The Diocese of Buffalo is not responsible for the content of any such third-party site. NY All rights reserved Brief History of the Catechumenate Early Church Small communities that took individuals into their company and introduced them to their way of life.
Religious persecution prevails and so a strong faith is demanded in face of possible martyrdom.
The conversion of Gentiles called for a more comprehensive formation in the Judeo-Christian tradition. 5th Century Disintegration of the catechumenate occurs because of a large numbers of conversions and the practice of infant baptism. 16th Century Dominicans and Augustinians tried to counteract the mass baptisms. In 1538 an Episcopal conference urged pastors to return to missionary principles of ACLU and establish a catechumenate. 20th Century Revival of catechumenal structures in Africa and France.