Episcopal Conference of Malawi


The local assembly of bishops is the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, established in 1966. Constituent bodies of the ECM are: the plenary assembly of bishops, the Catholic Secretariat and six committees.
The ECM is a member of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.
List of Presidents of the Bishops' Conference:
1966-1967: John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, Archbishop of Blantyre
1969-1980: James Chiona, Archbishop of Blantyre
1980-1984: Felix Eugenio Mkhori, Bishop of Chikwawa
1984-1994: James Chiona, Archbishop of Blantyre
1994-2000: Felix Eugenio Mkhori, Bishop of Chikwawa
2000-present: Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Bishop of Lilongwe and Archbishop of Blantyre