Episcopal Conference of Turkey is the committee meeting of the Catholic bishops in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

of the various ritual churches. It is a member of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE), and a guest member of the Southeast European Bishops' Conferences.

Catholics in Turkey

The Catholics make up 33,500 of the 130,000 Christians in Turkey. The vast majority are members of the Oriental Orthodox Church, with smaller number beings members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and even fewer Evangelical Protestants. The Roman Catholics or Latin-Rite Catholics are represented by Apostolic Vicars in Istanbul and Iskenderun and an Archbishop in Izmir. The Armenian Catholics have an Archbishop in Istanbul, the Syriac Catholics have an Patriarchal Exarch in Istanbul, the

Chaldean Catholics Chaldean Catholics () ( syr, ܟܲܠܕܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܬܘܿܠܝܼܩܵܝܹ̈ܐ), also known as Chaldeans (, ''Kaldāyē''), Chaldo-Assyrians or Assyro-Chaldeans, are modern Assyrian adherents of the Chaldean Catholic Church, which originates fr ...

have an Archbishop in Diyarbakir, and the Greek Catholics have an Apostolic Exarch in Istanbul. *

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

: 20,000 *

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: 8,000 *

Armenian Catholic Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: 3,500 *

Syriac Catholic The Syriac Catholic Church ( syc, ܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝܬܐ, ʿĪṯo Suryayṯo Qaṯolīqayṯo, ar, الكنيسة السريانية الكاثوليكية) is an Eastern Catholic Christian jurisdiction originating in t ...

: 2,000 *

Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually. The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine C ...

: less than 50

Members of the Episcopal Conference

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Turkey has seven members: *Chairman of the Bishops' Conference: Archbishop Yusuf Sag, Patriarchal Vicar of the

Syriac Catholic Church The Syriac Catholic Church ( syc, ܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝܬܐ, ʿĪṯo Suryayṯo Qaṯolīqayṯo, ar, الكنيسة السريانية الكاثوليكية) is an Eastern Catholic Christian jurisdiction originating in ...

*Vice Chair: Bishop Kevork Khazoumian, Coadjutor Bishop of Archeparchy of the Istanbul

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Members are: *Archbishop Johannes Tcholakian, Archbishop of the Armenian Catholics in Turkey *Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, Archbishop and Metropolitan of Izmir *Archbishop Louis Pelâtre, AA, Apostolic Vicar of

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and

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

*Reverend Mar Francois Yakan, the Apostolic Administrator of the

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Commissioner for Human Rights

At the request of the Turkish bishops' conference was Dr. Otmar Oehring (Mission "missionary" in Aachen) to advocate for the Catholic churches in Turkey, appeal. In this role he sits on the European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) and the European institutions for their interests and rights.

Chairmen

*Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Vicar of Istanbul (1979-1989) * Giuseppe Germano Bernardini,

O.F.M. Cap. The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM ...

, Archbishop of Izmir (1989-1992) *Johannes Tcholakian, Archbishop of Istanbul (1992-1994) *Louis Pelâtre, AA, Apostolic Vicar of Istanbul (1994-2002) * Ruggero Franceschini,

, Archbishop of Izmir (2002-2007) * Luigi Padovese,

, Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia (2007-2010) * Ruggero Franceschini,

, Archbishop of Izmir (since 2010)

References

External links

* http://ccee.ch/index.php?&na=1,2,0,0,d,98889 * http://www.konrad.org.tr/Migration%20dt/207-212.pdf * https://web.archive.org/web/20120805045939/http://www.sg.org.tr/gemeinde/ * http://www.missio-aachen.de/ * http://www.dbk.de/ * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/conference/101.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20131105201508/http://www.kirche-in-not.de/downloads/christen-in-der-tuerkei.pdf {{Catholic Church in Turkey