Saturday, February 16, 2008

A Select Circle Of Jesuit Advisors, But Not The GC35

RP Jesuit official named adviser to worldwide Jesuit head
02/16/2008 08:34 PM
A Philippine Jesuit priest has been named to the select circle of advisers of Father General Adolfo Nicolas, the worldwide head of the Jesuit order. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines disclosed Saturday night that Fr. Daniel Huang is now Assistant for East Asia and Oceania. Huang will be one of the 10 regional assistants of the top Jesuit. His appointment was announced during the meeting of the general congregation in Rome last Feb. 12. Other advisers include Fr Jean-Roger Ndombi (Afrique Occidentale) for Africa, Fr Marcos Recolons (Bolivie) for Southern Latin America, Fr Gabriel Ign. Rodríguez (Colombie) for Northern Latin America, Fr Lisbert D'souza (Bombay) for South Asia; Fr Adam Zak (Pologne Méridionale) for Central and Eastern Europe, Fr Joaquín Barrero (Castille) for South Europe, Fr Antoine Kerhuel (France) for Western Europe and Fr James Grummer (Wisconsin) for the USA.
The assistants' first responsibility is to give advice to the Jesuit General, "who doesn't run the show by himself." "His work involves a steady dialogue with these ten Jesuits who are in daily contact with what is happening in the part of the world where they come from,"
the CBCP said in a statement. The assistants also contribute with their experience and skills to Jesuit projects that have international dimension as well as to the global orientations of the society. Each one of the ten "assistancies" represents the geographical gathering of Jesuit provinces. Each of them share first and act advisers over the next few years as each of them have broader knowledge of the needs of the society and apostolate in different parts of the world. - GMANews.TV

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