Washington D.C., Feb 25, 2010 / 03:12 am
With U.S. diocesan aid to Haiti now totaling over $30 million, a Haiti Advisory Group has been created to help the U.S. bishops assess and respond to the devastating January earthquake’s impact upon Haitians and the local Church.
The advisory group was created by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America. Archbishop of San Antonio José H. Gomez, who chairs the Subcommittee, will also chair the advisory group. He will be joined by Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Bishop of Orlando Thomas Wenski, and Bishop Guy Sansaricq.
Bishop Sansaricq is Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn and the only Haitian-American bishop in the United States, a USCCB press release says.
“We’ve all been horrified by the images of such destruction, and yet, as a Haitian-American, I am deeply touched by the outpouring of love and support to our brothers and sisters in need,” he remarked.