Bishops

Because they are not supposed to hold positions of power.

Anglican Catholic View!

It is all mixed up! I left the Canterbury Communion in 1994 at the time of Women's Ordination. The problem isn't women, they run most parishes! For me and my Church, it is a matter of Holy Tradition. For some two thousand years we have never had women priests or,'priestesses'. AS far as we can tell, Our Lord, who was quite progressive in His dealings with both men and women didn't have women apostles or elders. The early church seems to have done without them and there's no reference in scripture! In view of the ',hurrah', raised by the spectre of Women in orders amongst both Orthodox and Romanists, it would perhaps have been better for wider discussions amongst the Catholics of all three jurisdictions.

Regarding the above answer, the answerer commented that it was 'his' church - but as we know it is GOD's Church. During extensive discussions on women's priesthood at parish lever, deanery, diocesan and general synod level and right across the Anglican church worldwide, the Holy Spirit was invoked at every opportunity to guide and bless decisions made. Those who led discussions bent over backwards to discern that it was not theirwill that prevailed, but what GOD wanted for the Church. The result was the ordination of women. Sadly there were those who would not accept this, and who fought against the preceived will of God, and left the Church as a result.

There is absolutely NO reason, historical, scriptural or theological why women cannot be priests or bishops. Contrary to the above answer, women played an VERY important role in the early Church as leaders and ministers. In fact, in Priscilla, Lydia and others, many women were Church leaders in the early Church and presided at the Eucharist - a priestly function. The role of these women is clearly described in the Book of Acts, and other female Church leaders are mentioned by name in greetings by Paul in his letters. The Fratio Panis - a fresco of a Eucharist found in the Rome Catacombs and dating from the early Church confirms a Eucharist taking place where the president is (if you take into account her hairstyle and ample bosom) clearly a woman.

Even Paul - often accused unfairly of being misogynistic - declared in his letter to the Galatians that "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus". A pity that some want to go against Paul's teaching and add....."er yes.... but that doesnt apply to the priesthood!".

To suggest, as the answerer does above, that Jesus somehow dismissed women is misogynistic in the extreme. Jesus had women round him all the time. He taught Mary, the sister of Martha, Kingdom values. He spoke not only to women (a social taboo) but also to foreign women of a race hated by Jews (eg the Samaritan woman at the well). He even appeared after the resurrection first to a woman (Mary Magdalene) and not to a man!

So, the Anglican Church has had women clergy for well over a decade, and is at last dragging itself into the 21st century. Sadly there are those who will still maintain it should keep 'traditional values' (and let's not forget that in the 18th Century, the 'traditional' values of the Church even supported slavery) and will not be content until the Church dies a death that it would so richly deserve unless it embraced the fact that all humanity is equal - women and men - and all have a place in serving God in the role of a priest - or a bishop.

The pointed hat that an Archbishop wears during Mass and other sacred ceremonies is called the mitre.

The maroon-colored hat with three fins and a pom-pom on it is called a biretta.

The hood an Archbishop traditionally covers his head with at Tenebrae during Holy Week is the hood of the Cappa Magna.

There are 68,115,001 Catholics in the United States1 (22% of the U.S. population),

and 1 billion Catholics worldwide2.

New Church Members3

Infant Baptisms: 887,145

Adult Baptisms: 42,629

Received into Full Communion: 81,775

Dioceses and Archdioceses4

In the United States, there are 195 archdioceses and dioceses and one apostolic exarchate:

145 Latin Catholic dioceses

33 Latin Catholic archdioceses

15 Eastern Catholic dioceses

2 Eastern Catholic archdioceses

1 apostolic exarchate

Currently, 4 dioceses are vacant (sede vacante):

• Archdiocese of San Antonio
• Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
• Eparchy of St. Josaphat of Parma for Ukrainians
• Lithuanian Catholics

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.

Cardinals5

There are 16 U.S. Cardinals

• 5 Cardinals currently lead U.S. archdioceses

  Cardinal Daniel DiNardo - Galveston-Houston

  Cardinal Francis George - Chicago

  Cardinal Roger Mahony - Los Angeles

  Cardinal Sean O'Malley - Boston

  Cardinal Justin Rigali - Philadelphia

• 4 U.S. Cardinals are not currently diocesan bishops

  Cardinal John P. Foley - Grand Master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher

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

  Cardinal William J. Levada, Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

  Cardinal James Stafford - Major Penitentiary

• 7 U.S Cardinals are retired

  Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua - Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia

  Cardinal William Baum - Major Penitentiary Emeritus

  Cardinal Edward Egan - Archbishop Emeritus of New York

  Cardinal William Keeler - Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore

  Cardinal Adam Maida - Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit

  Cardinal Theodore McCarrick - Archbishop Emeritus of Washington

  Cardinal Edmund Szoka - Former President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican City

Bishops6

There are 424 active and retired U.S. bishops in the United States:

• 258 Active Bishops:
  • 5 Cardinal Archbishops
  • 28 Archbishops
  • 1 Coadjutor Archbishop
  • 153 Diocesan Bishops
  • 71 Auxiliary Bishops

• 166 Retired Bishops:
  • 7 retired Cardinal Archbishops
  • 16 retired Archbishops
  • 94 retired Diocesan Bishops
  • 49 retired Auxiliary Bishops

Priests7

There are 41,489 diocesan and religious-order priests in the United States.

• 28,061 diocesan priests
• 13,428 religious-order priests (Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.)

Seminarians8

There are 4,973 seminarians enrolled in the United States.

• 3,274 enrolled in diocesan seminaries
• 1,699 enrolled in religious-order seminaries

Permanent Deacons9

There are 16,935 men who are ordained as permanent deacons in the United States. A permanent deacon is a man, either married or single, who is ordained to the order of deacons, the first of three ranks in ordained ministry. They assist priests in administrative and pastoral roles.

Vowed Religious10

• Sisters: 60,715
• Brothers: 4,905

The themes are simple...

There is Faith. And then there is trust.

FAITH

• Latour doesn't waver from his calling to his priesthood, no matter what the situation is.
• Gladly sacrifices comforts for the priesthood.

TRUST

• Latour must achieve meaningful Catholic presence in area.
• He must esarn the trust before he can receive it. He must find himself a man of integrity, sincerity, humble, and shouldn't have evil strategies.
• Latour must trust people and must embrace their costums and traditions or appear foreign.