Pope names Members,
Experts, Auditors for Asian Synod
19/04/1998 - 14/05/1998

Prepared for internet by Msgr. Peter Nguyen Van Tai
Radio Veritas Asia, Philippines

VATICAN CITY, APR 8, 1998 (VIS) - Pope John Paul II appointed the following persons as participants in the Special Assembly for Asia of the Synod of Bishops:

MEMBERS:

1. Archbishop Adam EXNER, O.M.I., of Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

2. Archbishop Wilfred Fox NAPIER, O.F.M., of Durban, South Africa.

3. Archbishop Thomas MENAMPARAMPIL, S.D.B., of Guwahati, India.

4. Archbishop Francois-Xavier NGUYEN VAN THUAN, Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

5. Archbishop Francesco MARCHISANO, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Patrimony of the Church.

6. Archbishop Charles A. SCHLECK, C.S.C., President of the Pontifical Missionary Works.

7. Bishop Benedict SINGH of Georgetown, Guyana.

8. Bishop John S. CUMMINS of Oakland, U.S.A.

9. Bishop Gilbert AUBRY of Saint-Denis-de-La Reunion, La Reunion.

10. Bishop Emilio PIGNOLI of Campo Limpo, Brazil.

11. Bishop Anthony Theodore LOBO of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

12. Bishop Joseph Vianney FERNANDO of Kandy, Sri Lanka.

13. Bishop Francis Xavier DI LORENZO of Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.

14. Bishop Andrew TSIEN CHIH CH'UN of Hualien, Taiwan.

15. Bishop Martinus Petrus Maria MUSKENS of Breda, Netherlands.

16. Bishop Reinhard MARX, auxiliary of Paderborn, Germany.

17. Bishop Joseph ZEN ZE-KIUN, S.D.B., coadjutor of Hong Kong, continental China.

18. Bishop John TONG HON, auxiliary of Hong Kong, continental China.

19. Msgr. Cornelius SIM, Prefect, Apostolic Prefecture Apostolico of Brunei-Darussalem, Brunei.

20. Fr. Edward F. MALONE, M.M., Assistant General Secretary, Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences - F.A.B.C., Hong Kong, continental China.

21. Fr. Oscar A. ANTE, O.F.M., provincial minister of the Franciscan Friars Minor, the Philippines.

22. Fr. John KURICHIANIL, O.S.B., Abbot of St. Thomas Monastery, Kappadu, India.

23. Fr. Paul TAN CHEE-ING, S.J., Assistant General of the Society of Jesus, for Eastern Asia.

EXPERTS:

24. Fr. Khalil ALWAN, M.L., Secretary, Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East, Lebanon.

25. Fr. Sebastian ATHAPILLY, C.M.I., Dean, Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy and Theology, Bangalore, India.

26. Fr. Tanios BOU MANSOUR, O.L.M., Professor of patristic theology, Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Kaslik, and member of the International Theological Commission, Lebanon.

27. Fr. Louis CHAMNIERN SANTISUKNIRAN, Under-Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Thailand, Thailand.

28. Fr. Savio HON TAI-FAI, S.D.B., Professor of dogmatics, Major Seminary, Hong Kong.

29. Fr. Sebastian KAROTEMPREL, S.D.B., Professor, Pontifical Urban University, Rome, and Member of the International Theological Commission, Vatican (India).

30. Sr. Maria KO HA-FONG, Ordinary of Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Faculty of Sciences of the Education 'Auxilium' in Rome (Hong Kong, continental China).

31. Fr. Roberto A. LATORRE, O.D., Director of the Pastoral Research Office, Episcopal Conference of the Philippines.

32. Fr. Bede McGREGOR, O.P., Professor of Missiology, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland.

33. Fr. Thomas MICHEL, S.J., Secretary, Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences - F.A.B.C. (U.S.A.).

34. Fr. Thomas NAICKAMPARABIL, Professor, St. Mary's Malankara Major Seminary, Trivandrum, India.

35. Fr. Ambrogio NGUYEN VAN SI, O.F.M., Dean, Philosophy Faculty, Pontifical Athenaeum Antonianum, Roma (Vietnam).

36. Fr. Takekido Vianney ODA, Director, Japan Catholic Research Institute for Evangelization, Japan.

37. Msgr. Dionysius PAIK, J.C.D., Judge, Regional Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Seoul, Korea.

38. Fr. Joseph PUTHENPURAKAL, S.D.B., Editor, Indian Missiological Review, Sacred Heart College, Meghalaya, India.

39. Fr. Luis Antonio G. TAGLE, Rector, Major diocesan seminary of Imus, and member of the International Theological Commission (the Philippines).

40. Fr. Sergio TICOZZI, P.I.M.E., Pastor, Parish of the Sacred Heart, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, continental China.

AUDITORS:

41. Fr. Maroun AL-LAHHAM, Rector, Major seminary of the Latin Patriarcato of Jerusalem.

42. Bro. Sununda ALWIS, F.M.S., Provincial superior, Brothers of the Marist Schools, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

43. Fr. Vicente G. CAJILIG, O.P., Executive Secretary, Office of Education and Student Chaplaincy, Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences - F.A.B.C., the Philippines.

44. Sean CALLAHAN, Catholic Relief Services, New Delhi, India (U.S.A.).

45. Sr. Maria CHOI, S.P.C., Counsellor, International Union of Superiors General - U.I.S.G. in Rome (Korea).

46. Joseph D'SILVA, Member, Executive Board, Caritas Bangladesh, Bangladesh.

47. Sr. Irene DABALUS, O.S.B., Superior General, Benedictine Missionaries - Tutzing, the Philippines.

48. Fr. Rolando DE LA ROSA, O.P., Rector, University of St. Thomas, Manila, the Philippines.

49. Msgr. Joseph DINH DUC DAO, Vice Director, International Center of Missionary Animation, - C.I.A.M. (Vietnam).

50. Theresa EE-CHOOI, O.C.D.S., Vice-President, International Catholic Press Union, and member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (Malaysia).

51. Majed HATTAR, Member of the diocesan synod, Amman, Jordan.

52. Fr. Jerome HENDRYCKX, C.I.C.M., Director, Cultural Center of the China-Europe Institute, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium.

53. Fr. Gino HENRIQUEZ, C.SS.R., Director, "Evangelization 2000 B Asia" (Singapore).

54. Sr. Filomena HIROTA, M.M.B., General Counsellor, Mercedarian Sisters, Missionaries of Berriz, Japan.

55. Thomas HONG-SOON HAN, Professor of Economics, University of Seoul, and member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (Korea).

56. Fr. John B. HUANG, O.F.M., President, Association of Major Religious Superiors of Men - A.M.R.S.M., Taiwan.

57. Carmeline Nirupa JAYASURIYA, Member, national Cursillo movement, Sri Lanka.

58. Fr. Ivan JOSEPH, Director, Caritas India, India.

59. Ignas KLEDEN, Journalist, Catholic monthly "Kompas" (Indonesia).

60. Joseph KURIAN, Supreme Court judge, state of Kerala, member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (India).

61. Annie LAM SHUN-WAI, President, Catholic Press Association of Eastern Asia, Hong Kong, continental China.

62. Sr. Victoria LAU SUK CHUN, F.M..M., Director, Diocesan Pastoral Center for Youth, Macau.

63. Beena Job MEKKATTU, Professor and youth animator, St. Teresa College, Ernakulam, India.

64. Sr. Bernardine MULLAVEETIL, R.N.D.M., Superior General, Daughters of Our Lady of Missions, India.

65. Sr. Mary NIRMALA JOSHI, M.C., Superior General, Missionaries of Charity, India.

66. Sr. Anita NUDU, A.D.M., President, Ikatan Biarawati Seluruth Indonesia - I.B.S.I. (Association of Major Superiors), Indonesia.

67. Bro. Anthony ROGERS, F.S.C., national director, Pontifical Mission Societies - P.M.S., and executive secretary, Office of Human Development, Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences - F.A.B.C., Malaysia.

68. Maria RONG CHU CHAO, Director, pastoral center of Taiwan, Taiwan.

69. Raymond ROSARIO, Member, Caritas Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan.

70. Bernard SABELLA, Professor, University of Bethlehem.

71. Fr. Josef SAYER, Director of "Misereor," Germany.

72. Bernadette N. SETIADI, Professor, psychology faculty, Atma Jaya Catholic Universty, Jakarta, Indonesia.

73. Erlinda G. SO, Director General, Radio Veritas - Asia, The Philippines.

74. Nicholas SOMCHAI THARAPHAN, Member, Catholic Student Association, Bangkok, Thailand.

75. Odeh SWEISS, Economist, Amman, Jordan.

76. Luc TROUILLARD, Secretary General, Caritas Internationalis, France.

77. Fr. Anthony WICHARN KITCHAROEN, Secretary General, Catholic Council of Thailand for Development, Thailand.

78. Sr. Janet WANG, F.D.C.C., President, Conference of Religious Major Superiors - Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei, Singapore.

79. Peter YANG TUEN-HO, President, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan.

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