Constitutions and Statutes - The Mill Hill Missionaries

appointed, the Regional Representative ensures thatthey receive ample time for learning the local languageand culture. In dialogue with the Local Ordinary, andafter consultation with his Council, he makes theirappointments.The Regional Representative seeks to establish andmaintain good relations with the local church, and withother Societies and Religious Institutes.Together with his Council, the RegionalRepresentative makes the appointments of vice-Rectors and Bursars of houses within the Region,approves the annual budgets of the Society houses inthe Region and extraordinary financial transactions inaccordance with D130 .The Regional Representative consults the members ofhis Council in all important matters and holds Councilmeetings on a regular basis.C99The General Superior, with the consent of his Council,appoints the Regional Representative, after aconsultative vote of the Members of the Region, andafter having obtained the opinion of theAssociates operating in the Region.D100 The consultation process for the appointment ofRegional Representatives is initiated every three yearsby the General Council. The General Superior, withthe consent of his Council, gives guidelines about theprocedure to be followed. (Cf. Chapter 2005documents)D101 A Regional Representative is ineligible for a thirdconsecutive term but may be appointed again for a28