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The Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arabic Regions (French: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes) is an episcopal conference of the Catholic Church which gathers the Latin-rite bishops in the Arab States of the Middle East and East Africa.

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History

The Conference was established on March 31, 1967 by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and its statutes were confirmed in 1989.

Members and Bodies

They are part of the Conference, the titular bishops, emeritus, assistants and auxiliary staff of the dioceses following:

  • Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus)
  • Archdiocese of Baghdad (Iraq)
  • Diocese of Djibouti (Djibouti)
  • Diocese of Mogadishu (Somalia)
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo (Syria)
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria (Egypt)
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Beirut (Lebanon)
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar)
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen)

    • List of Presidents

    1965 - 1970: Alberto Gori

    1970 - 1987: Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti

    1987 - 2008: Michel Sabbah

    2008 -: Fouad Twal

    References

    Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions Wikipedia
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