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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the official governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Founded in 1966 as the joint National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference, it is comprised of the American United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 hierarchy of bishop Bishop

A bishop is an ordained [i] member of the Christian clergy [i] who, in certain Christian [i] ... 

s, archbishop Archbishop

In Christianity [i], an archbishop is an elevated bishop [i]. ... 

s and cardinal archbishops. The USCCB adopted its current name in July 2001. The organization is a registered corporation based in Washington, DC Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital [i] city [i] of the United States of America [i]. ... 

. As with all bishops' conferences, the decisions and acts of the USCCB must be approved by the Roman dicasteries, which are subservient to the immediate and absolute authority of the Pope Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome [i], and, as Successor [i] of Saint Peter [i], is t ... 

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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the official governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Founded in 1966 as the joint National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference, it is comprised of the American United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 hierarchy of bishop Bishop

A bishop is an ordained [i] member of the Christian clergy [i] who, in certain Christian [i]... 

s, archbishop Archbishop

In Christianity [i], an archbishop is an elevated bishop [i]. ... 

s and cardinal archbishops. The USCCB adopted its current name in July 2001. The organization is a registered corporation based in Washington, DC Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital [i] city [i] of the United States of America [i]. ... 

. As with all bishops' conferences, the decisions and acts of the USCCB must be approved by the Roman dicasteries, which are subservient to the immediate and absolute authority of the Pope Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome [i], and, as Successor [i] of Saint Peter [i], is t ... 

.

Presidents of the NCCB/USCCB

  • Detroit Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state [i] of Michigan [i] and the seat [i] of Wayne County [i] ... 

     Archbishop John Cardinal Dearden
  • Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, and known as The City of Brotherly Love i... 

     Archbishop Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia

    As of 2006 [i], the Roman Catholic [i] Archdiocese of Philadelphia covers the

... 

 John Cardinal Krol
  • Cincinnati Archbishop Joseph Bernardin Joseph Cardinal Bernardin

    Joseph Louis Bernardin, later Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin, was an American clergyman, the twel... 

  • San Francisco San Francisco, California

    The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in California [i] and the fourteenth-lar ... 

     Archbishop John Quinn
  • St. Paul and Minneapolis Minneapolis-St. Paul

    [i] and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]... 

     Archbishop Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese [i] ... 

     John Roach
  • Youngstown Youngstown, Ohio

    Youngstown is a city located in Mahoning County [i], Ohio [i], 65 miles southeast ... 

     Bishop Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown

    The Diocese of Youngstown [i] is a particular church [i] or diocese [i] of the Roman Catholic Church [i] ... 

     James Malone
  • St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri

    St. Louis , sometimes written Saint Louis, encompasses an independent city [i] in the U.S. state [i] ... 

     Archbishop Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis

    The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is the Roman Catholic [i] archdiocese [i] that covers the

... 

 John May
  • Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk
  • Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland

    Baltimore is an independent city [i] located in the U.S. state [i] of Maryland [i] on the eastern coast ... 

     Archbishop William Cardinal Keeler William Henry Keeler

    Cardinal William Henry Keeler has been the Roman Catholic [i] Archbishop of Baltimore [i] ... 

  • Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio

    For the Cleveland area, see Greater Cleveland [i].

... 

 Bishop Anthony Pilla
  • Galveston Galveston, Texas

    Galveston is the county seat of Galveston County [i] located along the Gulf Coast [i] ... 

    -Houston Houston, Texas

    Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas [i] and the fourth-largest in the United States [i] ... 

     Bishop Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston encompasses 8,880 square miles of ten counties in th... 

     Joseph Fiorenza Joseph Fiorenza

    The Most Rev. Joseph Anthony Fiorenza is Archbishop [i] Emeritus [i] of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston [i] ... 



Presidents of the USCCB

  • Galveston-Houston Bishop Joseph Fiorenza Joseph Fiorenza

    The Most Rev. Joseph Anthony Fiorenza is Archbishop [i] Emeritus [i] of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston [i] ... 

  • Belleville Belleville, Illinois

    Belleville is a city in St. Clair County [i], Illinois [i], United States [i]... 

     Bishop Wilton D. Gregory
  • Spokane Spokane, Washington

    Spokane is the second largest city in Washington state [i] and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest [i] ... 

     Bishop William S. Skylstad

USCCB Departments & Programs


African American Catholics

Aid to Central & Eastern Europe

American College Louvain

Canonical Affairs

Catechism

Catholic Campaign for Human Development

Catholic Communication Campaign

Catholic News Service

Catholic Relief Services Collection

Child & Youth Protection

Church in Latin America

Collections

Communications

Consecrated Life

Diaconate

Doctrine and Pastoral Practices

Domestic Social Development

Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs

Education

Environmental Justice Program

Evangelization

Faithful Citizenship

Family, Laity, Women & Youth

Film & Broadcasting

Finance/Accounting

General Counsel

Generation Christ

Government Liaison

Home Missions

Hispanic Affairs

Human Resources

International Justice and Peace

Liturgy

Media Relations

Migration & Refugee Services

National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage

National Religious Retirement Office

Natural Family Planning

New American Bible

North American College

Peter's Pence

Priestly Life & Ministry

Pro-Life Activities

Publishing

Rebuild Church, Rebuild Hope

Science & Human Values

Social Development & World Peace

Vocations & Priestly Formation

World Mission

World Youth Day

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