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IMBISA: The Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa, known as IMBISA is an organ of Liaison and Pastoral Cooperation between Episcopal Conferences of Angola
and São Tome & Principe (CEAST), Lesotho (LCBC), Mozambique (CEM), Namibia (NCBC), South Africa which is made up of Botswana, South Africa and Swaziland (SACBC) and Zimbabwe (ZCBC). The Region has 74
ecclesiastical territories. (Archdioceses and Dioceses) IMBISA is comprised of two language groups (English and Portuguese).
The existence of IMBISA is a result of the new needs of
the Church in the Region and the prophetic vision of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). The Council brought in a new era of collegial ministry in the Catholic Church. This was an appreciation of the
changing circumstances, which the Church now found herself. The circular institutions and organisations had already proved the effectiveness of corporate action. (IMBISA 2001)
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