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U.S. Bishops to Vote for Treasurer-elect and for Chairmen-elect of Five Standing Committees at Plenary Assembly in Baltimore

Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney of Paterson, New Jersey, is seen at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn, April 26, 2020.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney of Paterson, New Jersey, is seen at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn, April 26, 2020. The Paterson Diocese and five of its diocesan priests filed a lawsuit against federal agencies on August 8, 2024, in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, arguing that a rule change in religious worker visas means the foreign-born priests are in the position of having to "count the days until they have no lawful choice but to abandon their congregations" in the U.S. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will be voting for the conference’s treasurer-elect as well as chairmen-elect for five standing committees during the 2024 Plenary Assembly taking place November 11-14 in Baltimore, Maryland. Each bishop elected will serve for one year as the treasurer-elect, or as chairman-elect of the respective committee before beginning a three-year term at the conclusion of the bishops’ 2025 Plenary Assembly. The following bishops were nominated (listed under committee in alphabetical order): USCCB TREASURER-ELECT; CHAIRMAN-ELECT, COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE
  • Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
  • Bishop David J. Malloy, Diocese of Rockford
CHAIRMAN-ELECT, COMMITTEE ON CLERGY, CONSECRATED LIFE, AND VOCATIONS
  • Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt, SEMV, auxiliary bishop, Archdiocese of Hartford
  • Bishop Ronald A. Hicks, Diocese of Joliet
CHAIRMAN-ELECT, COMMITTEE ON DIVINE WORSHIP
  • Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
  • Bishop Michael G. Woost, Diocese of Cleveland
CHAIRMAN-ELECT, COMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC JUSTICE AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
  • Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre, Archdiocese of Louisville
  • Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, Diocese of Paterson
CHAIRMAN-ELECT, COMMITTEE ON LAITY, MARRIAGE, FAMILY LIFE AND YOUTH
  • Bishop Edward J. Burns, Diocese of Dallas
  • Bishop James D. Conley, Diocese of Lincoln
CHAIRMAN-ELECT, COMMITTEE ON MIGRATION
  • Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, Diocese of Victoria
  • Bishop Joseph J. Tyson, Diocese of Yakima
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