Sponsorship and Oversight
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
- Right Reverend James Herring, OPraem, President
- Very Reverend Christopher Fadok, OP, Vice President
- Very Reverend Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS, Past President
- Very Reverend Michael Heine, OFM Conv, Secretary/Treasurer
- Very Reverend Brother Daniel O’Riordan, FMS, At-large Executive Committee
- Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR)
- Sister Mary Bendyna, OP, Executive Director
- Mother Anna Grace Neenan, OP, President
- Sister M. Lissetta Gettinger, OSF, Vice President
- Mother Ann Marie Zierke, MS, Secretary
- Sister Mary Aloysius Kim, SOLT, Treasurer
- Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)
- Sister Carol Zinn, SSJ, Executive Director
- Sister Vicky Larson, PBVM – President
- Sister Debra Sciano, SSND – President-Elect
- Sister Kathy Brazda, CSJ – Past President
- Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, SP, Treasurer
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley, President
- Reverend Michael J.K. Fuller, General Secretary
The Management Committee gives final approval of fund allocations and oversees NRRO operations.