Welcome to our Catechist Formation page.

The Catechist Formation process of the Diocese of Phoenix is designed to assist parish and school catechists, as well as any adult Catholic, to know and follow Jesus more deeply. In particular, the Catechist Formation process seeks to:

• Facilitate conversion in the life of the catechist.
• Impart to the catechist the story of salvation history, developing the foundation for Biblical catechesis.
• Provide the catechist with an overview of the Church’s mission of evangelization and catechesis.
• Train the catechist in the necessary skills to assist in conversion of those they serve and to pass on to them the teachings of Christ.
• Help catechists know the Deposit of Faith through a systematic and complete study of United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (USCCA).

For an overview of the process, please download our catechist application and session tracker ^[1]here. ^[2]

For Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Catechists who begin formation after June 1, 2011, please download the catechist application and session tracker here. ^[3]

Still needing to finish the old process? For a list of equivalencies between the old and new process, please click ^[4]here. ^[5]

Applications for the old process can be download here:

- Catechist Certification ^[6]
- Certificación de Catequista ^[7]
- Catechist Recertification ^[8]
- Re-certificación de Catequista ^[9]
- Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Certification – Old Process ^[10]