Bishops to Vote on USCCB Secretary-Elect, Chairs-Elect of Five Committees
WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops will vote on the secretary-elect of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and chairs-elect of five committees at their November 10-13 General Assembly in Baltimore.
The following bishops were nominated for these positions.
Conference Secretary:
Bishop Steven Blaire of Stockton, Calif.
Bishop George V. Murry, SJ of Youngstown, Ohio
Bishop Murry was elected secretary last year to complete the term of Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., when Bishop Kicanas was elected USCCB vice-president. USCCB rules permit Bishop Murry to run for a full three-year term.
Committee on National Collections:
Bishop Michael Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston, WV
Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas, Texas
Committee on Cultural Diversity:
Bishop Jaime Soto, Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, Calif.
Bishop J. Terry Steib of Memphis, Tenn.
Committee on Doctrine:
Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse, Wis.
Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington
Committee on Pro-Life Activities:
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston
Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kan.
Committee on Communications:
Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo.
Bishop Gabino Zavala, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Coverage of the assembly is open to credentialed media. There will be media conferences at 12:30 p.m. (ET), November 10 and 11, and they will be available through live streaming on the USCCB Web site. Reporters seeking to cover the meeting on site can download a credential application from the Web at http://www.usccb.org/comm/credentialform.pdf and submit it by November 3, by fax (202-541-3173) or mail to
November Meeting Credentials
Department of Communications
3211 4th St., NE
Washington, DC 20017-1194