{"id":3472,"date":"2025-06-14T10:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T10:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/?p=3472"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:26:43","slug":"brazil-the-assembly-elects-the-new-regional-council-and-strengthens-the-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/brazil-the-assembly-elects-the-new-regional-council-and-strengthens-the-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil: The Assembly Elects the New Regional Council and Strengthens the Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Consolata Missionaries during the Assembly in S\u00e3o Paulo. Photo: IMC Brazil. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Consolata Missionaries operating in Brazil gathered from June 9 to 13 for their electoral assembly and to reflect on their missionary commitment across the vast Latin American territory. The meeting was held in a hybrid format, with one group in S\u00e3o Paulo and another in Boa Vista, Roraima (3,378 km apart). During the gathering, the missionaries elected the new Regional Council for the next three years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

By J\u00falio Caldeira * <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Assembly was an important moment to strengthen unity among the missionaries and to outline the guidelines for the future of the mission in Brazil,” said Father Paulo Mz\u00e9, the Regional Superior, who was re-elected for another three-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Missionary Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Consolata Missionaries in Brazil work on various fronts: indigenous and Amazonian pastoral ministry, with a presence in the states of Roraima and Amazonas; urban and peripheral pastoral ministry with 12 parishes; and Afro-Brazilian pastoral work that values Afro culture. The Region also provides formation for students in the seminaries in S\u00e3o Paulo, Curitiba, and the Novitiate in Manaus; missionary formation of the local Church; youth and vocation promotion; and assistance to migrants and refugees, especially in Boa Vista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Communication is facilitated through the magazine Miss\u00f5es<\/em> and digital communication tools. Inspired by the Founder, St. Joseph Allamano, the missionaries strive to live an economy for the mission and maintain their social and ecclesial commitments in collaboration with various organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Regional Council<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On June 12, Father Paulo da Concei\u00e7\u00e3o Fernando Mz\u00e9 was re-elected as Regional Superior for a second term, which will last until 2028. Born in Mozambique, Father Paulo has been in Brazil since 2000 and has a long missionary career, with experience in S\u00e3o Paulo, Paran\u00e1, and as director of the Miss\u00f5es<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Father Lu\u00eds Maur\u00edcio, Father James Murimi, Father Paulo Mz\u00e9, Father Luiz Ant\u00f4nio and Father Tamrat Markos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The new Regional Council was also elected, tasked with collaborating with the Regional Superior in animation, discernment, and coordination of activities in the Brazil region. The elected Council includes missionaries of different nationalities and backgrounds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice Superior: Father James Murimi Njimia (Kenya), active in indigenous pastoral ministry in Roraima. Councilors: Father Luiz Ant\u00f4nio de Brito (Brazil), pastor in Matinha dos Pretos, Feira de Santana (BA); Father Lu\u00eds Maur\u00edcio Guevara (Argentina), rector of the theological seminary “Padre Jo\u00e3o Batista Bisio” in S\u00e3o Paulo: Father Tamrat Markos Mitore (Ethiopia), pastor of the S\u00e3o Paulo parish in Cascavel, Paran\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Assembly, the Bishop of Roraima, Mons. Evaristo Spengler, expressed deep gratitude for the work of the missionaries in the Amazon and in his diocese, highlighting their generosity, dedication, and witness of faith, especially among indigenous communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bishop Evaristo Spengler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his biblical reflection, he emphasized the importance of living a faith that is authentic and consistent with the Gospel. Citing St. Paul\u2019s letter to the Corinthians and the Gospel of Matthew, the bishop encouraged the missionaries to be “the salt of the earth and the light of the world,” living the present with faithfulness to the Gospel. Inspired by the motto “First saints, then missionaries,”<\/em> used during the canonization of St. Joseph Allamano, Mons. Spengler reminded them that holiness is the foundation of true mission and also called on the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen the evangelizing mission of the Consolata Missionaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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