Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference
| Comhdháil Easpag Caitliceach Éireann | |
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President | Eamon Martin |
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| Website | CatholicBishops.ie |
The Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference (
Background
In the Catholic Church, an episcopal conference is an official assembly of all the bishops of a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities, but were first established as formal bodies by the Second Vatican Council (Christus Dominus, 38), and implemented by Pope Paul VI's 1966 motu proprio Ecclesiae sanctae. The operation, authority, and responsibilities of episcopal conferences are currently governed by the 1983 Code of Canon Law (see especially canons 447–459). The nature of episcopal conferences, and their magisterial authority in particular, was subsequently clarified by Pope John Paul II's 1998 motu proprio Apostolos suos.
Certain tasks and authority are assigned to episcopal conferences, particularly with regard to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass. Episcopal conferences receive their authority under universal law or particular mandates. In certain circumstances, as defined by canon law, the decisions of an episcopal conference are subject to ratification from the Holy See. Individual bishops do not relinquish their authority to the conference, and remain responsible for the governance of their respective diocese.
The Conference owns the publisher and retailer Veritas Communications.
Composition
The Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference is made up of the 26 Irish
Structure
Beneath the Bishops' Conference are the regional or provincial meetings of bishops.
Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference – which might also include neighboring countries.
The Archbishop of Armagh, as
Much of the work of the Conference is done in committees which cover issues such as laity, liturgy, family, social justice. Each committee is chaired by a bishop, though not always an
Presidency
By convention, the
List of presidents
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D'Alton | 1958 | 1963 | |
| William Conway | 1963 | 1977 | |
| Tomás Ó Fiaich | 1977 | 1990 | |
| Cahal Daly | 1990 | 1996 | |
| 1996 | 2014 | ||
| Eamon Martin | 2014 | Incumbent |
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Political activity
Abortion
In keeping with
Extraordinary general meetings
- April 2002 – Ferns Report and resignation of Bishop Brendan Comiskey
- October 2005 – publication of the National Board for Safeguarding Children report on child protection in the Cloyne diocese
- January 2009 – publication of the National Board for Safeguarding Children report on child protection in the Cloyne diocese.
- Friday 22 January 2010 – anticipation of the forthcoming pastoral letter from Ryan and Murphy reports.
See also
- Archbishops of Armagh - Primate of All Ireland (Catholic)
- Catholic Church in Ireland
References
- ^ "An Opportunity Not to be Lost – plain text". Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Choose Life" (PDF). No. 8. Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. 10 July 2013.
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External links
- Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference official website
- Irish Episcopal Conference webpage. GCatholic.org website
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