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!

Bureau of Catholic
Indian Missions

established 1874

Commission for the
Catholic Missions Among
the Colored People
and the Indians

established 1884

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

Black Catholic Mission | May 01, 2023

Catholic Schools Week & Pastors' Day

At Saint Peter Claver Catholic School, pastors from each of the some 40 different churches attended by SPCCS students are all invited to celebrate a ecumenical prayer service.

Black Catholic Mission | April 27, 2023

Second African Mass to Be Celebrated Following Pandemic Pause

Welcome! All were welcomed to join a collaboration of Catholics of African, African American, or Caribbean descent.

Will These African Americans Be Canonized?

Black Catholic Mission | April 25, 2023

Will These African Americans Be Canonized?

Learn about six holy lives in an upcoming EWTN documentary.

Black Catholic Mission | April 19, 2023

Over a Decade of Collecting School Supplies for Catholic School Students

The AACC scholarship committee started a school supply drive for students in need at Catholic schools on church sites.

Indian Mission | April 14, 2023

San Carlos Palm Sunday

Many native Americans from San Carlos Apache Mission gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday with Father John Paul Shea.

Indian Mission | April 14, 2023

St Kateri Summer News

May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your family. It is my pleasure to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generous support of the mission for the month of June and July.

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