Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales

The Bishops ' Conference of England and Wales (English: Catholic Bishops ' Conference of England and Wales) is a permanent assembly of Catholic bishops of England and Wales. She is a member of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences.

Statutes

  • Preserve the unity and proclaim the Gospel to Catholics in England and Wales
  • Implementation of meetings, working in the Secretariat and the Commissions of the Bishops' Conference
  • Mutual aid and assistance in the work of the diocesan bishops
  • Promoting the cohesion of the bishops and presentation of the " testimony of God " for Christians and people of other faiths in England and Wales
  • Foster cooperation with other nations and churches contacts with the bishops of the universal Church

Ways of working

The bishops meet in the year two times around the upcoming decisions for the national levels to edit and advise on. As a rule, meets for the week-long conferences at Easter and autumn. The bishops lead the individual committees and delegate tasks to the individual departments within the committees. The administration of the Bishops' Conference is ensured by the financial Bezuschussungen the dioceses.

Organization and composition

  • Chairman: Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
  • Substitute: Peter David Smith, Archbishop of Southwark
  • Secretary General Msgr Andrew Summersgill
  • Members: All diocesan bishops, auxiliary bishops and emeritus bishops of England and Wales, the Military Bishop, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate and the eparch of London, the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite.

Commissions

  • Catholic Education and design of the training
  • Christian Life and liturgy
  • Christian responsibility, social institutions and their work, as well as state responsibility
  • Dialog for the unity of the faith and the Church
  • Evangelization and Catechesis
  • International Affairs and Cooperation

Chairman

  • Cardinal William Godfrey, Archbishop of Westminster (1958-1963)
  • John Carmel Cardinal Heenan, Archbishop of Westminster (1963-1975)
  • George Patrick Dwyer, Archbishop of Birmingham (1976-1979)
  • Cardinal Basil Hume, OSB, Archbishop of Westminster (1979-1999)
  • Cardinal Cormac Murphy - O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster (2000-2009)
  • Vincent Gerard Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster ( since 2009)
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