Archbishop Kurtz elected new USCCB president Admin Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Returning to a tradition they broke three years ago, the U.S. bishops elected as their new president the sitting vice president of the bishops’ conference, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, KY. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.