Table 15-3. Index of Christian abbreviations, acronyms, and initials.
Table 15-3. Index of Christian abbreviations, acronyms, and initials.
Table 15-3. Index of Christian abbreviations, acronyms, and initials.
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806 INDEXES<br />
CFTC Confédération Française des Travailleurs<br />
Chrétiens<br />
CFX Brothers <strong>of</strong> St Francis Xavier<br />
CGAL Conseil Général de l’Apostolat des Laïcs<br />
CGBD Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund Deutschl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
CGEA Church <strong>of</strong> God in East Africa<br />
CGH Church <strong>of</strong> God Holiness<br />
CGI Church Growth International<br />
CGM Church Growth Movement<br />
CGNA Churches <strong>of</strong> God in North America (General<br />
Eldership)<br />
CGP Church <strong>of</strong> God <strong>of</strong> Prophecy<br />
CHA Catholic Hospital Association<br />
CHA <strong>Christian</strong> Holiness Association<br />
CHAG <strong>Christian</strong> Hospital Association <strong>of</strong> Ghana<br />
CHC Calvary Holiness Church<br />
CHC <strong>Christian</strong> Holiday Crusade<br />
CHEF <strong>Christian</strong> Hope Indian Eskimo Fellowship<br />
CHFD Commission Haitienne des Eglises pour le<br />
Développement<br />
CHR Conférence Haitienne des Religieux<br />
CHSFM Committee on the Holy Spirit <strong>and</strong> Frontier<br />
Missions<br />
CIAC Centro Italiano Addestramento Cinematografico<br />
CIAE Conselho das Igrejas Angolanas Evangélicas<br />
CIC Centrum Informationis Catholicum<br />
CIC <strong>Christian</strong> Information Center<br />
CICC Cook Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>Christian</strong> Church<br />
CICM Commission Internationale Catholique pour les<br />
Migrations<br />
CICM Missionaries <strong>of</strong> Scheut (Immaculate Heart <strong>of</strong><br />
Mary Mission Society) (Scheutists)<br />
CICOP Catholic Inter-American Cooperation Program<br />
CIDAL Centre International de Documentation Audio-<br />
Visuelle<br />
CIDER Centro Italiano Documentari Educativi Religiosi<br />
CIDEV Centre d’Information sur le Développement<br />
CIDSE Coopération Internationale pour le<br />
Développement Socio Economique<br />
CIEC Confederación Interamericana de Educación<br />
Catótica<br />
CIEF Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Familiares<br />
CIEF Confederação das Igrejas Evangélicas<br />
Fundamentalistas<br />
CIEMAL Council <strong>of</strong> Evangelical Methodist Churches in<br />
Latin America<br />
CIIC Concilio Internacional de Iglesias Cristianas<br />
(ICCC)<br />
CIIR Catholic Institute for International Relations<br />
CIM China Inl<strong>and</strong> Mission<br />
CIM Comité des Instituts Missionnaires<br />
CIMADE Comité Inter-Mouvements aupès des Evacués<br />
CIMIADE Commission des Institutions et Mouvements<br />
Internationaux Aposoliques des Enfants<br />
CIMS Consociatio Internationalis Musicae Sacrae<br />
CIO Centro de Información y Orientación<br />
CIO Church Information Office<br />
CIOEW Catholic Information Office for Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Wales<br />
CIP Centre d’Information de Presse<br />
CIPBC Church <strong>of</strong> India, Pakistan, Burma, <strong>and</strong> Ceylon<br />
CIPL Commission Interdiocésaine de Pastorale<br />
Liturgique<br />
CIRH Conferencia de Institutos Religiosos de<br />
Honduras<br />
CIRIC Centre International de Reportages et<br />
d’Information Culturelle<br />
CIRMA Conferencia de Institutos Religiosos de México<br />
CIS Catholic Immigrant Service<br />
CISL Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori<br />
CISM Conferenza Italiana dei Superiori Maggiori<br />
CISR Conférence Internationale de Sociologie<br />
Religieuse<br />
CITA Communications Institute <strong>of</strong> the Americas<br />
CITC <strong>Christian</strong> Industrial Training Center<br />
CITC <strong>Christian</strong> International Travel Club<br />
CJ Josephite Fathers (Congregation <strong>of</strong> St Joseph)<br />
CJA Christlich-Judische Arbeitsgemeinschaft in der<br />
Schweiz<br />
CJC Conseil de la Jeunesse Catholique<br />
CJCLdS Church <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ <strong>of</strong> Latter-day Saints<br />
(Mormons)<br />
CJM Eudists (Congregation <strong>of</strong> Jesus <strong>and</strong> Mary)<br />
CJPM Central Japan Pioneer Mission<br />
CJSS Conference on Jewish Social Studies<br />
CLA Church <strong>of</strong> the Lord Aladura<br />
CLADE Congreso Latinoamericano de Evangelización<br />
CLAF Comité Latinoamericano de la Fé<br />
CLAI Concilio Latinoamericano de Iglesias<br />
CLAIM <strong>Christian</strong> Literature Association in Malawi<br />
CLAL Coopération des Laiques en Amérique Latine<br />
CLAME Comunidad Latinoamericana de Ministerios<br />
Evangélicos<br />
CLAR Confederación Latino Americana de Religiosos<br />
CLAST Latin American Federation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> Trade<br />
Unions<br />
CLAT Latin American Federation <strong>of</strong> Workers<br />
CLATT Comité Latinoamericano de Textos Teológicos<br />
CLB Church <strong>of</strong> the Lutheran Brethren<br />
CLC <strong>Christian</strong> Literature Crusade/Crociata del Libro<br />
Cristiano<br />
CLIM Centro Laici Italiani per le Missioni<br />
CLS <strong>Christian</strong> Literature Society<br />
CLSA Canon Law Society <strong>of</strong> America<br />
CLSA <strong>Christian</strong> Literature Service Association<br />
CM Lazzarists (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the Mission),<br />
Vincentians<br />
CM Calvary Ministries (Nigeria)<br />
CMA Church Music Association<br />
CMA <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>and</strong> Missionary Alliance<br />
CMC Catholic Media Council<br />
CMC Central Missions Commissariat<br />
CMC <strong>Christian</strong> Medical Commission<br />
CMCSS Council <strong>of</strong> Managers <strong>of</strong> Catholic Secondary<br />
Schools<br />
CMCW <strong>Christian</strong> Mission to the Communist World<br />
CMEC <strong>Christian</strong> Methodist Episcopal Church<br />
CMF <strong>Christian</strong> Family Movement<br />
CMF <strong>Christian</strong> Missionary Fellowship<br />
CMF Claretians (Missionary Sons <strong>of</strong> the Immaculate<br />
Heart <strong>of</strong> Mary)<br />
CMF <strong>Christian</strong> Missionary Foundation (Nigeria)<br />
CMI Carmeliani della BV Maria Immacolata<br />
CMI Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (WCC)<br />
CMJ Church’s Ministry among the Jews<br />
CMM Congregation <strong>of</strong> Mariannhill Missionaries<br />
CMML <strong>Christian</strong> Missions in Many L<strong>and</strong>s<br />
CMN Conseil Missionnaire National<br />
CMRSWI Conference <strong>of</strong> Major Religious Superiors <strong>of</strong><br />
Women’s Institutes<br />
CMS Catholic Mission Society<br />
CMS <strong>Christian</strong> Medical Society<br />
CMS Church Missionary Society (Church Mission<br />
Society)<br />
CMSF Missionary Congregation <strong>of</strong> St Francis <strong>of</strong> Assisi<br />
CMSM Conference <strong>of</strong> Major Superiors <strong>of</strong> Men’s<br />
Institutes<br />
CMT Confédération Mondiale du Travail<br />
CMWF <strong>Christian</strong> Medical Workers’ Fellowship<br />
CNBB Conférencia Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil<br />
CNEC <strong>Christian</strong> Nationals Evangelism Commission<br />
CNEP Concilio Nacional Evangélico del Peru<br />
CNEP Confederación Nacional Escuelas Particulares<br />
CNEWA Catholic Near East Welfare Association<br />
CNG Christlich Nationaler Gewerkschaftsbund der<br />
Schweiz<br />
CNI Catholic News Service <strong>of</strong> India<br />
CNI Church <strong>of</strong> North India<br />
CNIR Conferencia Nacional dos Institutos Religiosos<br />
CNM Conseil National Missionnaire<br />
CNPC Centre National de Presse Catholique<br />
CNPL Centre National de Pastorale Liturgique<br />
CNSP Catholic News Service <strong>of</strong> Pakistan<br />
CoB Church <strong>of</strong> the Brethren<br />
COC Centro de Orientación Cinematográfica<br />
CoC Church <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />
COC Coptic Orthodox Church<br />
COCC Confederación de Obreros y Campesinos<br />
Cristianos<br />
COCDYC Conservative & <strong>Christian</strong> Democratic Youth<br />
Community<br />
COCU Church <strong>of</strong> Christ Uniting<br />
COCU Consultation on Church Union<br />
COCU Council on <strong>Christian</strong> Unity<br />
CODEL Cooperation in Development<br />
CODEPA Centro de Orieniação e Documentação do<br />
Ensino Particular<br />
CODIAM Committee for the Development <strong>of</strong> Intellectual<br />
Investments in Africa & Madagascar<br />
COE Church <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
COE Conseil Oecuménique des Eglises (WCC)<br />
COEM Comité Oecuménique d’Entr’aide au Maroc<br />
COEMAR Commission on Ecumenical Mission <strong>and</strong><br />
Relations<br />
COEMAS Congress on Evangelism for Malaysia <strong>and</strong><br />
Singapore<br />
COFAE Co-ordinating Office for Asian Evangelism<br />
C<strong>of</strong>E Church <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
CoG Church <strong>of</strong> God<br />
COG Church <strong>of</strong> God<br />
CoGiC Church <strong>of</strong> God in Christ<br />
CoGWM Church <strong>of</strong> God World Missions<br />
COJO World Conference <strong>of</strong> Jewish Organizations<br />
COLJCB Church <strong>of</strong> Our Lord Jesus Christ (Bickertonites)<br />
COM Centro de Orientacáo Missionária<br />
COMBASE Comisión Bolivianã do Acción Social Evangélica<br />
COMIBAM Ibero-American Missions Congress<br />
COMIBAM Ibero-American Missions Committee<br />
COMINA Conselho Missionário Nacional<br />
CoN Church <strong>of</strong> the Nazarene<br />
CON Church <strong>of</strong> the Nazarene<br />
CONCUR Confederación Cubana de Religiosos<br />
CONDOR Confederación Dominicana de Religiosos<br />
CONELA Confraternidad Evangélica Latinoamericana<br />
CONELCO Conseil des Eglises Libres du Congo<br />
Conf conference<br />
CONFER Conferencia Argentina de Religiosas<br />
CONFER Conferencia de Religiosos<br />
CONFER Conferencia Española de Religiosos<br />
CONFER Conferencia Nacional Nicaraguense de<br />
Institutos Religiosos<br />
CONFERRE Conferencia de Religiosos de Chile<br />
CONFREGUA Conferencia de Religiosos y Religiosas de<br />
Guatemala<br />
CONFRES Confederación de Religiosos de El Salvador<br />
CONVER Conferencia Venezolana de Religiosos<br />
COp Calasantini (Congregation <strong>of</strong> St Joseph<br />
Calasanctius for <strong>Christian</strong> Works)<br />
COPAL Collège pour l’Amérique Latine<br />
COPE Cadena de Ondas Populares Españolas<br />
COPIC Conselho Português de Igrejas Cristãs<br />
CORDAC Central Africa Broadcasting Company<br />
CORE Committee for Overseas Relief<br />
COREB Conférence des Ordinaires du Rw<strong>and</strong>a et du<br />
Burundi<br />
CORPORI Conferencia de Religiosas de Puerto Rico<br />
CORR <strong>Christian</strong> Organization for Relief <strong>and</strong><br />
Rehabilitation<br />
CORSO Council <strong>of</strong> Organizations for Relief Services<br />
Overseas<br />
COSEI Consiglio degli Organismi per Studenti Esteri in<br />
Italia<br />
COSIM Coalition for the Support <strong>of</strong> Indigenous<br />
Ministries<br />
COSSEUJCA Conseil Supérieur des Sacrificateurs pour les<br />
Eglises Unies de Jésus-Christ en Afrique<br />
COSUMA Conférence des Supérieurs Majeurs du Burundi<br />
et du Rw<strong>and</strong>a<br />
COTE Commission <strong>of</strong> Theological Education in Taiwan<br />
COTLA Church <strong>of</strong> the Lord Aladura<br />
COWE Consultation on World Evangelization<br />
CP casella postale/caixa postal/post box<br />
CP Passionists (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the Passion)<br />
CPA Catholic Press Association<br />
CPAS Church Pastoral-Aid Society<br />
CPB Confederação Pentecostal do Brasil<br />
CPC Centre de Pédagogia Catholique<br />
CPC <strong>Christian</strong> Peace Conference<br />
CPCV Comité Protestant des Centres de Vacances<br />
CPG Centro Salesiano di Pastorale Giovanile<br />
CPM Ceylon Pentecostal Mission<br />
CPM Congregation <strong>of</strong> Priests <strong>of</strong> Mercy<br />
CPN Consejo Pastoral Nacional<br />
CPPS Precious Blood Fathers (Society <strong>of</strong> the Precious<br />
Blood)<br />
CPR Conseil Protestant du Rw<strong>and</strong>a<br />
CPS Canada Presbyterian Synod<br />
CPSA Church <strong>of</strong> the Province <strong>of</strong> Southern Africa<br />
CPSS Catholic Prisoners’ Social Service<br />
CPU Church Peace Union<br />
CPWA Church <strong>of</strong> the Province <strong>of</strong> West Africa<br />
CPWI Church <strong>of</strong> the Province <strong>of</strong> the West Indies<br />
CR(1) Resurrectionists (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Resurrection)<br />
CR(2) Theatine Fathers (Order <strong>of</strong> Regular Clerics)<br />
CRAC Central Religious Advisory Committee<br />
CRAL Communauté Rom<strong>and</strong>e de l’Apostolat des<br />
Laics<br />
CRB Conférencia dos Religiosos do Brasil<br />
CRC <strong>Christian</strong> Revival Crusade<br />
CRC Conferencia de Religiosos de Colombia<br />
CRC Canadian Religious Conference<br />
CREC Centre Audiovisuel Recherche et<br />
Communication<br />
CRFEA <strong>Christian</strong> Rural Fellowship <strong>of</strong> East Africa<br />
CRI Conference <strong>of</strong> Religious <strong>of</strong> India<br />
CRIC Congregation <strong>of</strong> Canons Regular <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Immaculate Conception<br />
CRIF Conseil Représentatif des Israelites de France<br />
CRL Congregation <strong>of</strong> Canons Regular <strong>of</strong> the Lateran<br />
(Augustinian)<br />
CRMF <strong>Christian</strong> Radio Missionary Fellowship<br />
CRP Conferencia de Religiosos del Peru<br />
CRP Premonstratensians (Order <strong>of</strong> Canons Regular<br />
<strong>of</strong> Prémontré), Norbertines (O Praem)<br />
CRS Catholic Relief Services<br />
CRS <strong>Christian</strong> Rural Service<br />
CRS Order <strong>of</strong> Clerks Regular <strong>of</strong> Somascha<br />
CRSA Canonesses <strong>of</strong> St Augustine<br />
CRSB Conference <strong>of</strong> Religious Sisters, Burma<br />
CRSL <strong>Christian</strong> Road Safety League<br />
CRU Centre Religieux Universitaire<br />
CRWM <strong>Christian</strong> Reformed World Missions<br />
CS Scalabrinians (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the Missionary<br />
Fathers <strong>of</strong> St. Charles)<br />
CSB Basilians (Congregation <strong>of</strong> St Basil)<br />
CSC <strong>Christian</strong> Service Committee <strong>of</strong> the Churches <strong>of</strong><br />
Malawi<br />
CSC <strong>Christian</strong> Students Council<br />
CSC Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens de<br />
Belgique<br />
CSC Council <strong>of</strong> Swazil<strong>and</strong> Churches<br />
CSC Holy Cross Fathers (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the Holy<br />
Cross)<br />
CSCU Civil Service <strong>Christian</strong> Union<br />
CSCW Church Society for College Work<br />
CSF Congregazione della Sacra Famiglia di<br />
Bergamo<br />
CSI Centro Sportivo Italiano<br />
CSI <strong>Christian</strong> Safety <strong>Index</strong><br />
CSI Church <strong>of</strong> South India<br />
CSJ Josephites <strong>of</strong> Murialdo (Congregation <strong>of</strong> St<br />
Joseph)<br />
CSM <strong>Christian</strong> Socialist Movement<br />
CSM Church <strong>of</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> Mission<br />
CSM Charles Simpson Ministries<br />
CSP Centre Social Protestant<br />
CSP Paulists (Congregation <strong>of</strong> Missionary Priests <strong>of</strong><br />
St Paul the Apostle)<br />
CSS Stigmatines (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the Sacred<br />
Stigmata)<br />
CSSM Children’s Special Service Mission<br />
CSSp Spiritans (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghost <strong>and</strong><br />
the Immaculate Heart ot Mary)<br />
CSsR Redemptorists (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the Most Holy<br />
Redeemer)<br />
CSSR Redemptorists<br />
CSsS Brigittines (Congregation <strong>of</strong> the Most Holy<br />
Savior)<br />
CSV Clerics <strong>of</strong> St Viator<br />
CSWE Centre for the Study <strong>of</strong> World Evangelization<br />
CT Christusträger<br />
CT <strong>Christian</strong>ity Today<br />
CTCG Centrale des Travailleurs Chrétiens de la<br />
Guyane<br />
CTCH Centro de Teología e Ciencias Humanas<br />
CTEN Council for Theological Education in Nigeria<br />
CTF Catholic Teachers’ Federation <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Wales<br />
CTIC Centrale Technique d’Information Catholique
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