The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) is a Black Catholic advocacy group and quinquennial conference in the United States. It is a spiritual successor to Daniel Rudd's Colored Catholic Congress movement of the late 19th and early 20th century century. It was founded in 1987 by the (NABCA), the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus (NBCCC), and the (NBSC). Bishop John Ricard, SSJ served as NBCC president from its founding until 2017. Six NBCC congresses have been held as of 2021, occurring every five years (though delayed one year recently, to 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic).