Who will participate in the general chapter?

All Spínola Sisters are committed in the preparation of the Chapter, even if not all of us are participating with our presence.  The following are the ones who will participate:

  • By proper right: the General Government
  • By election: the delegates of each country elected in the proportion of 1 to 10 sisters – 1 delegate, from 11 to 20 sisters, - 2 delegates, etc.” (D. 58) 

The Chapter assembly will be composed of 34 Handmaids, 7 of them by proper right and 27 by election according to the following distribution:

  • 2 delegates from Angola
  • 2 delegates from Argentina
  • 2 delegates from Brazil
  • 2 delegates from Ecuador
  • 14 delegates from Spain 
  • 2 delegates from the Philippines 
  • 2 delegates from Japan 
  • 1 delegate from Venezuela

The election of delegates to the General Chapter is done in what we call local Chapters. A two-round vote we do in our communities. These have already been carried out:

  • 1St Local Chapter March 27, 2022
  • 2nd Local Chapter April 24, 2022, Resurrection Sunday