There are a few: Karl Josef Cardinal Becker
and Roberto Cadrinal Tucci, both are Jesuit priests, were never ordained to the episcopate before being elevated to cardinals.
There may be others but it is sometimes difficult to make sense of some of the titles bestowed on clergy.
Yes, they are known as bishops and cardinals.
Yes and no. All cardinals are bishops and all cardinals under age 80 are eligible to vote in the conclave. However, not all bishops are cardinals.
There is a college of cardinals but not a college of bishops.
There are currently (May 2011) 5,215 living bishops. This number includes bishops, archbishops, cardinals, and the Holy Father. See link below.
Yes, all bishops, including cardinals and the pope wear mitres.
The ones wearing purple are not cardinals, they are bishops.
Bishops that elect the pope are called cardinals.
Cardinals elect Popes, but they are not necessarily bishops.
They were Priests, Monsignors, Bishops, and Arch-Bishops
Roman Catholic AnswerAs of 2007, the official statistics from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops lists 16 Cardinals and 424 Bishops, active and retired. As Cardinals are technically Bishops, that would put the total as of three years ago at 440 Bishops.
Bishops.
Prelates