The meeting of the Major Superiors of the EAO region took place at the Mount Carmel Retreat Centre, Varroville, Australia, from the 27th to the 29th of August 2024. This meeting gathered the Major Superiors and Councilors of Australia, the Philippines, Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan-Singapore and Japan. Fr Christianus Surinono, Definitor General, was also present.
Following on from the Extraordinary Definitory that was held in Lisieux in August 2023, one of the areas discussed was of the reorganization of the circumscriptions in the EAO region. Seeing the fruits of the initiatives in the area of formation, the EAO Conference has decided to look further into potential areas of collaboration, especially the possibility of a common second novitiate. For this purpose, a commission has been established to draw out its program, content, venue and time frame. It will also draw up a list of formators from the various EAO circumscription, as well as the potential cost of running the program.
During the meeting, the Major Superiors also gave certain suggestion on how to improve communications between them and the Definitory in Rome. Fr Christianus in turn informed the Superiors of the updated Ratio Institutionis. The Definitory is requesting each circumscription to give its feedback on the reading/study of this document.
