b'WHOS NEW: Archbishop Gregory J. HartmayerThroughout his religious life as a Conventual Francis-can Friar, Archbishop Hartmayer held numerous positions as guardian of friaries in Baltimore, Maryland; Tonawan-da, New York; Hamburg, New York; Jonesboro and Lith-ia Springs in Georgia. He served on the Definitory of the Province of St. Anthony of Padua, and as a delegate to pro-vincial chapters. He chaired the Province Commissions on Parochial Concerns and Franciscan Life. He served on the Parochial Advisory Team, conducting visitations of several Franciscan parishes in the Eastern United States and was a consultor for the merger of two parishes in the diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts.While ministering in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Archbishop Hartmayer served as a member of the College of Consultors, the Committee for the Ongoing Education of Priests, as coordinator of the mentoring program for newly ordained priests and chairman of the Council of Priests. While serving as a pastor in Atlanta, he was elected to the National Board of Directors for the Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy.During the eight years as Bishop of Savannah, two parochial schools were rebuilt, three new churches were built, a new parish was created, and a new parochial high school was created in Albany. Archbishop Hartmayer was instrumental in welcoming Franciscan Friars, Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles of Jesus and seminarians from Nigeria and Ghana, West Africa, Poland, Mexico and Colombia.As a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the archbishop served on the committee overseeing the distribution of financial support to dioceses in Eastern Europe and was the representative of Region 14 to the Administrative Committee and the Committee for Priorities and Plans. Archbishop Hartmayer is a member of the USCCB Committee on Communications and the Committee on National Collections. He is also the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Catholic Communication Campaign. He serves on the boards of directors of the National Catholic Educational Association and The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.During his tenure as Bishop of Savannah, Archbishop Hartmayer made it a priority to attend parish and Cath-olic school celebrations throughout the 90 counties and 38,000 square miles of the diocese. There is an interview with Archbishop Hartmayer beginning on page 49 as well. 59'