3rd St. Matthew Provincial Chapter
Theme: The Rogationists Today. Unity, Collaboration, and Sharing.
Chapter members: 53 (40% of perpetually professed confreres of the St. Matthew Province on the date of the convocation of the Chapter).
By states of life: Priests – 49; Deacon – 1; Brothers – 3.
By nationality at birth: Filipinos – 48; Indonesians: 2; Italian – 1; Vietnamese – 2.
Youngest: Dcn. Lloyd Villahermosa, 29 years old
Oldest: Fr. Ricardo Caperina, 71 years old
Venue: Oasis of Prayer – Rogate Center of Spirituality and Rogationist College, both in Silang, Cavite, Philippines
Date: October 15-22, 2022
President: Fr. Bruno Rampazzo, Superior General
Moderators: Fr. Danny Montana and Fr. John Lucas
Secretary: Bro. Christian Allan De Sagun
Program
October 15, Saturday – Arrival, Solemn Vespers, Welcome Dinner, Fraternity
October 16, Sunday – Recollection (Fr. Jose Maria Ezpeleta), Opening Mass, Official Opening Rites, Election of the Presidential Board, Approval of the Regulations of the Chapter
October 17, Monday – Report of the Provincial Superior, Reactions, Sharing of the Laity
October 18, Tuesday – Commission work, presentation of priorities for the next 4 years
October 19, Wednesday – Response of the Provincial to Questions, Election of the Provincial Superior, Councilors, Vicar, and Treasurer.
October 20, Thursday – Presentation of the matters discussed in the XIII General Chapter, Approval of the priorities for the next Provincial Government
October 21, Friday – Closing Rites
October 22, Saturday – Priestly Ordination of four Deacons at the Rogationist Parish in Paranaque
Most recent statistics of the SMP (September 24, 2022)
Total number of confreres (including the Novices) of the SMP: 193
Perpetually professed confreres: total 142 – 115 priests, 14 deacons, 5 Brothers, 8 Religious students.
Confreres by nationality at birth: Priests – total: 115 (Filipinos 93, Vietnamese 11, Indonesians 8, South Koreans 2, Italian 1)
Deacons – total: 14 (Filipinos 6, Vietnamese 6, Indonesians 2)
Brothers - total: 5 (Filipinos 5)
Religious Students, perpetual vows – total: 8 (Vietnamese 4, Filipinos 2, Indonesians 2)
Religious Students, temporary vows – total: 35 (Filipinos 21, Vietnamese 11, Indonesians 3)
Novices – total: 16 (Indonesians 9, Vietnamese 5, Filipinos 2)
Countries comprising the Circumscription: 6 – Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam
Communities (Houses and Missionary Stations): 23
