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 Chicago
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Archdiocese of Hartford
Archdiocese of the Military Services
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Archdiocese of Newark

Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
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 Colorado Springs
Diocese of Des Moines
Diocese of El Paso
Diocese of Erie
Diocese of Fall River
Diocese of Gary
Diocese of Grand Island
Diocese of Grand Rapids
Diocese of Greensburg

Diocese of Jefferson City
Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
Diocese of Kalamazoo

Diocese of Knoxville
Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
Diocese of Lansing
Diocese of Lexington

Diocese of Lubbock
Diocese of Memphis
Diocese of Metuchen
Diocese of New Ulm
Diocese of Oakland
Diocese of Reno
Diocese of Salt Lake City

Diocese of San Angelo
Diocese of San Diego
Diocese of San Jose
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
Diocese of Syracuse

Diocese of Toledo

Diocese of Yakima
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
Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers (NY)
Associated Sulpicians USA
The Capuchin Franciscan Friars (St. Augustine Province)
The Capuchin Franciscan Friars (St. Joseph Province)
Congregation of the Mission - Eastern Province

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 are set 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
Institute for Homiletics, University of Dallas

Institute for Ongoing Clergy Formation, The Saint Paul Seminary

St. John Vianney Center

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. Raymond Dunmyer
Rev. John Gagnier
Rev. Msgr. Michael Muhr
Rev. Robert Schrader