austraLasia #2671 Changing the baton in EAO: ITM and MYM
DILI (Timor Leste) and YANGON (Myanmar): 4 July 2010 -- Given
the announcement in Dili, Timor Leste, these days of the newly
appointed Superior for Indonesia and Timor Leste. Fr Joao Paulino
Aparicio Guterres, and in Yangon, Myanmar, of Fr Maurice Vallence, the
big question has been when the changeovers are likely to take place.
Both are scheduled for this month. In fact,
the first ceremony to take place will be in Dili on 17 July, when Fr
Joao takes over from the current Superior, Fr Andres Calleja. The
second ceremony is due on 24 July when Fr Maurice takes over from the
current Superior Fr Joachim Ye Maung.
In the former instance, the appointment of Fr Joao
marks the first appointment of a Timorese as Superior of the Vice
Province of St Callistus Caravario, established as such in 1998. In his
40th year, Fr Joao is amongst the youngest of recently appointed
Superiors of a circumscription (while the term 'Provincial' is in
common use across the board for anyone in this role, technically, for a
vice province, the term is 'Superior'). Fr Joao, however, is no
newcomer to leadership, having been the vice superior for the
circumscription since 2008, and he also has held and for that matter
currently holds other roles such as social communications and youth
ministry delegate.
Given an earlier decision of the Rector Major and
his Council to create an delegation for Indonesia, it is expected that
a Delegate for the Indonesian side of ITM will be announced within the
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