Chapter members

We present to you all the members of the General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Fathers. We have so-called "born Chapter members" and "elected Chapter members". Born members are: the members of the General Council (5), the General Bursar (1), the former General Superiors under the age of 80 (1), the members of the Council of Free Communities (4), the Superiors of the Provinces and Regions (6) and the rectors of the Study Houses that have more than 24 students (2). The elected Chapter members are 22 altogether, and they are elected by the members of their respective territories.

Fr Stefan Strecker, Germany

Elected by the members of the Sion Province
General Council

5 Chapter members
Fr Chigozie Odibo, Nigeria

Elected by the Fathers in Nigeria
Fr Marian Wyrzykowski, Poland

Provincial Superior of the Swiss Province
Fr Theo Breitinger, Germany

Provincial Superior of the Sion Province
Fr Pushparaj Irudayaraj, India

Regional Superior of the Indian Region
Fr Michael Marmann, Germany

Former General Superior
Fr Vandemir Meister, Brazil

Regional Superior of Sion of Christ Region
Fr Agustín Alvarez, Chile

Elected by the members of the Pentecost Province
Fr Gerardo Cárcar, Argentina

Council of the Free Communities
Fr Alexandre Awi Mello, Brazil

Elected by the members of the Christ Region
Fr Felipe Ríos, Chile

Rector of the Study House "Colegio Mayor Padre José Kentenich" (Santiago, Chile)
Fr Jean-Bernard Mazuru Rwango, RD Congo

Elected by the Fathers from Burundi and Congo
Fr Mario Romero, Chile

Elected by the members of the Pentecost Province
Provincial and Regional Superiors

6 Chapter members
Fr Stefano Daneri, Chile

Elected by the Delegation Sion Guadalupe (Mexico)
Fr Sidney Fones, Chile

Elected by the members of the Pentecost Province
Fr Ludwig Güthlein, Germany

Elected by the members of the Sion Province
Fr Charles Ozioko, Nigeria

Council of the Free Communities
Fr Juan Pablo Catoggio, Argentina

Elected by the members of the Father Region
Fr Javier Arteaga, Argentina

Regional Superior of the Father Region
Fr José Luís Zabala, Chile

Elected by the members of the Pentecost Province
Fr Patricio Moore, Chile

General Assistant for the Free Communities 2003-2015
Fr Heinrich Walter, Germany

General Superior 2003-2015
Fr John Peter Savarimuthu, Tamil Nadu - India

Elected by the members of the Indian Region
Former General Superiors (under 80)

1 Chapter member
Fr Thomas Fluhr, Germany

Member of the General Council 2009-2015
Fr Sahaya Kumar, India

Council of the Free Communities
Fr Juan Ignacio Pacheco, Chile

Council of the Free Communities
Elected members

22 Chapter members
Fr Wilson Parekkattil, Kerala - India

Elected by the members of the Indian Region
Rectors of the Study Houses (over 24 members)

2 Chapter members
Fr Antonio Bracht, Brazil

Member of the General Council 2012-2015, First Councillor
Fr Joy Puthussery, Kerala - India

Rector of the Study House "Kentenich Vidyaniketan" (Bangalore, India)
Fr Antonio Nin Mitchell, Argentina

Elected by the members of the Father Region
Fr Ignacio Camacho, Chile

General Bursar
Fr Josef-Aloys Hälg, Switzerland

Elected by the members of the Swiss Province
Fr Edwin Germann, Switzerland

Elected by the members of the Swiss Province
Fr Arkadiusz Sosna, Poland

Elected by the Polish Delegation
General Bursar

1 Chapter member
Fr Michael Hagan, South Africa

Elected by the members of the Sion Province
Fr Roy Vennookaran, Kerala - India

Elected by the members of the Indian Region
Fr Raúl Espina, Chile

Member of the General Council 2009-2015, General Assistant for Formation
Fr Patricio Rodriguez, Chile

Elected by the Delegation Sion of Joseph (USA)
Council of the Free Communities

4 Chapter members
Fr Fernando Baeza, Chile

Elected by the Delegation Sion of Mary (Portugal & Spain)
Fr Mariano Irureta, Chile

Provincial Superior of the Pentecost Province
Fr Kingsley Okereke, Nigeria

Elected by the Fathers in Nigeria