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. 2024-Nov. 2027)
Chairman: Bishop Robert J. Brennan
Members
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill
Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr.
Bishop Oscar Cantú
Bishop Joseph Espaillat
Bishop Earl Fernandes
Bishop John T. Folda
Bishop Brian Nunes
Consultants
Very Rev. Dwayne Davis
Ms. Patricia Maldonado
Staff
Mrs. María del Mar Muñoz-Visoso, Executive Director
Dr. Alejandro Aguilera-Titus
Dr. Ansel Augustine, D.Min
Rev. David Bailey
Ms. Sarah Evans
Mrs. Clarissa Ann Martinez
Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ
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. Clarissa Ann Martinez
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
Dr. Alejandro Aguilera-Titus
Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
Chairman: Bishop John Folda
Members
Bishop Myron J. Cotta
Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens
Bishop Gregory W. Gordon
Bishop Terry R. LaValley
Bishop Steven J. Maekawa O.P.
Bishop Stephen D. Parkes
Bishop Austin A. Vetter
Bishop Jeffrey J. Walsh
Consultants
Deacon Don Blackbird
Dr. Juanatano Cano
Rev. Michael Carson
Rev. Maurice Henry Sands
Staff
Rev. David Bailey
Subcommittee on Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, and Travelers (PCMRT)
Chairman: Bishop Brendan J. Cahill
Members
Most Reverend John Michael Botean
Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha
Most Reverend Anthony C. Celino
Most Reverend Frank Dewane
Most Reverend Jacques E. Fabre
Most Reverend Jerome Feudjio
Most Reverend Joseph S. Grob
Most Reverend Frank Schuster
Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson
Most Reverend Thomas Wenski
Bishop Consultant(s)
Most Reverend Felipe Pulido
Consultants
Rev. Fr. Tony Massad
Rev. Jean Yvon Pierre, Ph.D.
Rev. Fr. Thomas W Florek, SJ
Very Rev. Cornelius K. Ejiogu, SSJ
Kevin Appleby
Staff
Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ
Ms. Sarah Evans