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New Prior Provincial of the Queen of Martyrs Province in Vietnam.

New Prior Provincial of the Queen of Martyrs Province in Vietnam.

December 12, 2019 The capitulars friars of the Provincial Chapter of the Queen of Martyrs Province of Vietnam have elected fr. Tomás de Aquino Nguyen Truong Tam, O.P. as their Prior Provincial. The Master of the Order fr. Gerard Francisco TIMONER III, O.P. has confirmed the election. Fr. Tomás has accepted the election and made his Profession of Faith. Fr.…

Calendar Ordinis Praedicatorum

Calendar Ordinis Praedicatorum

It has already been in force since November 30, 2019. Santa Sabina, Dec. 1, 2019 It is important to remember that the Calendarium Ordinis Praedicatorum came into effect with the first Vespers on the first Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2019. The new calendar is the result of the work of the International Liturgical Commission of the Order (CLIOP) and…
New Prior Provincial of the Argentine Province of Saint Augustin

New Prior Provincial of the Argentine Province of Saint Augustin

Fr. Juan José Baldini was elected Prior Provincial of the Argentine Province of Saint Augustine for the period 2019-2023. The election was confirmed today by the Master of the Order, brother Gérard Timoner III.Fr. Juan José was born in Mendoza on February 18, 1976, entered the Order in 1994, made his first profession on March 4, 1995 and was ordained…

New Socius of the Master of the Order for Asia and the Pacific

New Socius of the Master of the Order for Asia and the Pacific

The Master of the Order, brother Gérard Francisco TIMONER III, OP, appointed fr. Raj Mannes AMIRTHA, OP as the new socius for Asia and the Pacific. Fr.Raj Mannes was born on 21 March 1953, made profession in the Order of Preachers on 20 June 1974 and was ordained a priest on 26 October 1980. As a new socius, fr. Raj…

New Vice Provincial in the Vice Province of Ecuador

The Master of the Order, Brother Gérard Francisco TIMONER III, O.P., confirmed the election of fr. Francisco José MONTALUISA CHASIQUIZA. He was born in Latacunga (Cotopaxi – Ecuador) on 24 April 1950. He made his first profession in the Order on October 18th, 1972 and was ordained a priest on March 18th, 1978.  Brother Francisco is a graduate in Religious Sciences. We pray…

New General Promoter of Laity 

New General Promoter of Laity 

PROMOTOR GENERALIS PRO LAICATU ORDINIS Juan Ubaldo LÓPEZ SALAMANCA, O.P. br. Juan Ubaldo López Salamanca is the new General Promoter of Laity The Master of Order, Fray Gerard TIMONER III, has appointed Fray Juan Ubaldo López Salamanca, as General Promoter of the Laity. He is the son of the Province of San Luis Bertrán of Colombia and succeeds Fray Rui…

New General Promoter of the Rosary

New General Promoter of the Rosary

The Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco TIMONER III, appointed on October 7th, 2019, the feast day of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, brother Lawrence LEW, O.P., as General Promoter of the Rosary. Fr. Lawrence LEW, O.P. was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, into an evangelical Protestant family. Formed by the brothers of the De La Salle Christian…

Liber Constitutionum et Ordinationum 2019

Liber Constitutionum et Ordinationum 2019

Liber Constitutionum et Ordinationum 2019 After the Chapter of Biên Hòa we published the LCO in its updated version: “Liber Constitutionum et Ordinationum 2019”.

Final Document del Sinodo Amazonico

Final Document del Sinodo Amazonico

Final Document of Sinodo Amazonico Official Document from https://www.sinodoamazonico.va/content/sinodoamazonico/es.html DOCUMENTO FINAL ASAMBLEA ESPECIAL PARA LA REGIÓN PANAMAZÓNICA AMAZONÍA: NUEVOS CAMINOS PARA LA IGLESIA Y PARA UNA ECOLOGÍA INTEGRAL Í N D I C E INTRODUCCIÓN CAPÍTULO I. AMAZONÍA: DE LA ESCUCHA A LA CONVERSIÓN INTEGRAL La voz y el canto de la Amazonía como mensaje de vida El clamor de la tierra y…

A new Prior Provincial for the Province of St. Augustine in West Africa

A new Prior Provincial for the Province of St. Augustine in West Africa

Un nouveau prieur provincial pour la Province saint Augustin en Afrique de l’Ouest The Master of the Order, fr. Gérard Francisco TIMONER III, O.P. confirmed the election of fr. Bertrand Claude AKPAGBE, OP as the new Provincial of the Province of Saint Augustine in West Africa (September 7, 2019). Fr. Bertrand Claude accepted the election on September 8, 2019. The…

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