In 2017, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. Although religion has been shown to be a protective factor against suicide, members of faith communities are not immune to emotional distress or mental health problems, including suicide. Thus, people of faith may turn to clergy when experiencing mental health problems and suicide crises. This study explored a sample of 88 US Catholic pastors’ reported level of mental health training, past experience with suicide in their congregations, level of suicide literacy (Literacy of Suicide Scale LOSS-SF), and attitude toward suicide (Stigma of Suicide Scale SOSS-SF). Over half (55%, n=49) reported little to no training in mental health. Participants reported a mean of 2.25 (SD = 2.56) individuals expressed ideas of suicide to them in the past 12 months, ranging 2.31-4.38. Mean number of suicides within their congregation in past 12 months was .77 (SD 1.31), range 0-6. For this sample, the SOSS-SF total mean score was 3.55 (SD = .37), on a scale on 1-5. For the SOSS-SF, participants were asked about their views towards people who die by suicide. The top descriptors that received the highest percentage of participants agreeing or strongly agreeing with were: stupid (85.3%, n=75), pathetic (82.9%, n = 73), immoral (81.8%, n=72), and shallow (80.7%, n=71). Descriptors that received the highest disagreement scores with were isolated (57.9%, n=51), lonely (56.8%, n=50), lost (52.2%, n =46), and disconnected (51.2%, n = 45). Mean LOSS-SF score was 7.98 (SD = 2.41), scores ranged from 0-12. The majority of participants acknowledged that suicidal state is temporary and that talking about suicide does not increase risk of suicide. Among this sample, prior training in mental health was not a strong predictor of suicide literacy. Limitations of this study include small, male, Catholic sample of US pastors and participants skewed towards being older with extensive clergy experience. This study did not inquire about personal suicidality experiences, which could influence attitudes towards suicide and suicide literacy. Assessing suicide-related attitudes and literacy levels among clergy can help to tailor suicide prevention education.