Past Events
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Elects New Members of the Executive Committee and Permanent Council
Friday, September 26 2025
Following the conclusion of the 2025 Plenary Assembly meeting, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is pleased to announce the results of its biennial elections for new members of the Executive Committee and Permanent Council. The new CCCB President is Bishop Pierre Goudreault. He was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, on 27 May 1963 and was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda…
The Episcopal Commission for Evangelization and Catechesis Launches New Video Series on Family Catechesis
Wednesday, September 24 2025
The Episcopal Commission for Evangelization and Catechesis (ECEC) of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (English Sector) is pleased to announce a new four-part video series titled Called to Witness and Proclaim, developed to support the Commission’s Pastoral Letter on Family Catechesis, released last October. The series aims to help families, catechists, and pastoral leaders deepen their understanding of the family as the “domestic church.”…
Episcopal Resignation for the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke
Monday, September 15 2025
Ottawa – 15 September 2025 – Today, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Luc Cyr, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke. Born on 21 November 1953 in Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Archbishop Cyr was ordained to the priesthood on 29 August 1980 at Sainte-Paule Church by Bishop Charles Valois. Pope John-Paul II named him Prelate of Honour in September 1999, and appointed him…
Catholic Bishops of Canada Gather for the Annual Meeting of the Plenary Assembly
Monday, September 15 2025
15 September 2025, Ottawa – Next week (22-26 September 2025), the members of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) will gather in Montreal, Quebec, for the annual meeting of the Plenary Assembly. This meeting is always focused on how the Bishops of Canada can serve the Church’s mission at the national level. The following are some of the topics that will be covered during that full…