ZAMBIA: ZCCB Hosts SECAM Meeting
The Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) meeting of Secretaries General is ongoing in Zambia’s Livingstone town.
Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar is an organisation comprising of all national and regional episcopal conferences in Africa.
Speaking during the opening of the meeting, Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) Director for Communication who is also the Bishop of Monze Rt. Rev. Moses Hamungole called on Secretaries General to ensure that Catholic Secretariats employ competent, professional, well-motivated, and disciplined staff.
Bishop Hamungole also asked the Secretaries General to resist attempts even by some Church leaders to be bringing their relatives or people connected to them who do not qualify saying that, Catholic Secretariats are not charitable organisations, appealing to them to be stewards of Bishops Conference resources while managing human, material and financial resources well.
He also said that Catholic Bishops expect their Secretaries General to be up to date with social,
political, economic and religious developments issues of the country adding that they must read widely and be in a position to offer competent advice to the conference if called upon.
The ZCCB Bishop Director for Communication challenged Secretaries Generals to be the vision and mission bearers of the Church in the country or region.
During the homily of the opening mass, Bishop Hamungole called on Secretaries General to plan for a vibrant Church.
This meeting which is being held at Chapa Lodge from 18th to 23rd April, 2018, has attracted over 52 delegates.
By Mwenya Mukuka, ZCCB
