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.
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Fr Michael Hagan, South Africa
Elected by the members of the Sion Province
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Fr Antonio Bracht, Brazil
Member of the General Council 2012-2015, First Councillor
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Former General Superiors (under 80)
1 Chapter member
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Fr Sidney Fones, Chile
Elected by the members of the Pentecost Province
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Fr Vandemir Meister, Brazil
Regional Superior of Sion of Christ Region
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Fr Agustín Alvarez, Chile
Elected by the members of the Pentecost Province
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Provincial and Regional Superiors
6 Chapter members
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Fr José Luís Zabala, Chile
Elected by the members of the Pentecost Province
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Fr Roy Vennookaran, Kerala - India
Elected by the members of the Indian Region
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Fr Patricio Moore, Chile
General Assistant for the Free Communities 2003-2015
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Fr Mariano Irureta, Chile
Provincial Superior of the Pentecost Province
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Fr Patricio Rodriguez, Chile
Elected by the Delegation Sion of Joseph (USA)
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Fr Stefano Daneri, Chile
Elected by the Delegation Sion Guadalupe (Mexico)
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Fr Heinrich Walter, Germany
General Superior 2003-2015
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Fr Charles Ozioko, Nigeria
Council of the Free Communities
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Elected members
22 Chapter members
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Fr Pushparaj Irudayaraj, India
Regional Superior of the Indian Region
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Fr Theo Breitinger, Germany
Provincial Superior of the Sion Province
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Fr Felipe Ríos, Chile
Rector of the Study House "Colegio Mayor Padre José Kentenich" (Santiago, Chile)
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Fr Chigozie Odibo, Nigeria
Elected by the Fathers in Nigeria
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Fr Javier Arteaga, Argentina
Regional Superior of the Father Region
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Fr Juan Ignacio Pacheco, Chile
Council of the Free Communities
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Council of the Free Communities
4 Chapter members
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Fr Gerardo Cárcar, Argentina
Council of the Free Communities
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Fr Jean-Bernard Mazuru Rwango, RD Congo
Elected by the Fathers from Burundi and Congo
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Fr Mario Romero, Chile
Elected by the members of the Pentecost Province
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Fr Alexandre Awi Mello, Brazil
Elected by the members of the Christ Region
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Fr Edwin Germann, Switzerland
Elected by the members of the Swiss Province
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Fr Marian Wyrzykowski, Poland
Provincial Superior of the Swiss Province
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Fr Antonio Nin Mitchell, Argentina
Elected by the members of the Father Region
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Fr Raúl Espina, Chile
Member of the General Council 2009-2015, General Assistant for Formation
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Rectors of the Study Houses (over 24 members)
2 Chapter members
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Fr Thomas Fluhr, Germany
Member of the General Council 2009-2015
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Fr Joy Puthussery, Kerala - India
Rector of the Study House "Kentenich Vidyaniketan" (Bangalore, India)
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Fr Juan Pablo Catoggio, Argentina
Elected by the members of the Father Region
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Fr Fernando Baeza, Chile
Elected by the Delegation Sion of Mary (Portugal & Spain)
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General Bursar
1 Chapter member
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Fr Arkadiusz Sosna, Poland
Elected by the Polish Delegation
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Fr Wilson Parekkattil, Kerala - India
Elected by the members of the Indian Region
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Fr Ludwig Güthlein, Germany
Elected by the members of the Sion Province
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Fr Michael Marmann, Germany
Former General Superior
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General Council
5 Chapter members
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Fr John Peter Savarimuthu, Tamil Nadu - India
Elected by the members of the Indian Region
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Fr Josef-Aloys Hälg, Switzerland
Elected by the members of the Swiss Province
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Fr Kingsley Okereke, Nigeria
Elected by the Fathers in Nigeria
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Fr Sahaya Kumar, India
Council of the Free Communities
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Fr Ignacio Camacho, Chile
General Bursar
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Fr Stefan Strecker, Germany
Elected by the members of the Sion Province
