The National Catholic Forensic League (CFL) is a speech and debate league that was formed in 1951. It is organized into regions which correspond to Roman Catholic diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

s. Member schools include both public and parochial high schools. The CFL recruits member schools in both the United States

United States

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 and Canada

Canada

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. As of January, 2011, there were 65 active dioceses with CFL leagues.

CFL sponsors the Grand National Speech and Debate Tournament held each year over Memorial Day

Memorial Day

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 weekend.