Candidates for the General Definitorium
Changes from the last General Chapter
DOMUS PACIS, ASSISI - The General Chapter began its consideration of the General Definitorium this afternoon, a conversation that has been going on in language and Conference groups for the last several days. The great amount of conversation has been around the changes to the composition of the General Definitorium that were approved by the Plenary Council in 2013 that will be exercised for the first time at this General Chapter.
The Plenary Council which took place in Poland in November 2013 reduced the number of General Definitors to eight: three from Europe, two from Latin America; and one each from the English Speaking Conference, Africa, and Asia.
The nominations presented today were:
For Europe (six candidates presented, three to be elected):
Presented by COMPI (Italy):
1. Friar Sabino Iannuzzi, OFM (Province of Benevento, Current President of COMPI)
2. Friar Antonio Scabio, OFM (Province of Veneto)
Presented by the North and South Slavic Conferences:
1. Friar Ivan Sesar, OFM (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2. Friar Sinisa Balajic, OFM (Split)
Presented by COTAF (Germany, Austria, France, Hungary, Belgium, Netherlands, Romania, Transylvania):
1. Friar Lorant Orosz, OFM (Hungary)
Presented by CONFRES (Spain, Portugal):
1. Friar Miguel de la Maya Merayo, OFM (Leon)
For Latin America: (four presented, two to be elected)
1. Friar Valmir Ramos, OFM (Sacred Heart in Brazil)
2. Friar Cesar Kulkamp, OFM (Immaculate Conception in Brazil)
3. Friar Mauro Vallejo, OFM (St Francis Solano, Peru)
4. Friar Ignacio Ceja, OFM (st francis and James in Jalisco Mexico)
For the English Speaking Conference (ESC): (two presented, one to be elected)
1. Friar Caoimhin O'Laoide, OFM (Ireland)
2. Friar Joseph Rozansky, OFM (Holy Name, USA)
For Africa: (two presented, one to be elected)
1. Friar Nicod?me Kibuzehose, OFM (Kenya)
2. Friar Victor Lu?s Quematcha, OFM (Guinea-Bissau)
For Asia, Australia, Oceania: (two presented, one to be elected)
1. Friar Lino Gregorio Redoblado, OFM (Philipines)
2. Friar Johnson Manipadath Varkey, OFM (India)
At the conclusion of the presentation of the nominations, it was pointed out by the Secretary of the Chapter that Capitulars are free to elect any friar of the order to the office of General Definitor. The Chapter conducted the straw ballot in the late afternoon. The election of the General Definitors will take place tomorrow (Saturday) morning.