Based on an article by David Lewis, a Trustee of the Catholic Association,
adapted for the website by Johan Bergström-Allen
These notes are written for the benefit of those who may not be familiar with the relationships of the various bits of The Catholic Association and how they work.
The Catholic Association, abbreviated to the CA, has been around in one form or another since 1881 and ran its first pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1901. Its objects are set out in the Memorandum and Articles but its main purpose is to mastermind the CA Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes, currently incorporating the diocesan pilgrimages of Clifton, East Anglia, Northampton, Portsmouth, Southwark, and the Stonyhurst College Lourdes Pilgrimage. Each of these groups is overseen by a Diocesan Director. The entire Pilgrimage is coordinated by the Pilgrimage Director (currently Fr Bill Saunders from Southwark Archdiocese).