Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Episcopal Conference of Zambia (Zambia Episcopal Conference, ZEC), was established in 1965. The statutes of the Conference have been approved by the Holy See on April 2, 1984. The ZEC is a member of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences and of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
List of Presidents of the Bishops' Conference:
1966-1969: Adam Kozlowiecki, archbishop of Lusaka
1969-1972: James Corboy, Bishop of Monze
1972-1975: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata
1975-1977: Elias White Mutale, Archbishop of Kasama
1977-1984: Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of Ndola
1984-1988: Spaita James, Bishop of Mansa
1988-1990: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata
1990-1993: Dennis Harold De Jong, Bishop of Ndola
1993-1999: George Telesphore Mpundu, Bishop of Mpika
1999-2002: Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, archbishop of Lusaka
2002-2008: George Telesphore Mpundu, Bishop of Mpika and then archbishop of Lusaka
2008 - ... George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata