Our Mandate
"The goal of bringing all the culturally and racially diverse communities, including European Americans, into a fuller participation in the faith, life, and evangelizing mission of the Church."
COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH
(Nov. 2021 – Nov. 2024)
Chairman: Bishop Arturo Cepeda
Chairman-Elect: Bishop Robert J. Brennan
Members
Bishop Oscar Cantú
Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S.
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez
Bishop Joseph N. Perry
Bishop Larry Silva
Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
Bishop Chad Zielinski
Consultants
Ms. Cecilia Marie Flores
Dr. Young Hoang
Ms. Patricia Maldonado
Ms. Kathleen Merritt
Staff
Dr. Ansel Augustine, D.Min
Mr. Alejandro Aguilera-Titus
Rev. Michael Carson
Mrs. María del Mar Muñoz-Visoso, M.T.S.
Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ
Sr. Myrna Tordillo, MSCS
Ms. Madeline Watkins, M.T.S.
Subcommittee on African American Affairs
Chairman: Bishop Joseph N. Perry
Members
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill
Bishop Roy Campbell
Bishop Jerome Feudjio
Bishop Jeffrey Haines
Bishop Dennis J. Madden
Consultants
Rev. Anthony Bozeman, SSJ
Mrs. Valerie Jennings
Mr. Ashley Morris
Rev. Stephen Thorne
Sr. Odessa Stanford, CCC
Staff
Dr. Ansel Augustine, D.Min
Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Island Affairs
Chairman: Bishop Clarence “Larry” Silva
Members
Bishop Alejandro Aclan
Bishop Joy Alappatt
Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S.
Bishop Witold Mroziewski
Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen
Bishop Oscar Solis
Consultants
Rev. Linh Hoang, OFM, Ph.D.
Ms. Josie Howard
Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez
Dr. Jem Sullivan
Staff
Sr. Myrna Tordillo, MSCS
Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs
Chairman: Bishop Oscar Cantú
Members
Bishop Mark Bartosic
Bishop Ramón Bejarano
Bishop Roy Edward Campbell, Jr.
Bishop Enrique Delgado
Bishop Jorge Rodríguez-Novelo
Bishop Alberto Rojas
Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski
Bishop Joseph Tyson
Consultants
Mr. Edwin Ferrera
Ms. Yazmín Maní
Dr. Dora Tobar
Staff
Mr. Alejandro Aguilera-Titus
Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
Chairman: Bishop Chad Zielinski
Members
Bishop John Folda
Bishop Terry R. LaValley
Bishop Steven Maekawa, O.P
Bishop Peter Muhich
Bishop Stephen D. Parkes
Bishop Alberto Rojas
Bishop Austin Vetter
Consultants
Mr. Ben Blackbear
Ms. Jenny Blackbear
Deacon Don Blackbird
Mr. Juanatano Cano
Deacon Mike Leman
Rev. Henry Sands
Staff
Rev. Michael Carson
Subcommittee on Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, and Travelers (PCMRT)
Chairman: Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S.
Members
Bishop Edgar M. DaCunha
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill
Bishop Frank J. Dewane
Bishop Jacques E. Fabre
Bishop Jerome Feudjio
Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob, J.C.D.
Bishop Philippos Mar Stephanos Thottathil
Bishop Joseph J. Tyson
Archbishop Thomas Wenski
Consultants
Very Rev. Cornelius K. Ejiogu, SSJ
Rev. Fr. Thomas W Florek, SJ
Rev. Tony Massad
Rev. Jean Yvon Pierre
Staff
Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ
Ms. Madeline Watkins, M.T.S.