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.
Consilium Conferentiarium Episcoporum Europae | |
Abbreviation | CCEE |
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Formation | 1971 |
Purpose | Collaboration between the European episcopal conferences |
Headquarters | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 47.42285°N 9.37356°E |
Region served | Europe |
Membership | 39 Catholic bishops |
President | Archbishop Gintaras Grušas |
Main organ | Conference |
Website | www |
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.