About Us

about us

Catholic Bishops Forum

We are bishops of canonically and administratively independent Catholic Churches in the United States, whose jurisdictions can be traced to various local Churches that have preserved the essentials of the Catholic Church in a succession from the apostolic age. We have come together to support and encourage each other in building up the body of Christ.

Participating Ecclesial Bodies

Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch

Bishop Mark Newman [*]
Bishop Linda Rounds-Nichols [*]
Bishop Michael Talbot [<]

Christ’s Apostolic Catholic Church

Bishop William F. von Rolappe, osb [>]

Ecumenical Catholic Church USA

Bishop Robert Catlett [*+^]

Ecumenical Catholic Communion

Bishop Kedda Keough [*>]
Bishop-Emeritus Francis Krebs [*>]
Bishop Paul Burson

Old Catholic Communion

Bishop Michael Scalzi, osb [+]
Bishop – Emeritus Martin Shanahan [+]
Bishop Gordon Barcalow, osf [*]
Bishop Dewayne Messenger [*]

Catholic Apostolic Church in North America

Bishop Michael Theogene [*]

Society of St. Damien de Veuster

Bishop Kimo Keawe [*]

Associate Members (Non-Jurisdictional)

Bishop Cathy Chalmers
Bishop Theodore Feldmann [>]

Board of Directors ***

Reception Commission [+]
Worship Commission [^]
Spiritual Formation Commission [>]
Academic Preparation Commission [<]
Social Media Outreach [“]
Bylaw Committee [*]