Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 4, 2022 / 11:41 am
The U.S. bishops released on Tuesday the names of the 10 candidates nominated to be the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
An election will be held during the bishops’ Fall General Assembly in Baltimore Nov. 14–17 to replace the outgoing president, Archbishop Jose H.Gomez of Los Angeles, and vice president, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit, whose three-year terms end at the conclusion of the meeting.
The nominees, chosen by their fellow bishops, are as follows:
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, Archdiocese for the Military Services
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Diocese of Arlington, Virginia
Bishop Frank J. Caggiano, Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archdiocese of San Francisco
Archbishop Paul D. Etienne, Archdiocese of Seattle
Bishop Daniel E. Flores, Diocese of Brownsville, Texas
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, Archdiocese of San Antonio
Archbishop William E. Lori, Archdiocese of Baltimore
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana