The Shepherd Project
From the beginning of May until the end of October, join the Shrine as it prays for Bishops across America each day.
The Shepherd Project
From the beginning of May until the end of October, join the Shrine as it prays for Bishops across America each day.
A Call to Prayer
Our Lady’s message to Adele was clear – to gather the children in the wild country and teach them what they need to know for their salvation, especially in how to make the sign of the cross, how to know the catechism, and how to approach the sacraments. Our church leaders, especially our Bishops, are entrusted with this mission in their own communities and we, as the Church, have a great responsibility in praying for them as they continue the good work.
As our world faces a shortage of peace and an increase in division and attacks within our families and the Church, our Bishops are facing extreme challenges. This is why they need our prayers, now more than ever, for the grace necessary to heroically lead people of faith in these uncertain times.
This is what inspired the Shrine’s Shepherd Project – a season of prayer for each and every Bishop across the United States, starting from the Shrine’s location in Wisconsin and emitting outward as the year goes on. Join us as we offer up our prayers for a Bishop a day to the Blessed Mother from May 1 to the end of October. In addition, a perpetual candle will be lit in the Shrine’s Apparition Oratory on behalf of the Bishops.
Click HERE for the Shrine’s prayer that will be offered for each Bishop on their day.

Pray With Us Today For…
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We pray for one bishop each day from May 1st until October 30th. See the table below for all dates. –
*Please note that the Shrine will specifically be praying for the ordinaries of each diocese. Auxiliaries, while not called by name below, will be included in our prayers for the Bishop and their Diocese.
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Date | Bishop Name | Diocese | State |
1-May | Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki | Archdiocese of Milwaukee | WI |
2-May | Bishop David Laurin Ricken | Diocese of Green Bay | WI |
3-May | Bishop William Patrick Callahan | Diocese of La Crosse | WI |
4-May | Bishop Donald J. Hying | Diocese of Madison | WI |
5-May | Bishop James Patrick Powers | Diocese of Superior | WI |
6-May | Bishop Allen Henry Vigneron | Archdiocese of Detroit | MI |
7-May | Bishop Jeffrey Walsh | Diocese of Gaylord | MI |
8-May | Bishop David John Walkowiak | Diocese of Grand Rapids | MI |
9-May | Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley | Diocese of Kalamazoo | MI |
10-May | Bishop Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. | Diocese of Lansing | MI |
11-May | Bishop John Francis Doerfler | Diocese of Marquette | MI |
12-May | Bishop Robert Dwayne Gruss | Diocese of Saginaw | MI |
13-May | Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich | Archdiocese of Chicago | IL |
14-May | Bishop Michael G. McGovern | Diocese of Belleville | IL |
15-May | Bishop Ronald Aldon Hicks | Diocese of Joliet | IL |
16-May | Bishop Louis Tylka | Diocese of Peoria | IL |
17-May | Bishop David John Malloy | Diocese of Rockford | IL |
18-May | Bishop Thomas John Paprocki | Diocese of Springfield in Illinois | IL |
19-May | Bishop Bernard Anthony Hebda | Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | MN |
20-May | Bishop Andrew Harmon Cozzens | Diocese of Crookston | MN |
21-May | Bishop Daniel John Felton | Diocese of Duluth | MN |
22-May | Sede Vacante (As of 7/12: Bishop Chad Zielinski) | Diocese of New Ulm | MN |
23-May | Bishop Donald Joseph Kettler | Diocese of Saint Cloud | MN |
24-May | Bishop John Michael Quinn (As of 6/13: Bishop Robert Barron) | Diocese of Winona-Rochester | MN |
25-May | Bishop Michael Owen Jackels | Archdiocese of Dubuque | IA |
26-May | Bishop Thomas Robert Zinkula | Diocese of Davenport | IA |
27-May | Bishop William Michael Joensen | Diocese of Des Moines | IA |
28-May | Bishop Ralph Walker Nickless | Diocese of Sioux City | IA |
29-May | Bishop Charles Coleman Thompson | Archdiocese of Indianapolis | IN |
30-May | Bishop Joseph Mark Siegel | Diocese of Evansville | IN |
31-May | Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades | Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend | IN |
1-Jun | Bishop Robert John McClory | Diocese of Gary | IN |
2-Jun | Bishop Timothy Lawrence Doherty | Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana | IN |
3-Jun | Bishop Dennis Marion Schnurr | Archdiocese of Cincinnati | OH |
4-Jun | Bishop Edward Charles Malesic | Diocese of Cleveland | OH |
5-Jun | Bishop Earl K. Fernandes | Diocese of Columbus | OH |
6-Jun | Bishop Jeffrey Marc Monforton | Diocese of Steubenville | OH |
7-Jun | Bishop Daniel Edward Thomas | Diocese of Toledo | OH |
8-Jun | Bishop David Bonnar | Diocese of Youngstown | OH |
9-Jun | Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski | Archdiocese of St. Louis | MO |
10-Jun | Bishop Shawn McKnight | Diocese of Jefferson City | MO |
11-Jun | Bishop James Vann Johnston, Jr. | Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph | MO |
12-Jun | Bishop Edward Matthew Rice | Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau | MO |
13-Jun | Bishop Nelson Jesus Perez | Archdiocese of Philadelphia | PA |
14-Jun | Bishop Alfred Andrew Schlert | Diocese of Allentown | PA |
15-Jun | Bishop Mark Leonard Bartchak | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown | PA |
16-Jun | Bishop Lawrence T. Persico | Diocese of Erie | PA |
17-Jun | Bishop Larry James Kulick | Diocese of Greensburg | PA |
18-Jun | Bishop Ronald William Gainer | Diocese of Harrisburg | PA |
19-Jun | Bishop David Allen Zubik | Diocese of Pittsburgh | PA |
20-Jun | Bishop Joseph Charles Bambera | Diocese of Scranton | PA |
21-Jun | Bishop Shelton Joseph Fabre | Archdiocese of Louisville | KY |
22-Jun | Bishop John Iffert | Diocese of Covington | KY |
23-Jun | Bishop John Eric Stowe | Diocese of Lexington | KY |
24-Jun | Bishop William Francis Medley | Diocese of Owensboro | KY |
25-Jun | Bishop Timothy Michael Dolan | Archdiocese of New York | NY |
26-Jun | Bishop Edward Bernard Scharfenberger | Diocese of Albany | NY |
27-Jun | Bishop Robert John Brennan | Diocese of Brooklyn | NY |
28-Jun | Bishop Michael William Fisher | Diocese of Buffalo | NY |
29-Jun | Bishop Terry Ronald LaValley | Diocese of Ogdensburg | NY |
30-Jun | Bishop Salvatore Ronald Matano | Diocese of Rochester | NY |
1-Jul | Bishop John Oliver Barres | Diocese of Rockville Centre | NY |
2-Jul | Bishop Douglas Lucia | Diocese of Syracuse | NY |
3-Jul | Bishop Peter Michael Muhich | Diocese of Rapid City | SD |
4-Jul | Bishop Donald DeGrood | Diocese of Sioux Falls | SD |
5-Jul | Bishop David Dennis Kagan | Diocese of Bismarck | ND |
6-Jul | Bishop John Thomas Folda | Diocese of Fargo | ND |
7-Jul | Bishop George Joseph Lucas | Archdiocese of Omaha | NE |
8-Jul | Bishop Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt | Diocese of Grand Island | NE |
9-Jul | Bishop James Douglas Conley | Diocese of Lincoln | NE |
10-Jul | Bishop Mark Edward Brennan | Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston | WV |
11-Jul | Bishop Joseph Fred Naumann | Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas | KS |
12-Jul | Bishop John Balthasar Brungardt | Diocese of Dodge City | KS |
13-Jul | Bishop Gerald Lee Vincke | Diocese of Salina | KS |
14-Jul | Bishop Carl Alan Kemme | Diocese of Wichita | KS |
15-Jul | Bishop William Edward Lori | Archdiocese of Baltimore | MD |
16-Jul | Bishop William Edward Koenig | Diocese of Wilmington | DE/MD |
17-Jul | Bishop Richard Frank Stika | Diocese of Knoxville | TN |
18-Jul | Bishop David Prescott Talley | Diocese of Memphis | TN |
19-Jul | Bishop J. Mark Spalding | Diocese of Nashville | TN |
20-Jul | Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge | Diocese of Arlington | VA |
21-Jul | Bishop Barry Christopher Knestout | Diocese of Richmond | VA |
22-Jul | Bishop Anthony Basil Taylor | Diocese of Little Rock | AR |
23-Jul | Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis | Diocese of Charlotte | NC |
24-Jul | Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama | Diocese of Raleigh | NC |
25-Jul | Bishop Paul Stagg Coakley | Archdiocese of Oklahoma City | OK |
26-Jul | Bishop David Austin Konderla | Diocese of Tulsa | OK |
27-Jul | Bishop Thomas John Rodi | Archdiocese of Mobile | AL |
28-Jul | Bishop Steven J. Raica | Diocese of Birmingham | AL |
29-Jul | Bishop Louis Frederick Kihneman III | Diocese of Biloxi | MS |
30-Jul | Bishop Joseph Richard Kopacz | Diocese of Jackson | MS |
31-Jul | Bishop Gregory John Hartmayer | Archdiocese of Atlanta | GA |
1-Aug | Bishop Stephen D. Parkes | Diocese of Savannah | GA |
2-Aug | Bishop Wilton Daniel Gregory | Archdiocese of Washington | DC |
3-Aug | Bishop Joseph William Tobin | Archdiocese of Newark | NJ |
4-Aug | Bishop Dennis Joseph Sullivan | Diocese of Camden | NJ |
5-Aug | Bishop James Francis Checchio | Diocese of Metuchen | NJ |
6-Aug | Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney | Diocese of Paterson | NJ |
7-Aug | Bishop David Michael O’Connell | Diocese of Trenton | NJ |
8-Aug | Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune | Diocese of Charleston | SC |
9-Aug | Bishop Christopher James Coyne | Diocese of Burlington | VT |
10-Aug | Bishop Seán Patrick O’Malley | Archdiocese of Boston | MA |
11-Aug | Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha | Diocese of Fall River | MA |
12-Aug | Bishop William Draper Byrne | Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts | MA |
13-Aug | Bishop Robert Joseph McManus | Diocese of Worcester | MA |
14-Aug | Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci | Diocese of Manchester | NH |
15-Aug | Bishop Leonard Paul Blair | Archdiocese of Hartford | CT |
16-Aug | Bishop Frank Joseph Caggiano | Diocese of Bridgeport | CT |
17-Aug | Bishop Michael Richard Cote | Diocese of Norwich | CT |
18-Aug | Bishop Samuel Joseph Aquila | Archdiocese of Denver | CO |
19-Aug | Bishop James R. Golka | Diocese of Colorado Springs | CO |
20-Aug | Bishop Stephen Jay Berg | Diocese of Pueblo | CO |
21-Aug | Bishop Steven Robert Biegler | Diocese of Cheyenne | WY |
22-Aug | Bishop Michael William Warfel | Diocese of Great Falls-Billings | MT |
23-Aug | Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter | Diocese of Helena | MT |
24-Aug | Bishop Robert Peter Deeley | Diocese of Portland | ME |
25-Aug | Bishop Thomas Joseph Tobin | Diocese of Providence | RI |
26-Aug | Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond | Archdiocese of New Orleans | LA |
27-Aug | Bishop Robert W. Marshall | Diocese of Alexandria | LA |
28-Aug | Bishop Michael Gerard Duca | Diocese of Baton Rouge | LA |
29-Aug | Sede Vacante | Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux | LA |
30-Aug | Bishop John Douglas Deshotel | Diocese of Lafayette | LA |
31-Aug | Bishop Glen John Provost | Diocese of Lake Charles | LA |
1-Sep | Bishop Francis Ignatius Malone | Diocese of Shreveport | LA |
2-Sep | Bishop Daniel Nicholas DiNardo | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | TX |
3-Sep | Bishop Joe Stephen Vásquez | Diocese of Austin | TX |
4-Sep | Bishop David Toups | Diocese of Beaumont | TX |
5-Sep | Bishop Daniel Ernesto Flores | Diocese of Brownsville | TX |
6-Sep | Bishop William Michael Mulvey | Diocese of Corpus Christi | TX |
7-Sep | Bishop Joseph Edward Strickland | Diocese of Tyler | TX |
8-Sep | Bishop Brendan John Cahill | Diocese of Victoria | TX |
9-Sep | Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller | Archdiocese of San Antonio | TX |
10-Sep | Bishop Patrick James Zurek | Diocese of Amarillo | TX |
11-Sep | Bishop Edward James Burns | Diocese of Dallas | TX |
12-Sep | Bishop Mark Joseph Seitz | Diocese of El Paso | TX |
13-Sep | Bishop Michael Fors Olson | Diocese of Fort Worth | TX |
14-Sep | Bishop James Anthony Tamayo | Diocese of Laredo | TX |
15-Sep | Bishop Robert Milner Coerver | Diocese of Lubbock | TX |
16-Sep | Bishop Michael James Sis | Diocese of San Angelo | TX |
17-Sep | Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski | Archdiocese of Miami | FL |
18-Sep | Bishop John Gerard Noonan | Diocese of Orlando | FL |
19-Sep | Bishop Gerald Michael Barbarito | Diocese of Palm Beach | FL |
20-Sep | Bishop William Albert Wack | Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee | FL |
21-Sep | Bishop Erik Pohlmeier | Diocese of St. Augustine | FL |
22-Sep | Bishop Gregory Lawrence Parkes | Diocese of St. Petersburg | FL |
23-Sep | Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane | Diocese of Venice | FL |
24-Sep | Bishop John Charles Wester | Archdiocese of Santa Fe | NM |
25-Sep | Bishop James Sean Wall | Diocese of Gallup | NM |
26-Sep | Bishop Peter Baldacchino | Diocese of Las Cruces | NM |
27-Sep | Bishop Peter Forsyth Christensen | Diocese of Boise | ID |
28-Sep | Bishop John P. Dolan | Diocese of Phoenix | AZ |
29-Sep | Bishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger | Diocese of Tucson | AZ |
30-Sep | Bishop Alexander King Sample | Archdiocese of Portland | OR |
1-Oct | Bishop Liam Stephen Cary | Diocese of Baker | OR |
2-Oct | Bishop Paul Dennis Etienne | Archdiocese of Seattle | WA |
3-Oct | Bishop Thomas Anthony Daly | Diocese of Spokane | WA |
4-Oct | Bishop Joseph Jude Tyson | Diocese of Yakima | WA |
5-Oct | Bishop José Horacio Gómez | Archdiocese of Los Angeles | CA |
6-Oct | Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan | Diocese of Fresno | CA |
7-Oct | Bishop Daniel Elias Garcia | Diocese of Monterey | CA |
8-Oct | Bishop Kevin William Vann | Diocese of Orange | CA |
9-Oct | Bishop Alberto Rojas | Diocese of San Bernardino | CA |
10-Oct | Bishop Robert Walter McElroy | Diocese of San Diego | CA |
11-Oct | Bishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone | Archdiocese of San Francisco | CA |
12-Oct | Bishop Michael Charles Barber | Diocese of Oakland | CA |
13-Oct | Bishop Jaime Soto | Diocese of Sacramento | CA |
14-Oct | Bishop Oscar Cantú | Diocese of San Jose | CA |
15-Oct | Bishop Robert Francis Vasa | Diocese of Santa Rosa | CA |
16-Oct | Bishop Myron Joseph Cotta | Diocese of Stockton | CA |
17-Oct | Bishop Clarence Richard Silva | Diocese of Honolulu | HI |
18-Oct | Bishop George Leo Thomas | Diocese of Las Vegas | NV |
19-Oct | Bishop Daniel Henry Mueggenborg | Diocese of Reno | NV |
20-Oct | Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis | Diocese of Salt Lake City | UT |
21-Oct | Bishop Andrew Eugene Bellisario | Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau | AK |
22-Oct | Bishop Chad William Zielinski | Diocese of Fairbanks | AK |
23-Oct | Bishop Timothy Paul Broglio | Archdiocese for the Military Services | Military |
24-Oct | Bishop Jerome Feudjio & Bishop Roberto González Nieves |
Diocese of Saint Thomas Archdiocese of San Juan |
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25-Oct | Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres & Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales |
Diocese of Arecibo Diocese of Caguas |
US TERRITORY |
26-Oct | Bishop Luis Miranda Rivera & Bishop Ángel Luis Rios Matos |
Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao Diocese of Mayaguez |
US TERRITORY |
27-Oct | Bishop Rubén González Medina & Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes |
Diocese of Ponce Archdiocese of Agana |
US TERRITORY |
28-Oct | Bishop Ryan Pagente Jimenez & Bishop Peter Hugh Brown |
Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago |
US TERRITORY |
29-Oct | Bishop Steven J. Lopes | Diocese of The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter | United States |
30-Oct | All Eparchs and Archeparchs | Within the Eastern Catholic Church | United States |