel Zammit of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
- Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay, India
- Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Ireland
- Bishop Dónal McKeown of Derry, Ireland
- Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin, Ireland
- Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
- Bishop Fintan Monahan of Killaloe, Ireland
- Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
- Archbishop Julian L.B. Kim of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Bishop Stephen Robson of Dunkeld, Scotland
- Archbishop William Nolan of Glasgow, Scotland
- Bishop Joseph Toal of Motherwell, Scotland
- Bishop John Keenan of Paisley, Scotland
- Archbishop Leo Cushley of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland
- Archbishop Siegfried M. Jwarma of Durban, South Africa
- Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General Emeritus of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX)
- Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA
- Bishop Steven J. Raica of Birmingham, Alabama
- Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi of Mobile, Alabama
- Archbishop Andrew E. Bellisario of Anchorage-Juneau, Alaska
- Bishop Chad W. Zielinski of Fairbanks, Alaska
- Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix, Arizona
- Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona
- Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock, Arkansas
- Bishop Joseph V. Brennan of Fresno, California
- Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, California
- Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Monterey, California
- Bishop Michael C. Barber of Oakland, California
- Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Orange, California
- Bishop Jamie Soto of Sacramento, California
- Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino, California
- Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, California
- Bishop Oscar Cantú of San Jose, California
- Bishop Myron J. Cotta of Stockton, California
- Bishop James Golka of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, Colorado
- Bishop Stephen J. Berg of Pueblo, Colorado
- Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Connecticut
- Bishop Michael Cote of Norwich, Connecticut
- Bishop William E. Koenig of Wilmington, Delaware
- Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, Florida
- Bishop John Noonan of Orlando, Florida
- Bishop Gerald Barbarito of Palm Beach, Florida
- Bishop William Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida
- Bishop Felipe Estevez of St. Augustine, Florida
- Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg, Florida
- Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida
- Auxiliary Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger of Atlanta, Georgia
- Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah, Georgia
- Bishop Clarence R. Silva of Honolulu, Hawaii
- Bishop Peter Christensen of Boise, Idaho
- Bishop Michael G. McGovern of Belleville, Illinois
- Cardinal Blaise Cupich of Chicago, Illinois
- Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois
- Bishop David Malloy of Rockford, Illinois
- Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois
- Bishop Joseph Siegel of Evansville, Indiana
- Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana
- Bishop Robert J. McClory of Gary, Indiana
- Bishop Timothy L. Doherty of Lafayette-in-Indiana, Indiana
- Bishop Thomas Zinkula of Davenport, Iowa
- Bishop William M. Joensen of Des Moines, Iowa
- Archbishop Michael Jackels of Dubuque, Iowa
- Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City, Iowa
- Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas
- Bishop Jerry Vincke of Salina, Kansas
- Bishop Carl Kemme of Wichita, Kansas
- Bishop John Iffert of Covington, Kentucky
- Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky
- Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky
- Bishop William F. Medley of Owensboro, Kentucky
- Bishop Robert Marshall of Alexandria, Louisiana
- Bishop Michael G. Duca of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana
- Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of Lafayette, Louisiana
- Bishop Glen John Provost of Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans, Louisiana
- Bishop Francis I. Malone of Shreveport, Louisiana
- Bishop Robert Deeley of Portland, Maine
- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, Maryland
- Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Reed, and auxiliary Bishop Robert F. Hennessey of Boston, Massachusetts
- Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha of Fall River, Massachusetts
- Bishop William D. Byrne of Springfield, Massachusetts
- Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester, Massachusetts
- Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit, Michigan
- Bishop Jeffrey J. Walsh of Gaylord, Michigan
- Bishop David Walkowiak of Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Bishop Paul J. Bradley of Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing, Michigan
- Bishop John F. Doerfler of Marquette, Michigan
- Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw, Michigan
- Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota
- Bishop Daniel J. Felton of Duluth, Minnesota
- Bishop Donald Kettler of Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Bishop John Michael Quinn of Winona–Rochester, Minnesota
- Bishop Louis Kihneman of Biloxi, Mississippi
- Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz of Jackson, Mississippi
- Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri
- Bishop James V. Johnston of Kansas City–St. Joseph, Missouri
- Bishop Edward M. Rice of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Auxiliary Bishop Mark Rivituso of St. Louis, Missouri
- Bishop Michael W. Warfel of Great Falls-Billings, Montana
- Bishop Austin Vetter of Helena, Montana
- Bishop Joseph Hanefeldt of Grand Island, Nebraska
- Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska
- Archbishop George J. Lucas of Omaha, Nebraska
- Bishop Leo Thomas of Las Vegas, Nevada
- Bishop Peter Libasci of Manchester, New Hampshire
- Bishop James Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey
- Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey
- Bishop Kevin Sweeney of Paterson, New Jersey
- Bishop David M. O’Connell of Trenton, New Jersey
- Bishop James Wall of Gallup, New Mexico
- Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico
- Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany, New York
- Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn, New York
- Bishop Michael Fisher of Buffalo, New York
- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, New York
- Bishop T. Ronald LaValley of Ogdensburg, New York
- Bishop John Barres of Rockville Center, New York
- Bishop Salvatore Matano of Rochester, New York
- Bishop Douglas J. Lucia of Syracuse, New York
- Bishop Peter J. Jugis of Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bishop Luis Zarama of Raleigh, North Carolina
- Bishop David D. Kagan of Bismarck, North Dakota
- Bishop John T. Folda of Fargo, North Dakota
- Bishop Dennis Schnur of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Bishop Edward Malesic of Cleveland, Ohio
- Bishop Jeffrey Monforton, Steubenville, Ohio
- Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio
- Bishop David Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio
- Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Bishop David A. Konderla of Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Bishop Liam Cary of Baker, Oregon
- Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon
- Bishop Alfred Schlert of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Bishop Mark Bartchak of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of Eerie, Pennsylvania
- Bishop Larry J. Kulick of Greensburg, Pennsylvania
- Bishop Ronald Gainer of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Bishop Joseph Bambera of Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Auxiliary Bishop Robert Evans of Providence, Rhode Island
- Bishop Robert Guglielmone of Charleston, South Carolina
- Bishop Peter Muhich of Rapid City, South Dakota
- Bishop Donald E. DeGrood of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee
- Bishop David P. Talley of Memphis, Tennessee
- Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, Tennessee
- Bishop Patrick Zurek of Amarillo, Texas
- Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas
- Bishop David L. Toups of Beaumont, Texas
- Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas
- Bishop Michael Mulvey of Corpus Christi, Texas
- Bishop Edward J. Burns of Dallas, Texas
- Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas
- Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas
- Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo and Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro of Galveston-Houston, Texas
- Bishop James A. Tamayo of Laredo, Texas
- Bishop Robert M. Coerver of Lubbock, Texas
- Bishop Michael Sis of San Angelo, Texas
- Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio, Texas
- Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas
- Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of Victoria, Texas
- Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vermont
- Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia
- Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Virginia
- Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo of Seattle, Washington
- Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Washington
- Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of Yakima, Washington
- Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
- Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia
- Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Bishop Donald Hying of Madison, Wisconsin
- Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Bishop James P. Powers of Superior, Wisconsin
- Bishop Steven Biegler of Cheyenne, Wyoming
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