Episcopal Conference of Malawi
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The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), established in 1961, is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Malawi. Constituent bodies of the ECM are: the plenary assembly of bishops, the Catholic Secretariat and six committees (Catholic development, justice and peace, education, health, pastoral care and communications). The ECM is a member of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference
[edit]- 1966–1967: John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, Archbishop of Blantyre
- 1969–1980: James Chiona, Archbishop of Blantyre
- 1980–1984: Felix Eugenio Mkhori, Bishop of Chikwawa
- 1984–1994: James Chiona, Archbishop of Blantyre
- 1994–2000: Felix Eugenio Mkhori, Bishop of Chikwawa
- 2000–2012: Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Bishop of Lilongwe and Archbishop of Blantyre
- 2012–2015: Joseph Mukasa Zuza, Bishop of Mzuzu
- 2015–2022: Thomas Luke Msusa, Archbishop of Blantyre
- 2022–present: George Desmond Tambala, Archbishop of Lilongwe