The Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (; CCEE) is a conference of the presidents of the 33

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, the

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, the Archbishop of Monaco, Maronite Catholic Archeparch of Cyprus, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Chişinău, the Ruthenian Catholic Eparch of Mukacheve, and the Apostolic Administrator of Estonia. The president is Archbishop

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, Archbishop of Vilnius. The vice-presidents are Cardinal

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, Archbishop of

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, and Archbishop László Német, Archbishop of

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. The

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of CCEE is Father Martin Michalíček. The offices of the Secretariat are located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Presidents

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Conferences

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)

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Presidents

Conferences

General Secretaries

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