The Political Ideology of Catholic Bishops: Institutional Pathways and Perceived Conservatism in the U.S. Episcopate

• In Event: The Politics of Religious Organizations

Brief Overview

This paper estimates the perceived ideological orientations of U.S. Catholic bishops and examines how institutional pathways—papal appointments and religious orders—shape the ideological diversity of the American episcopate.

Author

• Ruben Arturo Rodriguez Barron, University of Chicago