Archbishop Paul Coakley is the new president-elect of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Bishop Daniel Flores is its new vice president-elect.
Vatican News
U.S. bishops have elected Archbishop Paul S. Coackley of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City as the new president-elect of the USCCB.
Gathering in Baltimore for their Plenary Assembly, the U.S. bishops also chose Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, to serve as the new vice president.
The selection came as Archbishop Timothy Broglio and Archbishop William Lori prepare to step down from their roles at the expiry of their three-year terms in office.
Archbishop Coakley
70-year-old Archbishop Coakley, already held a leadership role in the USCCB, serving as secretary. He was ordained a priest in 1983 for the Diocese of Wichita before being appointed Bishop of Salina in 2004, and later archbishop of Oklahoma City in 2010.
He holds a licentiate in sacred theology.
Bishop Flores
64-year-old Bishop Flores is the former president of the USCCB Committee on Doctrine. He has been a bishop since 2006. He was one of the 12 bishops to serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod on Synodality.
He holds a doctorate in sacred theology and is a former theology professor.
