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, 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[update], 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
[edit]- Stanislav Hočevar (2004–2011)
- Zef Gashi (2011–2016)
- László Német (2016–present)
Members
[edit]- Archbishop László Német - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade
- Archbishop emeritus Stanislav Hočevar
- Bishop Ferenc Fazekas - Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica
- Bishop emeritus János Pénzes
- Bishop Mirko Štefković - Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin
- Bishop Fabijan Svalina - Roman Catholic Diocese of Srijem
- ° Bishop emeritus Đuro Gašparović
- 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
- Vacant - 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
Caritas organisations
[edit]The social arm of the different organisations fall under the responsibility of the different bishops. Every country has its own national Caritas organisation; in some countries the individual dioceses run their own local Caritas organisation. The national organisations are:
- Serbia: Caritas Serbia
- Kosovo: Caritas Kosovo
- Montenegro: Caritas Montenegro
- North Macedonia: Caritas Macedonia
