After ten years as the Catholic co-chair of the consultation with the National Council of Synagogues, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York will be replaced by Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington.

“I am honored, once again, to represent the USCCB in the important dialogue between Catholics and Jews which involves a number of rabbis, leaders of Jewish organizations, and professors,” Gregory said in a release issued on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website. “The friendships and the collaboration that these conversations generate are blessings for both of our communities.”

Gregory was ordained as a priest in 1973. He was installed as the seventh archbishop of Washington in 2019. He served as archbishop of Atlanta before moving to Washington.

“It has been a great honor for the National Council of Synagogues to be able to work with Cardinal Dolan, whose personal warmth, intellect and energy have inspired all of our encounters," Rabbi Harold Berman, executive director of the National Council of Synagogues, said in the release. "We are thrilled to welcome Archbishop Gregory, already well-known to many members of our leadership and we look forward to a very productive dialogue under his leadership in the years ahead."