Bishops' president names liaison to dioceses hit by Katrina

Published: 2005-09-13

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta to act as his liaison with New Orleans Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes, Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of Mobile, Ala., and the bishops of all the dioceses damaged by Hurricane Katrina. In a Sept. 12 announcement, Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., said he had asked the two archbishops to take on the role so they can keep him briefed on the ways the USCCB can best serve the needs of the local archdioceses and dioceses in the long recovery ahead. Bishop Skylstad also asked Archbishops Fiorenza and Gregory to offer direct support to the region's bishops as they care for the needs of survivors, console those who have lost loved ones, and rebuild their ministries. Archbishop Fiorenza will be in communication primarily with Archbishop Hughes and the bishops of Louisiana and Archbishop Gregory with Archbishop Lipscomb and the bishops of Mississippi and Alabama.

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