Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions
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The Conference of Latin Bishops in the Arab Regions (French: Conférence des évêques latins dans les régions arabes) is an agency of the Catholic Church which gathers the bishops of Latin rite members of the Arab States of the Middle East and East Africa.
History
The Conference was established in 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
