Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europensis) was established in 1980, under the direct inspiration of the Holy See. Its task is to strengthen cooperation among the different pastoral ministries in Europe, dialogue with the institutions of the European Union with respect to the formation of European legislation, and monitoring European policy.
President
Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich
Archbishop of Luxembourg
Vice-President
Bishop Mariano Crociata
Bishop of Latina
Vice-President
Bishop Noel Treanor
Bishop of Down and Connor
Vice-President
Bishop Jan Vokal
Bishop of Hradec Králové
Vice-President
Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck
Bishop of Essen and Military Bishop
General Secretary
Fr. Manuel Enrique Barrios Prieto
Address:
19, Square de Meeús
B- 1050 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 235 05 10
fax: +32 2 230 33 34
e-mail
Web page : http://www.comece.eu/site/en/home
Delegate of the PBC to the COMECE:
Bishop Janusz Stepnowski
Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (Consilium Conferentiarum Episcoporum Europae) was founded in 1971 by the Secretariat Council, which has its seat in the St. Gallen, Switzerland. According to the statutes of 1993, the Episcopal Conferences are represented by their Presidents. The Council has the task of coordinating cooperation among Europe’s local Churches.
President
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco
Archbishop of Genoa (Italy)
Vice-President
Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols
Archbishop of Westminster
Vice-President
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki
Archbishop of Poznań
General Secretary
- Address:
- Gallusstrasse 24
CH-9000 St. Gallen
tel.: +41 71 227 60 40 - fax: +41 71 227 60 41