Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa
The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa ( AMECEA ) is the Association of Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa and the coordinating body of the Catholic dioceses.
The AMECEA was founded in 1961. Founding president was the Archbishop of Lusaka Adam Cardinal Kozlowiecki SJ. It is one of ten members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM ).
Members of the AMECEA are the Bishops' Conferences of the countries 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 Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Archbishop of Blantyre and chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi; his deputy John Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi and chairman of the Kenya Episcopal Conference.
Members of the Episcopal Conference
Honorary Members
- Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Tanzania
- Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Uganda
- Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako, Sudan
- John Cardinal Njue, Kenya
Members
- Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Malawi
- Bishop Kidane Eritrea Yebio
- 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
- Father Pius Rutechura, Secretary General
Chairman
- Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa, Archbishop of Dar -es- Salaam (1970-1974)
- James Odongo, Bishop of Tororo (1974-1979)
- Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata (1979-1986)
- Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of Ndola (1986-1989)
- Nicodemus Kirima, Archbishop of Nyeri (1989-1997)
- Josaphat Louis Lebulu, Archbishop of Arusha (1997-2008)
- Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Archbishop of Blantyre (since 2008)