At the end of the election of the General Councilors, the General Minister thanked the elected brothers for their willingness to serve the Order. With the election of the General Minister two days ago and now of the Councilors, the General Council is complete; in the coming days the Vicar General will be elected, who according to the Constitutions is chosen from among the General Councilors (Const. 125:6). The order of election was drawn: CCMSI, CENEC, CONCAO, CCH, PACC, NAPCC, CEMCap, CCB, CEMCap, EACC.
Here is the new General Council, elected today, September 5, 2024, at the 86th General Chapter of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
1. CCMSI Conference
Br. Lawrence Soosai Nathan _ PR Tamil Nadu Australis (India)
Born in 1973
Religious since 1993
Priest since 2001
Languages: speaks English, Tamil Knows: Italian
2. CENEC Conference
Fr. Marek Miszczyński – PR Cracoviensis (Polonia)
Born in 1970
Religious since 1993
Priest since 1999
Languages: Speaks: Polish, Italian, English Knows: German
3. CONCAO Conference
Br. Patrice Afonso Fernando_PR Angoliensis (Angola)
Born in 1976
Religious since 2000
Priest since 2008
Languages: speaks Portuguese Knows: Italian
4. CCH Conference
Br. Harold Arlés Pérez Hernández – PR Columbiana (Colombia)
Born in 1975
Religious since 1995
Priest since 2003
Languages: speaks Spanish
5. PACC Conference
Br. William Chang – PR Pontianakensis (Indonesia)
Born in 1962
Religious since 1982
Priest since 1990
Languages: speaks Indonesian, English, Italian, German, and three different languages of Indonesia.
6. NAPCC Conference
Br. Robert Williams – PR Neojerseyensis (USA)
Born in 1972
Religious since 2000
Priest since 2009
Languages: speaks English, Spanish, German. Knows: Italian, French, Latin
7. CEMCap. Conference
Br. Maurizio Placentino _ PR Fodiensis (Italy)
Born in 1977
Religious since 1997
Priest since 2004
Languages: Speaks: Italian, English; Knows: French and Spanish (Biblical Hebrew and Greek)
8. CCB Conference
Br. Silvio do Socorro de Almeida Pereira-PR Maranhão-Pará-Amapá (Brazil)
Born in 1973
Religious since 1993
Priest since 2005
Languages: speaks Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French
9. CEMCap. Conference
Br. Leon Budău – CU Dacoromana (Romania)
Born in 1971
Religious since 1995
Priest since 2001
Languages: speaks: Romanian, Italian; knows: French and English.
10. EACC Conference
Br. Gebrewold Gebretsadik Dage – PR Æthiopica (Ethiopia)
Born in 1967
Religious since 1988
Priest since 1994
Languages: speaks Amharic, English, French, Italian