The Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa (French: Episcopal Conférence Régionale de l'Afrique de l'Ouest Francophone, CERAO) is an agency of the Catholic Church which includes the bishops of Western Africa.
Its first meeting was held in Anyama, near Abidjan in Ivory Coast, between 11 and 14 June.
It was created to facilitate the coordination of all activities involving the Catholic churches of the member countries and promote, as far as possible, a common pastoral plan.
Its headquarters is in Abidjan, and statutes were approved during the meeting in Lomé, Togo, in February 1985.
The committees are: The group's president, Cardinal CERAO of Dakar, Théodore-Adrien Sarr, has held that office since 2003.