General Council: Biographies
1st Br. Joaquim ERRA MAS
Born at Vic (Barcelona - Spain), 3rd June 1961. Temporary profession 29th September 1984 and solemn profession 23rd September 1989. Provincial of the Aragon Province from 2001 to 2007. Elected Councillor General on 29th January 2019 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy.
Feastday: 26th July
2nd Br. Pascal AHODEGNON
Born at Savé (Zou - Benin), 10th April 1971. Temporary profession 15th August 1997 and solemn profession 25th May 2003. Elected 4th Councillor General from 2012 to 2019 at the General Chapter held in Fatima, Portugal. Elected Councillor General on 29th January 2019 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy.
Feast day: 17th May
3rd Br. José Augusto GASPAR LOURO
Born at Sardoal Santarém (Portugal), 10th February 1961. Temporary profession 9th October 1983 and solemn profession 8th December 1988. Provincial of the Portugal Province from 2007 to 2014. Elected Councillor General on 29th January 2019 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy.
Feastday: 10th February
4th Br. Joseph SMITH
Born at Newcastle (Australia), 5th September 1954. Temporary profession 31st August 1975 and solemn profession 6th September 1981. Provincial of the Australian Province from 1992 to 1998. Appointed as Regional Delegate for Asia-Pacific and North America from 2012 to 2019. Elected Councillor General on 29th January 2019 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy.
Feastday: 19th March
5th Br. Dairon Orley MENESES CARO, priest
Born at Sopetran (Antioquia - Colombia), 7th May 1972. Temporary profession 8th December 2006 and solemn profession 8th December 2011. Ordained priest 26th October 2014. Elected Councillor General on 29th January 2019 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy.
Feastday: 7th May
6th Br. Vincent KOCHAMKUNNEL
Born at Mattakkara (India), 30th January 1959. Temporary profession 2nd February 1978 and solemn profession 25th August 1985. Elected 5th General Councillor from 2000 to 2006 at the General Chapter held in Granada, Spain; elected 3rd General Councillor from 2006 to 2012 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy. Elected Councillor General on 29th January 2019 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy.
Feastday: 27th September
OTHERS OFFICES
BURSAR GENERAL
Br. José Augusto GASPAR LOURO
Born at Sardoal Santarém (Portugal), 10th February 1961. Temporary profession 9th October 1983 and solemn profession 8th December 1988. Provincial of the Portugal Province from 2007 to 2014. Elected Councillor General on 29th January 2019 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy. Appointed Bursar General on 10 March 2022.
Feastday: 10th February
PROCURATOR AND SECRETARY GENERAL
Br. André SÈNE, priest
Born at Péléo Sérére (Sénégal) 15th August 1965. Temporary profession 15th August 1993 and solemn profession 7th August 1999. Ordained priest 3rd July 2004. Appointed General Secretary from 2012 to 2019 at the General Chapter held in Fatima, Portugal and reappointed from 2019 to 2025 at the General Chapter held in Rome, Italy.
Feastday: 30th November
POSTULATOR GENERAL
Br. Dario VERMI, priest
Born at Rovato (Brescia - Italy) 18th March 1963. Temporary profession 24th August 1986 and solemn profession 4th September 1994. Ordained priest 5th April 1997. Prior of Strmac (Croatia) in 2011 and of Venezia from 2014 to 2018 and Prior of Brescia from 2018 to 2019. Appointed as General Postulator on18th March 2019.
Feastday 19th December
MISSIONS OFFICE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND SOLIDARITY
Br. Ángel LÓPEZ MARTÍN
Born at Casa Tejada (Caceres - Spain) 1st March 1957. Temporary profession 8th September 1977 and solemn profession 19th November 1983. He is Prior of Tiber Island (Rome) from 2013. Appointed as Director of the Missions Office on18th March 2019.
Feastday 2nd October