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:
Most Reverend Joseph R. Cistone
Region III
Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
Most Reverend Mitchell T. Rozanski
Region IV
Archdiocese of Baltimore |
Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon
Region VI
Diocese of Steubenville |
Most Reverend Michael J. Sheridan
Region XIII
Diocese of Colorado Springs |
Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham
Region II
Bishop of Ogdensburg |
Most Reverend William C. Skurla
Region XV
Bishop of Eparchy of Van Nuys for Byzantines |
Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich
Chairman
Bishop of Rapid City |
Most Reverend Paul J. Swain
Region VIII
Diocese of Sioux Falls |
Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer
Region V
Bishop of Lexington |
Most Reverend Michael W. Warfel
Region XII
Diocese Great Falls - Billings |
Most Reverend Michael O. Jackels
Region IX
Diocese of Wichita |
Most Reverend Gerald E. Wilkerson
Region XI
Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
Most Reverend Richard J. Malone
Region I
Diocese of Portland in Maine |
Most Reverend Patrick J. Zurek
Region X
Diocese of Amarillo |
Most Reverend John G. Noonan
Region XIV
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami |
Vacant
Region VII |
