National Black Catholic Congress

The National Black Catholic Congress is an organization of African-American Roman Catholics, founded in 1889 by Daniel Rudd as the Colored Catholic Congress, and revived in the 1980s under its current name. Their symbol is the Acacia. Their mission is to improve and enrich the lives of African-American Catholics. The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) operates in close cooperation and coordination with the African-American Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and has received funding support from the Black and Indian mission collection since 1988.

Five national congresses were held from 1889-1894. After a long hiatus, six additional national congresses have been held every five years since 1987.