A new president will be elected and votes will be held on issues of worship on the final day of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops annual fall meeting.
Bishops will vote for a president, who will serve a three-year term, during the first morning session. The candidates are Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans; Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia; Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Spokane, Wash.; Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston; Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles; Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., current USCCB vice president; Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore; Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati; Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit; and Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami.
Later in the morning, Bishops will discuss adopting an official Spanish-language missal for the United States and potential liturgical changes to the celebration of confirmation and marriage.
The full agenda for the meeting is posted on the USCCB website.
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