The XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, held at the Vatican from October 2 to 27, 2024, marked a milestone in the development of a Church that is increasingly synodal and close to contemporary human realities. Under the motto “For a Synodal...
The Encounter of Augustinian Recollect Bishops was held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from the 20th to the 25th of May under the theme: “Do you aspire to great things? Begin with the smallest” (St. Augustine, S. 69, 1, 2). In the presence of the Prior...
On February 6, 2021, Pope Francis appointed the Augustinian friar Luis Marin de San Martin as undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, at the same time granting him the episcopal dignity and assigning him the titular See of Suliana. He was ordained a bishop on April 11...
On May 20, the Encounter of Augustinian Recollect Bishops was inaugurated, which will be held until May 25 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The Prior General of the Order, Fr. Miguel Angel Hernandez welcomed the participants, urging them to freely express how they see the...
At present there are 23 Augustinian Recollects who have been called to serve the Church as bishops. Most are found in the Americas, especially in mission areas. Brazil is the country with the most Augustinian Recollect bishops, followed by Peru, Panama, Colombia,...
