Ordre dans le monde

1. Brother Jean-Michel Poffet, OP receives Degree of Master in Sacred Theology

   

   On November 30th 2023, brother Jean-Michel Poffet, OP of the Province of Switzerland was awarded the degree of Master in Sacred Theology. After the provincial of Switzerland, brother Benoît -Dominique de la Sougeole OP had read out the decree of the Master of the Order, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, conferring brother Jean Michel his degree, and the regent of studies of the province of Switzerland, brother Gilles Emmery, had pronounced the laudatio, the newly promoted Scripture scholar pronounced his magisterial lecture.

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2. Province of Argentina Re-elects Prior Provincial

   

   On November 25, 2023, in the Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary in Santiago de Chile, the friars gathered in Provincial Chapter re-elected Bro Juan José Baldini, OP, as Prior Provincial of the Province of Argentina of St. Augustine for the period 2023-2027. The election was confirmed by the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, and Bro Juan José accepted on 26 November 2023.

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3. Renewal of the Agreement between the Order of Preachers and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland

   

   On November 7, the renewal of the agreement between the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, the Order of Preachers, and the Swiss Bishops' Conference on collaboration at the Faculty of Theology took place. Signed by the Rector Astrid Epinay, the Master of the Order Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, and Bishop Charles Morerod, OP, the agreement highlights a fruitful collaboration since 1889.

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4. New Socius for Africa

   

   On 21 November, 2023, the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed Brother Roger Gaise, OP, a son of the Vice Province of St. Pius V, Democratic Republic of Congo, (DRC), as the Socius for Africa. Brother Roger succeeds Brother Charles Ukwe, OP, of the Province of St. Joseph the Worker, Nigeria and Ghana.

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5. Anniversary of the Deceased of the Order in Rome

   

   On November 11, 2023, at the Basilica of San Lorenzo Extramuros in Rome, a Eucharistic celebration commemorated the deceased members of the Dominican Family. The Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, presided over the Mass, stating, "We come here as an act of faith in the resurrection of the body at the end of times."

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