The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will convene in Baltimore, Maryland, this November for their 2025 Plenary Assembly, during which they will elect a new president, vice president, and chairmen for six of their committees.
The current USCCB president is Archbishop Timothy Broglio, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Military Services. The current USCCB vice president is Archbishop William Lori of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Both have served in these positions since their elections at the 2022 Plenary Assembly.
Among other responsibilities, the USCCB president serves as chairman of the Administrative Committee, according to the USCCB website. As USCCB president, Archbishop Broglio has also issued statements in response to a number of current events in the U.S., including comments on a pro-life VA policy change, the passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” and the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
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According to a USCCB Oct. 6 press release, at the Plenary Assembly the bishops will also vote for chairmen-elect of the following Committees: Canonical Affairs and Church Governance; Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs; Evangelization and Catechesis; International Justice and Peace; Protection of Children and Young People; and Religious Liberty.
Several bishops serving across the United States have already been nominated for the chairmen roles.
Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus and Bishop William Wack, CSC, of Pensacola-Tallahassee were nominated for chair of the committee on Evangelization and Catechesis.
For the position of chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty, Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon, and Bishop Michael Sis of San Angelo, Texas, were nominated.
Archbishops Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit were nominated for the chair of the committee on International Justice and Peace.
The full list of nominations can be viewed here.
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