Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe

The Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (Latin: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcoporum Europae; CCEE) is a conference of the presidents of the 33 Roman Catholic episcopal conferences of Europe, the Archbishop of Luxembourg, the Archbishop of Monaco, Maronite Catholic Archeparch of Cyprus, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Chişinău, the Ruthenian Catholic Eparch of Mukacheve, and the Apostolic Administrator of Estonia.

Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe
Consilium Conferentiarium Episcoporum Europae
AbbreviationCCEE
Formation1971 (1971)
PurposeCollaboration between the European episcopal conferences
HeadquartersSt. Gallen, Switzerland
Coordinates47.42285°N 9.37356°E / 47.42285; 9.37356
Region served
Europe
Membership
39 Catholic bishops
President
Archbishop Gintaras Grušas
Main organ
Conference
Websitewww.ccee.eu

The president is Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius. The vice-presidents are Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, and Archbishop László Német, Archbishop of Belgrade. The general secretary of CCEE is Father Martin Michalíček.

The offices of the CCEE Secretariat are located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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