Fr. Rogerio Gomes Elected New Superior General of CSsR Congregation

Denver’s own Br. Larry Luján has been elected to serve on the General Council. Br. Laurence (Larry) John Luján Angel was elected in September to serve on the Redemptorists’ new General Council from the Conference of North America. Br. Laurence (Larry) John Luján Angel was born in 1964. He joined the Denver Province in 1999 and professed perpetual vows as a Brother in 2002. His first ministerial assignment was at St. Joseph Parish in Denver, his hometown. He joined the Hispanic Missionary Project in the Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas in 2004 and was assigned at St. Anthony Parish in Liberal until 2008. He served as Co-Director of Vocations in 2008-2015 and was stationed in Whitestone and the Bronx, NY, as well as in Denver. He was elected to the Extraordinary Provincial Council of the Denver Province in 2015 and appointed Co-Director of Formation at the Pre-Novitiate level of formation. He served in that capacity until 2017 when he was appointed Provincial (Second) Consultor of the Denver Province. He has served as a member of various General Government Secretariats and Commissions, and was elected a vocal to the XXV Chapter in Pattaya, Thailand. He speaks English and Spanish.

After four weeks of presentations, discussions and deliberations, Redemptorists representing 85 countries throughout the world wrapped up the General Chapter in early October. In addition to reviewing the current state of affairs worldwide, Capitulators focused on the Redemptorist identity and mission, and identified major challenges to be addressed in the next six years. Reflecting the spirit of the deliberations, “Missionaries of Hope in the Footsteps of the Redeemer” was chosen as the new theme for the sexennium.