WORCESTER (MA)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

April 11, 2013

WASHINGTON—Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D., president of Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, has been named the next chair of the National Review Board (NRB) by Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). He succeeds Al Notzon III, who concludes his term as chair after the June 2013 meeting of the USCCB.

The NRB advises the bishops’ Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection and was established by the Charter for Protection of Children and Young People, which the bishops adopted in 2002.

Cardinal Dolan thanked Cesareo, who joined the NRB in 2012, for accepting this leadership position.

“The board and its chair provide valuable feedback to the U.S bishops and we rely on their expertise and recommendations,” Cardinal Dolan said. “Mr. Notzon has continued the proud tradition of stellar leadership. I have no…