The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, known before 2016 as the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) was established in 1965. The statutes of the Conference were approved by the
Holy See
The Holy See (, ; ), also called the See of Rome, the Petrine See or the Apostolic See, is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City. It encompasses the office of the pope as the Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop ...
on April 2, 1984.
The ZCCB is a member of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar or SECAM () is an agency of the Catholic Church that comprises the bishops of Africa.
History
The SECAM was born, on the occasion of the Second Vatican Council, to express the will ...
(SECAM).
List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference:
1966-1969:
Adam Kozlowiecki, archbishop of
Lusaka
Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...
1969-1972:
James Corboy, Bishop of
Monze
Monze is a prominent town in the Southern Province of Zambia, with a population of 268,432 according to the 2022 census. It is located about 180 kilometers south-west of Lusaka. It serves as the administrative center for the Monze District.
The ...
1972-1975:
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (24 September 1931 – 29 August 2013) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Zambia's first indigenous cardinal.
He was the former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka (1996–2006) and Bish ...
, Bishop of
Chipata
Chipata is a city and administrative centre of the Eastern Province of Zambia and Chipata District. It was declared the 5th city of the country, after Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe and Livingstone, by President Edgar Lungu on 24 February 2017. The cit ...
1975-1977:
Elias White Mutale, Archbishop of
Kasama
1977-1984:
Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of
Ndola
Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia in terms of size and population, with a population of 627,503 (''2022 census''), after the capital, Lusaka, and Kitwe, and the second largest in terms of infrastructure development after Lusaka. It is the I ...
1984-1988:
James Mwewa Spaita, Bishop of
Mansa
1988-1990:
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (24 September 1931 – 29 August 2013) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Zambia's first indigenous cardinal.
He was the former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka (1996–2006) and Bish ...
, Bishop of
Chipata
Chipata is a city and administrative centre of the Eastern Province of Zambia and Chipata District. It was declared the 5th city of the country, after Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe and Livingstone, by President Edgar Lungu on 24 February 2017. The cit ...
1990-1993:
Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of
Ndola
Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia in terms of size and population, with a population of 627,503 (''2022 census''), after the capital, Lusaka, and Kitwe, and the second largest in terms of infrastructure development after Lusaka. It is the I ...
1993-1999:
Telesphore George Mpundu, Bishop of
Mpika
Mpika is a town in the Muchinga Province, Zambia, Muchinga Province of Zambia, lying at the junction of the M1 road (Zambia), M1 road to Kasama, Zambia, Kasama and Mbala, Zambia, Mbala and the Tanzam Highway (Great North Road, Zambia, Great North ...
1999-2002:
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (24 September 1931 – 29 August 2013) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Zambia's first indigenous cardinal.
He was the former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka (1996–2006) and Bish ...
, archbishop of
Lusaka
Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...
2002-2008:
Telesphore George Mpundu, Bishop of
Mpika
Mpika is a town in the Muchinga Province, Zambia, Muchinga Province of Zambia, lying at the junction of the M1 road (Zambia), M1 road to Kasama, Zambia, Kasama and Mbala, Zambia, Mbala and the Tanzam Highway (Great North Road, Zambia, Great North ...
and then archbishop of
Lusaka
Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...
2008 - ...
George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of
Chipata
Chipata is a city and administrative centre of the Eastern Province of Zambia and Chipata District. It was declared the 5th city of the country, after Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe and Livingstone, by President Edgar Lungu on 24 February 2017. The cit ...
References
External links
* http://www.catholiczambia.org.zm/
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/ZM.htm
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/zm.html
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
Catholic Church in Zambia
Christian organizations established in 1965
1965 establishments in Zambia
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