Diocesan Membership
Membership Types
Effective January 1, 2027, dioceses will be eligible to become NCBC Diocesan Members at two levels: Core Diocesan Membership and Premier Diocesan Membership.
Premier Diocesan membership
Dues: $5,000
Benefits and Services
Membership provides key benefits to the Ordinary, his designee, and diocesan staff, including:
Direct access to the President
Up to fifteen (15) hours of basic institutional consultations*
20% discount on honoraria for NCBC speaking engagements
Five (5) print subscriptions to the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly
Five (5) print subscriptions to monthly Ethics & Medics bulletin
Digital access to the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly and Ethics & Medics periodicals with permission to distribute to anymore in the diocese
20% off all NCBC bookstore purchases, plus free shipping
Access to recorded sessions from past NCBC Workshops for Bishops
Access to recorded sessions of NCBC events and webinars
Five (5) tuition-free enrollments to the NCBC's Short Course for Chaplains on the Ethical and Religious Directives
50% tuition discount on one (1) enrollment in the National Catholic Certification Program in Health Care Ethics each year
Monthly newsletter with links for digital access to curated ethics articles, reports, and resources, such as the NCBC's Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decisions, Catholic Guide to POLST, and Catholic Guide to Palliative Care and Hospice; includes permission to distribute to anyone in the diocese.
Access to live ethics webinars with Q&A
Core Diocesan membership
Dues: $1,600
Benefits and Services
Membership provides key benefits to the Ordinary, his designee, and diocesan staff, including:
Direct access to the President
Up to five (5) hours of basic institutional consultations*
20% discount on honoraria for NCBC speaking engagements
Three (3) print subscriptions to the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly
Three (3) print subscriptions to monthly Ethics & Medics bulletin
Digital access to the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly and Ethics & Medics periodicals with permission to distribute to all diocesan central office staff
20% off all NCBC bookstore purchases, plus free shipping
Access to recorded sessions from past NCBC Workshops for Bishops
Access to recorded sessions of NCBC events and webinars
Two (2) tuition-free enrollments to the NCBC's Short Course for Chaplains on the Ethical and Religious Directives
*Does not include Catholic Identity and Ethics Reviews (CIER) or Catholic Health Insurance Ethics Reviews (CHIER).