Institute on Religious Life

IRL Board of Directors and Advisory Boards

Board of Directors

Our talented Board of Directors is made up of bishops, priests, religious and laity, bringing a wide range of backgrounds and experience to serve the Church and promote the gift of consecrated life.

 

Most Rev. Thomas G. Doran, President

 
Rev. Thomas Nelson, O.Praem., National Director
 
Mr. Michael Wick, Executive Director
 
Sister Marie Julie Saegaert, S.C.M.C., Executive Vice President
 
Mr. William D. Fairman, Vice President
 
Mr. Frederick Dempsey, Secretary
 
Mr. Richard Guzior, Treasurer
 
Rev. James Isaacson, S.S.J.C., Executive Committee Member
 
Br. Paschal Kolodziej, OFM Conv., Executive Committee Member
 
Fr. William Miller, I.C., Executive Committee Member
 
Rev. Burns Seeley, S.S.J.C., Executive Committee Member
 
Mr. Patrick Spencer, Executive Committee Member
 
Mrs. Anne Tschanz, Executive Committee Member
 
Most Rev. Raymond L. Burke, Board of Directors Member
 
Mr. Richard A. DeGraff, Board of Directors Member
 
Dr. Thomas E. Dillon, Board of Directors Member
 
Mr. Dan Holefca, Board of Directors Member
 
Mr. Jeffrey Karls, Board of Directors Member
 
Mrs. Patricia Spencer, Board of Directors Member


Episcopal Advisory Board

In addition to the Board of Directors we have others who assist the IRL. The Episcopal Advisory Board advises and guides the Board of Directors.

 

Most Rev. Samuel Aquila, Bishop of Fargo

 

Most Rev. Robert Baker, Bishop of Charleston

 

Most Rev. Leonard Blair, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit

 

Most Rev. Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln

 

Most Rev. Daniel Buechlein, O.S.B., Archbishop of Indianapolis

 

Most Rev. Salvatore Joseph Cordileone,
     Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego

 

His Eminence Edward M. Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York

  Most Rev. Robert Finn, Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph
 

Most Rev. Roger Foys, Bishop of Covington

 

Most Rev. Joseph Galante, Bishop of Camden

 

His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.,
     Archbishop of Chicago

  Most Rev. Michael O. Jackels, Bishop of Wichita
 

Most Rev. Peter J. Jugis, Bishop of Charlotte

 

His Eminence William H. Cardinal Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore

 

His Eminence Adam J. Cardinal Maida, Archbishop of Detroit

 

His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick,
     Archbishop of Washington

 

Most Rev. John Myers, Archbishop of Newark

 

Most Rev. Thomas Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix

 

Most Rev. Sean O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston

 

His Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia

 

Most Rev. Michael Sheridan, Bishop of Colorado Springs

 

Most Rev. James C. Timlin, Retired Bishop of Scranton

  Most Rev. Allen Vigneron, Bishop of Oakland
 
Most Rev. Donald Wuerl, Bishop of Pittsburgh

Advisory Board

Our other advisors contribute much-needed experience and talent to our efforts.

 
Bro. James Curran, l.b.s.f.
  Mother Agnes Donovan, S.V.
 
Rev. Thomas Dubay, S.M.
  Mother M. Assumpta Long, O.P.
  Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
  Rev. Edmund McCaffrey
  Dr. Timothy O'Donnell
  Rick Sarkisian, Ph.D.
 
Rev. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R.
 
Rev. Msgr. Richard Schuler
 
Dr. Janet E. Smith
  Mr. Richard Stolly
  Mr. Leon Suprenant
 
Rev. Msgr. James C. Turro

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