Types of Membership

Available to a Catholic archdiocese or diocese within the jurisdiction of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The (arch)diocese is represented by a director of ongoing formation, the chair of a committee for ongoing formation, or another individual with equivalent responsibilities. In the event that more than one individual shares this responsibility, up to three individuals can be listed as member representatives in the AOFP database.

Annual membership dues are set by the Board of Directors based on the total number of priests listed in the Official Catholic Directory. Regardless of its number of representatives, an (Arch)Diocese Member has one vote at the annual Business Meeting and in presidential elections.

Current (Arch)Diocese Members

(Arch)Dioceses
Archdiocese of Atlanta
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Archdiocese of Hartford
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Archdiocese of Newark
Archdiocese of San Antonio
Diocese of Albany
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Diocese of Austin
Diocese of Baton Rouge
Diocese of Beaumont
Diocese of Camden
Diocese of Charleston
Diocese of Charlotte
Diocese of Cheyenne
Diocese of Cleveland
Diocese of Crookston
Diocese of Dallas
Diocese of Des Moines
Diocese of El Paso
Diocese of Erie
Diocese of Fall River
Diocese of Gary
Diocese of Gaylord
Diocese of Grand Rapids
Diocese of Greensburg
Diocese of Helena
Diocese of Jefferson City
Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
Diocese of Kalamazoo
Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
Diocese of Lansing
Diocese of Lexington
Diocese of Memphis
Diocese of Metuchen
Diocese of New Ulm
Diocese of Oakland
Diocese of Reno
Diocese of Sacramento
Diocese of Salina
Diocese of Salt Lake City
Diocese of San Diego
Diocese of San Jose
Diocese of Savannah
Diocese of Sioux City
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
Diocese of St. Augustine
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Diocese of Syracuse
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Diocese of Wilmington
Diocese of Winona
Diocese of Youngstown

Available to a province (or equivalent) of a Catholic religious institute that includes priests. The religious community is represented by a director of ongoing formation, the chair of a committee for ongoing formation, or another individual with equivalent responsibilities. In the event that more than one individual shares this responsibility, up to three individuals can be listed as member representatives in the AOFP database.

Annual membership dues are set by the Board of Directors based on the total number of priests listed in the Official Catholic Directory. Regardless of its number of representatives, a Religious Community Member has one vote at the annual Business Meeting and in presidential elections.

Current Religious Community Members

Franciscan Friars, TOR
Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers (NY)
Society of St. Columban Fathers
Associated Sulpicians USA
The Capuchin Franciscan Friars (St. Augustine Province)
The Capuchin Franciscan Friars (St. Joseph Province)
Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
Congregation of the Mission - Eastern Province
Congregation of the Mission - Western Province
Society of Divine Vocations

Partner Organization membership available to schools of theology and other initial and ongoing formation programs, retreat and treatment centers, consulting and counseling services, publishers, religious goods suppliers, dioceses outside the jurisdiction of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and other organizations serving the ongoing clergy formation community. The Partner Organization designates one representative to be listed in the AOFP database.

Annual membership dues areset by the Board of Directors. Partner Organizations have a voice but do not vote at the annual Business Meeting and do not vote in presidential elections.

Current Partner Organization Members

Guest House
John S. Marten Program in Homiletics & Liturgics, University of Notre Dame
Institute for Continuing Theological Education, NAC
Oblate School of Theology
St. John Vianney Center
Saint Luke Institute
St. Mary’s Seminary & University’s Center for Continuing Formation
St. Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology
St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary
Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations (USCCB)

Available to interested priests or others not officially part of the ongoing presbyteral formation ministry of a diocese, eparchy, or religious community or who wish to receive AOFP mailings directly. Individual membership is not available for dioceses, eparchies, religious communities, or other organizations. 

Annual membership dues are set by the Board of Directors. Individual Members have a voice but do not vote at the annual Business Meeting and do not vote in presidential elections.

Current Individual Members

Rev. Lawrence Ezike
Rev. John Gagnier
Very Rev. Stephen Grozio, C.M.
Rev. Msgr. Michael Muhr
Rev. Robert Schrader
Rev. Louis Shea