Bishops' Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People
Article 8 of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People states,
By the authority of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse is renewed, and it is now constituted the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People. It becomes a standing committee of the Conference. Its membership is to include representation from all the episcopal regions of the country, with new appointments staggered to maintain continuity in the effort to protect children and youth.
The Committee is to advise the USCCB on all matters related to child and youth protection and is to oversee the development of the plans, programs, and budget of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection. It is to provide the USCCB with comprehensive planning and recommendations concerning child and youth protection by coordinating the efforts of the Office and the National Review Board.
Membership of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCYP) includes the following bishops as well as the region they represent:
Chair
Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich
Bishop of Rapid City |
Region VIII
Most Reverend John M. LeVoir
Bishop of New Ulm
|
Region I
Most Reverend Richard J. Malone
Bishop of Portland, ME
|
Region IX
Most Reverend Michael O. Jackels
Bishop of Wichita
|
Region II
Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham
Bishop of Syracuse
|
Region X
Most Reverend Patrick J. Zurek
Bishop of Amarillo
|
Region III
Most Reverend Timothy Senior
Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
|
Region XI
Most Reverend Gerald E. Wilkerson
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
|
Region IV
Most Reverend Mitchell T. Rozanski
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
|
Region XII
Most Reverend Michael W. Warfel
Bishop of Great Falls – Billings
|
Region V
Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer
Bishop of Lexington
|
Region XIII
Most Reverend Michael J. Sheridan
Bishop of Colorado Springs
|
Region VI
Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr
Archbishop of Cincinnati
|
Region XIV
Most Reverend John G. Noonan
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami
|
Region VII
Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton
Bishop of Belleville
|
Region XV
Most Reverend Gerald N. Dino
Bishop of the Eparchy of Van Nuys
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