New General Council of the Order Elected

Published: Thursday, 06 September 2018

 

Rome, September 6. Three days ago, September 3, the General Chapter elected the General Minister of the Order in the person of Br. Roberto Genuin. According to the schedule, today was the day to elect his Council, made up of representatives of the various geographical areas. As our Constitutions state, “the responsibility of the councilors is to assist the general minister in the governance of the whole order.” (125, 7)


Ten General Councilors were elected, one more than at the General Chapter of 2012, in order to provide a second Councilor for Africa.
Here is the list of the elected General Councilors, in order of election:

Norbert Auberlin Solondrazana

Norbert Auberlin Solondrazana

Province of Madagascar
b. 1968, t. prof. 1990
Languages: French, English, Italian


Francesco Neri

Francesco Neri

Province of Puglia (Italy)
b. 1959, t. prof. 1987
Languages: Italian, English, German


Carlos Silva

Carlos Silva

Province of São Paulo (Brazil)
b. 1962, t. prof. 1988
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish


Kilian Ngitir

Kilian Ngitir

Custody of Cameroon
b. 1967, t. prof. 1991
Languages: English, French, Italian


Piotr Stasiski

Piotr Stasiński

Province of Warsaw (Poland)
b. 1957, t. prof. 1978
Languages: Polish, Italian


Pio Murat

Pio Murat

Province of France – reelected
b. 1959, t. prof. 1981
Languages: French, Turkish, Greek, Italian, English


John Baptist Palliparambil

John Baptist Palliparambil

Province of St. Francis, Kerala (India)
b. 1962, t. prof. 1984
Languages: Malayalam, English, Italian


Victorius Dwiardy

Victorius Dwiardy

Province of Pontianak (Indonesia) - reelected
b. 1968, t. prof. 1990
Languages: Indonesian, English, Dutch, Italian

 


Jos ngel Torres Rivera

José Ángel Torres Rivera

Custody of Puerto Rico (USA)
b. 1972, t. prof. 1997
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian


Celestino Arias

Celestino Arias

Province of New York and New England (USA)
b. 1968, t. prof. 1992
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese


 

Tomorrow on the schedule is the election of the General Vicar of the Order from among the members of the new General Council

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