One Church Many Cultures The Good News of Cultural Diversity Fall/Winter 2021
Introducing our new Chairman Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church:
Most Reverend J. Arturo Cepeda, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Detroit
The conclusion of the November 2021 General Assembly also brings a transition in leadership for the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church. Most Rev. Arturo Cepeda, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, will be our new chairman for the November 2021-November 2024 term. Bishop Cepeda has served as chairman of the Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs until November of this year. In this capacity, he was responsible for leading subcommittee efforts on the implementation of the V Encuentro initiatives. He served in various USCCB committees and working groups, and was rector of Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas, before being appointed auxiliary of Detroit on April 18, 2011.