The Portuguese Episcopal Conference (Portuguese: Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa) is a collective body of the national church and the administration of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal. The Portuguese Episcopal Conference performs certain pastoral functions designed to deal with the liturgical, disciplinary and other issues specific to the Catholic community in Portugal. The supreme body of the Episcopal Conference is the Portuguese general assembly of bishops and archbishops. Decisions of the Episcopal Conference are approved by the Pope.
The Portuguese Episcopal Conference was formed September 1, 2000.
Structureedit
Current members of the Episcopal Conference are all Portuguese bishops and archbishops. The governing body of the conference is the Presidency. Between sessions of the conference, which meet twice a year, operates the Permanent Council, composed of a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and two permanent members.
Presidencyedit
The current members of the Presidium are:
Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon Manuel Clemente - the president of the Presidium;
Bishop of Leiria-Fatima, Antônio Augusto dos Santos Marto - Vice-President of the Presidium;
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