Regions & Executive

CCYMN members are Canadian Catholic diocesan/eparchial youth ministry leaders who have been designated as such by their local bishops. The Executive is determined by CCYMN members and includes one representative from each region plus one representing Eastern Catholic Churches (i.e. eastern rite churches).

CCYMN Executive:

Michelle Braden
Chairperson
Western Representative
Youth Ministry Coordinator - Archdiocese of Regina

Isabel Correa
Vice-Chair
Quebec Representative 
Director of Mission Jeunesse - Youth Ministry, Archdiocese of Montreal

Ben Lukow
Member at Large
Ontario Representative 
Program Manager, Vocations, Evangelization and Youth Office, Diocese of Peterborough

Laurie Friesen 
Secretary 
Eastern Churches Representative 
Youth and Campus Ministry Director, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

Atlantic Region Representative - 

Mary Helen Moes 
Past Chairperson, Treasurer


Terms & Definitions:

Dioceses and Archdioceses are ecclesiastical jurisdictions under the leadership of a Bishop or an Archbishop.

Eparchies and Archeparchies are ecclesiastical jurisdictions under the leadership of a Bishop or an Archbishop of an Eastern Catholic Church, also called Eparch or Archeparch.

The Military Ordinariate is the non-territorial diocese serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Regions are geographical designations that follow those of the Canadian bishops: West (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut); Ontario; Quebec; and Atlantic (Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island).