Decrees, Statements, Letters, Briefs
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) releases numerous official documents every year. Some are under the form of decrees, while others are public statements, pastoral letters, or briefs. Only a few documents published before 1996 are available online.
Letter from CCCB President Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte to His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Patriarch of Constantinople
Sunday, May 31 1998
His All Holiness Bartholomew I Patriarch of Constantinople Your All Holiness: On behalf of the Eastern and Latin Rite Catholic Bishops of Canada, I offer you fraternal greetings on the happy occasion of your visit to our country. We pray that this visit, indeed your whole ministry, will be blessed…
Rencontre des dirigeants des pays du G-7 : Lettre au Premier ministre Jean Chrétien concernant l'élimination de la dette des pays pauvres (This document is available only in French)
Thursday, May 14 1998
This document is available only in French.
Tragic death of a bishop in Guatemala: The president of the CCCB ask the Canadian Government to intervene
Tuesday, April 28 1998
The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lester B. Pearson Building 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1N 0A6 Dear Mr. Minister: In the wake of the assassination during the evening of April 26 of Most Reverend Juan José Gerardi Conedera, Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala, we request an immediate intervention…
Tragic death of Auxiliary Bishop Gerardi: Letter from the President of the CCCB to the Archbishop of Guatemala
Tuesday, April 28 1998
Most Reverend Próspero Penados del Barrio Archbishop of Guatemala Apartado 723, 7a Avenida 6-21, Zona 1 01001 Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala Your Excellency: We were shocked and dismayed to learn of the violent death of Most Reverend Juan José Gerardi Conedera, Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala, on Sunday evening, April 26,…
Letter to Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien Re: Permanent International Criminal Court
Monday, April 20 1998
The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Prime Minister: Re: Permanent International Criminal Court In June, mindful of the atrocities of the Second World War and the recent horrors of Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, members of…
Letter to the Minister of International Commerce concerning MAI
Wednesday, March 25 1998
The Honourable Sergio Marchi Minister of International Trade House of Commons Room 103-S Center Block Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Minister: On behalf of my fellow members of the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, I would like to express our grave…