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The International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius () is the
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that includes
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,
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,
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and
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together in a cross-border conference. Permanent members are the Catholic
bishops A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
and archbishops from the four countries. Beside the bishops of the
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, it also includes bishops of the two Apostolic Exarchates for the
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Catholics. , the Chairman of the Conference is the Archbishop of Belgrade
László Német Ladislav Nemet SVD (, ; born 7 September 1956) is a Hungarian-Serbian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in Serbia as Archbishop of Belgrade since November 2022 and before that as the Bishop of Zrenjanin from 2008 to 2022. He is a ...
, since 2016. The conference is a member of the
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.


Chairmen

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Stanislav Hočevar Stanislav Hočevar ( sr-cyr, Станислав Хочевар; born 12 November 1945) is a Slovenian Roman Catholic prelate. He was the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Belgrade in Serbia between 2001 and 2022. He was also the president of the ...
(2004–2011) *
Zef Gashi Zef Gashi ( Cyrillic: Зеф Гаши / ''Zef Gaši''; born 4 December 1938) is an ethnic Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in Montenegro. He was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar between 1998 and 2016. Zef Gas ...
(2011–2016) *
László Német Ladislav Nemet SVD (, ; born 7 September 1956) is a Hungarian-Serbian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in Serbia as Archbishop of Belgrade since November 2022 and before that as the Bishop of Zrenjanin from 2008 to 2022. He is a ...
(2016–present)


Members

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: * Cardinal
László Német Ladislav Nemet SVD (, ; born 7 September 1956) is a Hungarian-Serbian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in Serbia as Archbishop of Belgrade since November 2022 and before that as the Bishop of Zrenjanin from 2008 to 2022. He is a ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade (; ; ; ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belgrade in Serbia. History In the 13th century, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syrmia was established, for Catholics in the most southern regions of the ...
**Archbishop emeritus
Stanislav Hočevar Stanislav Hočevar ( sr-cyr, Станислав Хочевар; born 12 November 1945) is a Slovenian Roman Catholic prelate. He was the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Belgrade in Serbia between 2001 and 2022. He was also the president of the ...
* Bishop Ferenc Fazekas -
Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica The Diocese of Subotica (, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Subotička biskupija, Суботичка бискупија, ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Serbia. It is subject to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade. The Diocese is centered in ...
**Bishop emeritus
János Pénzes János Pénzes (; born 10 August 1943 in Bajmok, (Kingdom of Yugoslavia ) was the Hungarian-born Roman Catholic Emeritus Bishop of Subotica between 1989 and 2020. On June 29, 1968, Pénzes was ordained a priest. On April 25, 1989, Pope John Pau ...
* Bishop Mirko Štefković -
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin 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 Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...
* Bishop
Fabijan Svalina Bishop Fabijan Svalina ( sr-Cyrl, Фабијан Свалина; born 7 November 1971) is a Roman Catholic prelate who is currently serving as a Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Srijem since 14 February 2024. Previously he served as a Coadjutor ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Srijem The Diocese of Srijem (Latin: ''Dioecesis Sirmiensis'') is Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Serbia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek. The epi ...
** Bishop emeritus
Đuro Gašparović Bishop Đuro Gašparović ( sr-cyr, Ђуро Гашпаровић; born 20 June 1951) is a Roman Catholic prelate, Diocesan Bishop emeritus of the newly reestablished Diocese of Srijem in Serbia since 18 June 2008 until 14 February 2024. Previou ...
* Bishop
Đura Džudžar Đura Džudžar (born 22 April 1954) is a Serbian eparchial bishop of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur since 2018. He was previously titular bishop of Acrassus (2001-2018), auxiliary bishop of the Ruthenian Eparchy of Mukachevo ( ...
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Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur The Eparchy of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur () is a Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Serbia. It was founded in 2003 as apostolic exarchate with territory in Serbia and Mont ...
Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
: * Bishop
Dodë Gjergji Dodë Gjergji (born 16 January 1963) is a Kosovo, Kosovan prelate of the Catholic Church. Since 2006, he serves as Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Administration of Prizren, Prizren. In 2018, when the apostolic administration was elevated t ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren-Pristina The Diocese of Prizren and Pristina (, , ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Kosovo. It is centered in the city of Prizren. It was erected as an apostolic administration in 2000, after being split fro ...
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: * Archbishop Rrok Gjonlleshaj -
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar The Archdiocese of Bar (; ; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Montenegro.
**Archbishop emeritus
Zef Gashi Zef Gashi ( Cyrillic: Зеф Гаши / ''Zef Gaši''; born 4 December 1938) is an ethnic Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in Montenegro. He was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar between 1998 and 2016. Zef Gas ...
* Bishop Mladen Vukšić -
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor 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 Roman civilization * Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter ...
** Bishop emeritus
Ilija Janjić Ilija Janjić (born 20 September 1944) is a Catholic prelate who served as the Diocesan Bishop of Kotor in Montenegro since 11 March 1996 until his retirement on 28 September 2019. Life Bishop Janjić was born into a Bosnian Croat Roman Catholic f ...
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: * Bishop
Kiro Stojanov Kiro Stojanov (; born 9 April 1959) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje and the Eparchial Bishop of the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Strumica-Skopje of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church. He currently ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje The Diocese of Skopje (), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in North Macedonia. From the 4th century to 1656, when it was renamed to Archdiocese of Skopje, it was known as the Archdiocese of Dardania. In 1969 along with the Roman ...
and the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Strumica-Skopje


Caritas organisations

The social arm of the different organisations fall under the responsibility of the different bishops. Every country has its own national Caritas organisation; in some countries the individual
diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
s run their own local Caritas organisation. The national organisations are: *
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: Caritas Serbia *
Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
:
Caritas Kosovo Caritas Kosovo () is a Kosovar Catholic not-for-profit organisation. It is a member of both Caritas Europa and Caritas Internationalis. Background Caritas Kosova was founded in 1992 as a Catholic initiative to support the local population ex ...
*
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:
Caritas Montenegro Caritas Montenegro () is a not-for-profit social welfare organisation in Montenegro. It is a service of the Catholic Church in Montenegro and is a member of both the global Caritas Internationalis and the regional Caritas Europa networks. Histo ...
*
North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
: Caritas Macedonia


References


External links

* http://www.ceicem.org/ * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/conference/028.htm {{Episcopal Conferences in Europe
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