Participants in the 2005 General Congregation

SERVING THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD
IN AN ERA OF CHANGE

What the Order must do today in order to be
capable of transmitting the charism tomorrow

PARTICIPANTS

Who participates in a General Congregation?

GerS - India

John Adapoor

Pernambuco

Prior Provincialis: Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista --- Peritus -

Neap

Prior Provincialis: Mario Alfarano --- Peritus -

Ita

Prior Provincialis: Claudio Bellotti --- Peritus -

Pol

Prior Provincialis: Dariusz Borek --- Peritus -

GerS - Parana

Edmilson Borges

Hib

Prior Provincialis: Fintan Burke --- Peritus -

Colombia - Delegación Tito Brandsma

Hugo Canavan

La Bruna

Prior Provincialis: Alfredo Di Cerbo --- Peritus: Luciano Di Cerbo

PCM - Perú

James Geaney

SEL

Prior Provincialis: Michael Kissane --- Peritus: Michael Driscoll

BM

Vojtech Kodet

GER - S

Prior Provincialis: Christian Körner --- Peritus: Günter Benker

Brit

Prior Provincialis: Antony Lester --- Peritus: Damion Cassidy

Cat

Prior Provincialis: Raül Valenti Masana i Peiró --- Peritus -

Hib - Z

John McGrath

Mel - B

Valeriano Mercieca

Lus

Prior Provincialis: Antonio Monterio --- Peritus -

Indo

Prior Provincialis: Franciscus Na Beng Po --- Peritus -

Arag

Prior Provincialis: David Oliver Felipo --- Peritus -

Bet - V

Alexio Ordoñez

Cast

Prior Provincialis: Luis Ortiz Serrano --- Peritus -

Flum

Prior Provincialis: Geraldo Pires Maciel --- Peritus -

Bet

Prior Provincialis: Jose Ramirez Roman --- Peritus -

Arag - Antilles

Salvador Rodrigo

Delegation Francia

Klaus Schenkelberger

Aus

Prior Provincialis: Wayne Stanhope --- Peritus: Joseph Abad

Ita - Congo

Desire Unen Alimange

Mel

Prior Provincialis: Alexander Vella --- Peritus: Charles Mallia

Ger-I

Prior Provincialis: Wilfrid Wanjek --- Peritus:

Neer

Prior Provincialis: Ben Wolbers --- Peritus: Tjeu Timmermans

Phil

Prior Provincialis: Artemio Jusayan --- Peritus:

PCM

Prior Provincialis: TBA --- Peritus: TBA

PCM - East

TBA

PCM - Midwest

TBA

PCM - West

TBA

CONSILIUM GENERALE

Chalmers, Joseph
Prior Generalis

Carlo Cicconetti
Vices Generalis - Religiosorum Institutio - Charisma et Spiritualitas Ordinis

Rafael Leiva Sànchez
Consiliarius pro Ambitu Mediterraneo - Legatio pro Monialibus - Legatio pro Sororibus

William J. Harry
Consiliarius pro Ambitu Septemtrionali - Cultura - Centrum Informationis

Carlos Mesters
Consiliarius pro Regione Latino-Americana - Justitia et Pax

Anthony Scerri
Consiliarius pro Regione Afro-Asiatica-Australia - Evangelizatio

Josef Jancar
Procurator Generalis - Legatio pro Tertio Ordine et pro Laicis Carmeliticis

James Des Lauriers
Oeconomus Generalis

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Who Participates in a General Congregation?

The Carmelite Constitutions (#286) set down who shall attend a General Congregation. In addition, the Prior General may invite guests to address the group on special topics.

286 §1. The members of the General Congregation are:

a) the Prior General;

b) the members of his General Council;

c) the Priors Provincial;

d) the General Commissaries;

e) the Provincial Commissaries of those Commissariats which, on the day of the convocation of the General Congregation, have at least twenty voting members;

f) the Superiors of those General Delegations which, on the day of the convocation of the General Congregation, have at least twenty voting members.

§2. Each Prior Provincial and each General Commissary may be accompanied by one religious who is truly expert in those matters to be dealt with at the Congregation, and who shall have the right to take part in the meetings of the Congregation, but not the right to vote.

§3. Those Provincial Commissaries and General Delegates who are not included under § 1.f) above, and the Presidents of Regions, participate in the Congregation, but shall not have the right to vote.