Notices from the General Council

In the General Council on 4 August:

For the Region Fr Auguste Etchecopar

• The Superior General, with the advice of his Council, approved the closing of the community of Villa La Punta (Vicariate of Argentina-Uruguay);

In the General Council on 8 & 9 October:

For the Region St Michael Garicoits

• The Superior General, with the consent of his Council, decided to present to diaconate Br Jean Paul Kissi Ayo & Br Firmin Vincent de Paul Worou (Vicariate of the Ivory Coast);

• With the advice of his Council, he approved the appointment of the following community superiors of the Vicariates of France/Spain, Italy and the Ivory Coast:

1. Fr. Laurent Bacho (Pau) 1st mandate
2. Fr. Pierre Grech (Bétharram - Maison Neuve) 1st mandate
3. Fr. Jean-Dominique Delgue (Bétharram - Notre-Dame) 1st mandate
4. Fr. Beñat Oyhénart (Anglet - Saint-Palais) 1st mandate
5. Fr. Gérard Zugarramurdi (Mendelu) 1st mandate
6. Fr. Tiziano Molteni (Ponte a Elsa) 2nd mandate
7. Fr. Celeste Perlini (Colico-Bormio) 2nd mandate
8. Fr. Mario Longoni (Monteporzio) 2nd mandate
9. Fr. Piero Trameri (Albavilla) 2nd mandate
10. Fr. Maurizio Vismara (Montemurlo) 1st mandate
11. Fr. Natale Re (Rome Miracoli) 1st mandate
12. Fr. Sylvain Dansou Hounkpatin (Adiapodoumé) 2nd mandate

• With the advice of his Council, he approved the appointment of Fr. Sylvain Dansou Hounkpatin as a Master of Scholastics;

• With the advice of his Council, he approved the closing of Bethlehem & Nazareth Community and the erection of two distinct communities: community of Bethlehem and community of Nazareth;

For the Region St Michael Garicoits & the Region Blessed Miriam of Jesus Crucified

• In order to carry out the decision of the General Chapter as regards the creation of international communities, the Superior General appointed Fr. José Kumar Johnrose of the Indian Vicariate as a member of the Vicariate of Holy Land; Fr. José Kumar gave his availability to go to Holy Land for ten years and give his contribution to the project of the Congregation.

For the Region Blessed Miriam of Jesus Crucified

• With the consent of his Council he approved the erection of the community of Huay Tong in the diocese of Chiang Mai (Vicariate of the Thailand) and the appointment of Fr. Chokdi Damronganurak as the superior;

For the Region Fr. Auguste Etchecopar

• With the consent of his Council he decided to present to priesthood the deacons Eudes Fernandes da Silva, Glecimar Guilherme da Silva (Vicariate of Brazil) and Raúl Villalba Maylín (Vicariate of Paraguay).

• With the advice of his Council, he approved the appointment of Fr. Giancarlo Monzani as Superior of the community of Barracas (Vicariate of Argentina-Uruguay).