Portuguese Bishops' Conference

The Portuguese Episcopal Conference ( port . Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa ) is the central meeting of the Portuguese episcopate and has its headquarters in Moscavide (District Lisbon ). She is a member of the Council of European Bishops 'Conferences (CCEE) and the Commission of Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE).

Bureau

• President: Manuel Clemente , Patriarch of Lisbon
• Vice-President: António Marto , Bishop of Leiria-Fatima
• General Secretary: Father Manuel Morujão

Permanent advice

• President, Vice President, Secretary General and:
• Jorge Ortiga , Archbishop of Braga
• Gilberto dos Reis , Bishop of Setúbal
• Manuel Quintas SCI , Bishop of Faro
• António Couto SMP , Bishop of Lamego

Episcopal Commissions

• Culture and social affairs
• Ecumenism
• Christian education
• Laypeople and family
• liturgy
• mission
• Refugees and migrants
• Pastoral social issues

Delegates

• CCEE : Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga, Archbishop of Braga, President of the Portuguese Bishops' Conference
• COMECE : Amandio Tomás, Auxiliary Bishop in Évora

Chairperson

• Manuel Gonçalves Cardinal Cerejeira , Patriarch of Lisbon (1958–1972)
• Manuel d'Almeida Trindade , Bishop of Aveiro (1972–1975)
• António Cardinal Ribeiro , Patriarch of Lisbon (1975–1981)
• Manuel d'Almeida Trindade , Bishop of Aveiro (1981–1987)
• António Cardinal Ribeiro , Patriarch of Lisbon (1987–1993)
• João Alves , Bishop of Coimbra (1993–1999)
• José Cardinal da Cruz Policarpo , Patriarch of Lisbon (1999-2005)
• Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga , Archbishop of Braga (2005–2011)
• José da Cruz Policarpo , Patriarch of Lisbon (2011-2013)
• Manuel Clemente , Patriarch of Lisbon (since 2013)

Web links

• Homepage Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa
• Entry on Portuguese Bishops' Conference on gcatholic.org (English)