Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa
The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa and the coordinating body of the Catholic dioceses. The AMECEA was established in 1961. Was the founding president of the Cardinal Archbishop of Lusaka Adam Kozlowiecki, SJ. It is one of ten members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar(SECAM).
Members of the AMECEA episcopal conferences of countries of Ethiopia (1979), Eritrea (1993), Kenya (1961), Malawi (1961), Tanzania (1961), Zambia (1961), Sudan (1979), Uganda (1961). Somalia (1995) and Djibouti (2002) have observer status.
The current chairman is Most Rev Berhaneyesus Demerew SOURAPHIEL, C.M. Archbishop of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia),.His deputy Cardinal John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi and Chairman of the Kenya Episcopal Conference.
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Members of the Episcopal Conference
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Honorary members
Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Tanzania
Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Uganda
Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Sudan
Members
Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Malawi
Bishop Rev. Kidane Yebio, Eritrea
Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin, Ethiopia
Bishop Philip Sulumeti, Kenya
Bishop Isaac Amani, Tanzania
Bishop Daniel Adwok, Sudan
Bishop Joseph M. Zuza, Malawi
Bishop Emmanuel Obbo, Uganda
Priest Pio Rutechura, Secretary General
Chairman
- Most Rev. Adam Kozłowiecki, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka (1961-1964)
- Most Rev. Vincent J. McCauley, C.S.C., Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal (1964-1973)
- Most Rev. James Odongo, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo (1973-1979)
- H.E. Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata (1979-1985)
- Most Rev. Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndola (1986-1989)
- Most Rev. Nicodemus Kirima, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri (1989-1995)
- Most Rev. Jehoshaphat Lebulu Louis, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha (1995-2002)
- Most Rev. Paul Bakyenga, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara (2002-2008)
- Most Rev. Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe (2008 - 2014)
- Most Rev Berhaneyesus Demerew SOURAPHIEL, C.M. Archbishop of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)(SINCE JULY 2014)
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References
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