October 29, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. bishops will vote on five United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) chairs-elect of five committees at their November 16-19 General Assembly in Baltimore.
The following bishops were nominated for these positions.
1. The Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations
2. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh, N.C.
2. The Committee on Divine Worship
2. Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit
3. The Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development
2. Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Fla.
4. The Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth
2. Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Harrisburg, Pa.
5. The Committee on Migration
2. Archbishop José H. Gomez of San Antoino, Texas