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The document Stewards of the Tradition—Fifty Years after Sacrosanctum Concilium was developed by the Committee on Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The Administrative Committee of the USCCB at its September 2013 meeting authorized the issuance of the document as a formal statement of the Committee on Divine Worship. It was subsequently authorized for publication by the undersigned.

Rev. Msgr. Ronny E. Jenkins

General Secretary, USCCB

Committee on Divine Worship

Most Rev. Gregory M. Aymond

Archbishop of New Orleans

Chairman Daniel N. Cardinal DiNardo

Archbishop of Galveston-Houston

Chairman-Elect

Daniel N. Cardinal DiNardoArchbishop of Galveston-HoustonChairman-Elect Francis E. Cardinal George, O.M.I.

Archbishop of Chicago Justin F. Cardinal Rigali

Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton

Bishop of Belleville Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli

Bishop of Paterson Most Rev. Ronald P. Herzog

Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana Most Rev. Daniel E. Flores

Bishop of Brownsville Most Rev. Octavio Cisneros

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn Most Rev. Daniel E. Thomas

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia

Most Rev. Daniel E. ThomasAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Most Rev. David A. Zubik

Bishop of Pittsburgh

Consultant

Most Rev. Gregory M. Aymond

Archbishop of New Orleans

Chairman

Daniel N. Cardinal DiNardoArchbishop of Galveston-HoustonChairman-Elect

Francis E. Cardinal George, O.M.I.

Archbishop of Chicago

Justin F. Cardinal Rigali

Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia

Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton

Bishop of Belleville

Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli

Bishop of Paterson

Most Rev. Ronald P. Herzog

Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana

Most Rev. Daniel E. Flores

Bishop of Brownsville

Most Rev. Octavio Cisneros

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

Most Rev. Daniel E. ThomasAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia

Most Rev. David A. Zubik

Bishop of Pittsburgh

Consultant

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