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The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP; ; ; Hiligaynon: ''Komperensya sang mga Obispo nga Katoliko sang Pilipinas''; Ilokano: ''Kumperensya ti Obispo nga Katoliko ti Pilipinas'') is the episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines, and is the official organization of the episcopacy of the Philippine Catholic Church. The CBCP is made up of 99 active and 32 honorary bishops and other members.〔(gmanews.tv/story, Be shepherds of your flock, Pope reminds RP bishops )〕 Its main office building is centrally located within the Intramuros district, located just behind the Manila Cathedral. Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan is the current president while Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao is the current Vice President.〔http://cbcpnews.net/blog/2013/07/07/villegas-elected-cbcp-president/〕 ==History== On February 15, 1945 the Rev. William Piani, D.D., apostolic delegate to the Philippines, created the Catholic Welfare Organization to address the country's needs following World War II. On July 19, the CWO became the official organization of the hierarchy of the Philippines, with the Most Rev. Gabriel Reyes, D.D., Archbishop of Cebu, as Chairman. It had 17 members and incorporated on January 22, 1946 with the purpose to unify, coordinate and organize Filipino Catholics to work together on education, social welfare, religious and spiritual issues under the direction of the Filipino bishops. The Holy See approved the Constitution on June 28, 1952. After Vatican II, the CWO began a series of changes, becoming the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on January 31, 1968. In 1972, the bishops updated its structure, which was approved by the Pope Paul VI on May 21, 1973. Finally, in January 23, 1988, a revised Constitution was approved by the Holy See. According to this document, the purpose of the Conference is to promote solidarity in the Philippine Church, formulate joint pastoral policies and programs, engage the Philippine Church, formulate joint pastoral policies and programs, engage the Philippine Church as abide in the pastoral thrusts of the universal Church, assume the responsibilities as evangelizer in relation to all the people and with the civil authority in particular and to foster relations with other Episcopal Conferences. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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