Past Presidents
Past Presidents of the Catholic Press Association / Catholic Media Association.
| Year | Name | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1911-1913 | Edward J. Cooney | Providence Visitor |
| 1913-1917 | John Paul Chew | Church Progress |
| 1917-1920 | Dr. Thomas P. Hart | Catholic Telegraph |
| 1920-1922 | Claude M. Becker | The Tablet |
| 1922-1924 | Fred W. Harvey, Jr. | Extension |
| 1928-1930 | Anthony J. Beck | Michigan Catholic |
| 1930-1932 | Benedict J. Elder | The Record |
| 1932-1934 | Richard Reid | Catholic News |
| 1934-1936 | Joseph J. Quinn | Southwest Courier |
| 1936-1938 | Vincent dePaul Fitzpatrick | Catholic Review |
| 1938-1940 | Charles H. Ridder | Catholic News |
| 1940-1941 | Msgr. Peter M.H. Wynhoven | Catholic Action of the South |
| 1941-1944 | Alexander J. Wey | Catholic Universe Bulletin |
| 1943-1946 | Rev. Patrick O’Connor, S.S.C. | The Far East |
| 1946-1948 | Humphrey E. Desmond | Catholic Herald Citizen |
| 1948-1950 | Rev. Paul Bussard | Catholic Digest |
| 1950-1952 | Francis A. Fink | Our Sunday Visitor |
| 1952-1954 | Msgr. Thomas A. Meehan | The New World |
| 1954-1956 | Charles J. McNeill | Young Catholic Messenger |
| 1956-1958 | Msgr. John S. Randall | Catholic Courier Journal |
| 1958-1960 | John J. Daly | Catholic Virginian |
| 1960-1963 | Rev. Albert J. Nevins, M.M. | Maryknoll |
| 1963-1965 | Msgr. Robert G. Peters | Peoria Register |
| 1965-1967 | William Holub | America |
| 1967-1969 | Msgr. Terrence P. McMahon | Catholic Transcript |
| 1969-1971 | Joseph A. Gelin | Catholic Universe Bulletin |
| 1971-1973 | Rev. Louis G. Miller, C.SS.R | Liguorian |
| 1973-1975 | John F. Fink | Our Sunday Visitor |
| 1975-1977 | Rev. Jeremy Harrington | St. Anthony Messenger |
| 1977-1979 | Robert L. Fenton | Catholic Digest |
| 1979-1981 | Ethel M. Gintoft | Catholic Herald Citizen |
| 1981-1984 | Rev. Norman J. Muckerman, C.SS.R | Liguorian |
| 1984-1986 | Rev. Owen F. Campion | Tennessee Register |
| 1986-1988 | Albina Aspell | The Catholic Post |
| 1988-1990 | Rev. John T. Catoir | The Christophers |
| 1990-1992 | Barbara Beckwith | St. Anthony Messenger |
| 1992-1994 | Arthur McKenna | Catholic New York |
| 1994-1996 | Antony J. Spence | Tennessee Register |
| 1996-1998 | Christopher J. Gunty | The Catholic Sun |
| 1998-2000 | Joseph Kirk Ryan | The Catholic Standard and Times |
| 2000-2002 | Karen Franz | The Catholic Courier |
| 2002-2004 | Dennis Heaney | The Christophers |
| 2004-2007 | Helen Osman | The Catholic Spirit, Texas |
| 2007-2009 | Robert Zyskowski | The Catholic Spirit, Minn. |
| 2009-2011 | Penny Wiegert | The Observer, Rockford, Ill. |
| 2011-2013 | Greg Erlandson | Our Sunday Visitor |
| 2013-2015 | Rob DeFrancesco | The Catholic Sun, Ariz. |
| 2015-2017 | Matthew Schiller | Catholic New York, New York, NY |
| 2017-2019 | Joe Towalski | The Central Minnesota Catholic, St. Cloud, MN |
| 2019-2021 | JD Long-Garcia | America Magazine, New York, NY |
| 2021-2023 | Amy Kawula | The Compass, Green Bay, WI |
| 2023-Present | Gretchen R. Crowe | OSV News, Huntington, IN |