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Hispanic/Latino Bishops in the United States since 1970

 

(Dates indicate ordination as bishop)

ACTIVE


Archbishops

Most Rev. José H. Gómez (March 26, 2001), Archbishop of Los Angeles 
Most Rev. Gustavo García-Siller, M.Sp.S. (March 19, 2003), Archbishop of San Antonio

Bishops

Most Rev. Plácido Rodríguez, CMF (December 13, 1983), Bishop of Lubbock  
Most Rev. Armando X. Ochoa (February 23, 1987), Bishop of Fresno  
Most Rev. Gerald R. Barnes (March 18, 1992), Bishop of San Bernardino 
Most Rev. James A. Tamayo (March 10, 1993), Bishop of Laredo 
Most Rev. Richard J. García (January 28, 1998), Bishop of Monterey  
Most Rev. Jaime Soto (May 31, 2000), Bishop of Sacramento 
Most Rev. Joe S. Vásquez (January 23, 2002), Bishop of Austin 
Most Rev. Felipe de Jesús Estévez (January 7, 2004), Bishop of St. Augustine 
Most Rev. Daniel E. Flores (November 29, 2006), Bishop of Brownsville 
Most Rev. Oscar Cantú (June 2, 2008), Bishop of Las Cruces 
Most Rev. Cirilo B. Flores (March 19, 2009), Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego 
Most Rev. Fernando Isern, D.D. (December 10, 2009), Bishop of Pueblo

Auxiliary Bishops

Most Rev. Josu Iriondo (December 12, 2001), Auxiliary Bishop of New York 
Most Rev. Francisco González, S.F. (February 11, 2002), Auxiliary Bishop of Washington 
Most. Rev. Edgar M. da Cunha, SDV (September 3, 2003), Auxiliary Bishop of Newark  
Most Rev. Alexander Salazar (November 4, 2004), Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles 
Most Rev. Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S. (June 6, 2005), Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle  
Most Rev. Rutilio del Riego (September 20, 2005), Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino 
Most Rev. Octavio Cisneros, DD (August 22, 2006), Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn 
Most Rev. Manuel A. Cruz (September 8, 2008), Auxiliary Bishop of Newark 
Most Rev. Luis Rafael Zarama (August 6, 2009), Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta 
Most Rev. Eduardo A. Nevares (July 19, 2010), Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix 
Most Rev. Arturo Cepeda (May 5, 2011), Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit 
Most Rev. Alberto Rojas (August 10, 2011), Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago 
Most Rev. Paul Sánchez (July 11, 2012), Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn  
Most Rev. Nelson J. Pérez (July 25, 2012), Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre


NOW WITH CELAM


Most Rev. Álvaro Corrada del Rio, SJ (August 4, 1985), Bishop of Mayaguez, PR 
Most Rev. Roberto González- Nieves, OFM (October 3, 1988), Archbishop of San Juan, PR


RETIRED


Most Rev. Patrick F. Flores (May 5, 1970), Former Archbishop of San Antonio 
Most Rev. René H. Gracida (January 25, 1972), Former Bishop of Corpus Christi  
Most Rev. Gilbert E. Chávez (June 21, 1974), Former Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego 
Most Rev. Raymundo J. Peña (December 13, 1976), Former Bishop of Brownsville 
Most Rev. José Madera, MSpS (March 4, 1980), Former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services 
Most Rev. Arthur Tafoya (September 10, 1980) Former Bishop of Pueblo 
Most Rev. René A. Valero (November 24, 1980), Former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn 
Most Rev. Ricardo Ramírez (December 6, 1981), Former Bishop of Las Cruces   
Most Rev. David Arias, OAR (April 7, 1983), Former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark  
Most Rev. Carlos A. Sevilla, SJ (January 25, 1989), Former Bishop of Yakima  
Most Rev. Gabino Zavala (March 19, 1994), Former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles 
Most Rev. Emilio S. Allué, SDB (September 17, 1996), Former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston


DECEASED


Most Rev. Juan A. Arzube (March 25, 1971), Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles 
Most Rev. Robert F. Sánchez (July 1, 1974), Archbishop of Santa Fe 
Most Rev. Manuel D. Moreno (February 19, 1977), Bishop of Tucson  
Most Rev. Francisco Garmendia (June 29, 1977), Auxiliary Bishop of New York 
Most Rev. Agustin A. Román (March 24, 1979), Auxiliary Bishop of Miami 
Most Rev. Alphonse Gallegos, OAR (November 4, 1981), Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento 
Most Rev. Enrique San Pedro, S.J. (June 29, 1986), Bishop of Brownsville 
Most Rev. Gilberto Fernández (September 3, 1997), Auxiliary Bishop of Miami



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