Milwaukee Auxiliary Bishop Richard J. Sklba was elected the
chairman-elect of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops'
Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs at the annual meeting
in Washington, D.C.
Bishop Sklba's wealth of experience and involvement make him an ideal
fit for this chairmanship, which is seen as the chief ecumenical officer
of the Catholic Church of the United States. Bishop Sklba has led the
Evangelical Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue as co-chair for the last
six years and also worked on the Orthodox-Catholic bishops' dialogue.
According to Bishop Sklba, the Holy Spirit guides the ecumenical
dialogue. "The Spirit works through events and people in good ways."
Read more about Bishop Sklba's role in Sam's Lucero's
article in this week's Catholic Herald.
CHAIRMAN-ELECT - During their meeting in Washington last week, the U.S.
bishops elected Bishop Richard J. Sklba as chairman-elect of the
Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. He will begin his
three-year term in November 2005.
(Catholic Herald photo by Sam Lucero)
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