Mons. William John-Lewis was appointed as the new Zonal Coordinator of the CBF Antilles and Caribbean Zone. Mons. William is the successor of María Díaz-James who served as the zonal coordinator for the last 3 years.
Latin America
Fr. Eric Joel Obaldía Félix, C.M. was appointed as the new Zonal Coordinator of the CBF Central America and Mexico Zone. Fr. Eric is the successor of Fr. Antonino Cepeda Salazar who served as the zonal coordinator for the last 3 years.
Sr. Dr. Wilma Mancuello González MIC was appointed as the new Zonal Coordinator of the CBF Cono Sur Zone. Sister Wilma is the successor of Gerardo García Helder who served as the zonal coordinator for the last 5 years.
The Executive Committee of the Catholic Biblical Federation, in its extraordinary meeting on March 23, 2018 via Skype, has considered the proposal of the Regional Committee of Latin America and the Caribbean, presented through the General Secretary of the Catholic Biblical Federation, and has appointed Father Jesús Antonio Weisensee Hetter as the new CBF Regional Coordinator of the Region of Latin America and the Caribbean for the triennium 2018-2021.
Thirty three lay members and SVDs participated in the Formation meeting in the Biblical Inspiration of the entire Pastoral Ministry workshop.
The VII Congress of the Brazilian Biblical Association was held at the Methodist University of Säo Paulo, Brazil, August 29 to September 1.
The Continental Gathering of Pastoral Biblical Animation(ABP) took place from August 12 through 14 in Quito, Ecuador, with the launching of theGuiding Principles of Pastoral Biblical Animation for Latin America and the Caribbeanand the approval of the “Road Map” for the implementation of ABP throughout the continent for the years 2016-2019.
On Wednesday June 8, 2016, Bishop Gabriel Malzaire with his clergy, gathered at the Holy Redeemer Retreat House for a three-day ABP Encounter. Some members of the Diocesan ABP Team were also in attendance. With its theme, “I saw you under the fig tree” (John 1:48), the Encounter was facilitated by the husband and wife team, Deacon Mike James and Maria
The Regional Executive Committee (CER) of FEBIC-LAC met in Ciudad de la Alegría,Cancun, Mexico, 7-8 April 2016.
In January, 2016 the General Secretary of the Catholic Biblical Federation visited Antilles.
A regional meeting for the Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF) for Southern Cone and Andean countries (FEBIC LAC) took place 1- 4 October 2015 in Sao Paolo (Brazil) for the specific objectives of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the promulgation of Dei Verbum and planning pastoral strategies for South America under the paradigm of the Biblical animation of the Life and Pastoral Activity of the Church (ABP).
Deacon Michael James has been appointed as the new coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Subregion of the Catholic Biblical Federation.
