CIEC Congress
On May 27 and 28, 2022 took place in Mexico City the Congress of the CIEC (Confederación Interamericana de Educación Católica) which represents the OIEC region of the Americas.
NCEA Convention
The OIEC Secretary General represented the OIEC during the NCEA (National Catholic Education Association) Convention in New Orleans/ Louisiana (USA) on 17-19 April 2022.
CIEC congress in Santiago de Chile
As every two years, the CIEC organized its continental congress. This year the Congress took place in Santiago de Chile from January 7 to 9. More than 1,200 people from about forty American countries have worked on the topic of Catholic education and management. Indeed, Catholic education must be done in a good management, ensuring at the same time the…
General Assembly of the CIEC
On 28 to 30 March 2019 took place the General Assembly of the CIEC (Regional Secretariat of the Americas) in Bogota, Colombia.
Visit to the US Bishops’ Conference, Washington
During a visit to the US as part of the preparations for the Congress, the Secretary General went to Washington. He was received at the Bishops’ Conference to advocate the return of the US to the OIEC. On the other hand, he took the opportunity to make some informal contacts with the World Bank. A new meeting is planned for…
Congress of the CNEP (Saltillo/ Mexico)
At the invitation of the CNEP, the Secretary General stayed in Mexico for one week from 25 to 31 October. He attended the annual CNEP meeting in Saltillo, which brought together more than 600 delegates from all over Mexico. He also participated in various meetings at the CNEP headquarters in Mexico City. Finally, he awarded Br. Alejandro Aldape Barrios, former…
CIEC General Assembly – Aruba
The Inter-American Confederation for Catholic Education (CIEC) is the regional secretariat for the OIEC in America. The CIEC held its 54th General Assembly on the island of Aruba (Caribbean Netherlands). Twenty-five countries of the Americas attended. The United States of America were also represented by Thomas Burnford, President of the CNEA (Catholic National Education Association). Monsignor Luis Antonio Secco, SDB,…
Partnership OIEC/ILFAM
The OIEC is a partner of the ILFAM: Instituto Latinoamericano de la Familia (ilfam@utpl.edu.ec ). The ILFAM was created in 2006, following the 7th National Congress of Catholic Education in Ecuador. The main objective of the ILFAM is to create a space to think for institutional support and to meet the priority needs of the family in a global perspective,…