General Secretariat
To assist them in their pastoral work, the Bishops have established a permanent bilingual Secretariat in Ottawa which includes various offices and services.
In the Ottawa offices of the CCCB, a staff of about 40 people, laypersons, priests and religious, are at the service of the bishops. The National Liturgy Office of the CCCB is located in Montreal.
The Secretariat assists in coordinating activities and information, and in maintaining contacts with the Holy See and other Episcopal Conferences, as well as with Churches, ecclesial communities, faith groups and government authorities at the national and international levels. It also works in collaboration with the four regional Episcopal Assemblies in Canada.
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