Bishops' Conference of Central Asia explained

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Central Asia is the episcopal conference of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and also covering the Catholic structures of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

History

In Kazakhstan from 2003 existed the Bishops' Conference of Kazakhstan, while in other Central Asian states existed only pre-diocesan jurisdictions.

On 8 September 2021 was established the new governing body – the Bishops' Conference of Central Asia by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and Bishops' Conference of Kazakhstan become as a part of this new creation.^[1] The new Conference began to operate in April 2022.^[2]

Structure of the Conference

The governing body was elected on 29 April 2022

President of the Conference: Bishop José Luís Mumbiela Sierra

Vice-president of the Conference: Bishop Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M.Conv.

General Secretary: Bishop Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy

See also

• Christianity in Kazakhstan
• Catholic Church in Kazakhstan
• Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan
• Catholic Church in Tajikistan
• Catholic Church in Turkmenistan
• Catholic Church in Uzbekistan

References

1. Web site: Central Asian bishops form new regional conference. 2022-06-18. Vatican News. 13 October 2021 .
2. Web site: Bishops' Conference of Central Asia. 2022-06-18. Gcatholic.org.

External links

• Profile at GCatholic.org