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Leadership

"Those sisters who are called to the ministry of authority within the congregation exercise their responsibility as a loving service in order to build up the Body of Christ."

Constitutions and Directives
Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa

The Leadership, determined by election in the quadrennial Chapter meetings, consists of the President, Vice President, and three other sisters who are elected to four-year terms. The most recent election was in 2008.

The 2008 - 2012 Leadership:
Back row, l. to r. - Mary Smith OSF, Ida Green OSF, Ruth Cox OSF.
Front row, l. to r. - Janice Cebula OSF, President; Anne Martin Phelan OSF, Vice President.

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is an association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States. The conference has more than 1500 members, who represent more than 90 percent of the 59,000 women religious in the United States. Founded in 1956, the conference assists its members to collaboratively carry out their service of leadership to further the mission of the Gospel in today's world.

Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)