Catholic Aboriginal Council
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The Catholic Aboriginal Council (CAC), established in 1998 by the Bishops of Canada
, encourages Aboriginal leadership in the Christian community, supports healing and reconciliation, and advises the bishops on Aboriginal questions. Eight Aboriginal Catholics from all parts of Canada are members, as well as Most Reverend Albert LeGatt, Bishop of Saskatoon, and Most Rev. Claude Champagne, O.M.I., Bishop of Edmundston NB.
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops 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,...
, encourages Aboriginal leadership in the Christian community, supports healing and reconciliation, and advises the bishops on Aboriginal questions. Eight Aboriginal Catholics from all parts of Canada are members, as well as Most Reverend Albert LeGatt, Bishop of Saskatoon, and Most Rev. Claude Champagne, O.M.I., Bishop of Edmundston NB.