Becoming Catholic means undertaking a spiritual journey. This will normally take about 12 months, depending on the readiness of each individual. The process is called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or RCIA for short, and there are ceremonies or "rites" at each stage to signify the steps along the way.

Generally new members of the Church are received at Easter each year. There are normally about 100 people in Adelaide each year who are received either through Baptism, Confirmation and First Holy Communion, or simply received and confirmed for those who have been previously baptised in another Christian tradition.

You may simply wish to make some general enquiries at this stage, and you are most welcome to do so.

You can either:

• contact a Catholic parish in your area
• do some further reading on this website. 
• visit Community Life and Worship website www.ofw-adelaide.org.au for more information and to make contact with the Diocesan RCIA Coordinator in Adelaide
• if you wish to find out more general information about the Catholic Faith, you may like to try the Catholic Enquiry Centre www.catholicenquiry.com/.