Salesian presence in the Synod of Bishops 2018, October 3-28

By Our Own Correspondent

Vatican, 23 September 2018 -- Coming soon! The long awaited and prepared Synod of Bishops is coming soon. Among the 200+ Synod delegates is also 18 Salesians: 16 SDB and 2 FMA Sisters - among them also a good number of 6 delegates from our EAO region:

PRESIDENTS DELEGATE

• Card. Charles Maung BO, Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

SPECIAL SECRETARY

• Fr Rossano SALA, Professor of Youth Ministry (UPS – Rome)

ELECTED BY EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES

• Mons. Roberto BERGAMASCHI, Apostolic Vicar of Awasa (Ethiopia)
• Mons. Miguel Angel NGUEMA BEE, Bishop of Ebebiyin (Guinea Equatorial)
• Mons. Eduardo PINHEIRO DA SILVA, Bishop of Jaboticabal (Brazil)
• Mons. Patrick A. BUZON, Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines)
• Mons. Virgilio DO CARMO DA SILVA, Bishop of Dili (Timor Leste)
• Mons. Pedro BAQUERO, Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)
• Mons. Stefan OSTER, Bishop of Passau (Germany)
• Mons. Joaquim Augusto DA SILVA MENDES, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal)

MEMBERS BY PONTITICAL APPOINTMENT

• Card. Daniel Fernando STURLA BERHOUET, Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay)
• Card. Charles Maung BO, Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar)
• Mons. Luc VAN LOOY, Bishop of Gent (Belgium - KOR)

MEMBERS OF ORDINARY COUNCIL

• Card. Oscar Andrés RODRÍGUEZ MARADIAGA, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

ELECTED MEMBERS BY THE UNION OF MAJOR RELIGIOUS SUPERIOR

• Fr Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME, Rector Major SDB

COLLABORATORS OF SPECIAL SECRETARY

• Fr Andrea Luigi Maria BOZZOLO, Professore of Dogmatic Theology(UPS – Turin, Italy)
• Fr Renato DE GUZMAN, In Charge of Don Bosco Pastoral Center for Education (Philippines)

OBSERVERS

• Sr Lucy Muthoni NDERI, FMA (Pastoral for the street children, group home educator (Kenya)
• Sr Alessandra SMERILLI, FMA (Professor of Economy, Pontifical Faculty of Education Science, Auxilium, Rome and member of Organizing committee for Social Catholic Weeks (Italy)

Prayer for the 2018 SYNOD OF BISHOPS

Lord Jesus, in journeying towards the Synod, your Church turns her attention to all the young people of the world. We pray that they might boldly take charge of their lives, aim for the most beautiful and profound things of life and always keep their hearts unencumbered.




Accompanied by wise and generous guides, help them respond to the call you make to each of them, to realize a proper plan of life and achieve happiness.




Keep their hearts open to dreaming great dreams and make them concerned for the good of others. Like the Beloved Disciple, may they stand at the foot of the Cross, to receive your Mother as a gift from you. May they be witnesses to your Resurrection and be aware that you are at their side as they joyously proclaim you as Lord.




Amen.

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