The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops,[1] known before 2016 as the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC)[2] was established in 1965. The statutes of the Conference were approved by the Holy See 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 and of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference:
1966-1969: Adam Kozlowiecki, archbishop of Lusaka
1969-1972: James Corboy, Bishop of Monze
1972-1975: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata
1975-1977: Elias White Mutale, Archbishop of Kasama
1977-1984: Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of Ndola
1984-1988: Spaita James, Bishop of Mansa
1988-1990: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata
1990-1993: Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of Ndola
1993-1999: George Telesphore Mpundu, Bishop of Mpika
1999-2002: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, archbishop of Lusaka
2002-2008: George Telesphore Mpundu, Bishop of Mpika and then archbishop of Lusaka
2008 - ... George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata