The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (also known as the USCCB) is the official governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Founded in 1966 as the joint National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference, it is comprised of the American hierarchy of bishops, archbishops and cardinal archbishops. The USCCB adopted its current name in July 2001. The organization is a registered corporation based in Washington, DC. As with all bishops' conferences, the decisions and acts of the USCCB must be approved by the Roman dicasteries, which are subservient to the immediate and absolute authority of the Pope.

Presidents of the NCCB/USCC

• Detroit Archbishop
  
  
  
  John Cardinal Dearden (1966-1971)
• Philadelphia Archbishop John Cardinal Krol (1971-1974)
• Cincinnati Archbishop Joseph Bernardin (1974-1977)
• San Francisco Archbishop John Quinn (1977-1980)
• St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop John Roach (1980-1983)
• Youngstown Bishop James Malone (1983-1986)
• St. Louis Archbishop John May (1986-1989)
• Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk (1989-1992)
• Baltimore Archbishop William Cardinal Keeler (1992-1995)
• Cleveland Bishop Anthony Pilla (1995-1998)
• Galveston-Houston Bishop Joseph Fiorenza (1998-2001)

Presidents of the USCCB

• Galveston-Houston Bishop Joseph Fiorenza (1998-2001)
• Belleville Bishop Wilton D. Gregory (2001-2004)
• Spokane Bishop William S. Skylstad (2004-present)

See also

• List of the Roman Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of the Roman Catholic cathedrals of the United States
• List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States
• Plenary Councils of Baltimore

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