catholic cemetery association

Name

catholic cemetery association

Legal name

Catholic Cemetery Association

Website

https://asfcca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cemetery and Memorial Services

NAICS

Cemeteries and Crematories (812220), Cemeteries and Crematories (81222)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAL

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Catholic cemetery services
• Burial arrangements
• Memorialization products
• Pre-need planning
• Mausoleum crypts

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Burial Services: Revenue from traditional ground burials, indoor mausoleum crypts, outdoor mausoleum crypts, and columbarium niches. Fees collected at time of need or pre-need. Payments must be paid in full prior to burial when arrangements are made at time of need.
2. Pre-need Planning: Arrangements planned and purchased prior to death with flexible payment options. Allows families to manage costs based on today's prices and avoid financial burden at time of grief. Provides peace of mind through pre-paid services.
3. Memorialization Products: Sale of headstones, markers, flower vases, memorial portraits, and bronze emblems. Families coordinate with staff on design options. Flowers Year Round program provides seasonal floral arrangements for gravesites at Mt. Calvary and Gate of Heaven.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Catholic Cemetery Association operates three Catholic cemeteries (Rosario, Mt. Calvary, and Gate of Heaven) in New Mexico, providing traditional ground burials, indoor and outdoor mausoleum crypts, columbarium niches, and cremated remains interment. It offers memorialization products such as headstones, markers, bronze emblems, and flower vases, along with pre-need planning services, family service coordination, and annual memorial events including the Christmas Eve Luminaria Program and Memorial Day Services.

Product overview

The Catholic Cemetery Association operates as a unified cemetery management organization offering access to three distinct Catholic cemeteries (Rosario, Mt. Calvary, and Gate of Heaven) with burial services ranging from traditional ground burials to indoor/outdoor mausoleums and niche placements. The organization provides memorialization products including headstones, markers, portraits, vases, bronze emblems, and votive lights, alongside digital services for locating loved ones and planning pre-need arrangements. Additional offerings include memorial events such as the Christmas Eve Luminaria Program and Memorial Day Services, with Family Service Coordinators providing guidance throughout the burial planning process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rosario Cemetery Historic Catholic cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, established approximately 1868, offering burial plots, private family mausoleums, and sections dedicated to Christian Brothers, Sisters and Priests.
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery Catholic cemetery in Albuquerque blessed by Archbishop Edwin V. Byrne on April 30, 1950, featuring indoor mausoleums, columbarium buildings, and chapel facilities.
• Gate of Heaven Cemetery Newest Catholic cemetery established in 1967 under Archbishop James Peter Davis, spanning over twenty acres and featuring a mausoleum chapel with crypts, columbarium niches, and garden crypt buildings.
• Traditional Ground Burials Traditional in-ground burial options accommodating up to three burials per space for both cremated and casketed remains, available at all three cemeteries.
• Indoor Mausoleums Climate-controlled indoor buildings with crypts for caskets and niches for cremation urns, available at Mt. Calvary and Gate of Heaven cemeteries.
• Outdoor Mausoleums and Buildings Outdoor mausoleum structures accommodating both crypts and niches, available at all three cemeteries.
• Headstones and Markers Stone or metal grave markers carved in stone or cast in semi-precious metal, serving as family tributes and memorials.
• Bronze Emblems Bronze decorative emblems for niches and crypt memorialization.
• Votive Lights Memorial votive lighting options for niches and crypts.
• Flowers Year Round Program Program providing seasonal floral arrangements placed at gravesites on holidays or special occasions, offered at Mt. Calvary and Gate of Heaven.
• Pre-need Planning Services Advance funeral and burial arrangement planning with flexible payment options, allowing families to make decisions and payments before death occurs and to lock in current pricing.
• Family Service Coordination Guidance and support from Family Service Coordinators to help families plan burial arrangements and select memorialization options during a time of need.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark: Operates multiple Catholic cemeteries and mausoleums across northern New Jersey under the Archdiocese of Newark. Closest direct peer: same diocesan-cemetery operating model, consecrated-ground burial, pre-need planning, and parish referral channels.
• Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services of the Archdiocese of Boston: Non-profit Catholic cemetery and funeral operator serving the Archdiocese of Boston. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and service mix (ground burial, mausoleums, columbarium, pre-need), though at materially larger scale.
• Calvary Cemetery (Archdiocese of New York): Catholic cemetery operated under the Archdiocese of New York providing traditional burial, mausoleum, and niche services. Highly comparable operating model - diocesan non-profit serving Catholic families via parish referrals.

Broad incumbents

• Service Corporation International (SCI): Largest publicly traded funeral, cemetery, and cremation operator in North America (Dignity Memorial brand). Same core product categories (burial, cremation, pre-need) but serves a secular national market rather than a faith-specific segment.
• StoneMor Partners: Public cemetery and funeral home operator with a portfolio of over 300 cemeteries. Comparable in product offering (cemetery operations, merchandise, pre-need contracts) though secular and geographically diversified.
• Park Lawn Corporation: Public Canadian-based death care provider operating cemeteries, funeral homes, and cremation services across North America. Comparable business segments and pre-need revenue model, though broader and secular.
• Foundation Partners Group: Private funeral and cemetery operator owned by Foundation Building Materials' sponsor. Operates a national portfolio of funeral homes and cemeteries offering similar burial, cremation, and merchandise services.
• Carriage Services: Public death care company operating funeral homes and cemeteries across the U.S. Comparable service mix (burial, cremation, pre-need funding) and merchandise strategy, though at much larger scale.

Others

• Archdiocese of Santa Fe - Cemeteries (parent organization): The Catholic archdiocese that CCA is affiliated with and from which it receives parish referrals. Not a competitor but a critical ecosystem partner that funnels customer demand and validates the religious mission.
• eCatholic / WebCemeteries: Technology vendor that hosts CCA's website and powers the searchable burial records feature. An enabling partner rather than a competitor; comparable vendors serve other diocesan cemetery operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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