From April 29th to May 4th, the first General Convention Ordinary Meeting of the Regnum Christi Federation, an event that will bring together delegates representing all the vocations that make up this spiritual family and apostolic body.
The purpose of the General Convention is to discern together the will of God for Regnum Christi in the next six years, based on the reality of the world to which we are sent and the charism we have received.
To prepare for this meeting, a path of apostolic discernment was proposed that involved as many Regnum Christi members as possible, through the Encounters with Christ, which are one of the ordinary means of reading reality with the eyes of apostles of the Kingdom.
This journey has been based on three key elements: walking together, discerning and being apostles. Walking together It means getting on the move, listening to God's call to make his Kingdom present and maturing responses together. Discern implies reading reality, listening to the voice of God in events, in people and in one's own heart, and seeing, judging and acting from the gift of the charism. Being an apostle means living with a renewed awareness that it is Jesus Christ who sends us and that our mission to make the Kingdom present is a participation in his mission.
The questions that will guide the General Convention on this path of apostolic discernment are:
- How do we see the world God is sending us into today and how do we situate ourselves in it?
- What is God calling us to in the next 6 years?
- How can we respond as a spiritual family and apostolic body?
The General Convention will be a space to listen to one another and to the Holy Spirit, to walk together, each according to his or her vocation, and to unfold the charism and the concrete living of our mission in today's world.
The General Direction College has shared in its letter of January 29, 2024 the following list of participants of the General Convention, and has invited all the members of Regnum Christi to unite in prayer so that this time will be an opportunity to look together at the world and, from the Heart of Christ and our own charism, to give a renewed impulse in the mission that we share as apostles of the Kingdom.
Delegates attending the 2024 Ordinary General Convention
By official letter, the general directors of the federated institutions:
- John Connor, LC
- Nancy Nohrden
- Félix Gómez Rueda
The Vicar General and another general councilor of the Legionaries of Christ, the Consecrated Women and the Consecrated Laity:
- Hernán Jiménez, LC
- Rafael Ducci, LC
- Elena Bartolomé
- Viviana Limón
- Cristian Nazer
- Bernardo Perez
The Federation's General Administrator: Fr. Luis Manuel Gutiérrez, LC
The Federation's Secretary General: Gina Chávez
The territorial directors of the Legionaries of Christ, the Consecrated Women and the Consecrated Laity:
- Alberto Simán, LC (Mexico and Central America)
- Carlos Gutierrez, LC (Northern Mexico)
- Carlos Ortíz, LC (Col-Ven-Ecuador)
- André Delvaux, LC (Brazil)
- Gabriel Bárcena, LC (Chile-Arg)
- Shawn Aaron, LC (North America)
- Valentin Gögele, LC (Central and Western Europe)
- Savio Zanetta, LC (Italy)
- Francisco Javier Cereceda, LC (Spain)
- Kathleen Murphy (North America)
- Mónica Aguirre (Northern Mexico)
- Lorenza Sanromán (Mexico and Central America)
- Gabriela Garza (Col-Ven)
- Bernardita García (Chile)
- Kate O'Connor (Brazil)
- Beatriz Rivera (Spain)
- Mariana Ibañez (Central and Western Europe)
Delegates participating by election:
- Cleomar Ferronato, LC (Brazil)
- Jesus Osvaldo Verdín Pérez, LC (Brazil)
- David Daly, LC (Rome Delegation)
- Andreas Schöggl, LC (Rome Delegation)
- Ignacio Sarre, LC (Rome Delegation)
- Gabriel Ramón Sotres, LC (Roma Delegation)
- Juan Carlos Quintero, LC (Col-Ven-Ecuador)
- César Pérez, LC (Col-Ven-Ecuador)
- Francisco Javier Caballero, LC (Chile-Arg)
- Florencio Sánchez, LC (Spain)
- Manuel Salord, LC (Spain)
- Sylvester Heereman, LC (Central and Western Europe)
- George Elsbett, LC (Central and Western Europe)
- Miguel Cavallé, LC (Italy)
- Riccardo Garzari, LC (Italy)
- Pablo Solis, LC (Mexico and Central America)
- Luis Garza, LC (Mexico & Central America)
- Eduardo Robles-Gil, LC (Mexico and Central America)
- José María Martínez, LC (Mexico and Central America)
- Evaristo Sada, LC (Mexico and Central America)
- Adolfo Güémez, LC (Northern Mexico)
- Gabriel Abascal, LC (Northern Mexico)
- Miguel Viso, LC (Northern Mexico)
- Julio Muñoz, LC (Northern Mexico)
- John Bartunek, LC (North America)
- Lino Otero, LC (North America)
- Juan Pablo Durán, LC (North America)
- Bruce Wren, LC (North America)
- Eva Ma. Leal García (Brazil)
- Elena Olazábal Magdalena (Chile)
- Irene Alemany Herrera (Col-Ven)
- Cecilia Ruiloba Castelazo (Spain)
- Esther García Zaldívar (Spain)
- Amelie Marie Laurence Perroy (Europe)
- Perla González de la Fuente (Mexico)
- Teresa Vázquez Rivera (Mexico)
- Margarita Lopez Romo (Northern Mexico)
- Carmen Ramírez Gómez (North Mexico)
- Maria Jean Knuth (North America)
- Helen Rose Yalbir (North America)
- María del Carmen Ávila (DG CRC Headquarters and Delegation)
- Emilio Martinez (consecrated layman)
The faithful associates attending the General Plenary are delegates of the General Convention:
- Francisco Gámez
- Álvaro Abellán
- José Antonio Lebrija
- Carmen Fernandez
- Kerrie Rivard
- David Zarate
Delegates of the laity participating by election:
- Paloma Domínguez Carrasco (Spain)
- Rafael Sáenz de Santa María Pombo (Spain)
- Atala Barba Alba (Northern Mexico)
- Zacarias Dieck Vega (Northern Mexico)
- Andrés Villaseñor Urrea (Northern Mexico)
- Daniela Boesch Santos (Northern Mexico)
- Emilio Allande Berrueta (Northern Mexico)
- Alejandro Álvarez López (Northern Mexico)
- Álvaro Carranque (Col-Ven-Ecuador)
- Cristina Regueira (Col-Ven-Ecuador)
- Andrea Heck (Central and Western Europe)
- Grzegorz Cempla (Central and Western Europe)
- Andres Jimenez (Mexico and Central America)
- Ana María Bravo de Simán (Mexico and Central America)
- Ana Paul O'Neill García (Mexico & Central America)
- Enrique Pérez Ocejo (Mexico and Central America)
- Guillermo Narro (Mexico and Central America)
- Juan Andrés Lam (Mexico and Central America)
- Patricia Delfín (Mexico and Central America)
- Teresa Alarcón (Mexico and Central America)
- Maria Fioretta Bini Smaghi (Italy)
- Donna Garrett (North America)
- Andrew Rawicki (North America)
- Cathie Zentner (North America)
- Horacio Gómez (North America)
- Anthony Frese (North America)
- Monica Etchebarne (Chile-Arg)
- Lucas Swett Hederra (Chile-Arg)
- Pedro Kropf (Brazil)
- Jerusa Slomp (Brazil)
The general councilors of the Legionaries of Christ, the Consecrated Women and the Consecrated Laity: who do not participate by office nor have been elected as delegates, participate in the General Convention with voice but without vote:
- Michael Brisson, LC
- Gerardo Flores, LC
- Jesús Villagrasa, LC
- Pedro Barrajón, LC
- Eugenia Álvarez
- Africa Pemán
- Jacinta Curran
- Fernando Rincón
- Javier Bendek
- Guillermo Campillo
Representing the various realities of Regnum Christi, the following have been invited with voice without vote:
- José Mata, President of the General Assembly of the Regnum Christi International Network of Universities (RIU)
- Elena Bustillos, President of the General Assembly of the Regnum Christi Network of Schools
- Pablo Aledo, General Director, Fundación Altius
- Daniel Bizzo, consecrated layman with temporary vows
