Chi sono i candidati alla presidenza della "Conferenza Episcopale USA" (dal sito della USCCB)

 Fonte : USCCB blog



On November 12, the U.S. bishops -- gathered in Baltimore for their annual fall General Assembly -- will vote for their next president and vice president. The newly elected officers will begin their terms at the conclusion of the meeting (Thursday, November 14), when Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, complete their respective terms as president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Ten candidates are nominated by their brother bishops for the presidency and vice presidency. Following, in alphabetical order, is a breakdown with some vital statistics of this year's slate:

1. Archbishop Gregory Aymond

Archbishop of New Orleans

• Born November 12, 1949
• Ordained a priest of New Orleans May 10, 1975
• Auxiliary bishop of New Orleans, 1997-2000
• Coadjutor bishop of Austin, Texas, 2000-2001
• Bishop of Austin, Texas, 2001-2009

First native of New Orleans to serve as its archbishop. Currently wrapping up a term as chairman of USCCB's Divine Worship Committee, during which time he oversaw the implementation of the new English translation of the Roman Missal. Also serves USCCB Committees on Communications and Domestic Justice and Human Development.

2. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap.

Archbishop of Philadelphia

• Born September 26, 1944
• Ordained a priest of the Capuchin Franciscan Order, August 29, 1970
• Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, 1988-1997
• Archbishop of Denver, 1997-2011

Currently chairs the Subcommittee on Native American Catholics. Serves on the USCCB Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church and as a consultant to the Pro-Life Activities Committee.

3. Bishop Blase J. Cupich

Bishop of Spokane, Washington

• Born March 19, 1949
• Ordained priest of Omaha, Nebraska, August 16, 1975
• Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, 1998-2010

Previously served as chairman of the USCCB Committee on Child and Youth Protection (2008-11), overseeing release of John Jay Causes and Context Study. Currently chairs the Subcommittee on the Church in Central and Eastern Europe and is a member of the National Collections Committee.

4. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo

Archbishop of Galveston-Houston

• Born May 23, 1949
• Ordained priest of Pittsburgh, July 16, 1977
• Coadjutor bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, 1997-1998
• Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, 1998-2004
• Coadjutor bishop/archbishop of Galveston-Houston, 2004-2006
• Elevated to cardinal, 2007

First cardinal from Texas. Chairman-elect of the bishops' Committee on Divine Worship. Former chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities (2009-2012) and current member of that committee, as well as National Collections Committee and Subcomittee on Health Care Issues. Participated in the March 2013 conclave to elect Pope Francis.

5. Archbishop José H. Gomez

Archbishop of Los Angeles

• Born December 26, 1951
• Ordained priest of Opus Dei, August 15, 1978
• Auxiliary bishop of Denver, 2001-2004
• Archbishop of San Antonio, 2004-2010
• Coadjudutor archbishop of Los Angeles, 2010-2011

Head of the largest diocese in the United States. Member at large of USCCB Executive Committee. Chairman of Committee on Migration. Member of Subcommittee on Divine Worship in Spanish, the Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America and consultant to Committee on International Justice and Peace.

6. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz

Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky

• Born August 18, 1946
• Ordained priest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 18, 1972
• Bishop of Knoxville, Tennesee, 1999-2007

Vice president of USCCB since 2010. Former chairman of USCCB's then-Ad Hoc Committee on the Defense of Marriage.

7. Archbishop William E. Lori

Archbishop of Baltimore

• Born May 6, 1951
• Ordained priest of Washington, May 14, 1977
• Auxiliary bishop of Washington, 1995-2001
• Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2001-2012

Serves as chaplain of the Knights of Columbus. Chairman of the bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty. Member of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, the Committee on Budget and Finance and the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage. Consultant to the Committee on Doctrine.

8. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr

Archbishop of Cincinnati

• Born June 21, 1948
• Ordained priest of Sioux City, Iowa, July 20, 1974
• Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, 2001-2008
• Coadjutor archbishop of Cincinnati, 2008-2009

Organizer of World Youth Day Denver in 1993 and served as general secretary of the U.S. bishops from 1995-2001. Chairman of the Committee on National Collections. Member of the Committee on Budget and Finance.

9. Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron

Archbishop of Detroit

• Born October 21, 1948
• Ordained a priest of Detroit, July 26, 1975
• Auxiliary bishop of Detroit, 1996-2003
• Coadjutor bishop of Oakland, California, 2003
• Bishop of Oakland, California, 2003-2009

First Detroit native to head the archdiocese. Member of the Committee on Doctrine and the Subcommittee on the Catechism.

10. Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski

Archbishop of Miami

• Born October 18, 1950
• Ordained priest of Miami, May 15, 1976
• Auxiliary bishop of Miami, 1997-2003
• Coadjutor bishop of Orlando, Florida, 2003-2004
• Bishop of Orlando, 2004-2010

First Miami native to head the archdiocese. Chairman-elect of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. Member of the Committees on Migration and International Justice and Peace and the Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America. Consultant to the Committee on Pro-Life Activities.