Archbishop of Detroit is Catholic University's New Chairman

Archbishop Vigneron was appointed in January by Pope Benedict as the new prelate for the Archdiocese of Detroit.

WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) - Archbishop Allen Vigneron, of Detroit, was elected Tuesday by the Trustees as Chairman of the Board for Catholic University of America (CUA).

Chartered by the Holy See in 1887, Catholic University is the "Pope's University" in the United States. As such, the institution is under the direct supervision of the U.S. bishops.

Vigneron was appointed in January by Pope Benedict as the new prelate for the Archdiocese of Detroit, returning to a jurisdiction he had served as a priest and, later, auxiliary bishop. Prior to this recent appointment, he served as the Bishop of Oakland since 2003.

Archbishop Vigneron, 60, is very familiar with CUA, having earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1983 and 1987 respectively. His early theological training took place at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

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