Lay Associations of the Faithful

These organizations may also include priests and deacons but are made up predominantly of laypeople. In late 2004, the Vatican published a directory listing 123 international lay associations, movements and communities approved by the church.

To see a listing of the official lay associations of the Archdiocese of Toronto, please click here.

If you are a Lay Association in the Archdiocese of Toronto and would like to register with the Archdiocese as an offical lay association, please click here and fill out the following form. You will be contacted within a couple of weeks about your registration.