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In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is a conference consisting of all the bishops within a given territory. Catholic Church redirects here. ...
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Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference. Certain tasks and authority are delegated to Episcopal conferences, particularly with regard to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass. Episcopal conferences are delegated their authority by the Holy See, and decisions of an Epsicopal conference are subject to ratification from the Holy See. Individual bishops do not relinquish their authority to the conference, and remain responsible for the governance of their respective diocese. From the Greek word λειτουÏγία, which can be transliterated as leitourgia, meaning a public work, a liturgy comprises a prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it may refer to, or include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), or a daily activity such as...
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Episcopal Conferences
This is a partial list of episcopal conferences: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is a conference consisting of all the bishops within a given territory. ...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales is the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. ...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is the official organization of the Roman Catholic episcopacy in the Philippines. ...
In 1958, the Chinese communist government appointed two Catholic bishops to be consecrated without approval from the Vatican. ...
The Irish Bishops Conference is the official gathering of the Roman Catholic Bishops in Ireland. ...
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (also known as the USCCB) is the official governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. ...
See also - Episcopal See
- List of all Episcopal Conferences by Giga-Catholic Information
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