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Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa


The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa and the coordinating body of the Catholic dioceses. The AMECEA was established in 1961. Was the founding president of the Cardinal Archbishop of Lusaka Adam Kozlowiecki, SJ. It is one of ten members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar(SECAM).

Members of the AMECEA episcopal conferences of countries of Ethiopia (1979), Eritrea (1993), Kenya (1961), Malawi (1961), Tanzania (1961), Zambia (1961), Sudan (1979), Uganda (1961). Somalia (1995) and Djibouti (2002) have observer status.

The current chairman is Most Rev Berhaneyesus Demerew SOURAPHIEL, C.M. Archbishop of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia),.His deputy Cardinal John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi and Chairman of the Kenya Episcopal Conference.

Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Tanzania

Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Uganda


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