to the bishops' failures to protect parishioners from sexual abuse by clerics. A room in St. Patrick Cathedral was named after Rhodes. On August 17, 2018, Rhoades announced that he would release the full list of clergy in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend who were credibly accused of sexual abuse "in a matter of weeks." Rhoades noted that he previously listed the names of three priests who he removed from the diocese due to allegations of sexual abuse. On September 18, 2018, Rhoades released the names of 18 priests and deacons who were credibly accused of sexually abusing minors. That same month, an unidentified male claimed that Rhoades had sexually abused him as a minor. After a brief investigation, the Dauphin County District Attorney declared the accusation to be unfounded. A lawsuit against Rhoades and the Diocese of Harrisburg was filed in July 2019 by Donald Asbee, a Pennsylvania resident. Asbee alleged that he was sexually abused as a boy by two diocesan priests and that the diocese and its bishops tried to cover up the priests' crimes. The Diocese of Harrisburg had offered Asbee a $176,875 settlement, but he rejected it and sued instead. Rhoades is a leading member of the USCCB's National Eucharistic Revival. For the feast of Corpus Christi in 2022, he arranged a Eucharistic Procession in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend which drew nearly 5,000 participants and garnered national attention. On November 16, 2022, Rhoades was elected as chair of the USCCB's Committee on Religious Liberty. See also Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops References External links Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend official website Diocese of Harrisburg official website Episcopal succession 1957 births Living people People from Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Roman Catholic bishops of Fort Wayne–South Bend Roman Catholic bishops of Harrisburg Mount St. Mary's University alumni St. Charles Borromeo Seminary alumni Pontifical University of Salamanca alumni