The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops,[1] known before 2016 as the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC)[2] was established in 1965. The statutes of the Conference were approved by the Holy See on April 2, 1984. The ZCCB is a member of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences and of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).

List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference:

1966-1969: Adam Kozlowiecki, archbishop of Lusaka

1969-1972: James Corboy, Bishop of Monze

1972-1975: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata

1975-1977: Elias White Mutale, Archbishop of Kasama

1977-1984: Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of Ndola

1984-1988: Spaita James, Bishop of Mansa

1988-1990: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata

1990-1993: Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of Ndola

1993-1999: George Telesphore Mpundu, Bishop of Mpika

1999-2002: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, archbishop of Lusaka

2002-2008: George Telesphore Mpundu, Bishop of Mpika and then archbishop of Lusaka

2008 - ... George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata

References

  1. ↑ "Catholics Pay Tribute to Retired Bishop Mpundu". 5 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zambia Episcopal Conference Changes Name". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2018-04-03.


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