The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops ( CCCB ; French : Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada ) is the national assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in Canada . It was founded in 1943, and was officially recognized by the Holy See in 1948. Since the Second Vatican Council , it became part of a worldwide network of episcopal conferences , established in 1965. Until 1977, it was called the Canadian Catholic Conference, when the present name was adopted.
12-602: ' CCCB' may refer to : The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada. The Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona is a museum adjacent to the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA). Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
24-556: The Holy See and other Episcopal conferences, as well as with churches, ecclesial communities, faith groups and government authorities at the national and international levels. It also works in collaboration with the four regional Episcopal assemblies in Canada. Episcopal commissions and one council are at the service of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Each commission specializes in one pastoral area, to guide and support
36-534: The Canadian Bishops announced the establishment of an Indigenous Reconciliation Fund, which will accept contributions from the 73 dioceses across the country. The announcement follows the organization's $ 30 million financial pledge to support healing and reconciliation initiatives for residential school survivors, their families, and communities. Rosella Kinoshameg, an elder of Ontario’s Wikwemikong Unceded First Nation, will be one of three Indigenous directors of
48-627: The Council has built study programs to identify Aboriginal spirituality and to educate non-Aboriginal Canadians about Aboriginal culture. These educational programs include the study of the Pilgrimage of the Basilica of St. Anne de Beaupré . This article about an organization in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to the Indigenous peoples of North America
60-758: The Indigenous Reconciliation Fund. She said in February 2022 that the fund represented a chance to forge new relationships between the Catholic Church and Indigenous Canadians. Catholic Aboriginal Council The Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council (CCAC), established in 1998 by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops , encourages Aboriginal (Indigenous) leadership in the Christian community, supports healing and reconciliation, and advises
72-446: The bishops exercise certain pastoral functions for Catholics in Canada, respecting the autonomy of each bishop in the service of his particular church . Through the work of its members, the conference is involved in matters of national and international scope in areas such as ecumenism and interfaith dialogue, social justice , aid to developing countries, the protection of human life, liturgy and Christian education. It also provides
84-525: The bishops in their ministry. Driven by the work and expertise of four bishops and one secretary (consultants and observers can also join the groups), each commission studies current events, analyses the needs for the Church in Canada, and organizes projects aimed at supporting Christian communities. Six of the commissions are national – formed by bishops equally distributed between the French and English sectors – while
96-622: The bishops on Aboriginal questions. Eight Aboriginal Catholics from all parts of Canada are members, as well as Albert LeGatt , Bishop of Saskatoon , and Claude Champagne , Bishop of Edmundston NB. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops was recognized by the Holy See in 1948. Some five decades later, in 1998, the CCCB created the Council to promote traditional Aboriginal culture while uniting it to Roman Catholicism . The Council establishes relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Catholics, thereby promoting Aboriginal leaders. In 2007 and 2008,
108-408: The bishops with a forum where they can share their experience and insight on the life of the church and the major events that shape society. The members of the conference include all diocesan bishops in Canada and those equivalent to them in law, all coadjutor bishops , and auxiliary bishops . Also included in the conference are titular bishops of any rite within the Catholic Church who exercise in
120-504: The five others are named "sectoral" because they are divided depending on the language of the member bishops. Three of those commissions are from the English sector, while two originate from the French sector. The Catholic Aboriginal Council encourages Aboriginal leadership in the Christian community. CCCB Publications is the official publishing arm of the Canadian bishops. In February 2022,
132-647: The territory a special office assigned to them by the Apostolic See or by the conference. To assist them in their pastoral work, the bishops have established a permanent bilingual secretariat in Ottawa , which includes various offices and services. In the Ottawa offices of the CCCB, a staff of about 20 people, laypersons, priests and religious , are at the service of the bishops. The secretariat assists in coordinating activities and information, and in maintaining contacts with
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