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:

Lauren van Vliet
Chairperson
Youth Ministry Coordinator - Diocese of Charlottetown, PEI
Atlantic Representative
youth@dioceseofcharlottetown.com


Braden Kuntz
Vice Chairperson 
Co-Youth Ministry Coordinator - Archdiocese of Regina, SK
Western Region Representative
bkuntz@archregina.sk.ca


Debbie Plant
Treasurer
Regional Program Director - Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall, ON
Ontario Representative
youth@dioceseofcharlottetown.com


Christine Coyle
Member at Large 
Family & Youth Ministry Specialist - Diocese of London, ON
ccoyle@dol.ca
 

Nicole McCowell
Member at Large
Director of Youth Ministry - Diocese of Hamilton, ON
nmccowell@hamiltondiocese.com

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Yssa Licsi
Member at Large
Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry - Archidiocèse de Saint-Boniface
ylicsi@archsaintboniface.ca


Veronica Diestro
Member at Large
Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry - Archdiocese of Winnipeg
youth@archwinnipeg.ca 


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).
Together let us do something beautiful for Christ - Mother Teresa
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