The text presented here concerns the first voices calling for catechists to be given official status within the Church, as expressed by bishops from around the world in letters to the Preparatory Commission for the Second Vatican Council in 1959–1960. At that time, bishops were asked for their suggestions on issues which should be addressed by the future council. Some of these suggestions concerned the ministry of the catechist. This publication brings together all these voices, translates them into Polish, and uses them as a basis for outlining a possible path for the renewal of the catechistate.