The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has elected Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City as its next president, with Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas selected as the new vice president.
The election took place Nov. 11, during the conference’s fall plenary assembly.
Since none of the 10 bishop candidates on the ballot received a majority of votes in the first two rounds of voting, the third round then became a run-off between the two candidates who had received the most votes, Coakley and Flores.
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