Council members serve as representatives of the bishops in their respective United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Regions. They have been invited directly to serve on our Council, or they have been appointed by the USCCB Administrative Council Representative from their Region. Currently, Council members are:

Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley, DD Archbishop of Oklahoma City, OK NACC Episcopal Advisor
REGION I Most Reverend George E. Rueger, DD, VG Former Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester, MA	REGION II Most Reverend Matthew H. Clark, DD Bishop of Rochester, New York
REGION III Most Reverend Manuel A. Cruz, DD Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Newark, NJ	REGION IV Most Reverend Mitchell T. Rozanski Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland
REGION V Most Reverend David R. Choby Bishop of Nashville, Kentucky	REGION VI Most Reverend Francis R. Reiss Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan
REGION VII Most Reverend Dale J. Melczek, DD Bishop of Gary, Indiana	REGION VIII Most Reverend Lee A. Piché Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota
REGION IX Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr. Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau	REGION X Most Reverend Vincent M. Rizzotto, DD Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas
REGION XI Most Reverend Randolph R. Calvo Bishop of Reno, Nevada.	REGION XII Most Reverend Michael P. Driscoll Bishop of Boise, Idaho
REGION XIII Most Reverend John C. Wester Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah	REGION XIV Most Reverend John G. Noonan Bishop of Miami, Florida

Below are pieces included in the recent mailing sent to our bishops explaining our board certification process and their endorsement of our priests and lay members. You can read more about this mailing in David Lichter's February 21, 2011 reflection in NACC Now.

Click below to read the documents.