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."

–Read the whole mandate and more

COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH

(Nov. 2024-Nov. 2027)

Chairman: Bishop Robert J. Brennan

Members

Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr. 

Bishop Brendan J. Cahill 

Bishop Oscar Cantú 

Bishop Joseph Espaillat 

Bishop Earl Fernandes  

Bishop John T. Folda 

Bishop Alan Nunes 

Consultants

Fr. Dwayne Davis

Ms. Patricia Maldonado

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

Ms.  Madeline Watkins, M.T.S.


Subcommittee on African American Affairs

Chairman: Bishop Roy Campbell, Jr. 

Members 

Bishop Brendan J. Cahill 

Bishop Jeffrey Haines 

Bishop Dennis J. Madden

Consultants

Gregory Chisolm, SJ 

Anderson Shaw  

Rev. Deacon Mel Tardy 

Sr. Nicole Trahan, FMI 

CJ Washington 

Deena Washington 

Staff

Dr. Ansel Augustine, D.Min


Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Island Affairs

Chairman: Bishop Earl Fernandes

Bishop Joy Alappatt

Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S.

Bishop Witold Mroziewski         

Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen

Bishop Oscar Solis

Bishop John Tran

Consultants

Rev. Linh Hoang, OFM, Ph.D.

Ms. Josie Howard

Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez

Dr. Jem Sullivan  

Staff

Mrs. María del Mar Muñoz-Visoso, M.T.S.


Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs

Chairman: Bishop Oscar Cantú

Members

Archbishop Richard G. Henning, STD

Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés, C.O.

Bishop Mark Bartosic 

Bishop John P. Dolan

Bishop Gregory W. Gordon, STL

Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala

Bishop Felipe Pulido

Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III

Consultants

Mr. Edwin Ferrera

Dr. Dora Tobar

Dr. Olga Lucia Villar

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.