New
Superior of the Comboni Missionaries
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| The New Superior of the Comboni Missionaries Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie.-RV |
“Daniel Comboni will be happy!” Father Tesfaye Tadesse
Gebresilasie, the newly elected head of the Comboni Missionaries has said. St.
Daniel Comboni is the founder of the Comboni Missionaries.
“It is a great
responsibility for me and those who I represent. Africans have for decades been
members of the congregation, but this time, for the first time, one of us has
been elected as superior general. Africa is now at home. My confreres, sons of
St. Daniel Comboni, have renewed their trust. Comboni will be happy, because he
had a great love for this continent (Africa) and its people! I come from a
small African Church, not from Uganda or Congo; also for this reason, more than
Ethiopia, I represent all of Africa,” Father Gebresilasie told MISNA.
The final text
approved during the just ended General Chapter of the Comboni Missionaries
calls for mission to be seen in light of criteria such as closeness to the poor
and attention toward signs of time. What do these commitments mean?
“As Combonis we are
called to share the joy of the Gospel with the needy, the poor and
impoverished. Today we must continue this tradition, strong with the new
impulse of Pope Francis and the Evangelii Gaudium apostolic exhortation. We are
reflecting on our presence in Europe beyond the missionary animation or
assistance to the confreres in need, opening to migrant realities, which are
the signs of our time,” the new Superior General continued.
In Europe, Father
Gebresilasie says the Combonis are now present in Italy, France, Germany,
Spain, Portugal and Britain. He is convinced that these nations are not only a
place of passage between missionary experiences, but on the contrary, they are
a fundamental space for announcing the Gospel.
Fr. Tesfaye Tadesse
was born on 22 September 1969 in Harar (Ethiopia). He was ordained priest in
1995. After his ordination he went to Egypt to study the Arabic language. In
1997 he was assigned to Sudan and worked in Khartoum for three years. From 2000
to 2001 he was in Rome, Italy studying at PISAI (Pontifical Institute of Arabic
and Islamic Studies) to complete his licenciate in Islamic studies, after which
he was assigned to Ethiopia. In 2005 he was elected the first Ethiopian
Provincial Superior in the country.
(Source MISNA and
Comboni Missionaries)
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