Bishops'_Conference_of_Central_Asia

Bishops' Conference of Central Asia

Bishops' Conference of Central Asia

Assembly of Catholic bishops

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Central Asia is the episcopal conference of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and also covering the Catholic structures of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

History

In Kazakhstan from 2003 existed the Bishops' Conference of Kazakhstan, while in other Central Asian states existed only pre-diocesan jurisdictions.

On 8 September 2021 was established the new governing body – the Bishops' Conference of Central Asia by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and Bishops' Conference of Kazakhstan become as a part of this new creation.[1] The new Conference began to operate in April 2022.[2]

Structure of the Conference

The governing body was elected on 29 April 2022

President of the Conference: Bishop José Luís Mumbiela Sierra

Vice-president of the Conference: Bishop Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M.Conv.

General Secretary: Bishop Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Asian bishops form new regional conference". Vatican News. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. [2]
    "Bishops' Conference of Central Asia". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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