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Roman-Rite Conferences of Bishops

Inter-Diocesan Structures

West Europe (14)
Austria Austria

Österreichische Bischofskonferenz Link
Episcopal Conference of Austria

President:Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (68)Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (68)

Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria)

Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria)

Belgium Belgium

Bisschoppenconferentie van België LinkLink
Episcopal Conference of Belgium
Conférence Episcopale de Belgique

President:Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard (73)Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard (André-Mutien) (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel (Belgium)

Military Ordinary of Belgium (Belgium)

Denmark Denmark, Finland Finland, Iceland Iceland, Norway Norway, Sweden Sweden

Conferentia Episcopalis Scandiæ Link
Scandinavian Episcopal Conference
Nordiska biskopskonferensen

President:Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (63)Bishop Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (63)

Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden)

France France

Conférence des Evêques de France Link
Bishops’ Conference of France

President:Cardinal André Armand Vingt-Trois (70)Cardinal André Armand Vingt-Trois (70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

Ordinary of France of the Eastern Rite (France)

Germany Germany

Deutsche Bischofskonferenz Link
German Episcopal Conference

President:Archbishop Robert Zollitsch (74)Archbishop Robert Zollitsch (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

Ireland Ireland, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Irish Episcopal Conference Link
Comhdháil Easpag Caitliceach Éireann

President:Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady (73)Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady (73)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta

Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (United Kingdom)

Italy Italy, San Marino San Marino

Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (C.E.I.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Italy

President:Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (70)Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (70)

Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio

Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova (Italy)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Malta Malta

Konferenza Episkopali Maltija Link
Episcopal Conference of Malta
Conferenza Episcopale Maltese

President:Archbishop Paul Cremona, O.P. (67)Archbishop Paul Cremona, O.P. (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Malta (Malta)

Netherlands Netherlands

Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie Link
Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands

President:Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk (59)Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk (59)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto

Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands)

Portugal Portugal

Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa Link
Episcopal Conference of Portugal

Spain Spain

Conferencia Episcopal Española Link
Episcopal Conference of Spain

President:Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela (76)Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela (76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso

Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain)

Switzerland Switzerland

Conférence des Evêques Suisses (C.E.S.) Link
Conference of Bishops of Switzerland
Schweizer Bischofskonferenz (S.B.K.)
Conferenza dei Vescovi svizzeri (C.V.S.)

President:Bishop Norbert Brunner (70)Bishop Norbert Brunner (70)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland)

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Link

President:Archbishop Vincent Gerard Nichols (67)Archbishop Vincent Gerard Nichols (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (United Kingdom)

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Bishops’ Conference of Scotland Link

President:Archbishop Philip Tartaglia (62)Archbishop Philip Tartaglia (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (United Kingdom)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

East Europe (17)
Albania Albania

Konferenca Ipeshkvnore e Shquipërisë
Episcopal Conference of Albania
Conferenza Episcopale dell’Albania

President:Archbishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (64)Archbishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania)

Belarus Belarus

Conferentia Episcoporum Catholicorum Bielorussiæ Link
Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus
Conferenza episcopale della Bielorussia
Біскупы Беларусі

President:Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (63)Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (Аляксандр Кашкевіч) (63)

Bishop of Grodno (Belarus)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Biskupska Konferencija Bosne i Hercegovine (BKBiH) Link
Episcopal Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina

President:Bishop Franjo Komarica (67)Bishop Franjo Komarica (67)

Bishop of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Mejduritualnata Episcopska Konferenzia vâv Bâlgaria Link
Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria
Conferentia episcoporum Bulgariæ

President:Bishop Christo Proykov (67)Bishop Christo Proykov (67)

Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Titular Bishop of Briula

Croatia Croatia

Hrvatska Biskupska Konferencija LinkLink
Croatian Bishops’ Conference

President:Cardinal Josip Bozanić (64)Cardinal Josip Bozanić (64)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia)

Czechia Czechia

Česká Biskupská Konference Link
Czech Bishops’ Conference

President:Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P. (70)Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P. (70)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro

Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Greece Greece

Conferentia Episcopalis Græciæ LinkLink
Episcopal Conference of Greece
Hiera Synodos Katholikes Hierarchias Hellados

President:Bishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. (76)Bishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. (76)

Bishop of Santorini (Greece)

Bishop of Syros (Greece)

Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece)

Hungary Hungary

Magyar Katolikus Püspöki Konferencia Link
Hungarian Episcopal Conference

President:Cardinal Péter Erdő (60)Cardinal Péter Erdő (60)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary)

President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Latvia Latvia

Latvijas Biskapu Konference Link
Episcopal Conference of Latvia
Conferentia episcoporum Lettoniæ

President:Bishop Jānis Bulis (62)Bishop Jānis Bulis (62)

Bishop of Rēzekne–Aglona (Latvia)

Lithuania Lithuania

Conferentia Episcopalis Lituaniæ (L.V.K.) LinkLink
Episcopal Conference of Lithuania
Lietuvos Vyskupų Konferencija

President:Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. (74)Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaunas (Lithuania)

Macedonia Macedonia, Montenegro Montenegro, Serbia Serbia

Conferenza Episcopale Internazionale dei SS. Cirillo e Metodia
International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Internationale Bischofskonferenz der Hl. Kyrill und Method

President:Archbishop Zef Gashi, S.D.B. (74)Archbishop Zef Gashi, S.D.B. (74)

Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro)

Poland Poland

Konferencja Episkopatu Polski Link
Episcopal Conference of Poland

President:Archbishop Józef Michalik (72)Archbishop Józef Michalik (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Romania Romania

Conferinţa Episcopală România Link
Episcopal Conference of Romania

President:Archbishop Ioan Robu (68)Archbishop Ioan Robu (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania)

Russia Russia

Conferenza dei Vescovi Cattolici della Federazione Russa (C.V.C.F.R.) Link
Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia

President:Archbishop Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B. (52)Archbishop Pavel Pezzi, F.S.C.B. (52)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow (Russia)

Slovakia Slovakia

Konferencia Biskupov Slovenska (K.B.S.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Slovakia
Conferentia episcoporum Slovachiæ

President:Archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský (54)Archbishop Stanislav Zvolenský (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava (Slovakia)

Slovenia Slovenia

Slovenska Škofovska Konferenca Link
Episcopal Conference of Slovenia

President:Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. (70)Archbishop Anton Stres, C.M. (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Ukraine Ukraine

Conferenza Episcopale Ucraina Link
Episcopal Conference of Ukraine
Conferentia episcoporum Ucrainæ

President:Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki (52)Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki (52)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (Ukraine)

North America (3)
Canada Canada

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (C.C.C.B.) Link
Conférence des Evêques Catholiques du Canada (C.E.C.C.)

President:Archbishop Richard William Smith (54)Archbishop Richard William Smith (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada)

Mexico Mexico

Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Mexico

President:Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega (64)Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega (64)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Presentazione

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)

United States United States

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Link

President:Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan (63)Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan (63)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario

Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (United States)

Central America (11)
Anguilla Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba Aruba, Bahamas Bahamas, Barbados Barbados, Belize Belize, Bermuda Bermuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands, Curaçao Curaçao, Dominica Dominica, French Guiana French Guiana, Grenada Grenada, Guadeloupe Guadeloupe, Guyana Guyana, Jamaica Jamaica, Martinique Martinique, Montserrat Montserrat, Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia Saint Lucia, Saint Martin Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and Grenadines Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Sint Maarten Sint Maarten, Suriname Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Antilles Episcopal Conference (A.E.C.) Link

President:Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (59)Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas)

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Conferencia Episcopal de Costa Rica (C.E.CO.R.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica

President:Bishop Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (63)Bishop Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (63)

Bishop of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

Cuba Cuba

Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Cuba (C.O.C.C.) Link
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

President:Archbishop Juan García Rodríguez (64)Archbishop Juan García Rodríguez (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Camagüey (Cuba)

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Conferencia del Episcopado Dominicano (C.E.D.) Link
Dominican Episcopal Conference

President:Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (76)Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

El Salvador El Salvador

Conferencia Episcopal de El Salvador (CEDES) Link
Episcopal Conference of El Salvador

President:Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas (54)Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador)

Guatemala Guatemala

Conferencia Episcopal de Guatemala (CEG) Link
Episcopal Conference of Guatemala

President:Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (58)Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (58)

Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala)

Haiti Haiti

Conférence Episcopale de Haïti (C.E.H.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Haiti

President:Bishop Chibly Langlois (54)Bishop Chibly Langlois (54)

Bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti)

Honduras Honduras

Conferencia Episcopal de Honduras (C.E.H.)
Episcopal Conference of Honduras

President:Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (70)Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Speranza

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Nicaragua Nicaragua

Conferencia Episcopal de Nicaragua (C.E.N.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua

President:Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón (48)Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón (48)

Bishop of Juigalpa (Nicaragua)

Panama Panama

Conferencia Episcopal de Panamá (C.E.P.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Panama

President:Bishop José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. (69)Bishop José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. (69)

Bishop of David (Panama)

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico

President:Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves (62)Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

South America (10)
Argentina Argentina

Conferencia Episcopal Argentina (C.E.A.) LinkLink
Episcopal Conference of Argentina

President:Archbishop José María Arancedo (72)Archbishop José María Arancedo (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina)

Bolivia Bolivia

Conferencia Epsicopal Boliviana (C.E.B.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Bolivia

President:Bishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (53)Bishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes (53)

Military Ordinary of Bolivia (Bolivia)

Brazil Brazil

Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (C.N.B.B.) Link
National Conference of Bishops of Brazil

President:Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (76)Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis (76)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil)

Chile Chile

Conferencia Episcopal de Chile (C.E.C.H.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Chile

President:Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (71)Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

Colombia Colombia

Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia Link
Episcopal Conference of Colombia

President:Cardinal Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez (70)Cardinal Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez (70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Ecuador Ecuador

Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana Link
Episcopal Conference of Ecuador

President:Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza (73)Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Paraguay Paraguay

Conferencia Episcopal Paraguaya (C.E.P.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Paraguay

President:Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina (72)Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina (72)

Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay)

Peru Peru

Conferencia Episcopal Peruana Link
Episcopal Conference of Peru

President:Archbishop Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (64)Archbishop Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ayacucho (Peru)

Uruguay Uruguay

Conferencia Episcopal del Uruguay (C.E.U.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Uruguay

President:Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (71)Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer (71)

Bishop of Maldonado–Punta del Este (Uruguay)

Venezuela Venezuela

Conferencia Episcopal de Venezuela (C.E.V.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Venezuela

President:Archbishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez (74)Archbishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cumaná (Venezuela)

South and East Asia (15)
Bangladesh Bangladesh

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (C.B.C.B.) Link

President:Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (69)Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Brunei Brunei, Malaysia Malaysia, Singapore Singapore

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (B.C.M.S.B.)

President:Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock (66)Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kuching (Malaysia)

Cambodia Cambodia, Laos Laos

Conférence Episcopale du Laos et du Cambodge
Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia

President:Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (69)Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (69)

Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (Laos)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Proconsulari

India India

Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (C.C.B.I.) Link

President:Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo (73)Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo (73)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ranchi (India)

India India

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (C.B.C.I.) LinkLink

President:Cardinal Oswald Gracias (68)Cardinal Oswald Gracias (68)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Paolo della Croce a «Corviale»

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India)

President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

Second Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee

Indonesia Indonesia

Konperensi Waligereja Indonesia (K.W.I.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Indonesia

President:Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (62)Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia)

Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia)

Apostolic Administrator of Bandung (Indonesia)

Japan Japan

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan Link
カトリック中央協議会

President:Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J. (76)Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J. (レオ池長 潤) (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka 大阪 (Japan)

Myanmar Myanmar

Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference (M.C.B.C.) Link

President:Bishop John Hsane Hgyi (59)Bishop John Hsane Hgyi (59)

Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar)

North Korea North Korea, South Korea South Korea

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea LinkLink

President:Bishop Peter Kang U-il (67)Bishop Peter Kang U-il (강우일 베드로) (67)

Bishop of Jeju 제주 (South Korea)

Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (P.C.B.C.) Link

President:Archbishop Joseph Coutts (67)Archbishop Joseph Coutts (67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Karachi (Pakistan)

Philippines Philippines

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) Link

President:Archbishop Jose Serofia Palma (63)Archbishop Jose Serofia Palma (63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines)

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka

President:Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (65)Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (65)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina

Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Taiwan Taiwan

Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference Link
天主教台灣地區主教團

President:Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. (69)Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. (洪山川) (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)

Thailand Thailand

Bishops’ Conference of Thailand Link

President:Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniran (70)Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniran (70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng (Thailand)

Vietnam Vietnam

Hội Đông Giám Mục Việt Nam Link
Episcopal Conference of Vietnam
Conférence Episcopale du Viêt Nam

President:Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (75)Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Central and Southwest Asia (3)
Cyprus Cyprus, Djibouti Djibouti, Egypt Egypt, Iraq Iraq, Israel Israel, Jordan Jordan, Kenya Kenya, Kuwait Kuwait, Lebanon Lebanon, Palestine Palestine, Somalia Somalia, Syria Syria, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.) Link
Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arabic Regions

President:Patriarch Fouad Twal (72)Patriarch Fouad Twal (72)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine)

President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land

Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Conferenza Episcopale del Kazakhstan Link
Episcopal Conference of Kazakhstan

President:Archbishop Tomasz Peta (61)Archbishop Tomasz Peta (61)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana (Kazakhstan)

Turkey Turkey

Episcopal Conference of Turkey
Conférence Episcopale de Turquie

President:Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (73)Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Izmir (Turkey)

Apostolic Administrator of Anatolia (Turkey)

Oceania (5)
American Samoa American Samoa, Cook Islands Cook Islands, Fiji Fiji, French Polynesia French Polynesia, Guam Guam, Kiribati Kiribati, Marshall Islands Marshall Islands, Micronesia Micronesia, New Caledonia New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands, Samoa Samoa, Tonga Tonga, Tuvalu Tuvalu, Vanuatu Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna

Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.) Link
Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

President:Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi (51)Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi (51)

Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

Australia Australia

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Link

President:Archbishop Denis James Hart (72)Archbishop Denis James Hart (72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia)

New Zealand New Zealand

New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Link

President:Bishop Denis George Browne (75)Bishop Denis George Browne (75)

Bishop of Hamilton (New Zealand)

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands Solomon Islands

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands LinkLinkLink

President:Archbishop John Ribat, M.S.C. (56)Archbishop John Ribat, M.S.C. (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste

Conferência Episcopal Timorense
Episcopal Conference of Timor

President:Bishop Basílio do Nascimento (62)Bishop Basílio do Nascimento (62)

Bishop of Baucau (Timor-Leste)

Western and Northern Africa (12)
Algeria Algeria, Libya Libya, Morocco Morocco, Tunisia Tunisia, Western Sahara Western Sahara

Conférence Episcopale Régionale du Nord de l’Afrique (C.E.R.N.A.)
Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa

President:Archbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. (71)Archbishop Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. (71)

Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco)

Benin Benin

Conférence Episcopale du Bénin
Episcopal Conference of Benin

President:Archbishop Antoine Ganyé (74)Archbishop Antoine Ganyé (74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin)

Apostolic Administrator of Dassa-Zoumé (Benin)

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso, Niger Niger

Conférence des Evêques de Burkina Faso et du Niger Link
Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger

President:Archbishop Séraphin François Rouamba (71)Archbishop Séraphin François Rouamba (71)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Koupéla (Burkina Faso)

Cape Verde Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania Mauritania, Senegal Senegal

Conférence des Evêques du Sénégal, de la Mauritanie, du Cap-Vert et de Guinée-Bissau
Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

President:Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye (64)Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye (64)

Bishop of Kaolack (Senegal)

Cote d’Ivoire Cote d’Ivoire

Conférence Episcopale de la Côte d’Ivoire
Episcopal Conference of Côte d’Ivoire

President:Bishop Alexis Touabli Youlo (53)Bishop Alexis Touabli Youlo (53)

Bishop of Agboville (Cote d’Ivoire)

Gambia Gambia, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Inter-territorial Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Gambia and Sierra Leone (ITCABIC) Link

President:Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma (63)Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma (63)

Bishop of Kenema (Sierra Leone)

Ghana Ghana

Ghana Bishops’ Conference Link

President:Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu (65)Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu (65)

Bishop of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana)

Guinea Guinea

Conférence Episcopale de la Guinée
Episcopal Conference of the Guinea

President:Bishop Emmanuel Félémou (52)Bishop Emmanuel Félémou (52)

Bishop of Kankan (Guinea)

Liberia Liberia

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia

President:Archbishop Lewis Zeigler (69)Archbishop Lewis Zeigler (69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Monrovia (Liberia)

Mali Mali

Conférence Episcopale du Mali
Episcopal Conference of Mali

President:Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama (58)Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama (58)

Bishop of Sikasso (Mali)

Nigeria Nigeria

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria Link

President:Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (54)Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria)

Togo Togo

Conférence Episcopale du Togo
Episcopal Conference of Togo

President:Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou (64)Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou (64)

Bishop of Kpalimé (Togo)

Eastern and Central Africa (16)
Burundi Burundi

Conférence des Evêques catholiques du Burundi (C.E.C.A.B.)
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burundi

President:Bishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa (60)Bishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa (60)

Bishop of Ngozi (Burundi)

Cameroon Cameroon

Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Cameroun (C.E.N.C.)
National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon

President:Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot (66)Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot (66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon)

Central African Republic Central African Republic

Conférence Episcopale Centrafricanie (C.E.C.A.)
Central African Episcopal Conference

President:Bishop Édouard Mathos (64)Bishop Édouard Mathos (64)

Bishop of Bambari (Central African Republic)

Chad Chad

Conférence Episcopale du Tchad
Episcopal Conference of Chad

President:Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I. (72)Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I. (72)

Bishop of Pala (Chad)

Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville

Conférence Episcopale du Congo
Episcopal Conference of Congo

President:Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu (70)Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu (70)

Bishop of Kinkala (Congo-Brazzaville)

Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa

Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo (CENCO) Link
National Episcopal Conference of Congo

President:Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola (68)Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola (68)

Bishop of Tshumbe (Congo-Kinshasa)

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

Conferencia Episcopal de Guinea Ecuatorial
Episcopal Conference of Equatorial Guinea

President:Archbishop Ildefonso Obama Obono (75)Archbishop Ildefonso Obama Obono (75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Malabo (Equatorial Guinea)

Eritrea Eritrea, Ethiopia Ethiopia

Ethiopian and Eritrean Episcopal Conference Link

President:Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (64)Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

President of Council of the Ethiopian Church

Gabon Gabon

Conférence Episcopale du Gabon
Episcopal Conference of Gabon

President:Bishop Timothée Modibo-Nzockena (63)Bishop Timothée Modibo-Nzockena (63)

Bishop of Franceville (Gabon)

President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Central Africa Region

Kenya Kenya

Kenya Episcopal Conference (K.E.C.) Link

President:Cardinal John Njue (69)Cardinal John Njue (69)

Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

Malawi Malawi

Episcopal Conference of Malawi Link

President:Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza (57)Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza (57)

Bishop of Mzuzu (Malawi)

Rwanda Rwanda

Conférence Episcopale du Rwanda (C.Ep.R.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

President:Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege (66)Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege (66)

Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

South Sudan South Sudan, Sudan Sudan

Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S.C.B.C.) Link
Conférence des Evêques catholiques au Soudan

President:Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako (72)Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako (72)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina

Metropolitan Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan)

Tanzania Tanzania

Tanzania Episcopal Conference (T.E.C.) LinkLink

President:Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa (64)Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa (64)

Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania)

Apostolic Administrator of Songea (Tanzania)

Uganda Uganda

Uganda Episcopal Conference Link

President:Bishop Matthias Ssekamanya (76)Bishop Matthias Ssekamanya (76)

Bishop of Lugazi (Uganda)

Zambia Zambia

Zambia Episcopal Conference

President:Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu (53)Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu (53)

Bishop of Chipata (Zambia)

Southern Africa (8)
Angola Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe

Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (C.E.A.S.T.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé

President:Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (55)Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. (55)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lubango (Angola)

Botswana Botswana, South Africa South Africa, Swaziland Swaziland

Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S.A.C.B.C.) Link

President:Archbishop Stephen Brislin (56)Archbishop Stephen Brislin (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town (South Africa)

President of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa

Comoros Comoros, Mauritius Mauritius, Réunion Réunion, Seychelles Seychelles

Conférence Episcopale de l’Océan Indien (CEDOI)
Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean

President:Bishop Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp. (73)Bishop Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp. (73)

Bishop of Port Victoria (Seychelles)

Lesotho Lesotho

Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference

President:Archbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I. (59)Archbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I. (59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho)

Madagascar Madagascar

Conférence Episcopale de Madagascar (C.E.M.)
Episcopal Conference of Madagascar

President:Archbishop Désiré Tsarahazana (58)Archbishop Désiré Tsarahazana (58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toamasina (Madagascar)

Mozambique Mozambique

Conferência Episcopal de Moçambique (C.E.M.) Link
Episcopal Conference of Mozambique

President:Archbishop Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. (68)Archbishop Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. (68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nampula (Mozambique)

Namibia Namibia

Namibian Catholic Bishop’s Conference (N.C.B.C.) Link

President:Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (54)Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. (54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Windhoek (Namibia)

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (Z.C.B.C.) Link

President:Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. (73)Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. (73)

Bishop of Gokwe (Zimbabwe)

as of 2013.05.22

See Also

Eastern-Rite Synods of Bishops

International Meetings of Bishops’ Conferences

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