ENGLISH MISSIONARY DELEGATION: Has been appointed the new Superior and the Council.

The Missionary Delegation "Mother of the Church" has its new Council for the period 2015-2018.

The Missionary Delegation was founded in 2006 as a connection link of some missionaries’ presences, especially in those countries which have English as first or second language: UK, USA, Ireland, Jordan, the Philippines, Kenya, and India. The Delegation has its legal headquarters in Rome.

Has been appointed new Delegate Superior Fr. Oreste Ferrari. The confrere, Italian from Botticino (Brescia), has dedicated his religious life to missions. After his first year of priesthood in the community of Milan, he has been, along with Don Luigi Piccoli, founder of the mission in Payatas, in the Philippines (1991-1993). 

After a brief presence in Nairobi, with Don Vallauri, to start in Kenya and help in the UK (1995-1996), he has been in Zarka, in Jordan, from1996-2002; since 2002, he has been the initiator of the mission in India, in Bangalore and then in Kollam.

"The Superior of the Delegation is a personal delegate of the Superior General and carries out some work for of communion and coordination between the various missions and the Director General ” (Statute No. 3).

As foresees the Statute of the Delegation n.9, "The Council of the Delegation consists of three members appointed among the coordinators of the mission by the Superior General, after appropriate consultation."

So, as Vicar of the Delegation is appointed Fr. Philip Kehoe, presently coordinator of England-Ireland; the two other councilors are Fr. Eucinei de Souza (coordinator in the Philippines) and Fr. Marcelo Woods (coordinator in the US). As Secretary not member of the Council, is appointed Fr. Giuseppe Vallauri.

Many thanks to the confreres taking up assignment and those who have finished their service - Fr. Malcolm Dyer and Fr. Mariano Zapico - best wishes and prayer of the General Curia and the entire Orionine Family to each and every one.

Article: from the Website of the Congregation,http://www.donorione.org/Public/ContentPage/delegazione_missionaria_anglofona_nominato_il_nuovo_superiore_e_consiglio.asp

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