Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, known before 2016 as the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) was established in 1965. The statutes of the Conference were approved by the Holy See on April 2, 1984. The ZCCB 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