Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)
Founded in 1943 and officially recognized by the Holy See in 1948, the CCCB is the national association of Canada's bishops.
It is one of a network of episcopal conferences established by Vatican Council II (1962-65) as permanent institutions where national bishops exercise certain pastoral offices.
Before Vatican II, the CCCB's work was centered on diocesan pastoral work. Since then, the emphasis has been more on shared responsibilities among bishops at the regional, national, and international levels. Currently, the CCCB is active in issues such as: ecumenism, liturgy, Christian education, human rights, social justice in Canada and the Third World, respect for life, synods, relations with the Holy See and with other episcopal conferences.
The Conference, at the 1988 Plenary assembly, established the following goals, together with the means to achieve them: to make actual and visible the collegial solidarity of Canada's bishops; to help bishops discharge their obligation to serve the Catholic community, locally and universally, in collaboration with laity, religious and priests; to foster good relations between the bishops and the Canadian people; to strengthen the union of the bishops of Canada with the Bishop of Rome and with all other Catholic bishops; to cooperate with the Pope, his immediate collaborators, other episcopal conferences, and international bodies with which the Conference may establish relations.
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)
2500 Don Reid Drive
Ottawa
(ON)
K1H 2J2
CA
Telephone 1 : (613) 241-9461
Fax : (613) 241-9048
Email : cecc@CCCB.ca
Web : www.cecc.ca
Categories : Religion
Last Update : 2006-08-06
