Who We Are

Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations

The Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations assists bishops, both collectively and individually, in 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. The committee develops foundational documents and appropriate resources that promote the effective ministry of the clerical state, consecrated life, and vocations.

Chairman

Most Reverend ROBERT J. CARLSON, Archbishop of St. Louis

Members

His Eminence Cardinal SEÁN P. O'MALLEY, OFM Cap, Archbishop of Boston
Most Reverend SAMUEL J. AQUILA, Diocese of Fargo
Most Reverend EARL BOYEA, Bishop of Lansing
Most Reverend EDWARD K. BRAXTON, Diocese of Belleville
Most Reverend MICHAEL BURBIDGE, Bishop of Raleigh
Most Reverend WILLIAM P. CALLAHAN, OFM Conv, Bishop of La Crosse
Most Reverend OCTAVIO CISNEROS, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Most Reverend DANIEL E. THOMAS, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia

Bishop Consultants

Most Reverend PAUL S. COAKLEY, Archbishop of Oklahoma City
Most Reverend ROBERT J. SHAHEEN, Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Most Reverend Harry J. FLYNN, Archbishop Emeritus of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Consultants

Fr. Robert Barron
Deacon Gerald Dupont
Sr. Rose McDermott, SSJ
Mrs. Rose Sullivan

Staff

Reverend William Shawn McKnight, S.T.D., Executive Director
Reverend John Gallagher Guthrie, S.T.L.., Associate Director
Sarah George, Staff Assistant