Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has named Bishop John Doerfler of the diocese of Marquette, Michigan, as the conference’s liaison to the CHA Board of Trustees.
Bishop Doerfler has led the Marquette diocese since February 2014. His online biography notes that he has written articles on medical ethics for various publications.
“We extend a warm welcome to Bishop Doerfler and look forward to working with him to advance Catholic health care in the United States,” said Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, president and CEO of CHA.
Bishop Doerfler succeeds Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski of St. Louis, who served as liaison for six years.
The episcopal liaison helps support the relationship between the bishops’ conference and CHA, including by providing the perspective of the bishops’ conference to CHA and by helping the bishops to understand the needs of Catholic health care.