UNITED STATES
The Pilot
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Two U.S. cardinals and 20 other U.S. bishops could retire because of age this year.
There are eight active U.S. bishops, including a cardinal, who have already turned 75. Another cardinal and 13 other bishops will celebrate their 75th birthday in 2012.
At age 75, bishops are required by canon law to submit their resignation to the pope.
With the retirements in 2011 of Cardinals Bernard F. Law, Justin Rigali and Roger M. Mahony and the death of Cardinal John P. Foley, Cardinal William J. Levada, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was the only U.S. cardinal still active over age 75 at the start of the year.
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