United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

This article is about the organization of U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. NCCB also stands for the Nevada County Concert Band.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is the official leadership body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Founded in 1966 as the joint National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference, it is composed of the American hierarchy of bishops, archbishops and cardinal archbishops. The USCCB adopted its current name in July 2001. The organization is a registered corporation based in Washington, DC. As with all bishops' conferences, certain decisions and acts of the USCCB must be approved by the Roman dicasteries, which are subject to the immediate and absolute authority of the Pope.

Presidents

• John Cardinal Dearden, Archbishop of Detroit (1966-1971)
• John Cardinal Krol, Archbishop of Philadelphia (1971-1974)
• Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, Archbishop of Cincinnati (1974-1977)
• Archbishop John Quinn, Archbishop of San Francisco (1977-1980)
• Archbishop John Roach, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (1980-1983)
• Bishop James Malone, Bishop of Youngstown (1983-1986)
• Archbishop John May, Archbishop of Saint Louis (1986-1989)
• Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, Archbishop of Cincinnati (1989-1992)
• William Cardinal Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore (1992-1995)
• Bishop Anthony Pilla, Bishop of Cleveland (1995-1998)
• Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, Bishop of Galveston-Houston (1998-2001, last NCCB/USCC President/first USCCB President)
• Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, Bishop of Belleville (2001-2004)
• Bishop William S. Skylstad, Bishop of Spokane (2004-2007)
• Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago (expected election 2007)

USCCB Departments & Programs

See also

• List of the Roman Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of the Roman Catholic cathedrals of the United States
• List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States
• Plenary Councils of Baltimore

External link

• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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