Council for Catechetics of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
This Council comes under the Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education and Formation
Contact details
Council for Catechetics of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Columba Centre, Maynooth, Co Kildare
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Members
The members of the Catechetics Council are
Bishop William Murphy (Chairman)
Bishop William Crean
Bishop Kieran O’Reilly (SGN)
Bishop Brendan Leahy
Right Rev Mgr Dermot A Lane PP
Sr Anne Codd
Mr Gerry O’Connell
Rev Joseph McCann
Ms Marie Therese Canavan
Ms Maura Hyland
Rev Michael McGrath
Ms Sharon Haughey
Sr Marie McNamara
Ms Patricia Kieran
The Council draws from a variety of sources of expertise to help inform its proceedings.
About
The Council for Catechetics is one of the councils in the Department of Catholic Education and Formation. The Catechetics Council articulates policy and vision for the catechetical needs of Ireland, North and South, on behalf of the Episcopal Conference. It liaises with the Episcopal Commission for Education, other Commissions of the Bishops’ Conference and with other bodies and individuals in the area of catechesis and Religious Education.
To further the work of the Catechetics Council a National Catechetical Office was established in 1999. In September 2005 Bishop Martin Drennan appointed Mr Brendan O’Reilly as executive secretary to the Catechetics Council and as National Director for Catechetics.
The Catechetics Council liaises with the National Association of Primary and Post-Primary Diocesan Advisers (NAPDA and IAPPDA), writers of catechetical programmes, primary and post-primary schools, the Council for Pastoral Renewal and Adult Faith Development, Veritas Publications and a variety of other national and international offices in the area of catechesis and religious education. At present the Council is working on the new Curriculum for Primary Religious Education. The National Catechetical Office is involved with the National RE Congress in Ireland, as well as RE Congresses internationally, the in-servicing of teachers and Catholic Education Week.
