Our Mandate

"The goal of bringing all the culturally and racially diverse communities, including European Americans, into a fuller participation in the faith, life, and evangelizing mission of the Church."

–Read the whole mandate and more

COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH

(Nov. 2021 – Nov. 2024)

Chairman: Bishop Arturo Cepeda

Chairman-Elect: Bishop Robert J. Brennan 

Members

Bishop Oscar Cantú

Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S.

 Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez 

Bishop Joseph N. Perry

Bishop Larry Silva

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson

Bishop Chad Zielinski

Consultants

Ms. Cecilia Marie Flores

Dr. Young Hoang

Ms. Patricia Maldonado

Ms. Kathleen Merritt

Staff

Dr. Ansel Augustine, D.Min

Mr. Alejandro Aguilera-Titus

Rev. Michael Carson

Mrs. María del Mar Muñoz-Visoso, M.T.S.

Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ

Sr. Myrna Tordillo, MSCS

Ms.  Madeline Watkins, M.T.S.


Subcommittee on African American Affairs

Chairman: Bishop Joseph N. Perry

Members 

Bishop Brendan J. Cahill

Bishop Roy Campbell

Bishop Jerome Feudjio

Bishop Jeffrey Haines

Bishop Dennis J. Madden

Consultants

Rev. Anthony Bozeman, SSJ

Mrs. Valerie Jennings

Mr. Ashley Morris

Rev. Stephen Thorne

Sr. Odessa Stanford, CCC

Staff

Dr. Ansel Augustine, D.Min


Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Island Affairs

Chairman: Bishop Clarence “Larry” Silva

Members

Bishop Alejandro Aclan

Bishop Joy Alappatt

Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S.

Bishop Witold Mroziewski         

Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen

Bishop Oscar Solis

Consultants

Rev. Linh Hoang, OFM, Ph.D.

Ms. Josie Howard

Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez

Dr. Jem Sullivan  

Staff

Sr. Myrna Tordillo, MSCS


Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs

Chairman: Bishop Oscar Cantú

Members

Bishop Mark Bartosic

Bishop Ramón Bejarano

Bishop Roy Edward Campbell, Jr.

Bishop Enrique Delgado

Bishop Jorge Rodríguez-Novelo

Bishop Alberto Rojas

Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski

Bishop Joseph Tyson

Consultants

Mr. Edwin Ferrera

Ms. Yazmín Maní

Dr. Dora Tobar

Staff

Mr. Alejandro Aguilera-Titus


Subcommittee on Native American Affairs

Chairman: Bishop Chad Zielinski

Members

Bishop John Folda

Bishop Terry R. LaValley

Bishop Steven Maekawa, O.P

Bishop Peter Muhich

Bishop Stephen D. Parkes

Bishop Alberto Rojas

Bishop Austin Vetter

Consultants

Mr. Ben Blackbear

Ms. Jenny Blackbear

Deacon Don Blackbird

Mr. Juanatano Cano

Deacon Mike Leman

Rev. Henry Sands

Staff

Rev. Michael Carson


Subcommittee on Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, and Travelers (PCMRT)

Chairman: Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S.

Members

Bishop Edgar M. DaCunha

Bishop Brendan J. Cahill

Bishop Frank J. Dewane

Bishop Jacques E. Fabre

Bishop Jerome Feudjio

Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob, J.C.D.

Bishop Philippos Mar Stephanos Thottathil

Bishop Joseph J. Tyson

Archbishop Thomas Wenski

Consultants

Very Rev. Cornelius K. Ejiogu, SSJ

Rev. Fr. Thomas W Florek, SJ

Rev. Tony Massad

Rev. Jean Yvon Pierre

Staff

Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ 

Ms. Madeline Watkins, M.T.S.