BENGALURU, India - The opening of the Asia-Oceania Continental Assembly was held on the 6th of March, 2022 at Maria Bhavan, Bangalore. Along with this event, the silver jubilee of religious profession of three Montfortian confreres, namely Frs. Francis BULIPE, Reny JOSEPH and Mohan VINCENT was also celebrated. Around 250 participants attended the remarkable and memorable event, constituting of the religious from the neighborhood, Montfortian Associates, members and well-wishers of the jubilarians and the members of the Montfortian family...
QUEZON CITY, Philippines - On February 7-9, 2022, the perpetually professed members of the SMM Philippine Delegation gathered together at the delegation house in New Manila, Quezon City for the delegation assembly. They came from the different communities in Cebu, Dagupan City, Bulacan, Makati City and Quezon City.
MONTREAL, Canada - Our vice-provincial meeting took place on February 23 and 24, 2022. The Superior General, Fr. Luiz Augusto STEFANI, SMM and Fr. Wismick JEAN-CHARLES, SMM were present. The challenges are great here for our vice-province. The average age is quite high. But there are very few completely retired confreres...
NAIROBI, Kenya - From the 17th to the 20th of February 2022, representatives from the three entities of Africa and Madagascar met at the Montfort Missionaries International Scholasticate in Nairobi, Kenya. Those physically present were the representatives from the Africa Anglophone General Delegation and the Africa Francophone...
USA - The USA Vice Province of the Montfort Missionaries gathered on February 18th and 19th for our Assembly. We were grateful to God that we were able to gather for the first time in person since the beginning of the pandemic. Unfortunately, we weren’t all together. Our brothers in the Nicaraguan mission were not able to join us in person but we did gather through the technology of ZOOM. We welcomed Fr. Luizinho and Fr. Wismick who were able to spend a good amount of time with us...
On 24 February 2022, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, has appointed Father Doris Sullivano TOMBAOSA as Superior of the Vice-Province of Canada for a mandate of three years...
MONTFORT-SUR-MEU, France - On February 20, 2022, Sunday at 10:30 a.m., a celebration opened the jubilee of the 350th anniversary of the birth of Montfort in the Church of Saint Louis-Marie in Brocéliande (Montfort-sur-Meu). The celebration was presided over by Cardinal Philippe Barbarin...
On 19 February 2022, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, has reappointed Father Thomas POTH as Superior of the Vice-Province of United States for a mandate of three years...