The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) is sponsored by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM), the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR), the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Each appoints members to the following committees.

The Commission on Religious Life and Ministry establishes guidelines and criteria for the NRRO.

  • Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM)
    • Reverend Frank Donio, SAC, Executive Director
    • Very Reverend Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS, President
    • Right Reverend James Herring, OPraem, President-Elect
    • Very Reverend Christopher Fadok, OP, Vice President
    • Brother Damian Novello, OSF, Secretary/Treasurer
    • Very Reverend Michael Heine, OFM Conv, At-large Executive Committee
  • Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR)
    • Sister Mary Bendyna, OP, Executive Director
    • Mother Anna Grace Neenan, OP, Chairperson
    • Sister Anne Catherine Burleigh, OP, Assistant Chairperson
    • Mother Ann Marie Zierke, MS, Secretary
    • Sister Judith Ann Duvall, OSF, Treasurer
  • Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)
    • Sister Carol Zinn, SSJ, Executive Director
    • Sister Kathy Brazda, CSJ, President
    • Sister Vicky Larson, PBVM, President-Elect
    • Sister Maureen Geary, OP, Past President
    • Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, SP, Treasurer
  • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
    • Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, President
    • Reverend Michael J.K. Fuller, General Secretary

The Management Committee gives final approval of fund allocations and oversees NRRO operations.

  • Reverend Frank Donio, SAC, Executive Director, CMSM
  • Sister Mary Bendyna, OP, Executive Director, CMSWR
  • Sister Carol Zinn, SSJ, Executive Director, LCWR
  • Reverend Michael J.K. Fuller, General Secretary, USCCB