Episcopal Conference of Mexico

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Mexican Episcopal Conference
Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano
AbbreviationCEM
HeadquartersCalz. de los Misterios 26, Tepeyac Insurgentes, 07020 Ciudad de México, México
President
Rogelio Cabrera López
Vice President
Gustavo Rodríguez Vega
Website www.cem.org.mx

The Mexican Episcopal Conference (Spanish : Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano) is an organization of Catholic bishops, known as an episcopal conference. It is the official leadership body of the Catholic Church in Mexico.

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Organization

The organization is governed by the Presidency Council, consisting of:

Members

The members of the CEM are all Diocesan Archbishops and Bishops, Eastern Rite Bishops, Diocesan Administrators and all those entitled to Diocesan Bishops, Coadjutors and Auxiliary Bishops and titular Bishops who carry out their functions within the Mexican territory, including the Apostolic Nuncio.

Currently, the bishops belonging to the CEM are classified as follows:

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