Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM)


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Mission Statement
The Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) is an association of the leadership of men in religious and apostolic institutes in the United States. The Conference has formal ties with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the National Assembly of Religious Brothers and other national agencies. CMSM represents U.S. male religious and apostolic communities before a number of national and international bodies, including the Congregation of Religious and Secular Institutes of the Holy See, which officially recognizes CMSM as the national representative body for men in religious and apostolic communities in the United States.

CMSM addresses the life and concerns of religious and communities of apostolic life in the United States, including their evangelizing mission in the context of Church and culture in this country. CMSM is both a voice for major Superiors and a service to them:

a)	as a voice, it speaks regionally, nationally and internationally, independently or in concert with other groups; it does so from the perspective of male religious and members of apostolic communities on issues regarding their life, as well as that of the Church and of our society;
b)	as a service, it assists major Superiors in their role of leadership in their own communities and in the Conference as a whole, especially in promoting greater fidelity and more effective witness to the Gospel ideal.

Approved National Assembly
San Diego, California
August 1988

Purpose
The Conference has as its purpose specifically:

a)	To be a support to major superiors and a resource for them in their role of leadership within their respective institutes.
b)	To promote dialogue and collaboration with the Conference of Bishops, the individual Bishops, and other major groups in the Church and in society.
c)	To provide a corporate influence in the Church and in society through its national and regional structures, within the proper scope of the Conference.