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"In many ways this organization [CADEIO] has an impressive record of service to the Catholic Church's efforts in promoting Christian unity...you have celebrated ecumenism and contributed to its development in the United States. You have responded with commitment and dedication to the challenge of ecumenism."

Edward Cardinal Cassidy
President Emeritus,
Pontifical Council for Christian Unity

This is the site of the Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, CADEIO:
(formerly NADEO).

This site is intended to serve those delegated as Ecumenical/Interreligious Officers in each Catholic Diocese in the United States, to whom is given the care of Christian Unity and understanding among faiths. Further, it is intended to familiarize others interested in the field of Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue with the aims and work of CADEIO.


Purpose of CADEIO

CADEIO was established to:

1) stimulate the exchange of ideas, experiences and networking among the Ecumenical Officers of the arch/dioceses in union with Rome;

2) promote programs that further the work of Christian unity and interreligious cooperation; and

3) cooperate with the Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and with other ecumenical and interreligious agencies.