The Office-bearers of the Association are the President, Vice President, Secretary, Joint Secretary and Treasurer.
There are four Executive Committee (EC) members who represent the four ICPA Regions and are responsible for coordinating ICPA activities in these four regions: North, West, South and East. A member of the EC also represents the Institutional members of ICPA.
The AGM elects the Office-bearers and EC members for a term of three years.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) nominates an Ecclesiastical Advisor to ICPA for a period of three years. Currently, Rt Rev. Bishop Henry D’Souza, Chairman, CBCI Commission for Social Communications, is the Ecclesiastical Advisor to the ICPA.
Presidents
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Fr Eric D’Souza | 1963–1966 |
| Fr Horace Rozario, SJ | 1966–1969 |
| Fr Benny Aguiar | 1969–1978 |
| Fr Horace Rozario, SJ | 1978–1983 |
| Fr John Vallamattam | 1983–1989 |
| Fr Dominic Gomez, SJ | 1989–1992 |
| Fr George Veliparambil | 1992–1995 |
| Fr M.A. Joe Antony, SJ | 1995–1998 |
| Fr D. Amudhan | 1998—2001 |
| Fr George Plathottam, SDB | 2001—2004 |
| Mr Michael Gonsalves | 2004–2007 |
| Fr Adolf Washington | 2007–2013 |
| Fr Alfonso Elengikal, SSP | 2013–2019 |
| Mr Ignatius Gonsalves | 2019–2025 |
| Fr Suresh Mathew, OFM Cap. | 2025–Present |
Secretaries
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Fr John Barrett, SJ | 1963–1969 |
| Fr Victor Narively, CMI | 1969–1975 |
| Fr Sebastian Kokkat, SSP | 1975–1980 |
| Mr Dominic Azavedo | 1980–1983 |
| Fr George Veliparambil | 1983–1989 |
| Fr Marceline Morais, OCD | 1989–1993 |
| Fr J. Amudhan | 1993–1995 |
| Mr Jose Vincent | 1995–2001 |
| Fr Jose Kalapura, SJ | 2001—2004 |
| Mr K M Selvaraj | 2004—2007 |
| Fr Francis Karakatt | 2007–2008 |
| Mr F A Nathan | 2008–2013 |
| Mr Jose Vincent K. J. | 2013–2019 |
| Fr Suresh Mathew, OFM Cap. | 2019–2025 |
| Sr Tessy Jacob, SSpS | 2025–Present |
Treasurers
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Fr Mark Valdar | 1985–1986** |
| Fr Elias Rodrigues | 1986–1989 |
| Mr Allan Johannes | 1989–1992 |
| Fr Antony Rozario | 1992–1995 |
| Mr C.V. Jose | 1995–1998 |
| Mr Antony Arokiaswamy | 1998–2001 |
| Fr Eric Castra | 2001–2004 |
| Fr Jayan Nakapuzha | 2004–2007 |
| Fr Francis Rodrigues | 2007–2010 |
| Fr Amarnath Dinesh Roy | 2010–2013 |
| Sr Mariola Sequeira, MSA | 2013–2016 |
| Fr Jayan Nakapuzha | 2016–2019 |
| Fr Joby Mathew, SSP | 2019–2022 |
| Fr Joseph E. Mathew, SSP | 2022–Present |
** Names of Treasurers before 1985 could not be ascertained.