Casa Maria Marianists

Rev. Pablo Rambaud (Spain), was elected as the General Assistant for Religious Life—his first term of six years—succeeding Rev. André Fétis (Côte d’Ivoire), who was elected Superior General yesterday at the XXXV General Chapter of the Society of Mary (Marianists). Brothers Maximin Magnan (Togo), general assistant for education, and Michael McAward (Meribah), general assistant for temporalities, were elected to their second term of six years.

Rev. André Fétis (Côte d’Ivoire), was elected as the XV Superior General of the Society of Mary at the XXXV General Chapter in Rome, Italy, Friday, July 20. He succeeds Rev. Manuel Cortés (Spain), who completed his second term as the XIV Superior General.

The XXXV General Chapter runs from July 8-29, 2018 and includes 33 delegates representing 18 units of the Society of Mary. Six capitulants from the Marianist Province of the United States are representing the province—the largest delegation in the General Chapter.

Fétis previously visited the Casa María Community in February 2009, attended a community Mass and played an ‘ukulele and ipu heke (Hawaiian gourd drum).