Chair of USCCB Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People
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From the webpages of the Committee:
Article 8 of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People states,
By the authority of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse is renewed, and it is now constituted the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People. It becomes a standing committee of the Conference. Its membership is to include representation from all the episcopal regions of the country, with new appointments staggered to maintain continuity in the effort to protect children and youth.
The Committee is to advise the USCCB on all matters related to child and youth protection and is to oversee the development of the plans, programs, and budget of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection. It is to provide the USCCB with comprehensive planning and recommendations concerning child and youth protection by coordinating the efforts of the Office and the National Review Board.
Membership of the Bishops' Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCYP) includes the following bishops as well as the region they represent:
Chair
Most Reverend Timothy L. Doherty
Bishop of Lafayette, INRegion VIII
Most Reverend Donald J. Kettler
Bishop of St. CloudRegion I
Most Reverend Peter J. Uglietto
Auxiliary Bishop of BostonRegion IX
Most Reverend Mark S. Rivituso
Auxiliary Bishop of St. LouisRegion II
Most Reverend Terry R. LaValley
Bishop of OgdensburgRegion X
Most Reverend Patrick J. Zurek
Bishop of AmarilloRegion III
Most Reverend Michael J. Fitzgerald
Auxiliary Bishop of PhiladelphiaRegion XI
Most Reverend Joseph V. Brennan
Auxiliary Bishop of Los AngelesRegion IV
Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout
Bishop of RichmondRegion XII
Most Reverend Andrew E. Bellisario
Bishop of of JuneauRegion V
Most Reverend Joseph R. Kopacz
Bishop of JacksonRegion XIII
Most Reverend Jorge H. Rodriguez-Novelo
Auxiliary Bishop of DenverRegion VI
Most Reverend Steven J. Raica
Bishop of GaylordRegion XIV
Most Reverend William Wack, CSC
Bishop of Pensacola-TallahasseeRegion VII
Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton
Bishop of BellevilleRegion XV
Most Reverend Jacob Angadiath
Bishop of St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese of Chicago