Annual Bishop's Appeal

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Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Annual Bishop's Appeal

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      Other form(s) of name

      • ABA

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      Dates of existence

      1992-2010

      History

      Approved by Bishop Paul J. O’Byrne and launched on Jun 15, 1992 by Catholic Charities, which was a separate charitable organization at the time, to raise funds for charitable works. The first campaign kicked off on Feb 21, 1993. The ‘ShareLife’ Committee had been preparing, planning and negotiating for months to get the Appeal going. The name was chosen after consultation with the Council of Priests. They wanted a name that originated with the Diocese and that ‘signi[ied] the Body of Christ active in a work of charity’. The first director was Richard Garnett. By Oct 19, 1992 the Annual Bishop’s Appeal had a name, logo, and a board of directors, including Fr. Burke Hoschka, Patrick Doherty (Chair), Richard Garnett and Fr. Ed Flanagan.
      Its purpose was:
      It was registered as a charity on Jul 24, 1992. The first theme of the ABA was ‘Love one another as I have loved you’.

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      Authority record identifier

      CA RCDCA 008

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      RCDCA

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2023-04-17 (Date of revision)

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          RCDCA 4.38
          RCDCA 30.1232

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