The
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (
CCCB) (in French:
Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada) is the national assembly of the
bishops of the
Catholic Church in
Canada. It was founded in 1943, and was officially recognized by the
Holy See in 1948. Since the
Second Vatican Council, it became part of a worldwide network of
Episcopal Conferences, established in 1965, as an integral part of the life of the universal Church. Up until 1977, it was called the Canadian Catholic Conference. The change reflects more clearly the fact that it is an association of bishops.