VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 150
DATE 09-09-2014

Summary:
- CARDINAL BALDISSERI: NEW METHODOLOGY FOR OCTOBER'S SYNOD OF BISHOPS
- PARTICIPANTS IN THE SYNOD

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 CARDINAL BALDISSERI: NEW METHODOLOGY FOR OCTOBER'S SYNOD OF BISHOPS
 Vatican City, 2014 (VIS) - The following is the full text of the presentation
by Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, of
the participants in the upcoming Synod in October 2014:
 "Why are two full pages of names being published today in the Osservatore
Romano? Because these names correspond to people from all over the world, who
will take part in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
(5-19 October) on the theme: "Pastoral challenges to the family in the context
of evangelisation". The aim of the meeting is to propose to today's world the
beauty and the values of the family, which emerge from the proclamation of
Jesus Christ Who disperses fear and supports hope.
 Synodus - which means 'taking a path together' - is the expression that
indicates the eccesial space in which we convene in order to meet and to
reflect - in the dual faith in God and man - before today's challenges to the
family. The list that follows is made up of representatives from the five
continents, subdivided as follows: 114 presidents of Episcopal Conferences, 13
heads of the 'sui iuris' Eastern Catholic Churches, 25 heads of the dicasteries
of the Roman Curia, 9 members of the Ordinary Council of the Secretariat, the
secretary general, the under-secretary, 3 nominees from the Union of Superior
Generals, and 26 pontifical nominees. Other participants include 8 fraternal
delegates, 38 auditors, including 13 married couples, and 16 experts. The total
number of participants in the Synod Assembly is 253.
 In the dynamic of the renewal of the Church ordered by Pope Francis, the
updating of the institution of the Synod is explained in particular in the
preparatory process and in the process of the Assemblies themselves. This
project, initiated with the convocation of the Synod Assembly, is developing in
a new and renewed way, with concrete actions. The criterion for renewal is that
of first painting the picture and then adding the frame. The rules in force
provide the track along which the train of renewal proceeds. As we go ahead,
the steps necessary for changing the rules or eventually setting about a full
reconstruction of the Synod as an entity will become evident.
 The itinerary of the next Synod will be divided into two phases: the
Extraordinary General Assembly of 2014 and the Ordinary General Assembly of
2015. A new working methodology will be applied, rendering the process more
dynamic and participatory, with speeches and testimonials, always with a view
to continuity towards the second stage, after which the Synod document will be
published".

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 PARTICIPANTS IN THE SYNOD
 Vatican City, 9 September 2014 (VIS) - The following is a list of participants
in the Third General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, dedicated to "Pastoral
challenges to the family in the context of evangelisation":
 A. LIST OF SYNOD FATHERS ACCORDING TO ORDER OF PARTICIPATION
 I. President
 FRANCESCO, Supreme Pontiff
 II. Secretary GENERAL
 - Cardinal Lorenzo BALDISSERI
 III. DELEGATE presidentS
 Cardinals André VINGT-TROIS, archbishop of Paris, France, Luis Antonio G.
TAGLE, archbishop of Manila, Philippines, Raymundo Damasceno ASSIS, archbishop
of Aparecida, president of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil.
 IV. RELATOR GENERAL
 Cardinal Péter ERD?, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, president of the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Hungary, president of the Consilium
Conferentiarum Episcoporum Europae (C.C.E.E.)
 V. SPECIAL SECRETARY
 - Archbishop Bruno FORTE of Chieti-Vasto, Italy
 VI. COMMISSION FOR THE MESSAGE
 President
 - Cardinal Gianfranco RAVASI, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture,
Vatican City
 Vice president
 - Archbishop Victor Manuel FERNÁNDEZ, rector of the Pontifical Catholic
University of Argentina, Argentina
 VII. THE ORIENTAL CATHOLIC CHURCHES
 Synod of the Coptic Catholic Church
 His Beatitude Ibrahim Isaac SIDRAK, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts, Head
of the Synod of the Coptic Catholic Church
 Synod of the Greek Melkite Catholic Church
 His Beatitude Grégoire III LAHAM, B.S., Patriarch of Antioch of the
Greek-Melkites, Head of the Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church
 Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
 His Beatitude Ignace Youssif III YOUNAN, Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians,
Head of the Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
 Synod of the Maronite Catholic Church
 His Beatitude Cardinal Bechara Boutros RAÏ, O.M.M., Patriarch of Antioch of
the Maronites, Head of the Synod of the Maronite Catholic Church
 Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church
 His Beatitude Louis Raphaël I SAKO, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans,
Head of the Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church
 Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church
 His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX TARMOUNI, Patriarch of Cilicia of the
Armenians, Head of the Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church
 Synod of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church
 His Beatitude Sviatoslav SHEVCHUK, major archbishop of Kyiv-Haly?, Head of the
Synod of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church
 Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church
 His Beatitude Cardinal George ALENCHERRY, major archbishop of
Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars, resident of the Synod of the
Syro-Malabar Church
 Synod of the Syro-Malankars
 His Beatitude, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis THOTTUNKAL, major archbishop of
Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankars, president of the Synod of the Syro-Malankar
Church, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (C.B.C.I.)
 Synod of the Romanian Church
 His Beatitud, Cardinal Lucian MURE?AN, major archbishop of F?g?ras ?i Alba
Iulia of the Romanians, Head of the Synod of the Romanian Church
 Council of the Ethiopian Church
 - Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew SOURAPHIEL, C.M. of Addis Abeba, president
of the Council of the Ethiopian Church, president of the Assembly of Catholic
Hierarchs of Ethiopia and Eritrea
 Council of the Ruthenian Catholic Church, U.S.A.
 Archbishop William Charles SKURLA, metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the
Byzantines, president of the Council of the Ruthenian Catholic Church
 Council of the Council of the Slovak Church
 Archbishop Jan BABJAK, S.J., metropolitan of Prešov for Catholics of Byzantine
rite, president of the Council of the Slovak Church
 VIII. PRESIDENTS OF THE EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES
 AFRICA
 ANGOLA and SÃO TOMÉ
 Archbishop Gabriel MBILINGI, C.S.SP., of Lubango, Angola, president of the
Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d'Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
 BENIN
 Bishop Eugéne Cyrille HOUNDÉKON of Abomey, deputy president of the Episcopal
Conference
 BOTSWANA, SOUTH AFRICA AND SWAZILAND
 Archbishop Stephen BRISLIN of Cape Town, Kaapstad, South Africa
 BURKINA FASO AND NIGER
 Archbishop Paul Yembuado OUÉDRAOGO of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
 BURUNDI
 Bishop Gervais BANSHIMIYUBUSA of Ngozi
 CAMEROON
 Archbishop Samuel KLEDA of Douala
 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
 Archbishop Dieudonné NZAPALAINGA, C.S.SP., of Bangui
 CHAD
 Bishop Jean-Claude BOUCHARD, O.M.I., of Pala
 CONGO (Republic of)
 Bishop Louis PORTELLA MBUYU of Kinkala
 CONGO (Rep. Democrática del)
 Bishop Nicolas DJOMO LOLA of Tshumbe
 COTE D'IVOIRE
 Archbishop Alexis TOUABLI YOULO of Agboville
 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
 Bishop Juan MATOGO OYANA, C.M.F., of Bata, deputy president of the Episcopal
Conference
 ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA
 Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew SOURAPHIEL, C.M., of Addis Abeba, president of
the Council of the Ethiopian Church
 GABON
 Bishop Mathieu MADEGA LEBOUAKEHAN of Mouila
 GAMBIA AND SIERRA LEONE
 Bishop Patrick Daniel KOROMA of Kenema
 GHANA
 Bishop Joseph OSEI-BONSU of Konongo-Mampong
 GUINEA
 Bishop Emmanuel FÉLÉMOU of Kankan
 INDIAN OCEAN (C.E.D.O.I.)
 Bishop Maurice PIAT, C.S.SP., of Port-Louis, Seychelles
 KENYA
 Cardinal John NJUE, archbishop of Nairobi
 LESOTHO
 Archbishop Gerard Tlali LEROTHOLI, O.M.I., of Maseru
 LIBERIA
 Bishop Anthony Fallah BORWAH of Gbarnga, deputy president of the Episcopal
Conference
 MADAGASCAR
 Archbishop Desire TSARAHAZANA of Toamasina
 MALAWI
 Bishop Joseph Mukasa ZUZA of Mzuzu
 MALI
 Bishop Jean-Baptiste TIAMA of Sikasso
 MOZAMBIQUE
 Bishop Lúcio Andrice MUANDULA of Xai-Xai
 NAMIBIA
 Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti NASHENDA, O.M.I., of Windhoek
 NIGERIA
 Archbishop Ignatius Ayau KAIGAMA of Jos
 NORTH AFRICA (C.E.R.N.A.)
 Archbishop Vincent LANDEL, S.C.I. of Béth., of Rabat, Morocco
 RWANDA
 Bishop Smaragde MBONYINTEGE of Kabgayi
 SENEGAL, MAURITANIA, CAPO VERDE AND GUINEA-BISSAU
 Bishop Benjamin NDIAYE of Kaolack, Senegal
 SUDAN
 Cardinal Gabriel ZUBEIR WAKO, archbishop of Khartoum
 TANZANIA
 Bishop Tarcisius NGALALEKUMTWA of Iringa
 TOGO
 Bishop Benoit Comlan M. ALOWONOU of Kpalime
 UGANDA
 Archbishop John Baptist ODAMA of Gulu
 ZAMBIA
 Archbishop Ignatius CHAMA of Kasama, apostolic administrator "sede vacante et
ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of Mpika
 ZIMBABWE
 Bishop Michael Dixon BHASERA of Masvingo
 AMERICA
 ANTILLES
 Archbishop Patrick Christopher PINDER of Nassau, Trinidad and Tobago
 ARGENTINA
 Archbishop José María ARANCEDO of Santa Fe da la Vera Cruz
 BOLIVIA
 Archbishop Oscar Omar APARICIO CÉSPEDES, Military Ordinary of Bolivia
 BRAZIL
 Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno ASSIS, archbishop of Aparecida
 CANADA
 Archbishop Paul-André DUROCHER Gatineau
 CHILE

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