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National Catholic Men’s Conference Day

The initiative’s own site identifies 17 October as National Catholic Men’s Conference Day and describes its effort to connect Catholic men’s conferences across U.S. dioceses. This is organizer-defined movement evidence, not a Vatican, USCCB, or government liturgical designation.

Date / rule17 October
ScopeUnited States / Catholic men’s conference network initiative
VerificationCreator Organizer First Party Verified
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-10
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveSaturday, October 17, 2026See everything on October 17 →
Authority summary

What is National Catholic Men’s Conference Day?

The initiative’s own site identifies 17 October as National Catholic Men’s Conference Day and describes its effort to connect Catholic men’s conferences across U.S. dioceses. This is organizer-defined movement evidence, not a Vatican, USCCB, or government liturgical designation.

Date and recurrence

17 October

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / Catholic men’s conference network initiative. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Catholic Men’s Conference Day

Classification

Topic and context

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Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. National Catholic Men’s Conference Day — diocesan outreachCreator Organizer First Party
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Catholic Men’s Conference Day?

17 October The stored recurrence guidance is: 17 October under the organizer initiative..

Does National Catholic Men’s Conference Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is National Catholic Men’s Conference Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / Catholic men’s conference network initiative. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes National Catholic Men’s Conference Day?

The stored designation basis is: The initiative’s own site identifies 17 October as National Catholic Men’s Conference Day and describes its effort to connect Catholic men’s conferences across U.S. dioceses. This is organizer-defined movement evidence, not a Vatican, USCCB, or government liturgical designation.. Supporting provenance includes National Catholic Men’s Conference Day — diocesan outreach. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Catholic Men’s Conference Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Catholic men’s conference network initiative.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.

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