Links to Episcopal Conferences

United States

• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB

The USCCB is located in Washington DC with Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, currently holding the office of President. Select states within the U.S. also have their own Episcopal Conference; these are listed below.

• Arizona Catholic Conference

• California Catholic Conference

• Catholic Conference of Illinois

• Catholic Conference of Ohio

• Colorado Catholic Conference

• Connecticut Catholic Conference

• Florida Conference of Bishops

• Hawaii Catholic Conference

• Indiana Catholic Conference

• Iowa Catholic Conference

• Kentucky Catholic Conference

• Maryland Catholic Conference

• Massachusetts Catholic Conference

• Michigan Catholic Conference

• Minnesota Catholic Conference

• Missouri Catholic Conference

• Montana Catholic Conference

• Nebraska Catholic Conference

• New York State Catholic Conference

• North Dakota Catholic Conference

• Pennsylvania Catholic Conference

• Texas Catholic Conference

• West Virginia Catholic Conference

• Wisconsin Catholic Conference

Africa

• Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops in Southern Africa, I.M.B.I.S.A.
  IMBISA encompasses individual Episcopal conferences in Southern Africa and is located in Zimbabwe with Richard Mentasi, Executive director.

• Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference, SACBC.
  SACBC is a member of IMBISA but also includes its own member Episcopal Conferences, including Botswana, South Africa, and Swaziland. The conference is located in Gauteng with Archbishop Buti Tlhagale as president

• Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, S.E.C.A.M.
  SECAM is located in Ghana with Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, President

• Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in East Africa, AMECEA.
  AMECEA is located in Nairobi, Kenya under the direction of Fr. Ferdinanad Lugonzo, Secretary General. Many of its member counties also have their own conferences, information on these is provided below

Angola and Sao Tome

• Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome (Conferência Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé)
  The Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome is located in Luanda with Archbishop of Huambo, Jose de Queiroz, President

Argentina

• Episcopal Conference of Argentina (Conferencia Episcopal Argentina)
  Located in Buenos Aires, the Episcopal Conference of Argentina is under the direction of Gabriel Catelli.

Asia

• Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, FABC
  The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences is under the direction of Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Secretary General. He is located in Mumbai, India. Check the FABC website for a directory of other bishops’ conferences in Asia.

Australia

• Australian Catholic Bishop's Conference
  The Catholic Church in Australia website provides information about the Australian Bishops Conference located in Canberra with Most Rev Denis J Hart, President

Austria 

• Austria Bishops’ Conference (Österreichischen Bischofskonferenz)
  The Austria Bishops’ Conference is located in Vienna with Dr. Peter Shipka, Secretary General

Bangladesh

• Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, CBCB.
  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh is located in Mohammedpur with Bishop Moses Costa, Secretariat

Belarus 

• Conference of Catholic Bishops in Belarus 
  The Conference of Catholic Bishops in Belarus is located in with Bishop Alexander Kashkevich, Chairman

Bolivia

• The Catholic Church in Bolivia (La Iglesia Católica en Bolivia)
  The Catholic Church in Bolivia provides information on the Bolivia Episcopal Conference run by Fr. Milton Claure Peredo, President

Brazil

• The National Conference of Bishops in Brazil, CNBB (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil)
  The National Conference of Bishops in Brazil is located in Bogota under the direction of Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis as President, the National Conference of Bishops in Brazil is also part of the Episcopal Conference of Latin America, CELAM

Cambodia

• Catholic Church in Cambodia
  The Catholic Church in Cambodia website provides information on the Episcopal Office located in Phnom Penh with Bishop Oliver Scmitthaesler, General Secretariat.

Canada

• Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, CCCB
  The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is the national assembly of the Bishops of Canada, and is located in Ontario with Msgr. Patrick Powers, General Secretariat. Ontario and Quebec also have their own Bishops’ Conferences

• Ontario Catholic Bishops' Conference
  Located in Ontario with Luciano (Lou) Piovesan, General Secretariat

• The Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Quebec (Assemblée des évêques catholiques du Québec) 
  Located in Quebec with Bishop Pierre-André Fournier, President

Caribbean

• Antilles Episcopal Conference
  The Antilles Episcopal Conference is located in Trinidad and Tobago, with Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio

Chile

• The Episcopal Conference of Chile (Conferencia Episcopal de Chile) 
  The Episcopal Conference of Chile is located in Santiago and is directed by the Archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, as the president. Archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, President

China

• Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference 
  The Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference also includes Taiwan and is located in Taipei with Archbishop of Taipei, John Hung, President

Columbia

• The Episcopal Conference of Columbia (Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia)
  The Episcopal Conference of Columbia is located in Bogotá with Archbishop of Bogotá, Rubén Salazar Gómez, President

Congo

• National Episcopal Conference of Congo, CENCO (Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo) 
  Archbishop Nicolas Djomo is the president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo.

Costa Rica

• The Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica (Conferencia Episcopal de Costa Rica) 
  The Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica is located in San José.

Croatia

• Croatian Bishops’ Conference (Hrvatska biskupska konferncija)
  President Msgr. Marin Srakic leads the Croatian Bishops’ Conference in Zagreb, Croatia

Cuba

• The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba (Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Cuba) 
  The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba is located in Havana with Archbishop of Santiago, Dionisio García Ibáñez, President

Czech Republic

• The Czech Bishops’ Conference (Ceská biskupská konference)
  Located in Prague, the Czech Bishops’ Conference is run by Cardinal Dominik Duka OP, Chairman.

Dominican Republic

• The Dominican Episcopal Conference (Conferencia del Episcopado Dominicano)
  Located in Santo Domingo with Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, President

Europe

• The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Communities, COMECE 
  COMECE is made up of the bishops delegated by the 26 Catholic Bishops’ Conferences in Europe and has a permanent Secretariat located in Brussels, led by Father Piotr Mazurkiewicz, General Secretary.

England

• Catholic Conference of Bishops of England and Wales 
  Located in London, the Catholic Conference of Bishops of England and Wales is under the direction of General Secretary Marcus Stock.

El Salvador

• Episcopal Conference of El Salvador (Conferencia Episcopal El Salvador)
  Bishop Fabio Colindres is president of the El Salvador Episcopal Conference, located in Antiguo Cuscatlan.

France

• Bishops' Conference of France (Conférence des Evêques de France) 
  The Bishops’ Conference of France is located in Paris with Archbishop of Paris, André Vingt-Trois, President

Germany

• German Bishops’ Conference (Deutsche Bischofskonferenz) 
  Located in Frankfurt, the German Bishops’ Conference can be contacted through Chairman and Archbishop, Robert Zollitsch.

Ghana

• Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference 
  Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu is president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference located in Accra.

Greece

• The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Greece 
  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Greece is located in Tinos with Bishop of Syros and Santorini, Fragiskos Papamanolis, President

Guatemala

• Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (Conferencia Episcopal de Guatemala) 
  Located in Guatemala City, the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala is directed by Bishop of Verapaz, Rodolfo Valenzuela Nunez, as president.

Hungary

• The Episcopal Conference of Hungary (Magyar Katolikus Egyhaz) 
  The Episcopal Conference of Hungary is located in Budapest, with Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Cardinal Peter Woods, President

India

• Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
  Cardinal Oswald Gracias is president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India located in New Delhi.

Indonesia

• The Episcopal Conference in Indonesia (Kantor Waligereja Indonesia) 
  The Episcopal Conference in Indonesia is located in Jakarta with Mgr. Martin D. Situmorang, President

Italy

• The Episcopal Conference of Italy (Conferenza Episcopale Italiana) 
  The Episcopal Conference of Italy is directed by the Archbishop of Genoa, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco as President. The Conference is located in Rome. Sicily and Tuscany also have their own conferences

• The Episcopal Conference of Sicily (Conferenza Episcopale Siciliana) 
  Located in Palermo with Archbishop of Palermo Cardinal Paul Romeo, President

• The Episcopal Conference of Tuscany  (Conferenza Episcopale Toscana) 
  With Archbishop of Florence, Giuseppe Betori, President

Ireland

• The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference (Comhdhail Easpag Caitliceach Eireann) 
  The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference is located in County Kildare with Archbishop of Armagh, Cardinal Seán Brady as President.

Japan

• Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan
  Located in Tokyo, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan is run by Leo Jun IKENAGA.

Kazakhstan

• Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Kazakhstan
  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Kazakhstan is located in Astana with Archbishop Tomash Peta, President

Kenya

• Kenya Episcopal Conference
  The Archbishop of Nairobi, Cardinal John Njue is Chairman of the Kenya Episcopal Conference located in Nairobi.

Latin America

• Episcopal Council of Latin America, CELAM (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano)
  The Episcopal Conference of Latin America includes individual bishops’ conferences and is located in Asusncion, Paraguay with Bishop Adalberto Martínez Florress.

Lithuania

• Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (Katalikku Baznycia Lietuvoje)
  Located in Vilnius, Archbishop of Kaunas, Sigitas Tamkevicius, is President of the Episcopal conference of Lithuana

Mexico

• Episcopal Conference of Mexico (Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano)
  Located in Col. Tepeyac-Insurgentes, with Secretary General, Most Reverend, Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez, Auxillary Bishop of Texcoco.

Nicaragua

• Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (Conferencia Episcopal de Nicaragua)
  The Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua is located in Managua with President Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano

Nigeria

• Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria
  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria is located in Abuja with Archbishop of Jos, Ignatius Kaigama, President

Pakistan

• Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference
  The Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference is located Islamabad.

Panama

• Episcopal Conference of Panama (Conferencia Episcopal Panama)
  The Episcopal Conference of Panama is located in Clayton with Bishop of David, José Luis Maestrojuan, President

Paraguay

• Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (Conferencia Episcopal Paraguaya)
  Located in Asunción, the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay is led by Bishop of Caacupé, Claudio Gimenez, President.

Peru

• Episcopal Conference of Peru (Conferencia Episcopal Peruana) 
  The Episcopal Conference of Peru is located in Lima with Bishop Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón.

Philippines

• The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, CBCP
  Archbishop of Przemyskie, Jozef Michalik, is President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines located in Manila.

Poland

• Episcopal Conference of Poland (Konferencja Episkopatu Polski)
  Located in Warsaw, Archbishop of Przemyskie, Jozef Michalik is President of the Episcopal Conference of Poland.

Portugal

• Episcopal Conference of Portugal (Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa)
  The Episcopal Conference of Portugal is located in Loures with Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo, President.

Scandinavia

• Scandinavian Episcopal Conference (Conferentia Episcopalis Scandiae)
  The Scandinavian Bishops’ Conference is located in  Copenhagen with Sister Anna Mirijam Kaschner as the Secretary General.

Scotland

• Bishops' Conference of Scotland
  Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, directs the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland in Airdrie.

Slovakia

• Bishops' Conference of Slovakia (Konferencie biskupov Slovenska)
  The Slovak Bishops’ Conference is located in Bratislava with Stanislav Zvolensky, Archbishop of Bratislava.

South Korea

• Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, CBCK 
  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea is located in Seoul with Bishop Rainday Peter, Chairman

Spain

• Episcopal Conference of Spain (Conferencia Episcopal Española)
  Located in Madrid, the Episcopal Conference of Spain is run by Cardinal Antonio Ma Rouco Valera, Archbishop of Madrid and President.

Switzerland

• Conference of Swiss Bishops (Schweizer Bischofskonferenz, Conférence des évêques Suisses, Conferenza dei Vescovi Svizzer)
  Located in Freiburg, Germany with Bishop of Sion, Mgr Norbert Brunner, President

Tanzania

• Tanzania Episcopal Conference, TEC  
  The Tanzania Episcopal Conference is located in Dar es Salaam with Father Pius Rutechura, Secretary General

Uganda

• Uganda Episcopal Conference
  The Uganda Episcopal Conference is located in Kampala with Archbishop of Gulu, John Baptist Odama, Chairman

Uruguay

• Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (Conferencia Episcopal Uruguaya)
  Located in Montevideo with Bishop of Mercedes Carlos Collazzi,

Venezuela

• Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana)
  Located in Caracas with Archbishop of Maracaibo, Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, President

Zambia

• Episcopal Conference of Zambia
  Located in Lusaka with Cardinal Merdado Joseph Mazombwe

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference
  Located in  Harare with Archbishop of Harare, Robert Ndlovu, President