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The Committee provides guidance for the educational mission of the Church in the United States in all its institutional settings. The Committee on Catholic Education guides, directs, and coordinates this task, working closely with the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis. The scope of the committee’s work includes Catholic elementary and secondary schools, Catholic colleges and universities, and college campus ministry. The committee advocates for federal public policies in education that are consistent with Catholic values and that uphold parental rights and responsibilities regarding education.
Chair
| Most Reverend Thomas J. Curry | Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles |
Members
Most Reverend Oscar Cantú |
Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio |
Most Reverend John C. Dunne |
Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre |
Most Reverend Walter J. Edyvean |
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston |
Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer |
Bishop of Lexington |
Most Reverend Francis J. Kane |
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago |
Most Reverend Joseph P. McFadden |
Bishop of Harrisburg |
Most Reverend Richard E. Pates |
Bishop of Des Moines |
Most Reverend John C. Wester |
Bishop of Salt Lake City |
Bishop Consultant
| Most Reverend Michael J. Sheridan | Bishop of Colorado Springs |
Consultants
| Dr. John Convey | The Catholic University of America |
| Sr. Mary Elizabeth Galt, BVM | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| Jennifer Kraska | Colorado Catholic Conference |
| Dr. Mary McDonald | Diocese of Memphis |
| Rev. Martin Moran | Catholic Campus Ministry Association |
| Dr. Karen Ristau | National Catholic Educational Association |
| Mary Ellen Russell | Maryland Catholic Conference |
Dr. Michael Galligan-Stierle |
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities |
Staff
| Marie A. Powell | Executive Director, Secretariat of Catholic Education |
| Sr. Suzanne Bellenoit, SSJ | Associate Director for Public Policy, Secretariat of Catholic Education |
| Barbara Humphrey McCrabb | Assistant Director for Higher Education, Secretariat of Catholic Education |
| Terry Thames | Associate Director, Office of Government Relations |