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PLENARIES

Discover SECAM's Plenary Assemblies, where bishops and Church leaders from across Africa and its Islands gather to reflect, dialogue, and chart the pastoral direction of the Church.

I

Kampala, Uganda

1969

28-31 July

Theme

The Establishment of the Symposium and General Problems of the Church in Africa

II

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

1970

18-24 August

Theme

1. The Clergy in Africa
2. The Catechists in Africa
3. The Constitution of SECAM

III

Kampala, Uganda

1972

13-16 August

Theme

The Commitment of the Laity in the Growth of the Church and Integral Development of Africa

IV

Rome, Italy

1975

22-28 Sept.

Theme

Evangelization in Africa

V

Nairobi, Kenya

1978

24-30 July

Theme

Christian Family in Africa Today

VI

Yaoundé, Cameroon

1981

20 June-5 July

Theme

1. Christian Life and Marriage in Africa
2. SECAM As an Instrument of Episcopal Collaboration for Evangelization in Africa and Madagascar

VII

Kinshasa, DR Congo

1984

15-22 July

Theme

The Church and Human Promotion in Africa Today

VIII

Lagos, Nigeria

1987

12-19 July

Theme

1. The Identity and Structure of SECAM: Evangelization
2. Reflection on the Future of the Christian Mission in Africa

IX

Lomé, Togo

1990

22-29 July

Theme

Evangelization Through the Communications Media

X

Rome, Italy

1994

5 May

Theme

Church-Family of God: Reconciliation and Peace

XI

Midrand, South Africa

1997

22-28 Sept.

Theme

1. The Church as Family
2. The Restructuring of SECAM

XII

Rome, Italy

2000

30 Sept.-9 Oct.

Theme

Christ our Peace (Eph, 2:14), How the Church as Family of God May be Sacrament of Reconciliation in Africa

XIII

Dakar, Sénégal

2003

1-13 Oct.

Theme

1. HIV/AIDS
2. The Restructuring of SECAM

XIV

Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

2007

16-22 Jan.

Theme

Evangelization in Africa - Ecclesia in Africa in Retrospect and the Way forward

XV

Accra, Ghana

2010

26 July-2 August

Theme

SECAM at Forty; Self-Reliance and the Way Forward for the Church in Africa

XVI

Kinshasa, DRC

2013

15-22 July

Theme

The Church Family of God in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace

XVII

Luanda, Angola

2016

18-25 July

Theme

The African Family: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in the Light of the Gospel

XVIII

Kampala, Uganda

2019

20-29 July

Theme

Church-Family of God in Africa: Celebrate your Jubilee! Proclaim Jesus Christ Your Saviour

XIX

Accra, Ghana

2022

25-31 July

Theme

1. Ownership of SECAM
2. Security in Africa and the Islands
3. Migration in Africa and the Islands

XX

Kigali, Rwanda

2025

30 July-4 Aug.

Theme

Christ, Source of Hope, Reconciliation and Peace: The Vision of the Church-Family of God in Africa for the next 25 years (2025-2050)