WASHINGTON—The U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will be voting for the conference
secretary, chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty and chairmen-elect
of five additional standing committees at the upcoming annual 2016 General
Assembly taking place November 13-14 in Baltimore, Maryland. The five committee chairmen will serve for
one year as chairmen-elect before beginning a three-year term at the conclusion
of the bishops’ 2018 Fall General Assembly.

Nominees for the Conference Secretary, Chairman of the Committee for Religious
Liberty and Chairman-elect of each committee are as follows:

Conference
Secretary:

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, Archdiocese of Detroit

Committee on Communications:

Bishop John O. Barres, Diocese
of Rockville Centre
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Diocese of Arlington

Committee on
Cultural Diversity in the Church:

Bishop Shelton J. Fabre, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Bishop Nelson J. Pérez, Diocese of Cleveland

Committee on Doctrine:

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, Diocese of Toledo

Committee on National
Collections:

Bishop Joseph R. Cistone, Diocese of Saginaw
Archbishop Michael O. Jackels, Archdiocese of Dubuque

Committee on Pro-Life
Activities:

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archdiocese of Chicago
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas

Committee on Religious
Liberty – Chairman:

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Archdiocese of Louisville
Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Coverage of the
meeting is open to credentialed media. Sessions open to the media will be
Monday, November 13, and Tuesday, November 14. Media conferences will follow
the close of each open session. Reporters interested in covering the meeting
can download a credential application form at: https://www.usccb.org/about/public-affairs/upload/application-news-media-credentials.pdf

Please submit credential form by November 7. You can
submit your form via email to USCCB Media Relations, fax (202) 541-3173,
or mail:

Address:
November Meeting Credentials
Office of Media Relations
3211 4th St. NE
Washington, DC 20017-1194

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Media Contact:
Judy Keane
202-541-3200

Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops