Tuesday, June 2, 2026
On this second day, the CGP continued its tour of entity news, with a particular focus on territories that need to evolve towards greater autonomy.
As a reminder, the 34th General Chapter made recommendations concerning the progress of the Vice-Province of East Africa towards Province status. Much has been achieved to date. A timetable including work on the statutes and a forecast of the various stages in the evolution of the process up to the erection of the next Province has already been adopted by the Vice-Province Council. The process is slow but reassuring. The Vice-province needs the accompaniment and support of the entire congregation. And she has the assurances of the PGC, who promises to be close to this growing reality.
Again, in line with the Chapter’s orientations, the PGC has been working on the same process in the Province of Europe in connection with theVicariates of West Africa and Asia-Oceania. Above all, the members of the PGC express their gratitude to the two Vicars recently appointed for their willingness to render this noble service to the Congregation. They are Fathers François Han (Vicar of Asia-Oceania) and Vivien Dokoui (Vicar of West Africa). They are also very grateful for the loyal service of Fathers Pierre Khue in Asia-Oceania and Georges Houssou in West Africa.
It’s a fact that the Province is giving the development of these two congregational realities the necessary attention and seriousness. The machinery has already been set in motion by a synodal process that began with a consultation of religious and culminated in discernment by the Provincial and Province Councils. These consultations have shown that, since the General Chapter, the two Vicariates have undergone remarkable development. There has been a clear consolidation of fraternal life and a real concern to deepen the charism. Each Vicariate is equipped with a complete formation program, and typically Assumptionist apostolates are gradually taking shape. The remarkable strides made in terms of animation, government and leadership cannot be overlooked.
It is important to point out, however, that certain challenges remain: the need to strengthen the preparation of the animators of these structures, the implementation of self-financing mechanisms, the pursuit of the creation of specific apostolic works and the work on the sense of unity within the Vicariates.
We will be continuing our discussions over the coming days, so that by the end of the PGC, the latter will have decided on a roadmap for the continuation of the current process…
P. Thierry KAHONGYA
