The following is an overview of the present structure of the USCCB, including the names of the Bishops (just elected at the General Assembly) to chair them. Please note that I have attached a brief description of the responsibilities of the Programmatic Committees as outlined by the Conference itself.
I. Executive Level and Management Committees
-- Administrative Committee
President (Cardinal Daniel DeNardo, Houston)
Vice President – (Archbishop Jose Horacio Gomez, Los Angeles)
-- Committee on Budget and Finance
Treasurer (Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, Wheeling-Charleston)
Audit Subcommittee
-- Committee on Priorities and Plans
(Bishop George V. Murry, SJ, Youngstown)
-- Executive Committee
(Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, New York)
II. Programmatic Committees
-- Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance
(Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Saint Paul and Minneapolis)
The committee assists the bishops, both individually and collectively, by providing direction for the Conference in the ongoing implementation of the 1983 Code of Canon Law and 1990 Code of Canons for the Eastern Churches and in the interpretation of particular law issued by the Conference.
-- Committee on Catholic Education
( Archbishop George Joseph Lucas of Omaha)
Subcommittee on Certification for Ecclesial Ministry and Service
Provides guidance for the educational mission of the Church in the United States in all its institutional settings, including Catholic elementary and secondary schools, Catholic colleges and universities, and college campus ministry. The committee advocates for federal public policies in education that are consistent with Catholic values.
-- Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations
(Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge of Raleigh)
Focused on promoting, supporting, and educating about the Church's pastoral needs and concerns for the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life within culturally diverse communities of the United States; and in addressing issues concerning the life and ministry of bishops,
-- Committee on Communications
(Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington)
Subcommittee on the Catholic Communication Campaign
Under the direction of the Secretary for Communications, staff for the Communications Department are grouped into five teams (offices) with specific areas of expertise to ensure that the broad communication needs of the USCCB are coordinated and implemented in an organic and collaborative manner.
-- Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church
(Archishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio)
Subcommittee on African American Affairs
Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs
Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
Subcommittee on Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, and Travelers
The vision of Encuentro 2000 and Ecclesia in America is enlivened throughout the Church by encouraging Catholics from various culturally diverse communities into a fuller participation in the faith, life, and evangelizing mission of the Church.
-- Committee on Divine Worship
(Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli of Paterson)
Subcommittee on Divine Worship in Spanish
Supports the bishops of the Latin Church, both collectively and individually, in fulfilling their roles as priests and leaders of the worshiping community, especially with the translation of liturgical text and the development of guidelines for the celebration of the Mass and the sacraments.
-- Committee on Doctrine
(Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron of Detroit)
Subcommittee on the Translation of Scripture Text
Subcommittee on Health Care Issues
The committee on Doctrine evaluates complex questions, problems, and programs to determine and define the Catholic point of view. They are also entrusted with teaching the Catholic doctrine and promoting collaboration among theologians.
-- Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
(Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of Springfield)
Provides guidance and proposes specific approaches for ecumenical and interreligious dialogues. It determines concrete ways of acting in accordance with the Decrees on Ecumenism and on Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council and with other ordinances and legitimate customs.eld, MA)
-- Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis
(Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair of Hartford)
Subcommittee on the Catechism
Assists the bishops in fulfilling their role as evangelizers and chief catechists in their dioceses by addressing all aspects of evangelization and catechesis for adults, youth, and children. This includes fostering the distribution and implementation of foundational documents related to evangelization and catechesis.
-- Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development
(Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami)
Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The committee assists the bishops, both collectively and individually, in advancing the social mission of the Church, within a culturally diverse community, through education, poverty awareness, capacity- and constituency-building, outreach, policy development, advocacy, and the organization of low-income communities. The committee advises the bishops on issues of human dignity, development, and poverty
-- Committee on International Justice and Peace
(Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las Cruces)
The committee assists the bishops, both collectively and individually, in advancing the social mission of the Church on international justice and peace through policy development, advocacy, education, outreach, and acts of ecclesial solidarity. The committee advises the bishops on international public policy issues, especially integral human development, human rights, religious freedom, and peace
-- Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth
(Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia)
Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage
The committee assists the bishops, both collectively and individually, in advancing the vocation and mission of the lay faithful, of married couples and families, lay ecclesial ministers, and of young people. Through emphasis on the articulation and application of anthropological and theological principles, founded on magisterial teaching, the committee assists the bishops as they promote in a culturally diverse Church, the evangelization, faith formation and public witness of these persons, leading them toward a deeper commitment to Christ and his Church so as to transform culture and society.
-- Committee on Migration
(Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle)
On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Committee on Migration sets broad policies and direction for the Church's work in the area of migration, coordinating closely with the USCCB Administrative Committee, on which the Committee on Migration Chairman serves.
-- Committee on National Collections
(Archbishop Thomas John Rodi of Mobile)
Subcommittee on the Church in Central and Eastern Europe
Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America
Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions
Subcommittee on the Church in Africa
The committee assists the bishops, both collectively and individually, in promoting the stewardship dimension of the collections, and in coordinating, supporting, and increasing the revenues of the national collections. These efforts support the Church’s works of social justice, evangelization, education, and national and local institutional development—both domestically and around the world. The committee works collaboratively with other mission-related committees on issues of mutual concern.
-- Committee on Pro-Life Activities
(Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York)
Works to teach respect for all human life from conception to natural death, and organize for its protection.
-- Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People
(Bishop Edward J. Burns of Juneau)
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.
III. Task Forces - Temporary
-- Task Force on Spanish Language Bible
--Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty
IV. USCCB departments and programs
Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations
Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church
Secretariat of Divine Worship
Secretariat of Doctrine
Secretariat of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis
Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth
Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection
Policy and Advocacy
Secretary of Policy and Advocacy
Government Relations
Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development
Office of International Justice and Peace
Office of Domestic Social Development
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Education and Outreach
Department of Migration and Refugee Services
Office of Migration and Refugee Policy
Office of Refugee Programs
Secretariat of Catholic Education
Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Communications
Secretary of Communications
Catholic News Service
Customer and Client Relations
Media Relations
Operations and Project Management
USCCB Publishing
Administration and National Collections
Secretary of Administration
Office of Finance
Office of Accounting and Business Services
Office of General Services
Office of Human Resources
Office of National Collections
The Church in Central and Eastern Europe
Catholic Home Missions
The Church in Latin America
Peter's Pence
The Catholic Relief Services Collection
The Church in Africa
Catholic Communication Campaign (promotion)
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (promotion)
Other Collections
National Religious Retirement Office
Office for Film and Broadcasting
Office of Information Technology
Certainly, the structure of the USCCB is extensive and complex. Little wonder that the budgetary expense of operating such a bureaucratic organization is rapidly approaching an estimated $ 200 million annually.
In Part Three, we shall consider the effective of the Conference as it seeks to fulfill its primary function as prescribed in Canon Law and those various pastoral initiatives which the Conference has taken upon itself over the course of the past decades.
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