North American Pastoral Center for Czech Catholics

The North American Pastoral Center exists to promote, serve, and support the spiritual well-being of Czech Catholic emigrants.

Bishop Peter Esterka

In 1978, Peter Esterka began his work among Czech Catholic immigrants living in the United States and Canada.

Our Mission

NAPCCC was established to assure the financial stability of the institutions that serve Czech Refugees and Emigrants. 

Services

NAPCCC Services include financial and spiritual help to all Czech Catholics Worldwide. 

Founded as the St. Adalbert Fund to assure the support of Nepomucenum Seminary in Rome. Renamed and expanded to enable support to Czech Catholic immigrants worldwide.

Services to Czech Catholics Worldwide

Financial help for the Church in the Czech Republic

Pilgrimages, retreats, cultural-religious celebrations

Priests for Missions in U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Europe

Assistance for Czech Catholic scholars preparing for leadership

Bishop Peter Esterka's Coat of Arms

Opportunities for established Czech immigrants to do works of charity and justice

Why do we need the Pastoral Center for Czech Catholics?

The changing circumstances of people who have to move out of their home countries to find safe and adequate provisions for themselves and their families make ministry to Czech immigrants and refugees a necessity, not a luxury.