5712(I)_Caritas Sisters of Jesus elect new Superior General
CSJ 18th GC, Ariccia, Italy, 15 October 2021 -- The Caritas Sisters of Jesus have elected their new Superior General, Sr. Emiliana PARK, during their 18th General Chapter, on 14 October (Ariccia, Italy). She succeeds the former Superior Sr Teresia FURUKI (2016-2021) as the leader of the 900+ religious congregation established in 1937 in Miyazaki, Japan.
The new Superior General was born in South Korea, made her first religious profession in 1983, final vows in 1989 in Gwangju. Sr Emiliana served 6 years as provincial councilor for formation in Korea, then was elected as general councilor for the family apostolate (6 years) and then served as general councilor for formation until the GC18.
The 45 delegates of the General Chapter gathered in Ariccia, near Rome in Italy, represent their fellow sisters living and witnessing to God's Love to the poor people in 16 countries across 5 continents, with a recent strong drive for the African missions (Uganda, South Sudan). In 1986 the Congregation was officially accepted as the 16th member of the Salesian Family of Don Bosco.
The theme of the General Chapter is "Renewed by the Spirit of the Risen Lord: For our common home, where we all live together" and the GC18 will conclude on 21 October with the closing Mass celebrated by the Rector Major in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Valdocco, Turin.
