The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) is the

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of the

Catholic Church in England and Wales The Catholic Church in England and Wales ( la, Ecclesia Catholica in Anglia et Cambria; cy, Yr Eglwys Gatholig yng Nghymru a Lloegr) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See. Its origins date from the 6th ce ...

Overview

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales is the permanent assembly of

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and Personal Ordinaries in the two member countries. The membership of the Conference comprises the Archbishops, Bishops and Auxiliary Bishops of the 22

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within

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and

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, the Bishop of the Forces (Military Ordinariate), the Apostolic Eparch of the Ukrainian Church in Great Britain, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, and the Apostolic Prefect of the Falkland Islands.

Structure

;President:

Vincent Nichols Vincent Gerard Nichols (born 8 November 1945) is an English cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He previously served as Archbishop of Birm ...

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;Vice-President:

Malcolm McMahon Malcolm Patrick McMahon, OP, KC*HS (born 14 June 1949) is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2014, he has been the ninth Archbishop of Liverpool. Previously, he was Bishop of Nottingham from 2000 to 2014. Early life an ...

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;General Secretary:

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;Membership: *

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and emeritus (retired) bishops of England and Wales * Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Eparch * Ukrainian Catholic Church Eparch *

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of the

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Departments

The conference is divided into departments each dealing with specific topic matters. There are seven departments, these being: *Christian Life and Worship *Education and Formation *Social Justice *Dialogue and Unity *Evangelisation and Discipleship *International Affairs Each department consists of bishops and staff, and is chaired by one bishop. Other bishops contribute as episcopal staff, and there are a few other members serving as staff. Each department is further subdivided into committees; a separate member of the episcopal staff of that department oversees the reports and work of their committee.

Other agencies

Other agencies of the Bishops' Conference include: *

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, - Catholic Agency for Overseas Development - the

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and

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agency *CSAN, the social action agency - "CSAN (Caritas Social Action Network) is the social action arm of the Catholic Church in England and Wales" *

Catholic Education Service The Catholic Education Service (CES) is an agency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW), whose object is the advancement of the Christian religion, primarily through education. History The CES has its roots in the ...

*CYMFED - Catholic Youth Ministry Federation. CYMFed is recognised and supported by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. It is also a member of the Department for Catechesis and Evangelisation.

References

Bishops' Conference An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to ...

Overview

Structure

Departments

Other agencies

See also

References

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