Bishop Wack Selected as Chairman-elect for USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis

During their November 11-12, 2025 plenary assembly, a majority of the voting members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops selected Bishop Wack as chairman-elect of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis. Bishop Wack's tenure as chairman-elect will last for one year before beginning his 2026-2029 three-year term as chairman at the conclusion of the bishops’ 2026 Plenary Assembly.

The mandate of the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis includes assisting, "the bishops, both collectively and individually, in fulfilling their role as evangelizers and chief catechists in their dioceses by addressing all aspects of evangelization and catechesis for adults, youth, and children. This includes fostering the distribution and implementation of foundational documents related to evangelization and catechesis, the development of guidelines for both, and especially the evaluation of catechetical materials for their conformity to the Catechism of the Catholic Church."

The committee chairman works closely with USCCB staff members to encourage and support, "efforts of evangelization and catechesis by fostering the distribution and implementation of both universal Church documents on catechesis and evangelization and also related  documents and resources developed by the bishops of the United States."

Significant subcommittees and initiatives under the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis include the National Eucharistic Revival, the subcommittee on the Catechism, and the Living as Missionary Disciples resources.

Please pray for Bishop Wack as he assumes these new responsibilities!