Superior General
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The Superior General is the highest-ranking leader of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, responsible for guiding the congregation’s mission, administration, and spiritual direction worldwide.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Superior General of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical title
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leadership office ⓘ religious superior ⓘ |
| administrativeDuty |
approves major decisions affecting provinces and delegations
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manages temporal goods of the congregation at the general level ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Superior General of the OMI
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Superior General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
general council of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincials of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| canBeReelected | yes ⓘ |
| canonicalBasis | constitutions and rules of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | General Council of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalContext | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedBy | General Chapter of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Eugene de Mazenod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
approves the establishment or suppression of provinces and missions
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convenes the General Chapter ⓘ ensures fidelity to the charism of Saint Eugene de Mazenod ⓘ issues directives and circular letters to members ⓘ oversees formation policies for the congregation ⓘ promotes evangelization among the poor ⓘ represents the congregation to the Holy See ⓘ represents the congregation to the universal Church ⓘ |
| governingBody | heads the central government of the congregation ⓘ |
| hasCouncil | General Council of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | office created by Saint Eugene de Mazenod ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| officialLanguageTitle | Supérieur général des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pastoralPriority |
mission to the poor and most abandoned
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support of missionary works in multiple countries ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrderType | clerical religious congregation of pontifical right ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | must be a priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| religiousVowsRequired | member must be a perpetually professed Oblate ⓘ |
| reportsTo | General Chapter of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresApprovalFrom | Holy See for certain major decisions ⓘ |
| residence | General House of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
guiding the congregation’s mission
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overseeing administration of the congregation ⓘ providing spiritual direction for the congregation ⓘ |
| roleInChurch | governs the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate worldwide ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | elected by delegates representing the worldwide congregation ⓘ |
| spiritualDuty |
guards the missionary spirit of the congregation
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promotes community life and prayer among Oblates ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | sign of unity for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ⓘ |
| termLength | fixed term defined by the constitutions ⓘ |
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