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CONTENT
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QQ GENERAL DEFINITORY
Session August 1, 2015 ......................................................... 3
Session September 16-25, 2015 ........................................ 4
QQ NEWS
Chapter I of the Constitutions
in the Friary House Chapters .............................................. 6
St. Bonaventure Project Gets a Boost
from Centro Aletti ................................................................... 6
Opening of the Year at La Vigna ........................................ 7
QQ GENERAL OFFICES
SGF
MiReFALC Meeting in Argentina ...................................... 8
Meeting of CIMP Formators................................................ 9
Vocations in the Custody of the Orient
and the Holy Land ................................................................. 9
SGAM
Disciples of Jesus .................................................................
It Is Impossible to Be a Christian
Without Being a Martyr… ................................................
Formation Activities in Chimbote-Pariacoto, Peru ..
Course for New Missionaries - Brussels 2015 ............
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GENERAL FINANCIAL OFFICE
Solidarity Bulletin Board ................................................... 14
QQ CONFERENCES/FEDERATIONS
CEC
New Priests in the Province of Croatia .......................... 15
CEC Assembly and Conventual Day in Germany ...... 16
CEO
CEO Ongoing Formation Course .................................... 17
Province of Warsaw: General Canonical Visitation
(Part 1) ...................................................................................... 17
Fraternal Visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan ............ 18
CFC
The Meeting of the CFC Formators ............................... 19
CIMP
General Canonical Visitation in Malta ...........................
A Three-Month “Mission”
on the Banks of the Tiber ..................................................
Formation Week for Young Friars of the CIMP ...........
AFCOF
New Friar Priests in Tanzania ...........................................
Burkina Faso: First Friar Priest ..........................................
Solemn Profession and 50th Anniversary
of the Mission in Zambia ...................................................
Uganda: Children’s Pilgrimage to Munyonyo ............
Solemn Vows in Kenya .......................................................
Priestly and Diaconal Ordinations in Zambia ............
Fraternal Celebrations in Ghana .....................................
Solemn Professions in Ghana ..........................................
FALC
Priestly Ordination in Brazil ..............................................
Formation Meeting in Brazil .............................................
A Prolific August in Mexico ...............................................
Priestly Ordination in Colombia ......................................
Formation Week in the Delegation of Chile ...............
Brazil: First National Meeting
among Franciscan Lay Brothers ......................................
2015 FALC Ongoing Formation Course ........................
FAMC
Province of Japan: Ongoing Formation .......................
Solemn Vows in Indonesia ................................................
New Novices of the Custody of Indonesia ..................
Indonesian Novices Profess Vows ..................................
CHAPTERS
Venezuela: Ordinary Custodial Chapter .......................
Brazil:
Chapter of the St. Maximilian Kolbe Province ...........
Malta: Ordinary Provincial Chapter ...............................
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
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Resting in God .......................................................................
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CALENDAR OF THE MINISTER GENERAL ........................ 3
Minister General
Friar Marco TASCA
CALENDAR OF THE MINISTER GENERAL
JULY
13-17: Cordoba (Argentina): annual MiReFalc meeting
20-24: Brasilia (Brazil): Ordinary Provincial Chapter
25-30: Chile: fraternal visitation
AUGUST
7-9
Assisi: International Youth towards Assisi Meeting
SEPTEMBER
7-11 Malta: Ordinary Provincial Chapter
14-26 Rome: session of the General Definitory
27-30 Assisi: meeting with new, specialized fraternal communities emerging in the Order in Europe
General Secretariat
Friar Vincenzo Marcoli
Secretary General
Session August 1, 2015
In its session held at the Friary of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome, the General Definitory:
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ƒƒ examined some personal cases;
ƒƒ declared the Provincial Statutes of the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua in conformity
with the law of the Order;
ƒƒ accepted the request of the FIMP Federation to make binding certain norms regarding the
common postulate, which were previously agreed upon and approved during the meeting;
ƒƒ accepted the request of the Italian Province of Abruzzo to dispose of some property;
ƒƒ accepted the request of the Province of Malta to erect the Friary of St. Francis of Assisi, Calcutta, India, in the mission opened jointly with the Province of India;
ƒƒ accepted the request of the Brazilian Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception, to
erect the Friary of St. Joseph of Cupertino in Monte Castelo, Brazil;
ƒƒ declared the changes made to the Provincial Statutes of the Romanian Province of St. Joseph, in conformity with the law of the Order;
ƒƒ approved the Statutes of the AFCOF Federation;
ƒƒ accepted the request of the AFCOF Federation to make binding certain norms regarding
the Federation’s common houses of formation, which were previously agreed upon and
approved during the meeting;
ƒƒ approved the Statutes of the FAMC Federation;
ƒƒ reviewed the planned initiatives for the beatification of the Martyrs of Peru, Friar Zbigniew
STRZAŁKOWSKI and Friar Michał TOMASZEK;
ƒƒ planned the initiatives for the International Youth towards Assisi Meeting which the General
Definitory will be participating in.
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In its session held at the Friary of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome, the General Definitory:
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ƒƒ approved the minutes of the meetings held April 27 to May 8, 2015; June 20-26, 2015; and
August 1, 2015;
ƒƒ granted permission for the Provincial Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land to open a
novitiate for one year in Zahle, Lebanon;
ƒƒ was informed by the Assistant General for the CFC, Friar Jude WINKLER, about the ongoing
negotiations for the sale of some property belonging to the USA Province of Our Lady of the
Angels, on Staten Island, NY, USA;
ƒƒ was informed by the Assistant General for the CFC, Friar Jude WINKLER, about the initiatives planned by the USA Province of Our Lady of the Angels, and the Provincial Custody of
Canada, along with the Mother Province—the Polish Province of Danzig, for reflecting on
collaboration and on the future of the presence in Canada;
ƒƒ was informed by the Assistant General for the CFC, Friar Jude WINKLER, about the reorganization and down-sizing of a depository-archive of documents stored at Franciscans International in New York, USA;
ƒƒ was updated, by the Assistant General for the FAMC, Friar Benedict BAEK, on the Provincial
Custody of the Philippines;
ƒƒ was updated, by the Assistant General for the CEC, Friar Miljenko HONTIĆ, on his communications with the Bishop of Copenhagen, Denmark;
ƒƒ evaluated the June 2015 meeting with the Presidents of the Conferences and Federations;
ƒƒ approved the new Directory for Canonical Visits;
ƒƒ approved the Statute of the General Financial Office;
ƒƒ approved the 2015 Guidelines for Financial Assistance, and its three application forms;
ƒƒ approved the revised Promptuary of Procedural Guidelines for Provincial and Custodial Curial Offices in Their Relations with the General Curia with the addition of some documents
in the appendix.
ƒƒ reviewed and approved the set-up for Commentarium Ordinis;
ƒƒ examined the letter of the Minister General to the Order on the occasion of the beatification
of the Martyrs of Peru, Friar Zbigniew STRZAŁKOWSKI and Friar Michał TOMASZEK;
ƒƒ defined the goals, procedures and agenda for the meetings of the General Definitory with
members of the Assemblies of the Conferences and Federations scheduled for January 1723 and September 18-24, in Assisi;
ƒƒ was updated on the agenda for the meeting of the General Definitory with some European
communities on September 27 to October 1, 2015, in Assisi;
ƒƒ was updated by the Vicar General, Friar Jerzy NOREL, on the international meeting for leaders of religious communities, organized by the Sant’Egidio Community, in Tirana, Albania
(September 6-8, 2015);
ƒƒ was updated by the Vicar General, Friar Jerzy NOREL, on the Inter-Franciscan meeting
scheduled for November 28, 2015, at the Seraphicum, Rome;
ƒƒ met with the Minister Provincial of the Province of India, Friar Leo PAYYAPPILLY;
ƒƒ was updated on the plans for the 2017 Kolbean Congress;
ƒƒ examined some instructions given to the Italian Urbanist Poor Clares by the Congregation
for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life;
ƒƒ reflected on the appeal of Pope Francis that even religious houses take in migrants and
started a proposal for the General Houses;
ƒƒ listened to and approved the economic report for the first half of 2015 presented by the
General Econom, Friar Nicola ROSA and the Legal Representative of the Order, Friar Maurizio
DI PAOLO, and then discussed some economic issues;
ƒƒ was updated by the Legal Representative of the Order, Friar Maurizio DI PAOLO, on the situation regarding some property of the Order in Alexandroupoli, Greece;
ƒƒ listened to and commented on the report from the Assistant General for the CEC, Friar
Miljenko HONTIĆ, at the end of his general canonical visitation to the Province of Germany;
ƒƒ listened to and commented on the report from the Assistant General for the CFC, Friar Jude
WINKLER, at the end of his general canonical visitation to the Province of Malta;
ƒƒ listened to reports on a series of visits made by the Assistants General to various Jurisdictions:
ƒƒ From the Assistant General for the AFCOF, Friar Tadeusz ŚWIĄTKOWSKI on the occasion
of:
ƒƒ the meeting of the ‘Board of Directors’ of the Inter-Franciscan College of St. Bonaventure in Lusaka, Zambia, held in Lusaka on May 12-15, 2015;
ƒƒ the Assembly of the AFCOF Federation held in Lusaka, Zambia, May 15-18, 2015;
ƒƒ From the Assistant General for the CEC, Friar Miljenko HONTIĆ on the occasion of:
ƒƒ the General Assembly of the friars of the Province of Germany held September 6-9 in
Schwarzenberg, Germany;
ƒƒ From the Assistant General for the CFC, Friar Jude WINKLER, on the occasion of:
ƒƒ the meeting of the formators of the CFC Conference held at Marytown, USA, July 2223, 2015;
ƒƒ his fraternal visitation to the friars of the Provincial Custody of Ghana at the end of
his preaching at a spiritual retreat for the diocesan priests of the Diocese of Navrongo
Bolgatanga, Ghana (July 25 to August 16, 2015);
ƒƒ From the Assistant General for the CEO, Friar Jacek CIUPIŃSKI on the occasion of:
ƒƒ his fraternal visitation to the friars in Kazakhstan (Astana, June 29 to July 3, 2015);
ƒƒ his fraternal visitation to the friars in Uzbekistan (August 25 to September 9, 2015);
ƒƒ From the Assistant General for the FALC, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, on the occasion of:
ƒƒ the Chapter of the Provincial Custody of Venezuela (June 29 to July 5, 2015);
ƒƒ the Presidency Council of the FALC Federation (Cordoba, Argentina, July 10-12, 2015);
ƒƒ the MiReFALC meeting (Cordoba, Argentina, July 13-17, 2015) with a pilgrimage to the
site where Friar Carlos MURIAS was martyred;
ƒƒ the Ordinary Provincial Chapter of the Brazilian Province of St. Maximilian Kolbe (July
20-25, 2015);
ƒƒ his fraternal visitation to the Provincial Delegation of Peru and planning for the beatification of the Martyrs (August 3-10, 2015);
ƒƒ of his fraternal visitation to the Provincial Delegation of Paraguay (August 11-22, 2015);
ƒƒ From the Assistant General for the FAMC, Friar Benedict BAEK, on the occasion of:
ƒƒ of his fraternal visitation to the formation houses of the Province of Japan (Tokyo, May
19-25, 2015);
ƒƒ From the Assistant General for the FIMP, Friar Joaquín AGESTA, on the occasion of:
ƒƒ his fraternal visitation to the Franciscanum house of formation in Assisi (June 8-11,
2015);
ƒƒ his two visits to the Province of Tuscany: one to meet with the Provincial Definitory
(July 18) and the other for the General Assembly of the friars (September 15);
ƒƒ the first part of the Provincial Chapter of the Province of Malta (September 7-12, 2015);
ƒƒ the meeting of the Provincial Definitory of the Italian Province of Sicily (September
11, 2015);
ƒƒ confirmed the calendar of activities of the General Definitory for 2016 and established the
calendars for 2017 and 2018;
ƒƒ was updated on the instructions of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the need for extraordinary confessors for the Jubilee Year of Mercy;
ƒƒ granted permission for the acquisition of some land for the Provincial Custody of Indonesia;
ƒƒ accepted the request of the Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua, to accept custody of
the parish of San Lorenzo in Scanno, Cesena, Italy;
ƒƒ accepted the request of the Province of Zambia to transfer the novitiate from the Franciscan
Center, Ndola to the Friary of St. Francis of Assisi in Itimpi, Kitwe, Zambia;
ƒƒ accepted the request of the Province of Mexico to erect the Friary of San Francisco of Assisi,
Ixtapaluca, Mexico;
ƒƒ examined some personal cases.
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Chapter I of the Constitutions
in the Friary House Chapters
ŸŸ Friar Timothy Kulbicki, CERC/CIRC Secretary
The majority of friaries throughout the world (between 50-60%) participated in the
review of the draft of Chapter I of the Constitutions as a continuing formation process
regarding our identity.
Many thanks go to the CIRC members, the jurisdictional reference friars of the Province/
Custody/Delegation and to the House Chapter secretaries.
The majority of the friars appreciated the more Franciscan and spiritual tone of the new
text as well as the citations from the writings of Francis.
Some friars expressed some discomfort regarding a perceived centralization of the Order
and the competency of Conferences/Federations. Some further suggested varying the way of
referencing St. Francis.
No clear consensus emerged on the two alternatives presented (No. 9, §3, on the clerical
identification of the Order and No. 37, §2, on the obligation of affiliation ad tempus to the
regional jurisdiction).
Over 600 suggestions (the majority of which were editorial or stylistic in nature) arrived
back at CERC, all of which will be examined during the preparation of the second official draft.
A more detailed report is available on the Constitutions Web page, under Works 2015
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ŸŸ Friar Enzo Galli, OFM Conv.
On July 6-11, 2015, the Minister General, Friar Marco Tasca, participated
in a national conference in Assisi entitled “The Inspiration of Life in the Spirit:
From the Individual to the Person”, presented by Father Marko I. Rupnik and his team.
Also attending were the Secretary General for Formation, Friar Roberto Carboni; the Dean of
the Seraphicum, Friar Domenico Paoletti; and other friars involved in the St. Bonaventure Project
(Friars Giulio Cesareo, Emanuele Rimoli, Enzo Galli, Tomasz Szymczak, Francesco Scialpi, Igor Salmic,
José Suarez, Zlatko Vlahek, Teofil Ciuches, Vlad Bejan and Liviu Baciu).
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The Conference was held in the Domus Laetitiae and was attended by some 300 people, including laypersons, religious and priests. This is an annual ongoing formation event. The Centro
Aletti team organized the methodology and content of the program. At its heart, the program promoted a basic theological-spiritual approach that consists of an organic vision of life, which fosters
the integral formation of the person.
At 7 p.m. on Friday, July 10, the conference participants celebrated the Eucharist in the Upper
Basilica of St. Francis with Friar Marco Tasca presiding.
Some of the participants
Opening of the Year at La Vigna
ŸŸ Friar Timothy Kulbicki, OFM Conv., Guardian
The Friary of St. Anthony at the Baths (La Vigna) began the academic year
with a retreat held at the St. Vincent Pallotti Spirituality Center in Grottaferrata,
preached by Friar Agnello Stoia, Pastor at Ss. XII Apostoli.
This year the local fraternity is composed of nineteen (19) friars: four (4) under obedience
to the Minister General; fourteen (14) student friars; and one (1) religious of the Father Kolbe
Missionaries of the Immaculate. They represent six (6) of the seven (7) Conferences/Federations of the Order, eleven (11) different nationalities, and thirteen (13) different Jurisdictions.
Six (6) friars are in doctoral programs and ten (10) are pursuing licentiates. They are enrolled
at the Pontifical Gregorian University; the Salesian Pontifical University; the John Paul II Institute for the Family; the Pontifical Lateran University; the Pontifical Theological Faculty of St.
Bonaventure; the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum; the Pontifical Urban University;
and the Pontifical University Antonianum. Their fields of study are biblical theology, religious
formation, moral theology, philosophy, canon law, spirituality, Franciscan studies, and dogmatic theology.
The La Vigna community
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General Secretariat for Formation [SGF]
Friar Roberto CARBONI
Secretary General of the SGF
MiReFALC Meeting in Argentina
ŸŸ Friar Roberto Carboni, OFM Conv.
On July 13-19, 2015, members of MiReFALC (Ministry of Reflection of the Federación
Conventuales America Latina) came together for their annual meeting
at the house of the De La Salle Brothers in Cordoba, Argentina.
Also present were the Minister General, Friar Marco Tasca; the Assistant General for Latin
America, Friar Carlos Trovarelli; the Secretary General for Formation, Friar Roberto Carboni and
the Provincial of Rio Plata, Friar Aldo Cuccaro. Friar Aldo also arranged fraternal and attentive
hospitality for the participants.
The MiReFALC group gathers friars from Latin America and other guests to reflect on and
write about the Franciscan Order in Latin America and other issues regarding formation, spirituality and Franciscan theology. This year’s guests were Friar Giulio Cesareo from the Seraphicum in Rome and Friar Guillermo Spirito from the Theological Institute of Assisi.
One of the main objectives of the meeting was organizing the Congress for the 70th anniversary of the Conventual Franciscan presence in Latin America. The Congress will be held in
Rio de Janeiro in 2016. In addition to review and discussion, various friars proposed articles for
publication and plans were discussed for the next issue of the magazine Decires, the official
publication of MiReFALC.
The work week ended with a pilgrimage to Chamical, the site of the martyrdom of Friar
Carlos Murias. He was our confrere who was killed for his commitment to proclaim the Gospel
and defend the poor during Argentina’s military dictatorship in the 1970s. The friars celebrated Mass there.
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Meeting of CIMP Formators
ŸŸ Friar Roberto Carboni, OFM Conv.
On July 20- 24, almost all of the formators of the Conference of Intermediterranean
Ministers Provincial (CIMP) came together for their yearly formation meeting.
The event was held at the hospitable Capuchin friary at Fiera di Primiero in Italy’s Trentino
Province.
Also present were the Assistant General for the CIMP, Friar Joaquin Agesta; the Secretary
General for Formation, Friar Roberto Carboni; and Friar Renzo Degni, a member of the General
Secretariat for Formation.
Friar Joaquin offered a thoughtful reflection on certain aspects of the life of the Order,
while Friar Roberto presented the formators with an in-depth examination of the limits and
possibilities of Franciscan Discipleship, the Ratio Formationis of the Order, and some perspectives on formational content and method inspired by current scenarios in the social and ecclesial life. Friar Renzo Degni presented a summary of the International Conference for Formators
held last April, in Rome. It was attended by some 1,400 men and women religious. Finally,
there was analysis on the topic of formation in the context of new media and the digital world.
A day of rest was held which had all of the formators involved in an excursion-hike up in the
beautiful mountains nearby. They reached the summit topped by the statue of the “Thinking
Christ” at an altitude of 2500 meters (8202 ft.).
The CIMP formators
Vocations in the Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land
ŸŸ Friar Roberto Carboni, OFM Conv.
On September 4-9, 2015, the Secretary General for Formation (SGF), Friar Roberto
Carboni, visited two friaries in Lebanon in the Custody of the Orient and the Holy Land:
Saint Antoine de Padoue, in Beirut (Sin el Fil) and Saint François, in Zahle.
The trip was made to further develop the formation program there for young men starting
their vocational journey. In addition to meeting with friar formators, the Secretary for Formation met with postulants preparing for their novitiate year.
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The vocational situation in the Custody of the Orient is opening up to new prospects, with
young people coming from a land that hosts as many as 11 different Christian denominations
including: Latin Catholics, Maronites, Armenians, Copts, Chaldeans, Greek Orthodox and Greek
Catholics, etc. This is in addition to a strong Muslim presence, which also has its own variations
(Sunnis, Shiites and Ishmaelites).
Recently, two young Lebanese friars currently studying in Rome, Friar Elias Paul Marswanian
and Friar Elias Turk, renewed their religious vows.
After the renewal of vows
The magnificent cedars of
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General Secretariat for Mission Animation [SGAM]
Friar Jarosław Wysoczański
Secretary General of the SGAM
Disciples of Jesus
ŸŸ Friar Jarosław Wysoczański, OFM Conv.
On the evening of February 3, 2014, Holy Father Francis held a private audience
with His Eminence, Angelo Cardinal Amato, S.D.B. (Salesians of Don Bosco),
Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
The Pope authorized the Congregation to promulgate the Decree of Martyrdom of the Servants of God Miguel Tomaszek, OFM Conv., Zbigniew Strzałkowski, OFM Conv., and Alessandro
Dordi, a diocesan priest from the Diocese of Bergamo.
It is now known that the beatification will be celebrated in Chimbote, Peru, on Sunday, December 5, 2015. The next day, in Pariacoto, there will be a Mass of thanksgiving celebrated with
the participation of the mission and the representatives of CONFER Peru (Peru’s Conference of
Men’s and Women’s Major Superiors).
In the last few months, the beatification has prompted the celebration of Masses of thanksgiving to God. The first were in Santa and Pariacoto (Peru), then in several places in Rome, for
example, the General Curia of the Jesuits. That Mass included a group of Peruvian religious
who worked in Peru along with the Most Reverend Pedro Barreto, Bishop of Huancayo (Peru)
who met with the martyrs when they first arrived in Peru.
Other initiatives were carried out in Poland, such as the meeting at the formation house in
Cracow, the Poor Clare’s retreat in Miedniewice, missionary animation in Warsaw and Legnica,
and even some coverage in the mass media: television, radio and several newspapers.
The Minister General, his Definitory and the friars in charge of the beatification have developed a project to help discover the signs, prophecy and mystery of God through the martyrdom of Friar Miguel, Friar Zbigniew and Father ‘Sandro’. Raising awareness of the lives of the
martyrs, in the context of the beatification of the friars of Peru, requires a team of animators or
a travelling fraternity, within and for the mission. On the 24th anniversary of the martyrdom,
the team will visit Pariacoto and all the communities of the mission, in order to listen and
report on memories about the martyrdom of the friars. The event will bring together the religious and laity concerned, the people and the Church in Peru.
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It Is Impossible to Be a Christian Without Being a Martyr...
ŸŸ Friar Jarosław Wysoczański, OFM Conv.
On July 7-10, 2015, a missionary animation workshop was held for religious and secular
religious leaders, laypersons, religious and friars of the Delegation of Peru. The event took
place in Ñaña, Peru.
This was in response to a missionary animation project to raise awareness and support
ahead of the beatification of the martyrs of Peru, Friars Miguel Tomaszek, Zbigniew Strzałkowski
and Father Alessandro Dordi. The workshop in Ñaña offered reflections to help discover the
signs, prophecy and the mystery of God through the martyrdom of our friars. About 20 people
attended the event, which was led by the Benedictine monk, Fr. Simon Pedro Arnold.
He reflected on the themes: “The Theological Foundation of Martyrdom”; “What Happened
Between Early Christianity and the Council of Nicaea (325)?”; “The Religious System of Christianity Inherited in Peru”; “How to Retrieve the Insight and Originality of the Early Christian Communities”; “The Situation and Great Challenges Facing Peru Today”; and “What To Do Regarding the Situation of the Peruvian Church Today and the Challenge of the Future Beatification”.
The participants
ŸŸ Friar Jarosław Wysoczański, OFM Conv.
During August 5-15, 2015, three formation events were held in preparation
for the upcoming beatification of the Friar-Martyrs of Peru.
The participants included the Secular Franciscans from our Franciscan communities in Lima
and Pariacoto, various religious from CONFER Peru (Peru’s Conference of Men’s and Women’s
Major Superiors) and a number of friars from the Delegation of Peru.
The first event was a retreat, the second was a seminar and the third was a missionary experience. All three were organized by the General Secretariat for Missionary Animation (SGAM)
and the Delegation of Peru.
The first days were dedicated to getting ready for the seminar and for the various groups of
secular and consecrated participants to get to know each other.
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Formation Activities in Chimbote-Pariacoto, Peru
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Next came the mission experience in Pariacoto which coincided with the 24th anniversary
of the martyrdom of Friars Miguel Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzałkowski. In total, it was a tenday learning experience, filled with an awareness of God’s presence at every turn
The participants
Course for New Missionaries - Brussels 2015
ŸŸ Friar Alphonse Vazhappanady, OFM Conv., SGAM Member
The English language version of the course for new missionaries began on September 1st.
The thirteen friars participating are Capuchins, Conventuals and OFM’s, and are staying
at the friary of Our Lady of the Nations in Brussels. They are preparing for their missions in
Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Congo, Denmark, the Philippines and India (Arunachel
Pradesh and Andhrapradesh).
The course is directed by Friar Gianfrancesco Sisto, OFM, and animated by Friar Alphonse
Vazhappanady, OFM Conv. It will cover numerous topics including justice, peace and the integrity of creation, secularism in Europe, mission work in Asia, the cultures and religions of
Africa, fraternal finances in the missions and the role of the leader.
At the conclusion of the course there will be a weeklong pilgrimage to Assisi and other
Franciscan sites to hopefully share in the mission spirit and desire of the Poverello. The course
is intended not only to share theoretical knowledge, but also, and much more importantly,
to be an experience of fraternal life lived as mission: a simple life style, with an openness to
fraternal sharing of experiences and life, an opportunity for a full prayer schedule, the sharing
of house work and some pastoral activities, and doing ministry among the poor and homeless
who are welcomed at the two friaries (Capuchin and Conventual) in the city. The following participants are friars from our Order: Friar Tomislaw Cvetko, Friar Jerry Mathew Pathikattil, Friar
Thomas Uzhathuval, Friar Jerome Kuriyedom, Friar Basil Maniparambil, Friar Linus Bayacan and
Friar Alphonse Vazhappanady.
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HOLY MASSES:
- the Cust. of the Sacro Convento, Assisi, Italy
- the Prov. of St. Anthony, Italy
- the Prov. of Croatia
FOR MISSIONS:
- the Cust. of Great Britain–Ireland
SCHOLARSHIPS:
FOR FORMATION:
- the Prov. of St. Anthony, Italy
- the Prov. of Our Lady of the Angels, USA
- the Cust. of Great Britain–Ireland
- the Prov. of Malta
THANKS also to those
who have made donations
using the communications channel
of the GENERAL CURIA
The financial aid administered by the General Curia isn’t the only circle of solidarity in the Order;
in fact, there are commendable and exemplary solidarity initiatives,
for example, between Mother Provinces and their Daughter Custodies or Delegations, or through ‘twinning’
thanks to the involvement of groups, institutions and parishes.
We extend our thanks to you all!
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FOR THE NEEDS OF THE ORDER:
- the Prov. of Our Lady of the Angels, USA
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Friar Miljenko HONTIĆ
Assistant General for the CEC
New Priests in the Province of Croatia
ŸŸ Friar Milan Gelo, OFM Conv.
Friar Stjepan Brčina and Filip Pušić, two Friars Minor Conventual
from the Province of St. Jerome, in Croatia, celebrated their first Masses in July.
Friar Stjepan, who currently studies at the Seraphicum in Rome, was ordained a priest on
April 26, 2015, by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica. After finishing the school year, he celebrated his first Mass on Saturday, July 4 at his home parish of St. Anthony of Padua in Drijenča,
Bosnia-Herzegovina. Many friars of the Province attended, together with the Assistant General
of the Conferentia Europae Centralis (CEC), Friar Miljenko Hontić, and nearly five-hundred of
Friar Stjepan’s friends, relatives and local townsfolk.
Friar Filip was ordained a priest on June 20, 2015, by His Eminence Josip Cardinal Bozanić,
Archbishop of Zagreb. He celebrated his first Mass in Zagreb on Sunday, July 12. The clerical
students of the Province provided very solemn liturgical service for the first Masses of both of
the young priests. At the end of each Mass, everyone sang the Te Deum accompanied by the
choir of St. Anthony of Padua parish in Zagreb. One can find the Te Deum expressed at the
beginning of every priestly vocation and at the end of every pastoral activity.
We wish that our brothers, Friar Stjepan and Friar Filip, might be true witnesses of Christ,
always remembering the example of St. Francis as a saint of humility, poverty and minority.
Friar Filip’s first Mass
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CEC Assembly and Conventual Day in Germany
ŸŸ Friar Miljenko Hontić, OFM Conv.
On September 6-9, 2015, the Province of Germany held a spiritual gathering at the friary
in Schwarzenberg.
The purpose of the gathering was to prepare the friars for the Provincial Chapter to be held
this coming October. Twenty-two friars of the Province attended along with Friar Bernhardin
Seither the Minister Provincial, Friar Mathias Moons, a Delegate of the Provincial Delegation
of Holland and Friar Miljenko Hontić, the Assistant General for the Conferentia Europae Centralis (CEC). Because the event was open to all, there were additional friars present besides the
Chapter Delegates. The gathering was led by Friar Dr. Thomas Dienberg, OFM Cap., a specialist
in Franciscan Spirituality. The theme was “Community and Community Leadership/Government”. The participants were very open and creative and at the end of the gathering everyone
was really pleased with the content and the fraternal atmosphere they had experienced over
the three days.
Immediately after the gathering, the participants moved to Würzburg, where friars of the
Province were joined by friars from the Polish Provincial Delegations in Germany. They came
together to celebrate the so-called “Minoritentag” or Conventual Day in Germany. Mass was
celebrated in the morning with the Minister Provincial presiding. A conference followed, led
by the same Friar Dr. Thomas who spoke on: “The Status Quo of Religious Mendicants in Europe”. The conference concluded with a visit to the “Juliusspital”: a foundation which includes
one of the oldest pharmacies in Germany, a hospital founded by the Prince of Franconia, and
a winery that was originally part of the complex. It all ended with a wine-tasting of the local
vintage produced on site and some fraternal exchange among the friars present.
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The participants
on Conventual Day
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Friar Jacek CIUPIŃSKI
Assistant General for the CEO
CEO Ongoing Formation Course
ŸŸ Friar Piotr Żurkiewicz, OFM Conv.
A formation course was held in the Czech Republic, July 5-25, for friars
who were celebrating their 10th anniversary of solemn vows this year.
Seventeen friars from the Provinces of Poland and the Custody of Russia participated in
the course.
The aim of the training course–which lasted about three weeks – was to offer content that
allowed the friars to make a report and evaluation of their life in Order so far, and to prepare a
formation program for the coming years.
Normally, the program is carried out in two stages. The first stage features lectures in Theology, Church History, Franciscanism and Psychology. The second features a spiritual retreat.
While staying in the Czech Republic, the participants had the opportunity to meet with
local Franciscans, visit the most important friaries and admire the countryside of Bohemia and
Moravia.
The participants
ŸŸ Friar Tadeusz Świątkowski, OFM Conv., General Visitator
On September 1, 2015, Friar Tadeusz Świątkowski, the Assistant General for the African
Federation of Conventual Franciscans (AFCOF), began a general canonical visitation
to the Province of Warsaw.
The visitation continued through September 10 and was made at the behest of the Minister General, Friar Marco Tasca.
This first part of the canonical visitation began at the Niepokalanów friary, about 42 km (26
miles) from Warsaw, the capitol of Poland. Niepokalanów is also known as the “City of the Immaculate”. It was founded in 1927 by the Conventual Franciscan St. Maximilian Kolbe. He was a
priest who was martyred at Auschwitz and canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1982.
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The friars of the “City” continue to observe the ideals of Father Kolbe through a life of prayer,
a daily witness of total consecration, and through various apostolates/services: mass media
(publishing, printing, radio and Internet) shrine ministry, parish apostolate and emergency
services and assistance to the local population (firefighters and rescue workers in the event of
accidents on the roads and lakes).
Currently the community has 124 friars: 43 priests and 81 religious brothers. The oldest friar
is 95 years old and the youngest is 28. The second part of the visit will be held in November.
The Niepokalanów community
Fraternal Visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
ŸŸ Friar Jacek Ciupiński, OFM Conv.
From 29 June to July 3, 2015, Friar Jacek Ciupiński, the Assistant General
for the Conferentia Europae Orientalis (CEO), made a fraternal visit to the mission
in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. From August 25 to September 9, he also visited
the friars of the Provincial Delegation of Uzbekistan (a missio sui iuris
or “independent mission”).
Between late June and early July, Friar Jacek was able to spend some time with the three
friars in Kazakhstan. They are engaged in the pastoral care of a small parish and take part in
cultural, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue. During the visit, the Assistant General, together with the friars, met both the Archbishop of Astana and the Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan. Together, they discussed the current situation and the future of our mission.
While he was in Uzbekistan, Friar Jacek visited all the places where the friars reside. He also
met with the Most Reverend Jerzy Maculewicz, Bishop of Tashkent. The bishop is our confrere
and a former Assistant General for the CEO.
Uzbekistan currently has 7 friars in 4 presences of the Order: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara
and Fergana. Although the Catholic presence in Uzbekistan is a tiny island – the country is
predominantly Muslim – there are still some young men in formation. This year there are two
postulants and a novice. Their period of initial formation is taking place in the Province of
Cracow, Poland.
Kazakhstan:
with the Apostolic Nuncio
Uzbekistan:
fraternal meeting in Tashkent
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CONVENTUAL FRANCISCAN CONFERENCE [CFC]
Friar Jude WINKLER
Assistant General for the CFC
The Meeting of the CFC Formators
ŸŸ Friar Jude Winkler, Assistant General for the CFC
On July 21-23, 2015, the formators of the Conventual Franciscan Conference (CFC), the
Major Superiors of the CFC, and various representatives of formation commissions, met
in Marytown, Illinois, USA, to study and revise the proposed formation directory of the
Federation’s consolidated houses of formation.
There were twenty-four participants in this encounter. Friar Michael Zielke, the liason of
the CFC leadership for formation, chaired the meeting and Fr. Fintan Sheeran, a priest from the
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, acted as the facilitator of the process.
Friar Jude Winkler, the Assistant General for the CFC, was also present for this meeting.
The draft of the Federation formation directory produced at this meeting will now undergo
further study by the Provincial formation commissions and a future assembly of formators in
two years’ time. After that, it will be presented to the various Federation Chapters for their approval.
The CFC participants
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Friar Joaquín Ángel AGESTA CUEVAS
Assistant General for the CIMP
General Canonical Visitation in Malta
ŸŸ Friar Jude Winkler, Assistant General for the CFC
From June 28 to July 14, Friar Jude Winkler, having been delegated by Friar Marco Tasca,
the Minister General, conducted a General Canonical Visitation to the St. Paul Province in
Malta.
There are forty-six solemnly professed friars in the Province assigned to seven friaries
throughout the islands of Malta and Gozo (with an eighth friary in Calcutta, India). Three of
the friaries are associated with parishes on the north side of Malta, while the other four friaries
have a large friary chapel where the friars provide ministry, especially the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Spiritual Direction.
One of their most renowned apostolates is the CAK ministry, a publishing house which
produces materials in Maltese (original and translated) for Catholics in Malta.
The Province is also known for its long standing commitment to the Missions. Maltese friars either founded or served in missions in England, Zambia, Lebanon, Turkey, Australia and
India. They have entered into a joint venture with the Province of India for the founding of a
new mission in Kolkota, India. Since the beginning of this year, two Maltese friars have been
assigned to London to provide ministry for patients sent there by the Maltese Government for
specialized medical care.
The friars were preparing for their Ordinary Provincial Chapter in September.
The Visitator
with the Provincial Definitory
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A Three-Month “Mission” on the Banks of the Tiber
ŸŸ Friar Paolo Fiasconaro, OFM Conv.
The Franciscan Missionary Center-ONLUS (Non-Profit Organization for Social Use)
is a work of the Conference of Intermediterranean Ministers Provincial (CIMP).
For the second year in a row (June 12 - August 30, 2015) it operated an exhibition booth on
the banks of the Tiber in Rome. The booth was set up to teach tourists and locals about Conventual Franciscan missionary activities going on in forty countries around the world.
The initiative was aimed at enriching the public leisure setting with cultural, artistic and
spiritual content. It came about in response to St. Francis’ invitation to “go out into the world
...” and Pope Francis’ invitation for the Church to “go forth from our own comfort zone in order
to reach all the peripheries”; even here, where people were taking time to make room for a
healthier lifestyle. During the three summer months, nearly two million people strolled along
the river walk and were able to enjoy the booth and its missionary proposals and activities.
They especially enjoyed the friars wearing their habits in such a “lay” environment of evening
promenades, entertainment and relaxation. People in this human river would look astonished,
stop, dialogue with the friars and walk on late into the night...they were looking for a smile,
some advice, a chance to vent their feelings or find their way again.
Anchored next to missionary booth was a giant, 8-meter high (26 ft.), inflatable St. Maximilian Kolbe, in his habit, reminding people about the Auschwitz concentration camp. It was
a beautiful way to call attention to the missionary spirit of this martyred Polish friar. It made it
clear to visitors that “Mission” has a value that displaces all ideologies. It taught that the concept of “Mission” contains the inherent values of altruism, sharing, volunteering, solidarity and
everything else that is positive in the human soul when people relate to each other.
One new thing this year was the presence of some clerical students from the Seraphicum
and two postulants from the Province of Rome who occasionally enlivened the river walk.
Also new this year was involvement from different groups of faithful connected with the Scalabrini Fathers. These faithful were members of various national folk groups living in Rome. The
groups, representing Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala and Poland, performed in front of
the booth. They presented dances and songs and wore the traditional costumes of their lands.
The media took great interest in the novelty of the booth—resulting in two articles in the
newspaper Avvenire, a feature story in the magazine Testimoni, an extensive interview on
Vatican Radio and several TV reports by RAI and its Catholic stations in Mexico, Brazil, Latin
America and North America.
Friar Paolo Fiasconaro and the
8-meter high (26 ft.) inflatable
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Formation Week for Young Friars of the CIMP
ŸŸ Friar Roberto Carboni, Secretary General of the SGF
The Fraternity of Saint Antoine in Brussels hosted a formation week for young friars
of the Federation of Intermediterranean Ministers Provincial (FIMP).
On August 24-29, 2015, the friar community in Brussels was pleased to host a group of
young friars in their first five years of solemn profession. These young men attend a formation
meeting each year. We were introduced to the style and pace of the community which puts
special emphasis on intense daily prayer, the Eucharist and Adoration. But there was also the
community’s daily work which included, among other things, distributing food to the poor
every week and welcoming the many young people who are starting to come here. Many of
them are attracted by the atmosphere of fraternity and prayer here and are eager to start on a
spiritual journey. A fraternal meeting was held with the entire community which helped us to
understand the beginnings and foundations of their community life.
Seventeen friars participated in the formation week. They came from different Provinces
of the FIMP. Also present were Friar Gianni Cappelletto, the coordinator for the week, Friar
Roberto Carboni, the Secretary General for Formation and Friar Francisco Bustillo, the Custos
of France, who offered a reflection on “Easter Fraternity”.
A day of fraternity took place outside of the friary with a pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Poor
of Banneux.
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The participants
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AFRICAN FEDERATION OF CONVENTUAL FRANCISCANS [AFCOF]
Friar Tadeusz ŚWIĄTKOWSKi
Assistant General for the AFCOF
New Friar Priests in Tanzania
ŸŸ Friar Tadeusz Świątkowski, OFM Conv.
On Thursday, July 9, 2015, the Provincial Custody of Tanzania (Province of Warsaw)
was overjoyed to see two of its friars ordained to the priesthood, Benson Mapunda
and Valence Kisaka.
The ordination took place in the Cathedral of Moshi, not far from the friaries in Arusha and
Mwanga. The presider was the Most Reverend Isaac Amani, Bishop of the Diocese of Moshi.
These two friars did their initial formation in Tanzania (postulancy and novitiate), Zambia
(Philosophy) and Kenya (Theology), in accord with the common formation agreement of the
African Federation of Conventual Franciscans (AFCOF).
Currently there are sixteen solemnly professed friars affiliated to the Custody of Tanzania:
nine are Polish and seven are Tanzanians. Those friars in initial formation include three theology students, ten philosophy students, one novice and two postulants.
The friars are distributed among four friaries: Mwanga, Arusha/Poli Singhisi, Dar es Salaam
and Morogoro.
The new priests
with the Custos
Burkina Faso: First Friar Priest
ŸŸ Friar Tadeusz Świątkowski, OFM Conv.
Friar Tadeusz Świątkowski, Assistant General for the AFCOF
The ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Koudougou (the Roman Catholic Diocese
where our presence first originated). The presider was the Most Reverend Joachim Ouedraogo,
Bishop of Koudougou. Also present was the Most Reverend Justin Kientega, Bishop of Ouahigouya.
The ordination was also attended by the Minister Provincial of Warsaw, Friar Wiesław Pyzio,
and the Provincial Superior of Abruzzo, Friar Fabrizio De Lellis.
Friar Christian celebrated his first Mass on Sunday, July 12, at his native parish in Kokologo.
Friar Christian is one of the first religious vocations of our Order in francophone Africa. He
was able to undertake his formation experience in a full intercultural context. He was a postu-
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On Saturday, July 11, 2015, the Delegation of Burkina Faso experienced the great joy
of seeing the ordination of its first Burkinabe friar priest: Friar Christian Seogo.
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lant in Kenya and Tanzania, a novice in Zambia, and studied Philosophy and Theology in Ghana
and Burkina Faso.
The Delegation continues to be blessed with other vocations who are being formed in
accord with the common formation agreement of the African Federation of Conventual Franciscans (AFCOF).
Currently the mission in Burkina Faso has eleven friars. Five are priests (three Polish, one
Italian and one from Burkina Faso). There are four clerical students of Theology (two are at the
Seraphicum), one Philosophy student, one novice and two postulants.
The friars are distributed between two friaries: Sabou and Ouagadougou.
Solemn Mass
Solemn Profession and 50th Anniversary
of the Mission in Zambia
ŸŸ Friar Angel Malama, OFM Conv.
On July 11, 2015, five friars of the Zambian Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs committed their lives totally to Christ in the Franciscan Conventual Order. They are Friars Joseph
Kalwiji, Joseph Nyirenda, Vincent Sichande, Patrick Mupula and Luke Chilambwe.
Friar Bernhardin Seither, the Minister Provincial of Germany, received the vows of the friars. At the same Eucharistic celebration, the Province of Zambia also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the St. Kalemba Mission and the work of evangelization done
by the friars there. The Mass was presided over by the Most Reverend Charles Joseph Sampa
Kasonde, Bishop of the Diocese of Solwezi. Concelebrating with him were Friar Lambe Ferena,
the Minister Provincial of Zambia and Friar Bernhardin Seither, the Minister Provincial of Germany, along with many other priests.
It was a day of joy and thanksgiving. Many local people, friars, priests and religious, travelled long distances to witness this big day. Also present were two friars from the one-time
American Custody of Zambia, Friars Werner Iten and Tony Droll.
After the Mas
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Uganda: Children’s Pilgrimage to Munyonyo
ŸŸ The friars of the mission
Every year, the Archdiocese of Kampala holds a children’s gathering called “Bannakizito”
– “The Children of St. Kizito”. This year marks the ninth edition of that event. It took place on
Sunday, July 12, at the Shrine of the Ugandan Martyrs in Munyonyo.
The small chapel in Munyonyo has never seen such great crowds before. More than 10,000
children came, together with their parents and guardians. They represented all the primary
schools and parish groups of the Diocese. Even children from our Franciscan Matugga School
were there.
St. Kizito was the youngest of the Ugandan martyrs and was a servant in the court of
Mwanga II, the king of the Buganda tribe. Kizito died for Christ in Namugongo, being burned
alive at the stake on June 3, 1886. He was only 14 years old. A neophyte, he had just been baptized on May 26, a few days before his death. In Africa, he is the patron saint of children and
primary schools.
The group of schoolchildren
Solemn Vows in Kenya
On Saturday, August 15, 2015, the Provincial Custody of Kenya (of the Province of Gdansk,
Poland) celebrated a joyous event.
Five Kenyan friars professed their solemn vows into the hands of their Provincial Custos, Friar Kazimierz Szulc. The ceremony was held at our parish in Nairobi-South C. The names of the
friars are: Simon Kaaru, Emmanuel Mutune, Gifton Kiwo, Aquainas Mutua and Pius Musyoka.
The celebration was attended by almost all the friars of the Custody as well as numerous
faithful, religious and lay people from various parts of the country (Mombasa, Kibwezi, Taveta,
Machakos, Nairobi and Ruiru).
Later, all the participants shared a communally-prepared lunch. They made the party even
more festive with their songs and dances. The celebration ended with the ritual “cutting of the
cake”, which symbolizes the traditional ritual of slaughtering a goat.
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ŸŸ Friar Tadeusz Świątkowski, OFM Conv.
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After the Mass
Priestly and Diaconal Ordinations in Zambia
ŸŸ Friar Angel Malama, OFM Conv.
On August 22, 2015, the Province of Zambia was blessed with two new priests
and two new deacons.
Friar Davies Chileshe and Friar Patrick Maria Siame were ordained priests at the Marian
Shrine in the Ibenga St. Theresa Mission. The Most Reverend Joseph Kasonde, Bishop of the
Diocese of Solwezi, presided.
During the same Eucharistic celebration, Friar Willis Chungu and Friar William Mulenga
Chanda were ordained deacons.
We wish them every blessing in their new ministry as priests and deacons of the Church
and we pray that they may always be faithful to their calling as missionary priests and deacons
of the Friars Minor Conventual.
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Fraternal Celebrations in Ghana
ŸŸ Friar Anthony Bezo, Provincial Custos
The month of July is a fraternal month filled with fraternal activities
in the Custody of Ghana.
There were a number of fraternal events in July this year. It began with the Renewal of Vows
of twenty-one young friars; most of whom had come back to Ghana for their vacations. The
renewal took place in Saltpond on July 15th.
The second event took place thanks to our All-Providing God who blessed the Custody
with three new priests, namely, Friars Augustine Dunyo, Timothy Kuupine and Gregory Amore.
The colorful ordination ceremony was held on July 18th at the Sacred Heart parish church in
Sunyani. It was a well-attended, overwhelmingly joyful occasion.
Finally, on August 1, seven young men took up the Conventual Franciscan habit to begin
their novitiate year in Saltpond. They have started this year-long journey with a new Director
of Novices, Friar Moses Arthur and his assistant, Friar Timothy Kuupine.
The Custody of Ghana thanks the Lord for the flourishing vocations within the Jurisdiction.
At the same time we thank each other, the Province and the entire Order for the fraternal moments we have been able to share during these celebrations.
The novices
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After the renewal of vows
Solemn Professions in Ghana
ŸŸ Friar Jude Winkler, Assistant General for the CFC
Three young friars made their solemn profession of vows on August 15, 2015,
at Christ the King parish church in Takoradi.
They are: Friar Thaddaeus Apetorgbor, Friar Stephen Oscar Amo and Friar Emmanuel Ocran.
Their vows were accepted by Friar Anthony Bezo, the Custos of the Custody of St. Anthony,
in Ghana. Friar Jude Winkler, the Assistant General for the Conventual Franciscan Conference
(CFC), preached at the Mass. He was visiting Ghana at the time to preach a series of retreats to
the diocesan priests of the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga.
A large number of friars from all over Ghana attended the celebration. It was one of several
important events (professions, ordinations, etc.) that took place in the life of the custody that
month.
The new solemnly-professed
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FEDERACIÓN CONVENTUALES AMERICA LATINA [FALC]
Friar Carlos TROVARELLI
Assistant General for the FALC
Priestly Ordination in Brazil
ŸŸ Friar Eduardo Toledo, OFM Conv.
On August 15, 2015, Friar Eduardo José da Silva Toledo was ordained a priest.
The ceremony took place at 5 p.m. at the parish church of Nossa Senhora da Boa Esperança
in Caçapava, São Paulo State.
Friar Eduardo belongs to the St. Francis of Assisi Province in Brazil. He was ordained during
the solemn Mass of the Assumption of Our Lady which was presided over by the Most Reverend Friar Elias James Manning, Bishop Emeritus of Valença–Rio de Janeiro. Also attending
were the Minister Provincial, Friar Gilson Miguel Nunes, and many friars from all of the fraternities of the St. Francis Province.
There were also friars present from other Franciscan obediences, a number of other religious and a Benedictine monk. Friar Eduardo celebrated his first Mass the day after his ordination, at the Chapel of Nossa Senhora Aparecida.
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Formation Meeting in Brazil
ŸŸ Friar Paulo Sérgio, Custodial Secretary
On July 27-31, the friars of Brazil’s Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception gathered at the Casa Abel center, in the city of Araruama, Rio de Janeiro state,
for a week of study.
Since pastoral ministry is this year’s topic for the Custodial Quadrennial Project (PCQ), the
meeting’s director, Father Helcimar of the Archdiocese of Niterói, made a presentation on the
theme of parish ministry, with respect to recent pontificates, especially in light of the apostolic
exhortation Evangelii Gaudium.
It was a nice event—a time for fraternity, prayer and study.
The participants
A Prolific August in Mexico
ŸŸ Friar Manolo Morales, OFM Conv.
On August 1st, four young men began their novitiate at the San Guillermo Abad fraternity
in the municipality of Totolapan, Morelos State. They are Friars Benjamín Bernal, Dennis García,
Alberto Catzin and Irán López. The four young men were welcomed into community life and
received their Franciscan habit at the hands of their Minister Provincial, Friar Francisco Díaz
Valdés, in the presence of their formator, Friar Guillermo Aguilar.
On the 12th, at 11:00 am, Friars Alfredo Medrano, Herlindo Aparicio, Miguel Cervantes, Pablo Rosario and Luis Alonso Cota made their solemn profession. The ceremony took place at the
María Inmaculada community, home to the seminary of philosophy and theology in Cuautitlan Izcalli, State of Mexico. The Eucharist was presided over by the Minister Provincial. After the
liturgy, family, friends and benefactors shared some fraternal time with the newly-professed.
On the 26th, Friars Raúl Ramírez, Patricio Hernández and Rubén Martínez were ordained
priests and Friars Sabino Tiburcio, Alfredo Medrano and Luis Alonso Cota were ordained dea-
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During August of 2015, some important events took place in the Province
of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico).
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cons, all at the hands of the Most Reverend Francisco González Ramos, Bishop of Izcalli. The
celebration was held in the María Inmaculada friary complex which provided the friars of the
Province with an occasion for community and happy reunions.
Finally, on the 31st, the Minister Provincial, along with Friar Fausto de Jesús Ramírez, received 26 young men beginning their postulancy experience at the San Maximiliano Kolbe
friary.
Without a doubt, God has abundantly blessed the Province of Mexico. We pray to God that
our brothers might obtain from Him loyalty and perseverance to the end.
The novices with the Minister
Provincial, their Novice Master
and some confreres
After the ordination
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Priestly Ordination in Colombia
ŸŸ From the Custody
On August 30, 2015, Friar Daniel Andrés Bohórquez Galvis was ordained a priest.
The ceremony took place at 10 a.m. at the parish church of San Luis de Tolosa in the Archdiocese of Bogota.
Friar Daniel is from the St. Francis of Assisi Custody in Colombia. The Custody is a dependent of the Province of Our Lady of Montserrat, in Spain. Friar Daniel was ordained during a
solemn Mass presided over by the Most Reverend José Daniel Falla Robles, Auxiliary Bishop of
Cali and General Secretary of the Colombian Episcopal Conference. Also attending were the
Provincial Custos, Friar Jhon Jairo Molina and his Definitory along with the guardians and pastors of the various friaries in the Custody.
Our brother celebrated his first Mass on the same day that he was ordained, in the chapel
of the Seminary of St. Anthony in Bogota. It was the place where he first began his vocational
discernment.
The priestly ordination
Formation Week in the Delegation of Chile
ŸŸ Friar Jack Ginting, OFM Conv.
From August 31 to September 4, 2015, the friars of the three communities
of the Delegation of Chile (Copiapo, Santiago and Curicó) met at the Inmaculada
Concepción friary in Santiago to have a formation week.
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This event is held annually as a form of supportive guidance from the Province. This year’s
formation week was led by Friar Gianni Cappelletto, former Minister Provincial, and Friar Gilberto Depeder, Vice Rector of clerical students in Padua.
The formation week was a good opportunity for more deeply analyzing the reflection that
was developed last year on the friars’ twenty-year presence in Chile.
With the help of Friar Gianni and Friar Gilberto, the friars of the delegation reflected on the
past and the dreams driving the present and the future. Emphasis was placed on taking an
attitude of gratitude for what God has done in recent years and looking past personal fragility
and infidelity.
Participants were invited “to cross to the other shore” full of confidence with a positive outlook, apart from the results. Despite the hardships and worries, Friar Gilberto and Friar Gianni
urged the friars, hardships and worries notwithstanding, to: “not allow ourselves to be robbed
of the ideal of fraternal love!” (Evangelii Gaudium 101). They suggested that one should look
at his brother with the eyes of faith, as a companion on the journey. One must keep the spirituality of communion alive and have eyes that see, hearts that are merciful and hands and feet
open to welcoming others.
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Thanks to the Lord for the gift of this formation week. It was a time of joy, serenity and fraternity. Sincere thanks as well to Friars John and Gilberto.
The participants
Brazil: First National Meeting
among Franciscan Lay Brothers
ŸŸ Friar Eduardo Toledo, OFM Conv.
On September 4-7, 2015, friars belonging to the various obediences of the Franciscan
Families (OFM, OFM Cap., OFM Conv. and TOR) met together in Agudos, São Paulo State.
77 Friars Minor lay brothers, came together from 15 Brazilian states and met for the first time in order to
reflect on the topic:“The Lay Dimension of the Franciscan Friar: History, Spirituality and Perspectives”.
A number of Ministers Provincial were present as well: Friars Fidêncio Vanboemmel, Carlos Silva, Liomar
Pereira and Gilson Miguel Nunes.
The attendees were aware of the historic importance of the meeting, not just because it was the first
time that lay brothers from all the Franciscan obediences had come together on such a national and world
level, but also because the meeting made significant steps in the work of examining the makeup of our
fraternity and our common identity, such as being brothers and Friars Minor.
The participants
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2015 FALC Ongoing Formation Course
ŸŸ Friar Carlos A. Trovarelli, OFM Conv.
On September 5, the Federación Conventuales America Latina (FALC)
began its “Rivotorto Course” for ongoing Franciscan formation.
The four-week course started at the Seraphicum International College and continued, for
the most part, at the Protoconvento of St. Francis.
The Federation, with help from the government of the Order, has faithfully presented this
course for the last thirty years. The course is offered every two or three years and is particularly
aimed at younger and middle-aged friars.
A number of friaries opened their doors to the course participants and provided for their
needs. These friaries included the Seraphicum, Rivotorto, the Saint, Twelve Holy Apostles,
some of the General Houses and other area communities. This year, the friary at Tagliacozzo
also participated.
Twelve friars attended the course this year. Eighteen different Jurisdictions were represented: Rio Plata; Bolivia; Brazil-Brasilia; Brazil-Maranhão; Brazil-Rio de Janeiro; Brazil-Sao Paulo,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela. The coordinators for the
course were Friar Lindor Tofful (Rioplatense Province) and the Secretary General for Formation, Friar Roberto Carboni. Friars Evilasio Andrade da Silva and Jorge Fernández, both from
the Sacro Convento, assisted.
The methodology was varied and included guided visits to important Franciscan and
Church sites; lessons on Franciscanism, taught by some of our professors; sharing life and community together; visiting various friaries; having days for retreat and reflection, etc.
The celebration of the Feast of St. Francis was the crowning event of this fraternal formational experience.
The participants
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FEDERATION OF ASIAN MINOR CONVENTUALS [FAMC]
Friar Benedict Seung Jae BAEK
Assistant General for the FAMC
Province of Japan: Ongoing Formation
ŸŸ Friar Benedict Baek, OFM Conv.
On September 2- 5, 2015, the friars of the Province of Japan gathered at the Seibono Kishi
Nagasaki friary to participate in their annual ongoing formation course.
The course was led by Friar Francesco Cocco, personal secretary of the Minister General
and a biblical scholar. He offered reflections on six passages of Luke’s Gospel, following the
theme: “The Gospel of Mercy”.
Also present was Friar Benedict Baek, Assistant General for the Federation of Asian Minor
Conventuals (FAMC). Friar Benedict made a presentation on the journey of the Order and the
development of the Six-Year Plan. The friars were very happy that the course helped them get
prepared for the Jubilee of Mercy that Pope Francis will launch starting next December 8.
At the conclusion of the meeting, on September 5, the friars celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Friar Pietro Taki’s ordination to the priesthood, and fifty years of religious profession for
two confreres: Friar Alessio Matsushita and Friar Tommaso Tagawa. Many guests came to share
the joy of the anniversaries of our confreres.
The participants
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Solemn Vows in Indonesia
ŸŸ Friar Samuel Simangunsong, OFM Conv.
Urged on by the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi to radically follow the poor and crucified
Christ, two young friars, Massimiliano Satya Graha Ginting and Norbertus Nana Manek,
professed their solemn vows into the hands of the Provincial Custos of Indonesia,
Friar Maximilian Sembiring.
The ceremony took place on the Feast of St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
The Provincial Custos presided over the Mass, which was held at the St. Joseph Spouse parish church in Delitua.
In his homily, the Custos hoped that all the friars of the Custody, especially the two newlyprofessed ones, might seriously live out the charism of the Order in order to “wake up the
world” as Holy Father Francis said during this Year of Consecrated Life.
After Mass, the celebration continued with some leisure time and a formal lunch.
After the Mass
New Novices of the Custody of Indonesia
ŸŸ Friar Maximilian Sembiring, Provincial Custos
The rite of vesting took place during a Mass of the community with several friars of the
Custody present. Friar Maximilian Sembiring, the Provincial Custos, presided over the Mass
that included the rite of vesting.
The six novices are: 1) Andika Andreas Bastanta Sitepu (Friar Bernardinus), 2) Dede Permana Elia Bukit (Friar Leo), 3) Elias Hende (Friar Masseo), 4) Natanael Kristianus Ngai Liko (Friar
Yohanes Maria Vianei), 5) Rikardus Andu (Friar Angelo), and 6) Albertus Hendra Permana (Friar
Yosep Kopertino).
After the celebration, Friar Bayu Justianus Aprianto, immediately began his role as Novice
Master by holding his first formation meeting.
In a few months, a new novitiate will be built in Tiga Dolok, about 150 km from Tiga Juhar.
Both locations are found on the Island of Sumatra
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On the morning of July 14, 2015, six young men received the “clothes of probation”
in the old novitiate chapel at Tiga Juhar in the Custody of Indonesia.
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The new novices
Indonesian Novices Profess Vows
ŸŸ Friar Emmanuel L. Giva Jr., Custodial Secretary
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady, two Indonesian novices, namely,
Justin Ginting and Randy Sembiring, professed their vows before Friar Maximilian
Sembiring, the Provincial Custos of the Custody of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The professions took place at St. Joseph’s Church in Tagaytay City in the Philippines. Friar
Hermanus Ginting was present as a special witness. Also attending were the postulants of the
Custody, some religious sisters and a few lay collaborators.
Last year, two novices from the Vietnam mission professed their vows in the Philippine
Custody while their remaining four classmates continued on in formation. This year, those four
completed their novitiate and went on to profess vows in their own Jurisdictions. The professions took place on the same day and around the same time. Meanwhile, three Sri Lankans
taking part in the common novitiate program of the Federation of Asian Minor Conventuals
(FAMC) will shortly complete their canonical year and likewise profess their religious vows.
The program for the new novitiate year starts on September 8.
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Venezuela: Ordinary Custodial Chapter
ŸŸ Friar Javier Ramírez, Chapter Secretary
From June 29 to July 5, 2015, the Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto, Venezuela,
celebrated the first part of its fourth Ordinary Custodial Chapter.
Those attending included Friar Michele Pellegrini, the Minister Provincial of the Province of
Saints Nicholas and Angelo (Puglia, Italy), and Friar Carlos Trovarelli, the Assistant General for
the Federación Conventuales America Latina (FALC).
On Thursday, July 2, Friar José Luis Avendaño was elected Provincial Custos (first term).
On Friday, July 3, the following friars were elected to the Custodial Definitory: Friar Carlos de
Jesús Ortiz, Vicar; Friar José Alberto Suarez, Secretary (he is finishing his studies in Italy and will
return to the Custody next September); Friar Evelio Carvajal, Treasurer; and Friar Javier Cedeño,
Definitor. They deserve our best wishes.
The second part of the Custodial Chapter will be celebrated July 20-25, 2015, at the formation house in Palmira, Táchira State, Venezuela.
The Capitulars
The Custodial Definitory
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Brazil: Chapter of the St. Maximilian Kolbe Province
ŸŸ Friar Carlos Trovarelli, OFM Conv.
On July 20-24, 2015, Brazil’s still-youthful St. Maximilian Kolbe Province celebrated its
fourth Ordinary Provincial Chapter in Brasilia (Federal District). The Minister General,
Friar Marco Tasca, presided.
The Chapter was held at the large property which includes the St. Francis of Assisi Friary Shrine,
the San Buenaventura Friary Seminary, the Provincial Curia and the Institute of St. Bonaventure (ISB),
in whose auditorium the sessions took place.
The Chapter sessions were preceded by a half-day of reflection and prayer led by Friar Wiesław
Pyzio, the Minister Provincial of Warsaw (our Mother Province). He was a special guest for the occasion.
Except for some friars who were temporarily outside of the Province, almost every friar with voting rights attended the Chapter. There were 65 Capitulars in all. The Chapter elected Friar Marcelo
Veronez to his first four-year term as Minister Provincial. His predecessor is Friar Norberto De Moura
Cruz, who served as Minister Provincial for almost eight years (2007 to mid-2015).
Friar Marcelo was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemitim (Espirito Santo state) on July 5, 1973. He made
his solemn profession on October 13, 2001, and was ordained a priest on December 6, 2003. He holds
a Licentiate in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Brasilia and a Masters in Spiritual Theology with
a specialization in Franciscanism.
A new Provincial Definitory was elected as well. The new Definitors are: Friar Dilsimar de Negreiros (Vicar Provincial), Friar Rafael Pinheiro Normando (Provincial Secretary), Friar Mieczysław Tlaga
(Definitor), Friar Hoslan Alencar Guedes Lima (Definitor) and Friar Amilton Leandro Gomes Nascimento (Definitor).
Friar Gilson Nunes, the Minister Provincial of the St. Francis of Assisi Province in São Paulo, and Friar
Donil Alves Silva Junior, from the Custody of Rio de Janeiro, participated as guests. Their attendance
reinforced the fraternity of our Brazilian presences.
The Provincial Definitory
The Capitulars
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Malta: Ordinary Provincial Chapter
ŸŸ Friar Jude Winkler, Assistant General for the CFC
On September 7-10, 2015, the friars of St. Paul the Apostle Province of Malta
celebrated their Ordinary Provincial Chapter at the CAK center in Birbirkara.
Friar George Zammit,
Minister Provincial
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Friar Joaquin Agesta, the Assistant General for the Conference of Intermediterranean Ministers Provincial (CIMP), presided during the Chapter. Friar Jude Winkler, who served as the
Visitator General to the Province, was also present. Friar Marco Tasca, the Minister General,
presided over the election of the Minister Provincial, Friar George Zammit, and his Definitory.
The Capitulars elected Friar George Zammit to his first term as Minister Provincial. Friar
George was born November 9, 1946, in Victoria, on the island of Gozo, Malta. He professed
his temporary vows on Sept. 17, 1966, and his solemn vows on November 29, 1970. He was
ordained a priest on December 17, 1972.
Friar Colin Sammut is the Vicar of the Province, Friar Josef Pace is the Secretary, and Friar
Christopher Galdes and Friar Andrew Galea are the other Definitors. The friars discussed the
present situation of the Province and the need to reinforce their commitment to the fraternal
life. The second part of their Provincial Chapter will be celebrated early in October of this year.
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DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Office of Statistics
Friar Antonio M. PARISI
Head of Statistics
Professiones temporaneae
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Cust. Prov. Keniana
NGUGI Kenneth Macharia, MUOGORA Michael Maina (2015-08-25)
Cust. Prov. Tanzaniae
ASENGA Peter, MALISA James, MUSHI Gilbert, SILAYO Deusdedit, TARIMO Isdory Costantine (2015-08-25)
Prov. Polonica S. Antonii Pat. et B. Iacobi a Strepa (Deleg. Ugandae)
KATUMBA Godfrey, MUSAANYA Francis (2015-08-25)
Cust. Prov. Calabriae
CANINO Diego (2015-08-28)
Prov. Hungariae
TAKÁCS Máté János (2015-08-28)
Prov. Apuliae
D’ALESSANDRO Andrea, LOCRITANI Michele, VANTAGGIATO Giuseppe Paolo (2015-08-28)
CATAPANO Gianluca, DELLO IACOVO Pasquale (2015-08-29)
Prov. Croatiae
KRAŠEK Petar (2015-08-29)
Prov. Italica S. Antonii Patavini
NGENDANDUMWE Anicet, PAGNONI Simone, PORCEDDU Andrea, TONELLO Alberto (2015-08-29)
Prov. Romana
BRATTOLI Michele (2015-08-29)
Prov. Romaniae
DORCU Emanuel (2015-08-29)
ANDREI Marius, ANTICA Emanuel Petrache, BUDĂU Ioan Alexandru, BUTACU Iosif, CĂTĂLIN Emanuel, CIOBANU Andrei Iulian,
COBZARU Adrian, COJOC Francisc Ovidiu, CROITORU Dragoş Marian, DIAC Alexandru-Ionel, DUMEA Mihai Alexandru,
FICĂU Adrian Emanuel, FRÂNCU Ion, GAL Marcelin Paul, GHIURCA Eduard, GUZU Paul Robert, LASLĂU Narcis Leonard,
MĂRTINUȚ Liviu Florin, MURĂRAȘU Andrei Iulian, PERICICĂ Vasile, SASCĂU Alexandru Cosmin, TÂMPU Iulian Robert,
TOMA Raimund, VĂTĂMĂNELU Marian Emanuel, VÂRGĂ Petru (2015-09-06)
Prov. Siciliae
FERDICO Davide SCARCELLA Filippo (2015-08-28)
MANGANO Giacomo, VIRGA Ciro Maria Angelo (2015-08-29)
Cust. Prov. Galliae
DUBREZ Thierry-Marie, MACÉ Jérémie-Marie (2015-08-29)
Prov. Polonica B.M.V. Immaculatae
BIERZUŃSKI Mariusz, BOGUCKI Łukasz, GALASZEWSKI Jakub, GÓRKA Tomasz, JENDRAS Rafał, KONIECZNY Maksymilian,
MITROWSKI Mariusz, ŚLUSARCZYK Adam, ŚWIERKOSZ Grzegorz (2015-09-12)
Prov. Polonica S. Antonii Pat. et B. Iacobi a Strepa
BURDA Rafał Jan, BURTA Konrad (2015-09-19)
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Professiones sollemnes
Cust. Prov. Indonesiae
GINTING Maximilianus Satya Graha, MANEK Norbertus Nana (2015-07-15)
Prov. Americ. D. N. Angelorum
DUDEK Christopher (2015-08-02)
Cust. Prov. Keniana
KAARU Simon Mwenda, MBAYA Gifton Kiwo, MUSYOKA Pius Mutisya, MUTUA Aquinas Mutunga,
MUTUA Emmanuel Mutune (2015-08-15)
Prov. Melitensis
AQUILINA Allister Marija (2015-08-21)
Prov. Apuliae
MANCA Vito Cosimo (2015-09-06)
Prov. Romaniae
BLAJ Andrei-Marius, COJOC Robert, IŞCIUC Aurel-Paul, MÎRŢ Andrei, PERCĂ Mihai (2015-09-08)
Prov. Americ. S. Bonaventurae
FELIX Arturo, FETZ Thomas (2015-09-12)
Prov. Siciliae
RAMOS DE LA CRUZ Antolín (2015-09-17)
Ordinationes diaconales
Prov. Zambiae
CHANDA William, CHUNGU Willis (2015-08-22)
Cust. Gen. Assisiensis
ZHAO Pietro (Wenbo) (2015-09-17)
Ordinationes sacerdotales
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Prov. Polonica B.M.V. Immac. (Deleg. Prov. in Burkina Faso)
WENDKOUNI SEOGO Christian (2015-07-11)
Prov. Zambiae
CHILESHE Davis Chanda, SIAME Patrick (2015-08-22)
Cust. Prov. Indonesiae
GINTING Fictorium Natanael, HANOE Paskalis, SUSILO Ignasius Jakobus (2015-08-27)
Cust. Prov. Columbiae
BOHÓRQUEZ GALVIS Daniel Andrés (2015-08-30)
Prov. Siciliae
CANNIZZARO Salvatore (2015-09-12)
ARENA Antonino Maria (2015-09-26)
Cust. Gen. Assisiensis
FAN Paolo (Guoqiang) (2015-09-17))
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CIRCUMSCRIPTIO
LOCUS
DIES
AETAS
INSERRA Corrado (Carmine)
Prov. Siciliae
Palermo
2015-07-09
93
ŁOZIŃSKI Włodzimierz
Prov. Polononica S. Antonii Patav.
et B. Iacobi a Strepa
Horyniec Zdrój
2015-07-14
78
ZUCCA Umberto
Prov. Sardiniae
Cagliari
2015-07-14
78
BAUER Ulrich
Prov. Germaniae
Alzing
2015-07-15
89
MAJ Innocenty (Eugeniusz)
Prov. Polononica S. Antonii Patav.
et B. Iacobi a Strepa
Rychwałd
2015-07-27
93
DA SILVA Ivair Antônio
Cust. Prov. Brasiliensis Imm. Conc.
Lambari, MG
2015-08-08
66
CARRARO Tarcisio
Prov. Rioplatensis
Las Flores, Argentina
2015-08-13
77
RASIA Leonardo (Bruno)
Prov. Rioplatensis
Las Flores, Argentina
2015-08-13
80
PLANINIĆ Ivo (Zdravko)
Prov. Croatiae
Zagreb
2015-08-15
74
NKOLE Bwalya
Prov. Zambiae
Lusaka
2015-08-21
21
TINI Osvaldo
Prov. Umbriae
Roma
2015-08-28
79
PLUTINO Tarcisio (Sebastiano)
Cust. Prov. Calabriae
Armo di Reggio Calabria
(RC)
2015-09-15
89
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