Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City presided at the third annual Native American Mass, his first major Mass since being elected president of the USCCB.
Archbishop Coakley celebrates annual Native American Mass at Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine
Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Flores elected president and vice president of USCCB
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, were elected Nov. 11 as president and vice president, respectively, of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
10 U.S. bishops stand for election as the conference’s next president, vice president
When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall plenary assembly Nov. 10-13 in Baltimore, they will elect a new president and vice president.
New USCCB president is ‘man of the new evangelization’ and trusted leader
The Nov. 12 vote at the USCCB’s fall assembly in Baltimore made the Mexican-born archbishop of Los Angeles the first Latino to hold the highest leadership position in the U.S. Catholic Church.
Bishops to vote for USCCB president, vice president at general assembly
U.S. bishops are scheduled to elect the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their upcoming fall general assembly taking place Nov. 14-16 in Baltimore.