Inside the Congregation: Latin America and Asia Pacific
The delegates to the 71st Congregation of Procurators were elected by their brother Jesuits to represent their Province at the table of the worldwide Society of Jesus. They spent months visiting the individual communities and ministries of their Province so that they could bring as complete a picture of life, prayer and mission in their part of the world. We pulled one representative from each of six Conferences and asked them for their thoughts about representing their brothers at CP71.
Jesuit Conference of Asia-Pacific - JCAP
Fr. Francis Xavier Nguyen Hai Tinh represents the Vietnam Province (VIE). Ordained in 2020, he is the Formation Delegate for the Province of Vietnam.
Conference of Latin American Provincials - CPAL
Fr. Alejandro Patricio Cancino Franklin is the representative from the Mexican Province (MEX).
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