News from the member countries
A new President for KNR
Following the election of Dom Bernardus Peeters ocso, former President of the Dutch KNR, as Abbot General of the Trappists in Assisi on 14 February 2022, Father Mark-Robin Hoogland cp was chosen by the members of the Conference in General Assembly as the new President...
Fr. Jesús Díaz Sariego op becomes President of CONFER
At the AGM of the Spanish CONFER held on 4 November 2021, Fr. Jesús Díaz Sariego op, former Vice-President, was elected President of the Conference for a four-year term.Sr. Lourdes Perramón Bacardit osr is the new Vice-President. ...
The Slovak Conference KVRPS has a new Presidency
Since October 2021, the KVRPS from Slovakia has a new Presidency: Fr. Juraj Ďurnek schp is the new President Sr. Renáta Jamborová sss is the new Vice-President.
The Irish AMRI chooses a new Executive Council
In September 2021, the members of AMRI (Association of Leaders of Missionaries & Religious of Ireland) chose a new Presidency: Abbot Brendan COFFEY osb is the new President and Sr. Mary HANRAHAN pbvm the new Vice-President. ...
Change of presidents with the Major Superiors of Hungary
The year 2021 has seen a change of presidents within the two Conferences of Major Superiors of Hungary. On 10 March 2021, the Archabbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, Fr. Cirill Hortobágyi osb, was chosen as new President of FSZK, the Conference of Superiors...
New President at the Lithuanian Conference LMVAVK
On 19 June, the Conference of Women Major Superiors of Lithuania LMVAVK elected a new President, Sr. Gintaute Giedrimaite cc. The former President, Sr. Silvija Jelena Mataciunaite lssc, becomes Vice-President. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with Sr....
An “interim” Vice-President at KVRPS
Sr. Petra Sičáková ssnpm, Vice-President of the Conference of Religious Superiors of Slovakia (KVRPS), ended her mandate as Major Superior of her congregation on 24 September. According to the statutes of the Conference, she can no longer exercise the role of...
New presidency of the Croation Conference of Religious
At the 52nd Electoral Assembly of the Croatian Religious Conference (HRK), held on 15 October 2020, the major superiors elected the presidency of the Conference for the next three years. Fr. Slavko Slišković, Provincial Superior of the Croatian Province of the...
KWPZZZ from Poland has a new President
During the 141st Elective Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Women Major Superiors of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life in Poland, held in Warsaw on 6-7 October last, six months late due to the pandemic situation, a new Executive...
Sr. Madeleine Boland, new Vice-President of COREB
On 25 August 2020, during its statutory General Assembly held by videoconference, the Board of COREB (B) elected Sr. Madeleine BOLAND osb, Abbess of the Abbey of Our Lady of Peace (Benedictines) in Liège, as its new Vice-President to replace Sr. Marie-Renilde D'HAEMER.
CIRP from Portugal decide on a new leadership
On 29 June, in Fatima, the members of CIRP elected their new leaders: Sr. Maria da Graça Alves Guedes rad, who had been Vice-President since June 2017, is now the President of CIRP; Fr. Pedro Alexandre Simões Gouveia Fernandes cssp has been chosen as Vice-President....
A new Secretary general at the Dutch KNR
As from 1 June 2020, Mr Simon Evers will take over from Mr. Patrick Chatelion-Counet as head of the General Secretariat of the Dutch Religious' Conference. Good luck to him!
The Austrian Conference has a new General Secretary
Since 4 May 2020, Sr. Christine Rod mc of the Order of the Missionary Sisters of Christ has held the position of General Secretary of the Conference of Major Superiors of Austria ÖOK. The General Secretary is the link between the six-member Board of Directors of the...
The two Austrian Conferences have merged
After a long process that began in 2018, the Association of Women Religious Orders of Austria (VFÖ) and the Conference of Superiors of Men Religious Orders of Austria (SKÖ) solemnly united at their first common General Assembly in November 2019. This unification was...
A new secretary at HRK
On 19 September, the Board of the Croatian Religious' Conference nominated Sr. Krista Mijatović scsc as the new Secretary of HRK, thus replacing Sr. Irena Olujević.
2019 Plenary of HRK
You will find a report here.
New leadership in Bosnia and Herzegovina
At the 18th extraordinary Electoral Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was held on 24 August 2019 in Banja Luka (Petrićevac), new leaders of the Conference were elected: Fr. Jozo Marinčić, OFM Provincial Minister of the...
The Belgian COREB has a new presidency
At their last General Assembly on 18 June, the COREB of Belgium chose new leaders: Br. Robert THUNUS fm is the new President; Sr. Marie-Renilde d'HAEMER sv has been elected Vice-President. They have taken over from Sr. Marie-Sophie d'OULTREMONT ra and Abbot Benoit...