Photo Gallery - Communiqué #8-9-10

Communiqué #8 - May 24, 2007

 BREAKING NEWS

 FR. GIAN BATTISTA ZANCHI IS REELECTED AS SUPERIOR GENERAL OF PIME

Fr. Gian Battista Zanchi, 64, was reelected this morning as Superior General of PIME, by the44 members of PIME gathered for the 13th General Assembly in Ariccia, outside of Rome, Italy. Fr. Zanchi was born June 12, 1942 in Montodine (Cremona), and was ordained a priest for PIME in 1968. He was assigned to the missions of Bangladesh in 1975. In 1995 he was elected Vicar General of PIME and after six years in that position, was elected Superior General at the 12th General Assembly in 1991. Today he begins his second term.

Communiqué #9 - May 24, 2007

 BREAKING NEWS

 FR. LIVIO MAGGI IS ELECTED AS VICAR GENERAL OF PIME MISSONARIES

Fr. Livio Maggi, 48, was elected this morning as the Vicar General of PIME. Fr. Maggi was born on August 31, 1958 in Teor (Udine) and was ordained a priest for PIME in 1984. He was assigned to Thailand in 1991, where he has been working as Superior delegate in that mission.

Communiqué #10- May 24, 2007

 BREAKING NEWS

 FR. MARK TARDIFF, FR. ANTONIO NUNES AND FR. ALBERTO ZAMBERLETTI
ELECTED GENERAL COUNCILORS

In the afternoon session of May 24, three members were elected to the General Council of PIME.

 Fr. Mark Tardiff, 51, was elected to his second term. He was born in Detroit Michigan on June 1954, and ordained a priest for PIME in September 1980. In 1987 he was assigned to the missions in Japan. He was elected to the previous General Council and has been in Rome for the past six years.

 Fr. Antonio Nunes, 51, was elected 3rd councilor. Fr. Nunes was born in 1954 in Assis, San Paolo, Brazil, and ordained for PIME in December 1982. He was assigned to the missions in Ivory Coast in 1983. He presently has been serving as Regional Superior of the South Brazil region of PIME.

Fr. Alberto Zamberletti was elected 4th Councilor. He was born in 1948 in Velate (Va), Italy. In 1973 he was ordained for PIME and assigned to the missions of Guinea Bissau the following, where he has been working up until now. In 1994 he received a degree in medicine.