As President of the National Council of Catholic Women, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Most Reverend Gregory L. Parkes, Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, as the new Episcopal Liaison to NCCW by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops beginning January 2016. Those of you who attended the 2015 NCCW Convention may remember Bishop Parkes con-celebrating the liturgy at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe and joining us briefly in the general session. He has our 2016 Convention dates on his calendar so plan to come welcome him as our new Episcopal Liaison.

I would like to express our gratitude to Most Reverend James V. Johnston, Jr. who served as our Episcopal Liaison for five years. Not long after last year’s convention, Bishop Johnston was installed as Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph and was elected to the Board of Directors for Catholic Relief Services at the November General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.



Sheila S. Hopkins
NCCW President