In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is a conference consisting of all the bishops within a given territory. Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference.

Certain tasks and authority are delegated to Episcopal conferences, particularly with regard to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass. Episcopal conferences are delegated their authority by the Holy See, and decisions of an Epsicopal conference are subject to ratification from the Holy See. Individual bishops do not relinquish their authority to the conference, and remain responsible for the governance of their respective diocese.

Episcopal Conferences

This is a partial list of episcopal conferences:

• Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
• Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
• Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference
• Irish Bishops Conference
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

See also

• Episcopal See