International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius
The International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius is the Catholic episcopal conference that includes Serbia, Kosovo,[lower-alpha 1] 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 Slavko Večerin - 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
- Coadjutor Bishop Fabijan Svalina
- 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
Annotations
- The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.
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