Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XXI
Province of St. Francis in Brazil (São Paulo)
Mother Province: Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy)
On January 5, 1949, Friars Vittorio VALENTINI...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XX
Provincial Delegation in Chile
Mother Province: Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy)
The decision to open a new presence in Chile was made...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XIX
Provincial Custody of St. Francis in Bolivia
Mother Province: St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow)
Because of a great shortage of clergy...
Course for Missionaries in Asia
The course for Franciscan missionaries has changed continents. Last year’s course was held in Africa, in Kampala, Uganda. This year’s course is underway in...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XVIII
Provincial Delegation in Paraguay
Mother Province: Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow)
This mission officially began when the 1991 Chapter...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XVII
Provincial Delegation in Ecuador
Mother Province: Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in Poland (Gdańsk)
During its Chapter of 1993, the Province of Gdańsk decided to...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XVI
Provincial Delegation in Peru
Mother Province: Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow)
The Conventual Franciscan Mission in Peru was officially...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XV
Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India
Mother Province: Province of St. Paul the Apostle in Malta
The Conventual Franciscan mission in India officially began...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XIV
Mission in Sri Lanka
Mother Province: Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in India
Sri Lanka is known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. The...
Conventual Franciscan Mission Presences around the World – XIII
Province of Mary Immaculate in Indonesia
Mother Province: The Italian Province of St. Anthony of Padua (Northern Italy)
In 1937, Friars Minor Conventual from Holland and...