On 14 September 2016, 82 Oblates of Mary Immaculate will begin an historic journey that occurs approximately every six years: the 36th General Chapter. From the chapel of the General House of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Rome, while singing the Veni, Creator Spiritus, they will move in procession to the great Aula where the Superior General, Fr. Louis LOUGEN, will officially open the meeting.
Some of those at the Chapter will be there “ex officio” (see names in BOLD). Five Brothers (names in ITALICS), one from each Region, have been invited by the Superior General. The rest were elected by their fellow Oblates from the various Regions, their number based on the number of professed Oblates in the Region.
There will be the “wisdom of age” and the “wisdom of youth.” The youngest capitular is 34 years old; the “senior capitular” is 79; both are from the Region of Africa-Madagascar. The median age is 52. The mean or average age is 53.8.
In addition to the capitulars, there will be some 48 Oblates (31 priests, 1 Brother, and 16 scholastics) serving as auxiliary personnel to help the smooth day-to-day operation of the Chapter. The scholastics are students at the International Roman Scholasticate and the Italian Province’s International Scholasticate in Vermicino, just outside of Rome.
Throughout the Chapter, the Oblate Information Service will provide updates on the Congregation’s website (www.omiworld.org).
Capitulants
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (11)
| CAPITULAR | AGE | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony David Kumar | 47 | General Administration |
| Archiati Paolo | 64 | General Administration |
| Brown Warren | 61 | General Administration |
| Dessureault Marc | 53 | General Administration |
| Fritz Miguel | 61 | General Administration |
| Lougen Louis | 64 | General Administration |
| Mosoeu Emmanuel | 58 | General Administration |
| Ngoka Cornelius | 47 | General Administration |
| Piñón Gilberto | 73 | General Administration |
| Rois Alonso Luis Ignacio | 52 | General Administration |
| Waidyasekara Clement | 70 | General Administration |
AFRICA-MADAGASCAR (16)
| CAPITULAR | AGE | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Azrak Mario | 50 | Kenya |
| Boatile Mothusi Sidney | 34 | Botswana |
| Cairns Ronald | 69 | S. Africa, Northern |
| Dagavounansou Edouard | 39 | Cameroun |
| Diakanou Jean-Marie | 47 | Cameroun |
| Favero Bruno | 57 | Senegal |
| Kasperski Mariusz | 53 | Madagascar |
| Kibombwe Freeborn Fr. | 45 | Zambia |
| Matsoso Antony | 79 | Lesotho |
| Mazibuku Vusumuzi | 51 | Natal |
| Mosemedi Lukas | 43 | Namibia |
| Muthunda Hengelela Guillaume | 48 | Congo |
| Nabwenje Charles | 42 | Zimbabwe |
| Nsolo Habell | 56 | Congo |
| Owono Ndih Ferdinand | 42 | Cameroun |
| Rathokoa Mokone | 50 | S. Africa, Central |
ASIA-OCEANIA (15)
| CAPITULAR | AGE | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Daly Peter | 61 | Australia |
| De Guia Lauro | 60 | Philippines |
| De los Reyes Gerry Gamaliel | 52 | Thailand |
| >Garcia> Noel | 50 | Philippines |
| Giorgianni Maurizio | 53 | Korea |
| Kalisz Slawomir | 45 | China |
| Madej Andrzej | 64 | Turkmenistan |
| Rajabana Antonius | 47 | Indonesia |
| Rozairo Bradly | 51 | Japan |
| Sandhappan Chinappan | 49 | India |
| Sarkar Dilip | 55 | Bangladesh |
| Selvaratnam Edwin | 51 | Jaffna |
| Silva Jude Rohan | 57 | Colombo |
| Tran Quang Khuong Emmanuel | 56 | Vietnam |
| Warnakulasuriya Derrick Vernon | 52 | Pakistan |
CANADA-UNITED STATES (12)
| CAPITULAR | AGE | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Antone William | 64 | United States |
| Bleackley James | 68 | Lacombe |
| Forster Kenneth | 69 | Lacombe |
| Gil Marian | 54 | Asumption |
| Lepage Remi | 41 | Notre-Dame-du-Cap |
| Pulchny Christopher | 65 | Assumption |
| Rossignol Jason | 38 | United States |
| Studer Louis | 66 | United States |
| Taggart James | 65 | United States |
| Tardif Luc | 64 | Notre-Dame-du-Cap |
| Thorson Kenneth | 50 | Lacombe |
| Tremblay Pierre-Olivier | 45 | Notre-Dame-du-Cap |
EUROPE (17)
| CAPITULAR | AGE | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Bochm Antoni | 47 | Poland |
| Coryn Daniel | 73 | Belgium-Netherlands |
| Dabkowski Rafal | 36 | Poland |
| Garcia Moreno Ismael | 40 | Mediterranean |
| Gnemmi Alberto | 52 | Mediterranean |
| Griffin Liam | 64 | Anglo-Irish |
| Gruber Vincent | 54 | France |
| Jastrzebski Andrzej | 43 | Poland |
| Kadlec Vlastimil Jan | 43 | Central European |
| Kluj Wojciech | 50 | Poland |
| Langlet Jacques Fr. | 44 | France |
| Obergfell Stefan | 56 | Central European |
| Rosato Gennaro | 53 | Mediterranean |
| Vervust Georges | 74 | Belgium-Netherlands |
| Warren Raymond | 53 | Anglo-Irish |
| Wyszkowski Pawel | 41 | Ukraine |
| Zajac Pawel | 40 | Poland |
LATIN AMERICA (11)
| CAPITULAR | AGE | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Albergati Tejera Jorge | 53 | Uruguay |
| Carrillo Francisco | 65 | Paraguay |
| Castillo Villegas Jose Luis | 50 | Mexico |
| Huaman Camayo Alberto | 46 | Peru |
| Mamani Calixto | 46 | Bolivia |
| Mariangeli Antonio | 58 | Argentina-Chile |
| Martinez Morales Jose Ariel | 50 | Mexico |
| Mazile Loudeger | 59 | Haiti |
| Printemps Jean-Francois | 47 | Haiti |
| Rubeaux Francisco | 77 | Brazil |
| Ruiz Iriarte Ivar | 52 | Bolivia |
Auxiliary Personnel
(Scholastics in italics)
| Auxiliary Person | Age | Unit | Role at Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen James | 78 | United States | Secretary, Communications |
| Amirrhanathar Jenis | 29 | Jaffna | Hospitality |
| Bernabe Ramon | 52 | Philippines | Moderator |
| Berrutti Fernando | 26 | Mediterranean | Liturgy |
| Branda Danilo | 36 | Mediterranean | Hospitality |
| Ciardi Fabio | 67 | General Admin. | Ambience |
| Deurnoudj Omdel | 31 | Chad | Secretariat |
| Diodati Antonio | 27 | Mediterranean | Secretariat |
| Doolalila Noel | 44 | Cameroun | Translator |
| Glabas Grzegorz | 32 | Mediterranean | Information Tech. |
| Harding Nicholas | 64 | United States | Translator |
| Havlich Andriy | 37 | Mediterranean | Hospitality |
| Igbozurike Alexius | 39 | Cameroun | Translator |
| Jacinthe Vedely | 24 | Haiti | Secretariat |
| Jasmin Jean Hérick | 44 | Colombia | Moderator |
| Jayawardena Shanil | 35 | General Admin. | Communications |
| Jazgier Marek | 51 | General Admin. | Secretariat |
| Johannes Vitalis | 26 | Namibia | Secretariat |
| Joseph Jean-Beauduis | 36 | Colombia | Translator |
| Keradec Bernard | 70 | France | Moderator |
| Khathali Calistus | 48 | Intern. Scholasticate | Liturgy, Hospitality |
| Klosterkamp Thomas | 51 | General Admin. | Hospitality |
| Kulla Andre | 25 | Central European | Liturgy, Hospitality |
| Laframboise Ronald | 75 | United States | Translator |
| Leblanc Daniel | 65 | United States | Translator |
| León Mario A. | 42 | Western Sahara | Translator |
| Lesage Maurice | 80 | Notre-Dame-du-Cap | Translator |
| Majola Bonga | 35 | General Admin. | Liturgy |
| Malczewski Piotr | 22 | Poland | Ambience |
| Muñoz David | 34 | United States | Translator |
| O’Donnell William | 73 | General Admin. | Secretariat |
| Olea Hipólito | 39 | Guatemala | Translator |
| Orth Christian | 25 | Central European | Liturgy |
| Ovalle Thomas | 66 | United States | Translator |
| Ratajczak Pawel | 40 | Assumption | Translator |
| Rozario Arun | 43 | General Admin | Secretariat |
| Saez Martín Diego | 37 | Ukraine | Translator |
| Saliba Renaud | 46 | France | Translator |
| Sartor Roberto | 64 | General Admin. | Hospitality, Ambience |
| Sene Joseph | 27 | Senegal | Liturgy |
| Serwin Marcin | 30 | Assumption | Information Tech |
| Surenthirarajah James | 29 | Jaffna | Liturgy |
| Velazquez Fernando | 38 | United States | Translator |
| Vey Patrick | 25 | Central European | Ambience |
| Wolniak Zygmunt Bro. | 57 | General Admin. | Assistant |
| Youngten Emmanuel | 35 | Cameroun | Translator |
| Zulu Matthews | 33 | Zambia | Liturgy |
