Abbreviation PNCEA Parent organization Paulist Fathers | Headquarters Washington, DC | |
Formation July 1, 1977 Washington, DC, USA Purpose Equip Catholics to share the Good News President Reverend Frank DeSiano, CSP | ||
In 1977 the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (the Paulist Fathers) established the US Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association (PNCEA) with the stated mission of equipping Catholics to evangelize, that is, to preach the gospel.
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PNCEA:
Founder
Fr. Alvin A. Illig, CSP, established the Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association as an apostolate arm of the Paulist Fathers. Illig served as the director from 1977 to 1991 and as the first Executive Director of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Evangelization from 1977 to 1982. In 1983 Pope John Paul II awarded Illig with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontiface medal for his service to the Bishops’ Committee on Evangelization. During his time at PNCEA, Illig focused on evangelization to inactive Catholics and the Americans without religious affiliation.
Prison ministries
PNCEA Prison Ministries provides chaplains and volunteers ministering in correctional facilities with Bibles, newsletters (Let's Talk! and ¡Hablemos!), prayer cards, and other Catholic religious materials, free of charge. PNCEA Prison Ministries is entirely supported by donors.