Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa

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The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) is the association of episcopal conferences of Eastern Africa and the coordinating body of the Catholic dioceses. The AMECEA was established in 1961, with Cardinal Adam Kozlowiecki, SJ, Archbishop of Lusaka, its founding president. It is one of ten members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).[1]

Headquarters

The headquarters and secretariat of AMECEA are located in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city.[2]

Member conferences

Members of the AMECEA include the episcopal conferences of Ethiopia (1979), Eritrea (1993), Kenya (1961), Malawi (1961), Tanzania (1961), Zambia (1961), Sudan/South Sudan (1979), Uganda (1961). Somalia (1995) and Djibouti (2002) have observer status.[2]

Departments

As of 2018, AMECEA maintained the following administrative departments:[3]

  • AMECEA Pastoral Department[3]
  • AMECEA Social Communications Department[3]
  • AMECEA Integral Human Development Department[3]
  • AMECEA Staffing Committee.[3]

Honorary members

Members

Chairmen

See also

References

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