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 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.