Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Overview
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales is the permanent assembly of Catholic Bishops and Personal Ordinaries in the two member countries. The membership of the Conference comprises the Archbishops, Bishops and Auxiliary Bishops of the 22 Dioceses within England and Wales, the Bishop of the Forces, the Apostolic Eparch of the Ukrainian Church in Great Britain, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, and the Apostolic Prefect of the Falkland Islands.Structure
;President: Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster;Vice-president: Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham
;General Secretary: Christopher Thomas, Diocese of Nottingham
;Membership:
- Diocesan, auxiliary and emeritus bishops of England and Wales
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Eparch
- Ukrainian Catholic Church Eparch
- Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Departments
- Christian Life and Worship
- Education and Formation
- Social Justice
- Dialogue and Unity
- Evangelisation and Discipleship
- International Affairs
Other agencies
Other agencies of the Bishops' Conference include:- Catholic Agency for Overseas Development – the international development and humanitarian agency;
- Caritas Social Action Network – the social action arm of the Catholic Church in England and Wales;
- Catholic Education Service; and
- Catholic Youth Ministry Federation – recognised and supported by the Bishops' Conference, it is also a member of the Department for Catechesis and Evangelisation.