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Our Mission

The Black and Indian Mission Office is comprised of three distinct but inter-related organizations, each with its own purpose and history, but all seeking to fulfill the one Mission to the Missions! Founded by the Catholic bishops of the United States, each organization cooperates with local diocesan communities to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and respond to real and pressing needs on the ground. Read more and join us in our Mission to the Missions!

Catholic Negro-American
Mission Board

established 1907, united with BIMO 1980

the Black and Indian
Mission Collection

The Black and Indian Mission Collection exists to help local African American and Native American Diocesan Communities throughout the United States spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and respond to real and pressing needs on the ground.

News and Events

BIMO News | 

Experience two powerful new documentaries celebrating the faith, culture, and resilience of Native American and African American Catholics.

Indian Mission | 

Maȟpíya Lúta embraces Lakȟota and Jesuit Catholic values to foster community growth through education and culture.

Black Catholic Mission | 

"No Ways Tired", was this year's theme for the Twenty-Second annual Archbishop Lyke Conference held in Greenville, South Carolina.

Black Catholic Mission | 

Toni Banks moved back to Omaha, Nebraska in 2008 from Dallas, Texas. She re-joined St. Benedict the Moor and was asked by Fr. Anyanike Vitalis to start up a Youth Group.

Black Catholic Mission | 

Foundation Board Member Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz of Jackson, Mississippi, offered attendees an encouraging update.

Indian Mission | 

Here are a few compelling reasons why enrolling a child in St. Philomene Dual Language Catholic School is a transformative experience for their education.