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To: Pastors, administrators and business managers
From: Deacon Dennis Dorner Sr., chancellor/director of permanent diaconate
Online updating for The Official Catholic Directory 2024 edition has begun. This year’s updates are due by November 8, 2024.
You should have received a notification email from NPR Direct with instructions on submitting updates using the Catholic Directory’s online portal. Please see below a copy of that email, including information on new training sessions. If you have questions about the email, please contact The Official Catholic Directory at ocdedits@nrpdirect.com.
Some general notes on submissions:
- Even if there are no changes, every listed entity needs to submit their information for 2025.
- All parishes and missions should enter most recent sacramental data.
- For parishes, the following corporate positions will be listed and should be completed as outlined below:
- Pastor also named as President,
- Deacon Dorner as Secretary, and
- Pastor or other named person as Treasurer
- On the USCCB Certification tab, most entities will select the top option indicating no change. Entities that relocated should check the box about a change in primary address.
- Submission protocol: After you input all your changes and have saved them, you need to submit the data. You will need to hit Submit twice, after reviewing the information on a second page.
- Note on Sub-organizations:
- Parishes should not add groups, activities or cemeteries, as sub-organizations. We do not list youth activities, adult religious education, meetings or groups in the directory.
- Deleting or adding a sub-organization requires submitting a form to the archdiocese and USCCB for official approval.
If you have questions on parish legal incorporation information, please contact Ian Trutt at ITrutt@archatl.com.
If you have technical questions on accessing or updating the online portal, please contact The Official Catholic Directory at ocdedits@nrpdirect.com.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Kath Owens at kowens@archatl.com or Jenny Miles at jmiles@archatl.com.
Thank you.
