USCCB elects Archbishop Coakley as president, Bishop Flores as vice president

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has elected a new president and vice president for the next three years.

After three rounds of voting Tuesday, the bishops named Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, who was the favorite heading in, as their new president. Brownsville, Texas, Bishop Daniel Flores was selected as vice president.

“I’m humbled by the trust which my brother bishops have placed in me,” Coakley said on X Tuesday. ---More...