Organization

CADEIO is a voluntary association of ecumenical/interreligious officers. Our organization is listed in the Official Catholic Directory. The final authority of CADEIO is the General Assembly, which meets at least once a year, usually at the annual National Workshop for Christian Unity.

Between meetings of the General Assembly, CADEIO is guided by an Executive Board of Directors and the Executive Officers. The Board consists of fifteen members—one elected from each of the fourteen regions in the country, and one representative from the Eastern Catholic Churches. The Executive Officers consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who serve for a term of three years.

There is no paid staff for CADEIO. The Executive Officers and the Executive Board serve the organization without remuneration.


Requirements for Membership as a Full or Associate Member

Full Members are the Ecumenical/Interreligious Officers for all Arch/Dioceses in union with Rome. Full Members are entitled to attend the General Assembly with voice and vote. Only full members may serve as President, Vice-President, or Regional Representative. The annual Fee is $200. The following persons qualify:

• A duly appointed ecumenical officer
• The chairperson of a diocesan ecumenical commission;
• A member of the diocesan ecumenical commission assigned to represent it;
• One who effectively exercises the role of a diocesan ecumenical officer without an appointment;
• A representative of a religious community that has a special apostolate in ecumenism.

Associate Membership in CADEIO is open to any person interested in Ecumenism or Interreligious Affairs, by payment of the yearly associate membership fee of $10. The Associate Member is entitled to receive the NADEO Newsletter and general announcements. The Associate Member is entitled to attend the General Assembly with voice but no vote. Associate Members may serve as Secretary, Treasurer, Webmaster, Newsletter Editor and on committees. The following are typical Associate Members:

• Theology Students & Seminarians
• Individual members of Diocesan Ecumenical Commissions
• Parish Ecumenical Officers and Commission Members
• Parish Pastoral Ministers
• Others interested in ecumenism & interreligious life - no matter what denomination or faith background