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Capuchin Appalachian Mission-A Reflection by Ross Chamberland, O.F.M. Cap.

It was my privilege to participate in this year's Capuchin Appalachian Mission trip to Harlan County, Kentucky. We departed Garrison with almost 75 people, the vast majority being youth. I was amazed to witness a deeply committed Christian community develop in a matter of hours. Most of these young people did not know each other, but what did bind them together was a shared Catholic faith. What I began to realize was, when this faith is the common denominator among a large group, it becomes the foundation on which relationships are built. The C.A.M. community mirrored for me, and for all those we encountered, the living body of Christ.

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Investiture-2010

NAPCC Interprovincial Novitiate Class of 2010-2011

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got hope?

Manchester church revival attracts hundreds.

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General Minister & Definitors

The General Minister and the Definitors are elected by the General Chapter. The task of the Definitors, according to the law, is to assist the General Minister in the government of the entire Order. Nevertheless each Definitor is assigned a particular area of work to which he is more closely associated and for which he is more directly responsible. In this way there are eight areas of responsibility, each of which is assigned to one or the other of the General Definitors.

fr. Felice Cangelosi (Provincia di Messina) - Vicario Generale; fr. Agapit Mroso (Provincia della Tanzania) - VIII Definitore Generale; fr. Jure Šarcevic (Provincia di Croazia) - VII Definitore Generale; fr. Josè Gislon (Provincia di Paraná–S. Caterina) - VI Definitore Generale; fr. Mauro Jöhri (Provincia Svizzera) - Ministro Generale; fr. Carlos A. Novoa De Agustini (Provincia di Rio de la Plata) - V Definitore Generale; fr. Peter Rodgers (Provincia d’Irlanda) - III Definitore Generale; fr. Mark Schenk (Provincia di Mid-America) - IV Definitore Generale; fr. John Antony (Provincia di Tamil Nadu) - II Definitore Generale

GENERAL MINISTER

Mauro Jöhri-Province of Switzerland
Born at Bivio in the Canton of the Grisons on September 1, 1947
Invested:1964
Perpetual Profession:
Ordained: 1972

GENERAL VICAR

Felice Cangelosi-Province of Messina
Born in Castelnuovo on January 10, 1946
Invested: August 28, 1962
Perpetual Profession: January 15, 1967
Ordained: April 4, 1970

II GENERAL DEFINITOR

John Anthony -Province of Tamil Nadu (India)
Born in Neyveli, Cuddalur Dt. Tamil Nadu in February, 1948
Invested: May 23, 1968
Simply Professed: August 15, 1969
Perpetually Professed: May 29, 1974
Ordained: April 20, 1977

III GENERAL DEFINITOR

Peter Rogers - Province of Ireland
Born in Dublin, Ireland on August 19, 1944
Invested: October 4, 1963
Perpetually Professed: October 4, 1966
Ordained: July 5, 1970

IV GENERAL DEFINITOR

Mark Schenk – Mid-America Province (UA)
Born in Olmitz, Kansas, United States on May 12, 1957
Invested: August 18, 1980
Perpetually Professed: August 19, 1983

V GENERAL DEFINITOR

Carlos A. Novoa De Agustini –Province of Rio de la Plata
Born in Buenos Aires on October 15, 1966
Invested: February 1, 1886
Perpetually Professed: March 2, 1991
Ordained: May 18, 1996

VI GENERAL DEFINITOR

José Gislon - Province of Paraná (PR) Santa Catarina (SC) Brazil
Born in Ibirama, Brazil on February 23, 1957
Invested: January 24, 1982
Perpetually Professed: October 17, 1986

VII GENERAL DEFINITOR

Jure Šarcevic - Province of Croatia
Born in Rumboci, Croatia on September 17, 1949
Invested: August 25, 1969
Perpetually Professed: October 4, 1975
Ordained: June 26, 1977

VIII GENERAL DEFINITOR

Agapit Mroso - Province of Tanzania
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Invested:
Perpetually Professed:
Ordained: