The full authority and responsibility of managing the activities of TEC are vested in the Plenary Meeting of the Conference. The Plenary meeting is composed of all members and has its ordinary meeting once a year. The Plenary meeting is presided by the President of the Conference. The day today management of the Conference is entrusted to the Permanent Council (PC) which is assisted by the General Secretariat.The Ppermanent Council (PC) is formed by Bishop Chairmen of TEC Departments under the President of TEC. The General Secretariat is known as the Catholic Secretariat, and its Chief Executive Officer is the General Secretary. The main roles of the Catholic Secretariat are:

 

• To coordinate national, pastoral, social and development programmes initiated and implemented by the General Secretariat.

• To facilitate diocesan activities on pastoral, development and social programmes.

• To implement the decisions made by the Plenary Meeting.

• To render different services to the Dioceses i.e. clearing of goods, processing visa, passports and registration of hospitals, schools, dioceses as society, trustee, etc.

• To link the dioceses with national and international organizations.

• To offer consultancy and advisory services to the dioceses and TEC affiliated associations/organizations

 

Membership:

• Members of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference·

• All diocesan bishops·

• All those who are made the equivalent of diocesan bishops in the law·

• Coadjutor bishops·

• Auxiliary bishops·

• Other titular bishops who carry out particular functions mandated by the Apostolic See or by the Conference itself

 

Operation:

The full authority of the Conference is vested in the Plenary Meeting of the Conference.

The decisions of the Plenary meeting is carried and by:

1) The President of the Conference with the Permanent Council of Bishops

2) The General Secretary of the Conference

3) The Department, Commissions, Committees and the National Institutes.

 

Leadship:

1) The President of the Conference is Most Rt. Rev. Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa.

2) Pro-President is Most Rt. Rev. Severine NiweMugizi

3) The General Secretary is Rev. Fr. Raymond Saba 

 

Departments:

1. Liturgy

2. Finance & Planning

3. Communication

4. Education

5. Pastoral

6. Lay Apostolate

7. Medical

8. Caritas

9. Catechetical

 

Commissions:

1. Ecumenism

2. Staffing

3. Justice & Peace, Prisons & Armed Forces

4. Canon Law

5. Theological

6. Evangelization

7. Consecrated Life

8. Inter-Religious Dialogue

9. Migrants & Itinerant People

10. Priests

11. Culture

12. Family