PRE-CAPITULAR COMMISSION
Our Constitution 127 states that the Superior General convokes a General Chapter every six years and presides at it. It has been six years since the 36th Chapter and now we embark on the final preparations for the 37th from September 14 to October 14, 2022, in Nemi, Italy.
Our Constitution 127 states that the Superior General convokes a General Chapter every six years and presides at it. It has been six years since the 36th Chapter and now we embark on the final preparations for the 37th from September 14 to October 14, 2022, in Nemi, Italy.A General Chapter strengthens the bond of our unity and allows the members to participate in the life and mission of the Congregation. “The Chapter is a privileged moment of community reflection and conversion, discerning God’s will in the urgent needs of our times and to thank the Lord for the work of salvation which he accomplishes through us.” (C125)
In the composition of a General Chapter, the number of members elected by the Congregation must constitute the majority of its members. Furthermore, the Conference of an Oblate Region submits for the approval of the Superior General in Council, procedures for the election of its delegates.
Having reviewed the names of the delegates and alternates from the Oblate World, the Superior General has presented the names to the Pre-capitular Commissioner. The Pre-capitular Commission, certifying the names and the eligibility of those presented, is ready to publish the names of the elected delegates.
There are thirty-three ex-officio members (General Administration, Superiors of Units with more than sixty members) plus forty-three elected capitulars. Additionally, the Superior General may invite two capitulars which brings the total to seventy-eight.
There are also thirty-five Oblates invited to serve the Chapter as auxiliary personnel.
We will have the list of capitulars with their photos published on our OMIWORLD page dedicated to the 37th General Chapter in April.
Rome, Solemnity of the of the Annuciation, March 25, 2022
Fr. Louis Lougen, OMI
Superior General
President, Pre-capitular Commission
Fr. Tom Ovalle, OMI
Commissioner, Pre-capitular Commission
OMI Chapter 2022 – Capitulars (78)
1. Ex-officio members (33)
A. General Administration (10)
| Louis Lougen | Superior General |
| Paolo Archiati | Vicar General |
| Cornelius Ngoka | Assistant General |
| Ramon Bernabe | Assistant General |
| Antoni Bochm | General Councilor |
| Guillaume Muthunda | General Councilor |
| Peter Stoll | General Councilor |
| Warren Brown | General Councilor |
| Marc Dessureault | Treasurer General |
| Constant Kienge Kienge | Procurator General |
B. Superiors of Units with more than 60 members (23)
| Africa-Madagascar (7) | |
|---|---|
| Ferdinand Owono Ndih | Cameroon |
| Sidney Mothusi Boatile | Lesotho |
| Alphonse Philbert Rakotondravelo | Madagascar |
| Provincial | OMI-SA |
| Joseph Ntumba Maboyi | Congo |
| Louis Diedhiou | Senegal |
| Raymond Mwangala | Zambia |
| Latin America (3) | |
| Lindomar Felix Da Silva | Brazil |
| Jorge Albergati Tejera | Cruz del Sur |
| Ellince Martyr | Haiti |
| Asia-Asia-Oceania (5) | |
| Roshan Silva | Colombo |
| Provincial | India |
| Eugene Benedict | Jaffna |
| Gerry Gamaliel De Los Reyes | Philippines |
| Emmanuel Tran Quang Khuong | Vietnam |
| Canada-United States (3) | |
| Kenneth Thorson | OMI Lacombe Canada |
| Luc Tardif | Notre-Dame-du-Cap |
| Louis Studer | United States |
| Europe (5) | |
| Oliver Barry | Anglo-Irish Province |
| Felix Rehbock | Central European Province |
| Vincent Gruber | France |
| Gennaro Rosato | Mediterranean Province |
| Paweł Zając | Poland |
2. Elected Delegates (43)
AFRICA-MADAGASCAR (11) | |
|---|---|
| Namibia-Zambia | Erastus Kapena Shimbome |
| South Africa-Zimbabwe |
Lizwelinjani Mlotshwa Thabani Shoba |
| Cameroon-Nigeria |
Noël Doolalila Peter Claver Anucha Osinachi |
| Congo-Angola |
David Ibwidi Jean-Baptiste Malenge |
| Lesotho-Botswana | Paul Katase Katase |
| Madagascar-Kenya | Mfrankiel Fidèle Munkiele |
| Senegal-West Sahara | Joseph Ndong |
| Brother | Mirabeau Diatang |
ASIA-OCEANIA (10) | |
| India-Bangladesh | Ajit Victor Costa |
| Australia | Christian Fini |
| Indonesia-Turkmenistan | Eko Saktio |
| Jaffna | Emmanuel Godfrey |
| Japan-Korea | Jude Peirispulle |
| Pakistan | Khan Masih Paulus |
| Philippines & Thailand-Laos | Ross Kapunan |
| China-Vietnam | Mark Anthony Serna |
| Colombo | James Jayasinghe |
| Brother | Gorgonio Bongao |
CANADA-UNITED STATES (6) | |
| Assumption Province | Alfred Grzempa |
| Notre-Dame-du-Cap | Rémi Lepage |
| OMI Lacombe Canada | Richard Beaudette |
| United States |
Raymond Cook Antonio Ponce |
| Brother | Harley Mapes |
EUROPE (10) | |
| Anglo-Irish | Leo Philomin |
| Belgium-Netherlands | Daniël Coryn |
| Central Europe | Vlastimil Kadlec |
| France | Martin Kedah |
| Mediterranean |
Alberto Gnemmi Alberto Ruiz Gonzalez |
| Poland |
Wojciech Popielewski Paweł Wyszkowski Roman Tomanek |
| Brother | Wieslaw Ratajczak |
AMERICA LATINA (5) | |
| Brazil-Peru-Bolivia | Manuel Jesús Fuertes Astocóndor |
|
Mexico-Cuba-Guatemala, Baja California-Puerto Rico | José Ariel Martínez |
| Cruz del Sur-Venezuela | Sergio Serrano |
| Haiti-Colombia-French Guyana | Gasner Joint |
| Brother | Phaniel Neptune |
OTHER (1) | |
| General House | Henricus Asodo |
3. Invited by the Sup. Gen. (R. 128a.6) (2)**
**Not yet nominated
