Maryland

Dowling to Retire After 24 Years as Head of Catholic Conference

Dowling to Retire After 24 Years as Head of Catholic Conference
Deputy Director Russell Appointed as Successor

Richard J. Dowling, who has served as the Catholic Church’s chief policy advocate in Annapolis for nearly a quarter century as executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, will retire before the end of the year.

The Maryland-serving bishops have appointed Mary Ellen Russell, the Conference’s deputy director for education and family life, to succeed him.

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