Bishops Instruct Faithful Citizens on Voting

Below is a list of bishops who have issued their own statements instructing the faithful on voting in the 2008 Presidential Election. Hat Tip Inside Catholic

In case any of the links below become invalid over time, here is a link to the USCCB webpage, which lists bishops by name with links to their respective diocese's website.

[You can also read numerous statements from Bishops, Archbishops and Cardinals correcting Pelosi and Biden on Church teachings on abortion here.]

Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia

Sean Cardinal O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston

Archbishop Raymond Burke

Bishop Farrell of Dallas

Bishop Vann of Fort Worth

Bishop Vasa of Baker,OR

Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo

Bishop Peter J. Jugis of Charlotte

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh

Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO

Bishop Rene H. Gracida, retired, of Corpus Christi

Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Houston

Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Arlington

Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond

Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester

Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Patterson

Bishop Robert Herrmann of St. Louis

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix

Bishop Thomas D. Doran of Rockford

Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden

Bishop Robert J. Baker of Birmingham

Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing

Bishop Leonard R. Blair of Toledo

Bishop John Yanta, retired, of Amarillo

Bishop James V. Johnston of Springfield-Cape Girardeau

Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland

Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City

Bishop Lawrence Brandt of Greensburg

Bishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinatti

Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu

Bishop Paul Swain of Sioux Falls

Bishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe

Bishop Eusebius Beltran of Oklahoma City

Archbishop Daniel Buechlein of Indianapolis

Bishop Alexander Sample of Marquette

Bishop Timothy McDonnell of Springfield, MA

Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee

Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay

Bishop William Higi of Lafayette

Archbishop Alfred Hughes of New Orleans

Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta

Bishop George W. Coleman of Fall River, MA

Bishop Peter Christensen of Superior, WI

Archbishop Elden F. Curtiss of Omaha

Bishop Gerald Dino of the Eparchy of Van Nuys

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver

Bishop Patrick Zurek of Amarillo

Bishop Ronald Gainer Bishop of Lexington

Bishop Robert J. Carlson of Saginaw

Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing, MI

Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware

Bishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville

Bishop David R. Choby of Nashville

The following bishops are also included in joint statements that follow these individual statements:

Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, NY

Bishop Joseph F. Martino of Scranton, PA

Bishop Ronald Gilmore of Dodge City, KS

Bishop Paul Coakley of Salina, KS

Bishop Michael Jackels of Wichita, KS

Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach, FL

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, KS

Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Center, NY

Bishop J. Peter Sartain of Joliet, IL

Joint Statements:

• New York Joint Statement (22 bishops)
• Pennsylvania Join Statement (16 bishops)
• Kansas Joint Statement (4 bishops)
• Illinois Joint Statement (14 bishops)
• Florida Joint Statement (9 bishops)
  
  List of bishops included in the above joint statements:
  
  New York
  
  Diocese of Albany
  Most Reverend Howard J. Hubbard
  Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York for Armenian Catholics
  Most Reverend Manuel Batakian
  Diocese of Brooklyn
  Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio
  Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano
  Most Reverend Ignatius A. Catanello
  Most Reverend Octavio Cisneros
  Most Reverend Guy Sansaricq
  Diocese of Buffalo
  Most Reverend Edward U. Kmiec
  Most Reverend Edward M. Grosz
  Archdiocese of New York
  His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan
  Most Reverend Josu Iriondo
  Most Reverend Dominick J. Lagonegro
  Most Reverend Dennis J. Sullivan
  Most Reverend Gerald T. Walsh
  Diocese of Ogdensburg
  Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham
  Diocese of Rochester
  Most Reverend Matthew H. Clark
  Diocese of Rockville Centre
  Most Reverend William F. Murphy Statement
  Most Reverend John C. Dunne, DD
  Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci
  Most Reverend Paul H. Walsh
  Eparchy of St. Marion of Brooklyn for Maronites
  Most Reverend Gregory J. Mansour
  Diocese of Syracuse
  Most Reverend James M. Moynihan
  
  Pennsylvania
  
  Diocese of Allentown
  Most Reverend Edward P. Cullen
  Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
  Most Reverend Joseph V. Adamec
  Diocese of Erie
  Most Reverend Donald W. Trautman
  Diocese of Greensburg
  Most Reverend Lawrence E. Brandt
  Diocese of Harrisburg
  Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades Rhoades
  Archdiocese of Philadelphia
  His Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali
  Most Reverend Joseph R. Cistone
  Most Reverend Robert P. Maginnis
  Most Reverend Joseph P. McFadden
  Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas
  Archeparchy of Philadelphia for Ukrainians
  Most Reverend Stephen Soroka
  Most Reverend John Bura
  Diocese of Pittsburgh
  Most Reverend David A. Zubik
  Most Reverend Paul J. Bradley
  Archeparchy of Pittsburgh for Byzantines
  Most Reverend Basil Schott, OFM
  Diocese of Scranton
  Most Reverend Joseph F. Martino Martino
  Most Reverend John M. Dougherty
  
  Kansas
  
  Diocese of Dodge City
  Most Reverend Ronald M. Gilmore Gilmore
  Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
  Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann Naumann
  Diocese of Salina
  Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley
  Diocese of Wichita
  Most Reverend Michael O. Jackels Jackels
  
  Florida
  
  Archdiocese of Miami
  Most Reverend John C. Favalora
  Most Reverend Felipe de Jesus Estevez
  Most Reverend John G. Noonan
  Diocese of Orlando
  Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski
  Diocese of Palm Beach
  Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito Barbarito
  Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
  Most Reverend John H. Ricard, SSJ
  Diocese of St. Augustine
  Most Reverend Victor B. Galeone
  Diocese of St. Petersburg
  Most Reverend Robert N. Lynch
  Diocese of Venice
  Most Reverend Frank J. Dewane
  
  Illinois
  
  Diocese of Belleville
  Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton
  Archdiocese of Chicago
  His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, OMI
  Most Reverend Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS
  Most Reverend George J. Rassas
  Most Reverend Francis J. Kane
  Most Reverend John R. Manz
  Most Reverend Thomas J. Paprocki
  Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry
  Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Chicago for Syro-Malabars
  Most Reverend Jacob Angadiath
  Diocese of Joliet
  Most Reverend J. Peter Sartain Sartain
  Diocese of Peoria
  Most Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C.
  Diocese of Rockford
  Most Reverend Thomas G. Doran
  Eparchy of St. Nicholas of Chicago for Ukrainians
  Most Reverend Bishop Richard Seminack
  Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
  Most Reverend George J. Lucas