Washington D.C., Nov 28, 2016 / 07:01 am
Bishop Gregory John Mansour, a Maronite bishop with experience in Middle East issues, will be the next chairman of Catholic Relief Services, the foreign aid arm of the U.S. bishops.
"It is my honor and privilege to be appointed as chairman of the CRS board of directors," Bishop Mansour said Nov. 22. "As a member of the CRS board, I've witnessed CRS' tremendous work among the most vulnerable. I have seen firsthand the suffering of Christians and others violently forced from their homes in the Middle East. Witnessing their plight was difficult, but it is heartening to see the compassionate work that CRS continues to do in the midst of chaos."
Since 2004, Bishop Mansour has headed the Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn. He is currently on the relief agency's board.
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, named Bishop Mansour to his position at CRS.