News from the member countries
AMRI has a new President
The Association of Leaders of Missionaries & Religious of Ireland AMRI has elected a new President at their last AGM on 29 May: Sr. Kathleen McGARVEY ola. She replaces Fr. Marc WHELAN cssp.
Sr. Marija ŠIMENC is the new Vice-President of KORUS
Sr. Marija ŠIMENC fma has been elected new Vice-President of the Slovenian Conference of Religious on 6 May 2019 at the last General Assembly of KORUS. In this function, Sr. Marija replaces Sr. Zorica BLAGOTINŠEK osu.
A new Secretary General for KSMR
Last January, Fr. Frankie Cini mssp has replaced Sr. Mary Anne Sultana dsh as Secretary General of the Maltese Conference KSMR.
New presidency at the Latvian Conference
The members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Latvia LKDIPAK met on 4 February 2019 to elect a new Council. The elections took place in the Jesuit House of Mārupe near Riga in a happy and cheerful atmosphere. Archbishop Zbigņievs Stankevičs of Riga attended and...
New joint Conference in Slovakia
The Conference of Major Superiors in Slovakia to be led by Fr. Václav Hypius by Františka Čačková OSF At the first Meeting of the Assembly of Members of the Joint Conference of Major Superiors of Slovakia (Konferencia vyšších rehoľných predstavených, in Slovak KVRPS),...
New Secretary General for the Austrian men religious
The Conference of Major Superiors of men religious of Austria decided at their plenary meeting on 26 November 2018 to appoint Mr Peter Bohynik fully-fledged Secretary General; so far he had ensured the General Secretariat a temp. He takes over from Fr Franz Helm svd.
The religious men and women of Austria join for the future
During their Plenary Assemblies, the Conference of Major Superiors and the Association of women religious orders in Austria have decided by a majority well above the two-thirds of votes to "walk together". "The Conference of Major Superiors and the Association of...
The Swiss USMSR has a new President
On 19 November, Sr. Marie-Emmanuel MINOT, Sisters Hospitaller of Fribourg (CH), was elected new President of USMSR. Her councillors are Sr. Agnès-Thérèse DIÈNE osp, Sisters of the Work of Saint Paul, and Sr. Yvonne DUTOIT, Sisters Hospitaller of Sion. Our fraternal...
A new President at KVPZR (CZ)
KVPZR from the Czech Republic have had elections in October 2018. A new President has been elected: Sr. Krista CHLÁDKOVÁ op, whom we know since her participation at our last General Assembly in Romania. Our sincere thanks go to Sr. M. Vojtecha ZIKESOVÁ cim conc for...
Election of a new President and Vice-President of the Union of Women Major Superiors of Italy
The National Assembly of USMI, which took place from 4 to 6 April 2018, has elected a new President in the person of Sr. Yvonne Reungoat, General Superior of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, as a substitute for Sr. M. Regina Cesarato of the Sisters Disciples...
The DOK has a new Board
The Members' Assembly of the German Conference of Major Superiors DOK elected a new Board at their meetong on 11-13 June in Vallenda. The new President is Sr. Katharina KLUITMANN osf, Provincial of the Franciscan Sisters of Penance and Charity, Province of...
KORUS of Slovenia has a new President
The new President of KORUS (Slovenia), who was elected on 7 May during this year's General Assembly of the Conference, is Fr. Marjan ČUDEN ofm. He replaces Fr. Janez POTOČNIK sdb in this function.
Lviv 4 May 2018
The Conferences of Ukraine join.......
Meeting in Ukraine
On 17 and 18 April, the second meeting of the Boards of the Conferences of Major Superiors Men and Women of the Roman-Catholic Church in Ukraine took place in the House of the Pallottine Fathers in Odessa (Ukraine). During the meeting, the Councillors reflected on the...
CORU of Ukraine has a new Board
On 15 November, the Ukrainian Conference of Women Major Superiors of the Religious Institutes and Societies of Apostolic Life of the Latin Church in Ukraine (CORU) elected a new Board. The new President is Sr. Olena BYS csa, the Vice-President Sr. Nataliya CHERKIS...
Albania: KShËL has chosen a new Board
On 30 October, the members of the Albanian Conference of Major Superiors KShËL came together and elected new leaders. Fr. Artan SELI sds, Albanian, has been chosen President, thus taking the place of the former President of KShËL, and also President of UCESM, Bishop...
The Croatian Conference changes its name and Board
The second last General Assembly of the HKVRPP (Conference of Major Superiors men and women of Croatia) on 20th and 21st October 2016 in Zagreb decided on a modification of the Conference's name into an easier denomination: HRK, Croatian Religious Conference. During...
Fr. Prokop Siostrzonek osb in charge of the Czech Conference
Fr. Prokop Siostrzonek osb, Prior Administrator of the Benedictine Monastery of Brevnov, has been elected new President of the KVPMR (Conference of Major Superiors of Men Religious of the Czech Republic) in June 2017. The new Vice-President is Fr. Marian Kosík o.praem.