Namibian Catholic Bishops' Conference

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The Namibian Catholic Bishops Conference (NCBC), established in 1996, is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Namibia.

The NCBC is a member of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).

List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference:

1996–2002: Bonifatius Haushiku, Archbishop of Windhoek

2007 – present: Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, Archbishop of Windhoek


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