Structure
Beneath the Bishops' Conference are the regional or provincial meetings of bishops
Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference – which might also include neighboring countries.
The Archbishop of Armagh, as Primate of All Ireland, is the chairman of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. The current Archbishop is Cardinal Seán Brady.
Much of the work of the Conference is done in committees which cover issues such as laity, liturgy, family, social justice, with each committee having a chairman who is a bishop, though not always an ordinary.
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