WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
(USCCB) gathering in Baltimore for today’s 2017 General Assembly have elected a
new conference secretary-elect along with a new chairman of the Committee for Religious
Liberty and chairmen-elect of five additional standing committees.

Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, Archdiocese of Detroit
has been elected as secretary-elect for the USCCB on the ballot with 96 votes
over Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City who received 88
votes.

Additionally, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz,
Archdiocese of Louisville, has been elected as chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty in a 113 to
86 vote over Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

The five chairmen-elect are:

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Diocese of Arlington, as
chairman-elect of the Committee on Communications in a 116 to 70 vote over Bishop
John O. Barres, Diocese of Rockville Centre.

Bishop Nelson J. Pérez,
Diocese of Cleveland, as chairman-elect of the Committee on Cultural Diversity
in the Church in a 102 to 77 vote over Bishop Shelton J. Fabre, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South
Bend as chairman-elect of the Committee
on Doctrine in a 110 to 95 vote over Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, Diocese of
Toledo.

Bishop Joseph R. Cistone, Diocese of Saginaw as
chairman-elect of the Committee on
National Collections in a 124 to 65 vote over Archbishop Michael
O. Jackels, Archdiocese of Dubuque.

Archbishop Joseph F.
Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, as chairman-elect of the Committee
on Pro-Life Activities in a 96 to 82 vote over Cardinal Blase J. Cupich,
Archdiocese of Chicago.

The secretary-elect and
the five committee chairmen-elect will serve one year before beginning
three-year terms at the conclusion of the bishops’ 2018 Fall General Assembly.

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Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops