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Maltese Episcopal Conference (Maltese : Il-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija) is the official Catholic bishops' meeting in the Republic of Malta. Its president, as of 2016 is Charles J. Scicluna, the Archbishop of Malta. The Conference of Bishops of Malta is a member of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences and the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community.
The members of the conference are:
The secretary is Fr Jimmy Bonnici.
The Conference has the following committees and administrative groups:
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