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     Below is a listing of persons who have served in key leadership positions in the NCCS since 1925. Additionally, a listing of the dates and places of the conferences that have been held by the NCCS, since 1934, is provided.

NCCS National Directors

1933 - 1947 Rev Msgr. Edward Roberts Moore
1947 - 1949 Rev Robert Brown
1949 - 1960 Rev Msgr. George M. Dowd
1960 - 1961 Rev Msgr. Joseph E. Schieder
     (Position not continued after 1961)

NCCS Episcopal Moderators (or Chairmen of Bishops' Committee)

1925 - 1931 Bishop Joseph H. Conroy
1931 - 1941 Bishop Francis C. Kelley
1941 - 1961 Bishop Richard O. Gerow
1961 - 1970 Bishop William G. Connare
1970 - 1978 Bishop Michael F. McAuliffe
1978 - 1982 Bishop Joseph P. Hart
1982 - 1988 Bishop Michael H. Kenney
1988 - 1994 Bishop George K. Fitzsimmons
1994 - 1997 Bishop Robert J. Carlson
1997 -         Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger

BSA Directors of Catholic Relations

1935 - 1952 Kenneth E. Cook
1952 - 1966 A. A. Kirk
1966 - 1969 William H. Condon
1969 - 1986 Josef P. Kessler
1986 - 1990 Dann R. Cooke
1990 - 1992 Guy Eichsteadt
1992 - 199? David Worley
199? - 1995 Don Townsend
1995 - 1999 Tom Deimler
1999 - 2002 Donald Oblander
2003 -         Donald York

NCCS Executive Secretaries

1935 - 1952 Kenneth E. Cook
1952 - 1966 A. A. Kirk
1966 - 1969 William H. Condon
1969 - 1986 Josef P. Kessler
1986 - 1990 Dann R. Cooke
1990 - 1992 Guy Eichsteadt
     (Position not occupied after 1992)

NCCS National Chaplains (or Chairmen of Chaplains' Committee)

1933 - 1947 Rev Msgr. Edward Roberts Moore
1947 - 1949 Rev Leo Sheltreau
1949 - 1950 Rev Earl Whalen
1950 - 1952 Rev Gregory L Mooney
1952 - 1954 Rev V J Kuehn
1954 - 1956 Rev Msgr. John P Wodarski
1956 - 1958 Rev Robert Hickey
1958 - 1962 Rev Robert Schmidt
1962 - 1966 Rev Msgr. Gregory Mooney
1966 - 1972 Rev Thomas Waterman
1972 - 1973 Rev William Cornelison
1973 - 1975 Rev Kenneth O'Connell
1975 - 1978 Rev John Rice
1978 - 1983 Rev Richard LaRocque
1983 - 1986 Rev Gregory Weider
1986 - 1989 Rev Msgr. Joseph Carroll
1989 - 1992 Rev Robert Guglielmone
1992 - 1995 Rev Leo LeBlanc
1995 - 1998 Rev Randy Cuevas
1998 - 2001 Rev Dennis O'Rourke
2001 - 2004 Rev Donald Hummel
2004 -         Rev Roger LaChance

NCCS National Chairmen (or Chairmen of Laymen's Committee)

1933 - 1947  William J. Campbell
1947 - 1949  Victor F. Ridder
1949 - 1950  William H. Albers
1950 - 1958  Charles C. McCahill
1958 - 1969  James T. Griffin
1969 - 1970  J. Bowling "Bow" Wills
1970 - 1976  Thomas F. Hawkins
1976 - 1980  Ben M. Hauserman
1980 - 1983  Henry B. Murphy
1983 - 1986  Gerard Rocque
1986 - 1989  Marvin L. Smith
1989 - 1992  John Turo
1992 - 1995  Frank Rossomondo
1995 - 1998  Robert Runnels
1998 - 2001  Robert S. Oldowski
2001 - 2004  Edward P Gargiulo
2004 -         Bray B. Barnes

NCCS National Conferences

1934 - 1st Annual Diocesan Scout Chaplains Conference (Schiff Scout Reservation)
1935 - 2nd Annual Diocesan Scout Chaplains Conference (Peoria, IL)
1936 - 3rd Annual Diocesan Scout Chaplains Conference (Dubuque, IA)
1937 - 4th Annual Diocesan Scout Chaplains Conference (Detroit, MI)
1938 - 5th Annual Diocesan Scout Chaplains Conference (Chicago, IL)
1939 - 6th Annual Diocesan Scout Chaplains Conference (Savannah, GA)
1940 - 7th Annual Diocesan Scout Chaplains Conference (New Orleans, LA)
1941 - 8th Annual Diocesan Scout Chaplains Conference (Oklahoma City, OK)
1942 - Scheduled, but canceled due to the entrance of the US in WWII.
1947 - 9th Annual Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains (Cleveland, OH)
1949 - 10th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains (Washington, DC)
1950 - 11th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains (Boston, MA)
1952 - 12th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains (San Francisco, CA)
1954 - 13th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains (San Antonio, TX)
1956 - 14th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains (Kansas City, MO)
1958 - 15th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains and Lay Chairmen (New York, NY)
1960 - 16th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains and Lay Chairmen (Milwaukee, WI)
1962 - 17th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains and Lay Chairmen (Detroit, MI)
1964 - 18th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains and Lay Chairmen (Salt Lake City, UT)
1966 - 19th National Conference of Diocesan Scout Chaplains and Lay Chairmen (Atlanta, GA)
1968 - 20th National Conference of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (Washington, D.C.)
1970 - 21st Biennial Conference (San Diego, CA)
1972 - 22nd Biennial Conference (New Orleans, LA)
1974 - 23rd Biennial Conference (Seattle, WA)
1976 - 24th Biennial Conference (Philadelphia, PA)
1978 - 25th Biennial Conference (Houston, TX)
1980 - 26th Biennial Conference (St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN)
1982 - 27th Biennial Conference (St. Louis, MO)
1984 - 28th Biennial Conference (San Diego, CA)
1986 - 29th Biennial Conference (Kansas City, MO)
1988 - 30th Biennial Conference (Baltimore, MD)
1990 - 31st Biennial Conference (Las Vegas, NV)
1992 - 32nd Biennial Conference (Nashville, TN)
1994 - 33rd Biennial Conference (Albuquerque, NM)
1996 - 34th Biennial Conference (Louisville, KY)
1998 - 35th Biennial Conference (Columbus, OH)
2000 - 36th Biennial Conference (Richmond, VA)
2002 - 37th Biennial Conference (Tucson, AZ)
2004 - 38th Biennial Conference (St. Louis, MO)
2006 - 39th Biennial Conference

NCCS Philmont Training Course Leadership (Still in research)

1974 - Rev John Rice (Director); Charles E. Cancik (Asst Director)
1975 - Rev Richard LaRocque ( Director)
1976 -
1977 - Tom Greiner (Director)
1978 -
1979 -
1980 -
1981 -
1982 -
1983 - John Farnsworth (Director); Rev. Gregory Weider (Chaplain)
1984 - Michael Koshiba (Director); Rev. Gregory Fay (Chaplain)
1985 - Richard Boucher (Director); Rev. Joe Rock (Chaplain)
1986 - Sandy MacNabb (Director); Rev Roger Strebel (Chaplain)
1987 - Frank Rossomondo (Director); Rev Leo LeBlanc (Chaplain)
1988 - Rev Raymond Fecteau (Director); Rev Randy Cuevas (Chaplain)
1989 -
1990 - Al Soto (Director); Rev Dennis O'Rourke (Chaplain)
1991 -
1992 -
1993 -
1994 -
1995 -
1996 -
1997 -
1998 -
1999 -
2000 -
2001 -
2002 -
2003 -
2004 -
 


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