International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius
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The International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius is the Catholic episcopal conference that includes Serbia, Kosovo,[a] Montenegro and North Macedonia together in a cross-border conference.
Permanent members are the Catholic bishops and archbishops from the four countries. Two bishops are authorized (Apostolic Exarchate) for jurisdictional districts of the Byzantine rite.
As of 2016, the Chairman of the Conference is the bishop of Zrenjanin László Német.
The conference is a member of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences.
Chairmen[]
- Stanislav Hočevar (2004 - 2011)
- Zef Gashi (2011 - 2016)
- László Német (since 2016)
Members[]
- Archbishop Stanislav Hočevar - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade
- Bishop - Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica
- Bishop emeritus János Pénzes
- Bishop László Német - Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin
- Bishop Đuro Gašparović - Roman Catholic Diocese of Srijem
- Bishop Đura Džudžar - Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur
- Bishop Dodë Gjergji - Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren-Pristina (elevated from an Apostolic Administration in 2018)
- Archbishop Rrok Gjonlleshaj - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar
- Archbishop emeritus Zef Gashi
- Bishop elect Ivan Štironja - Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor
- Bishop emeritus Ilija Janjić
- Bishop Kiro Stojanov - Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje and the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Strumica-Skopje
Annotations[]
- ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
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Categories:
- Episcopal conferences
- Catholic Church in Serbia
- Catholic Church in Kosovo
- Catholic Church in Montenegro
- Catholic Church in North Macedonia
- Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia
- Macedonian Greek Catholic Church