Catholic Resources
California Catholic Conference
The California Catholic Conference consists of the Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles, The Archbishop of San Francisco, and the ten diocesan Bishops in the State of California and their auxiliaries. It is the official voice of the Catholic Community in California's public policy arena.
The National Catholic Education Association (NCEA)
The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) is a professional membership organization that has been providing leadership and service to Catholic education since 1904. NCEA's mission is to advance the educational and catechetical mission of the Church and provide leadership and service to its members in preschools, elementary and secondary schools, parish catechetical/religious education programs, diocesan offices, colleges, universities and seminaries who serve over 7.6 million students.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Department of Education assists the bishops in their pastoral mission of teaching and promoting catechesis and education as a life-long process of total Catholic education that has, at its heart, evangelization. The department staffs the USCCB Committee on Education and its related committees and implements their directives and recommendations. The department works collaboratively with other USCCB secretariats and departments, as well as with national, state, and local organizations that participate in the service of the Church's educational and catechetical ministries. The department represents the interests of the Church's educational and catechetical ministries with national, state, and local agencies that affect these ministries.
