THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Composed of all the associated constituent members, it is the Office’s most important body. It meets every four years.
THE COUNCIL
Formed by 24 voting members, representing all regions, it is elected by the General Assembly. The Council elects its President and Vice-Presidents. A body for reflection and deliberation, it oversees the General Assembly’s decisions. It meets once a year.
| COUNCIL | ||
|---|---|---|
| President: | Paul Barber | EUROPE – England and Wales |
| Vice-president: | Augusta Muthigani | AFRICA – Kenya |
| Vice-president: | Father Joseph Manippadeth | ASIA – India |
| Vice-president: | Sister Maria Antonieta Garcia Carrizales | AMERICA – Peru |
| Vice-president: | Mgr. Antonios Kalta | MENA – Egypt |
| Representation of the Congregations: | Sister Martha Seide | EUROPE – Italy |
| Treasurer: | Father José Alberto Mesa | EUROPE-Italy |
THE SECRETARY GENERAL
Elected by the General Assembly, he organizes and directs the General Secretariat, the Office’s executive body. He coordinates and motivates the activity of the Regional Secretariats and Permanent Representations. He represents the Office in its external relations.
| GENERAL SECRETARY | ||
|---|---|---|
| General Secretary: | Philippe Richard, France | secretaire.general@oiecinternational.com |
| ADMINISTRATION | ||
| Assistant: | Béatrice Linn, Italy | secretary@oiecinternational.com |
| Event manager (Congress 2019): | Camille Chevallier, France | congres2019@oiecinternational.com |
| Translation: | Chloé Zartarian, France | chloe.zartarian@orange.fr |
THE REGIONAL SECRETARIES
Motivate the Office’s activities at a regional level. The regions are Africa, with headquarters in Yaoundé (Cameroon); Americas, with headquaters in Bogotá (Colombia); Asia and Oceania, with headquarters in New Delhi (India); Europe, with headquarters in Brussels (Belgium) and the Near and Middle East, with headquarters in Beirut (Lebanon).
| REGIONAL SECRETARIES | |
|---|---|
| Regional Secretary AFRICA: | Father Épiphane Ahouanse, Benin |
| Regional Secretary AMERICA (CIEC): | Oscar A. Pérez Sayago, Colombia |
| Regional Secretary ASIA: | Father Alain P. Manalo, Philippines |
| Regional Secretary EUROPE (CEEC): | Guy Selderslagh, Belgium |
| Regional Secretary MIDDLE EAST (MENA): | Father Boutros Azar, Lebanon |
BOARD MEMBERS
| GENERAL SECRETARY OIEC |
|---|
| Philippe Richard |
| REGIONAL SECRETARIES | |
|---|---|
| Regional Secretary AFRICA: | Father Épiphane Ahouanse, Benin |
| Regional Secretary AMERICA (CIEC): | Oscar A. Pérez Sayago, Colombia |
| Regional Secretary ASIA: | Father Alain P. Manalo, Philippines |
| Regional Secretary EUROPE (CEEC): | Guy Selderslagh, Belgium |
| Regional Secretary MIDDLE EAST (MENA): | Father Boutros Azar, Lebanon |
| ASIA |
|---|
| Father Alain P. Manolo, Philippines |
| Father Ivan Perera, Sri Lanka |
| Rev. François Xavier Decha Arpornratana, Thailand |
| Father Joseph Manippadeth, India |
| AMERICA |
|---|
| Sister Ana Julia Suriel Sanchez, Dominican Republic |
| Pbro. José Alberto Alvarez, Argentina |
| Mother Maria Antonieta Garcia Carrizales, Peru |
| Msc. Romulo Lopez Seminario, Ecuador |
| EUROPE |
|---|
| Paul Barber, England and Wales |
| Brother José Maria Alvira Duplá, Spain |
| Louis-Marie Piron, France |
| Etienne Michel, Belgium (french speaking) |
| AFRICA |
|---|
| Anne Baker, RSA |
| Augusta Muthigani, Kenya |
| Father Epiphane Ahouanse, Benin |
| RP Noël N’Tungu Bisibu, RDC |
| MENA |
|---|
| Father Marc Boucrot, Marocco |
| Mgr. Antonios Kalta, Egypte |
| Father Abdel Masih Fahim, Holy Land |
| Father Elie Delplace, Turkey |
| Associate members |
|---|
| Marist Brothers: Brother Carlos Alberto Rojas |
| Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice Salesiane di Don Bosco/ FMA: Sister Martha Seïde |
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur/ SNdeN: Sister Maria Delaney |
| Sociétà di Maria (Marianisti) – SM: Brother E. Maximin Magnan |
MANAGERS OF PROGRAMS
Manager of the program “Development of the Academic Project of the OIEC” : Brother Juan Antonio Ojeda Ortiz, Spain, (FEC)
Manager of the program “Representation in International Organizations”: Mr Michel Bertet, France
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS
In the International Institutions in Paris, Geneva, Rome, Strasbourg, New York and Vienna.
| PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS | |
|---|---|
| Permanent R. Paris: | Gloria Parra |
| Permanent R. Geneva: | Ignasi Grau i Callizo |
| Permanent R. Rome: | – |
| Permanent R. Strasbourg: | Brother Bernard Senelle |
| Permanent R. New York: | Jerry Cattaro |