A primate is the most senior bishop of a member church.
The four conventions still exist within the association and counted over 1100 member churches in 1995.
There are more than 13,000 member churches, which come from 90 denominations, and 45 different countries.
Most of the member churches have services two or three times a Sunday.
He claims to have 120,000 members throughout the world in 9,000 member churches.
This caused much controversy in the past among member churches.
Each member church provides at least one representative to the Commission.
Each member church is free to act independently in all matters.
At its founding in 1948, the council had 147 member churches.
He also worked to strengthen the ministry of the council among its member churches and especially in the Holy land.