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Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Russian Federation is a collective body of the national church and the administration of the
Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in
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. Established and approved on March 2, 1999.


Plenary

Plenary sessions of the Conference held twice a year.


Chairmen

Chairman may be elected one of the bishops. The President is elected for a term of 3 years. Hold the post can be no more than two consecutive terms. Archbishop
Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz Tadevuš Kandrusievič ( be, Тадэвуш Кандрусевіч; pl, Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz; born 3 January 1946) is a Belarusian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev from 2007 to 2021. He has been a bish ...
, from 1999 to 2005 Bishop
Joseph Werth Joseph Werth SJ (russian: Иосиф Иоганнович Верт; born October 4, 1952 in Karaganda) is Bishop of Transfiguration in Novosibirsk (Russia). Named as the Latin Church Apostolic Administrator of Siberia—a see that encompassed 4. ...
, from 2005 to 2011 Archbishop
Paolo Pezzi Paolo Pezzi, FSCB (russian: Павел Пецци; born 8 August 1960) – also known as Pavel Pezzi – is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, currently serving as Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of M ...
from 2011 to 2017 Bishop Clemens Pickel since 2017


Composition

The structure consists of the four dioceses bishops in the territory of
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
, and the Secretary General of the Conference. At present, their members include: * Archbishop
Paolo Pezzi Paolo Pezzi, FSCB (russian: Павел Пецци; born 8 August 1960) – also known as Pavel Pezzi – is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, currently serving as Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of M ...
; Chairman; * Bishop
Joseph Werth Joseph Werth SJ (russian: Иосиф Иоганнович Верт; born October 4, 1952 in Karaganda) is Bishop of Transfiguration in Novosibirsk (Russia). Named as the Latin Church Apostolic Administrator of Siberia—a see that encompassed 4. ...
, vice-chairman * Bishop Clemens Pickel, * Bishop
Cyryl Klimowicz Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz (russian: Кирилл Леопольдович Климович; born November 5, 1952 in Amangeldy, near Almaty, Kazakhstan) is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk. Life and career Klimow ...
; * Auxiliary Bishop
Nicolai Dubinin Nicolai Gennadyevich Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv. (russian: Николай Геннадьевич Дубинин, Nikolay Gennad'evich Dubinin, ; born 27 May 1973) is a Russian Roman Catholic prelate as the Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena and Au ...
* Priest Stefan Lipke, Secretary-General


Structure

The Liturgical Commission Commission on the Laity, and youth movements Catechetical Commission The Commission for Cooperation with public authorities Commission for the Family The Commission for pastoral activities and vocations The Commission for inter-Christian and interreligious dialogue and dialogue with non-believers Commission on social and charitable activities


Catholic martyrs of Russia

On January 30, 2002, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of
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adopted a program of "Catholic martyrs of Russia", in which are studies of life and death of the Servants of God - candidates for the promotion to beatified (beatification).


See also

*
Catholic Church in Russia , native_name_lang = , image = File:Moscow,_Catholic_Church_in_Presnya.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception , abbreviation = , type = ...
*
Episcopal 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 ...


References


External links

* http://www.catholic.su/node/19 * http://www.sova-center.ru/religion/news/intraconfessional/other-religions/2005/01/d3353/ * http://www.vsp.ru/social/2000/11/30/344635 * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/conference/090.htm * http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/ru.html {{Roman Catholic Church in Russia
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
Catholic Church in Russia Christian organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Russia