Episcopal_Conference_of_the_Congo
Episcopal Conference of the Congo
Assembly of Catholic bishops in central Africa
The Episcopal Conference of the Congo (French: Conférence Épiscopale du Congo, CEC)is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the Republic of the Congo. The CEC is a member of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Region of Central Africa and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
The conference elects its president to a three-year term.
List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference:
- 1970 - 1971: Théophile Mbemba, Archbishop of Brazzaville
- 1971 - 1977: Emile Biayenda, Archbishop of Brazzaville
- 1981 - 1986: Georges-Firmin Singha, Bishop of Owando
- 1986 - 1993: Barthélémy Batantu, Archbishop of Brazzaville
- 1993 - 1997: Bernard Nsayi, Bishop of Nkayi
- 1997 - 2003: Anatole Milandou, Archbishop of Brazzaville
- 2003 - 2006: Ernest Kombo, Bishop of Owando
- 2006 - 2015: Louis Portella Mbuyu, Bishop of Kinkala
- 2015 - present: Daniel Mizonzo, Bishop of Nkayi[1]