Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference
The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference is an episcopal conference consisting of all the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Roman [Catholic Church in South Africa|South Africa], Botswana, and Eswatini, and their equivalents under canon law. Founded in March 1947, it is a collegial body approved by the Holy See and has as its particular aim:
In recent times, the Conference's application of the revision of the English translation of the Mass liturgy has been criticized as premature.
Organization
The conference is led by a president and two vice presidents, each elected by an absolute majority of the members for three year terms. The members also elect chairmen and vice-chairmen for the departments of the conference. All office holders must be diocesan ordinaries; coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops, and bishops emeriti may not be elected. The president, vice presidents, department chairmen, and any Cardinals who do not hold a conference office form an administrative board which coordinates the conference's activities between its plenary sessions.The Conference mandates a Secretariat to Coordinate Conference activities. The Secretariat is made up of Departments, Offices and Associate Bodies. It has a 51% share in the Catholic weekly newspaper, "The Southern Cross".