Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)

Conference of Bishops

Also known as: Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions (English)

Countries: Bahrain , Cyprus , Djibouti , Egypt , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Yemen

Address: Notre Dame of Jerusalem Centre, 912 04 Jérusalem (Old City), Israel

Phone: (02)628.85.54

History

1967.03.31: Established as Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.) (français) / Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions (English)

Present Officials

President (2020.10.24 – ...):

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (59)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio

Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine)

President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land

Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Vice-President (2020? – ...):

Bishop Cesar Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. (62)

Vicar Apostolic of Beirut (Lebanon)

Titular Bishop of Mareotes

General Secretary (2022.07.01 – ...):

Fr. Marcelo Galardo, I.V.E. (62)

General Secretary of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land

Past Officials

President: Patriarch Fouad Twal (84) (2008.06.21 – 2016.06.24)
President: Patriarch Michel Sabbah (91) (1987.12.11 – 2008.06.21)
President: Patriarch Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti (1970.11.25 – 1987.12.11)
President: Patriarch Alberto Gori, O.F.M. (1965 – 1970.11.25)
Pro-President: Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (59) (later Cardinal) (2020? – 2020.10.24)
Pro-President: Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto (82) (2016.06.24 – 2017.02.17)
Vice-President: Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (59) (later Cardinal) (2017.02.17 – 2020?)
General Secretary: Fr. Pietro Felet, S.C.I. di Béth. (2008 – 2022.07.01)

Last updated on 2025.01.12

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