Governance

As a pontifical seminary, the North American College operates under the oversight of the Holy See, through the Congregation for the Clergy, and of the bishops of the United States.  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has a Committee for the North American College, Rome comprised of one bishop representative from each of the fifteen episcopal regions in the United States.  The bishops of each region elect the region’s representative, who serves a three-year term.  The members of that USCCB committee serve as the Board of Governors for a corporation called the American College of the Roman Catholic Church of the United States.

Current Board of Governors (as of November 2025):

Region I – Most Reverend Robert Reed (Boston)
Region II – Most Reverend John Bonnici (New York)
Region III – Most Reverend William Waltersheid (Pittsburgh)
Region IV – Most Reverend Adam Parker (Baltimore) (Secretary)
Region V – Most Reverend James Checchio (New Orleans) (Treasurer)
Region VI – Most Reverend Daniel Thomas (Toledo)
Region VII – Most Reverend Robert McClory (Gary)
Region VIII –  Most Reverend Scott Bullock (Rapid City)
Region IX – Most Reverend John Keener  (Sioux City)
Region X – Most Reverend Steven Lopes (Personal Ordinariate Of the Chair of St. Peter)
Region XI – Most Reverend Kevin Vann (Orange)
Region XII – Most Reverend Austin Vetter (Helena) (Chairman)
Region XIII – Most Reverend Gregory Gordon (Las Vegas)
Region XIV – Most Reverend Frank Dewane (Venice in FL) (Vice-Chairman)
Region XV – Most Reverend William Skurla (Archbishop for the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburg)