Bishop Ricken appointed to USCCB post

Somewhat forgotten in the Dolan excitement was the news that Bishop Ricken of Green Bay was elected chairman of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis for the USCCB.

The election outcome also marked the first time since the bishops' conference was reorganized in 1966 following the Second Vatican Council reforms that a sitting vice president who sought the presidency did not win election. In two elections, in 1974 and in 1977, circumstances dictated that the vice president did not rise to lead the conference.

The bishops also elected chairmen-elect for six committees. They will take office in November 2011.

They are: Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance; Bishop Joseph P. McFadden of Harrisburg, Pa., Committee on Catholic Education; Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden of Baltimore, Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs; Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wis., Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis; Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien of Baltimore, the Committee on International Justice and Peace; Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of Steubenville, Ohio, Committee on Child and Youth Protection.

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