Two priests nominated to be next USCCB general secretary

Published: 2005-09-19

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Two priests with national and international church experience have been nominated to be the next general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. They are Msgr. David J. Malloy, 49, USCCB associate general secretary since 2001, and Msgr. John J. Strynkowski, 66, pastor of the Cathedral-Basilica of St. James in Brooklyn, N.Y., and a former executive director of the USCCB Secretariat for Doctrine and Pastoral Practices. Both priests have served in the Vatican. The bishops are to vote on the next general secretary, the chief staff officer overseeing their national offices, during their fall general meeting in Washington Nov. 14-17. The USCCB Administrative Committee approved the choice of the two nominees during a meeting Sept. 13-14. The priest selected will succeed Msgr. William P. Fay, 56. A Boston priest, Msgr. Fay has been with the USCCB since 1995, first as associate general secretary, then as general secretary-elect for a year and as general secretary since 2001. The new general secretary will take office for a five-year term beginning Feb. 3, 2006, when Msgr. Fay's term ends.

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