E SECRETARIA GENERALI1. Capitulum Prov. S. Mariæ Reginæ Sinarumin TaivaniaIn the Provincial Chapter of our Provinceof Our Lady of China, regularly celebratedaccording to the norms of Canon Law, in theHouse of Taishan, Taipei County, Taiwan, underthe presidency of the Visitator General, YuSoo Il Br. Xavier, <strong>OFM</strong>, the following wereelected on the 14 th of January <strong>2010</strong>:for the office of Minister Provincial,Pegoraro Br. Claudiofor the office of Vicar Provincial,Cheng Tsai Br. Thaddeus Kaofor the office of Provincial Definitors,Chi Shing Br. Joseph HaSung Hoon Br. Michael WooSzu Chuan Br. Bonaventura LinWei Lit Br. William Ng.The General Definitorium, during its sessionof the 15 th January <strong>2010</strong>, carefully examinedand approved the election.Prot. 100545/S016-102. Capitulum Intermedium Prov. S. Crucisin BrasiliaEl Capítulo Provincial ordinario de la Provinciade la Santa Cruz, en Brasil, celebradoritualmente conforme a Derecho en la Casa del“Seminario Seráfico Santo Antonio”, en SantosDumont, presidido por el Ministro Provincial,Carvalho Neto Fr. Francisco, el día 19de octubre de 2009, eligiópara el oficio de los Definidores Provinciales,Da Silva Fr. Alexsandro RufinoDe Assis Fr. Pedro JoséDo Nascimento Fr. Vicente PauloFarias de Souza Fr. Hilton.El Definitorio General, en la Sesión del 19de enero de <strong>2010</strong>, examinó las <strong>Acta</strong>s auténticasy aprobó estas elecciones.Prot. 100551/S019-103. Capitulum Intermedium Prov. S. Casimiriin LithuaniaIn the Provincial Chapter of our Province ofSt Casimir in Lithuania, regularly celebratedaccording to the norms of Canon Law and heldon the 15 th January <strong>2010</strong>, in the House of Kretinga,presided over by the Minister Provincial,Kungys Br. Astijus, the following wereelected:for the office of Provincial Definitors,Dobrovolskas Br. AndriusMalakauskis Br. AlgirdasMizgiris Br. RamünasPeškaitis Br. Arünas.The General Definitory, during its sessionof the 19 th January <strong>2010</strong>, carefully examinedand approved the election.Prot. 100555/S021-104. Capitulum Intermedium Prov. SS. PetriBaptistæ in PhilippinisIn the Provincial Chapter of our Provinceof San Pedro Bautista in the Philippines, regularlycelebrated according to the norms ofCanon Law and held on the 9 th January <strong>2010</strong>,in the House of Our Lady Queen of the AngelsSeminary, Quezon City, presided over by theMinister Provincial, Obico Br. Balthazar A.,the following were elected:for the office of Provincial Definitors,Almazan Br. Cielito R.Galoy Br. Reu Jose C.Marfil Br. Alberto R.Redoblado Br. Lino Gregorio V.The General Definitory, during its sessionof the 19 th January <strong>2010</strong>, carefully examinedand approved the election.Prot. 100542/S014-105. Electio extra Capitulum Cust. S. Francisciin IndonesiaThe General Definitory, during its sessionof the 16 th February <strong>2010</strong>, examined and approvedthe Acts of the extra-capitular electionby the Custodial Council of the Custody
72 AN. CXXIX – IANUARII-APRILIS <strong>2010</strong> – N. 1of St Francis, Herald of Peace, in Irian Jaya,Indonesia, held during an ordinary session inJayapura, on the 19 th of January <strong>2010</strong>, underthe presidency of Ngaa Br. Gabriel, Custosof the said Custody, and ratified, in accordancewith the prescriptions of art. 189 of the GeneralStatutes of the Order the election to theoffice of Custodial Councillor of the Custodyof St Francis, Herald of Peace, in Irian Jaya,Indonesia, of Mil Br. Amatus.Given in Rome, at the General Curia of theOrder of Friars Minor, on the 16 th February<strong>2010</strong>.Prot. 100615/S53-106. Statutorum Generalium promulgatioCuria Generalis<strong>Ordinis</strong> Fratrum MinorumProt. N. 100402DecretumLegislatio <strong>Ordinis</strong>, quin verbum faciamusde Regula bullata, quatenus eiusdem fundamentum,actu iam duas collectiones iuridicasdistinctas prae se fert (cf. CIC 587), nempeConstitutiones generales, quae una cum Regulacodicem fundamentalem nostrae legislationisconstituunt, et Statuta generalia, quaeceteras normas colligunt, uti ipsarum Constitutionumgeneralium complementum.Equidem Statuta generalia, a Capitulo generalian. 2009 Assisii celebrato, haud paucisemendationibus et addictionibus introductis,rite approbata fuerunt. Necessaria revisioneperacta, deque consensu Definitorii generalis,facultatibus nobis ex officio competentibusutentes, praesentis decreti vigoreSTATUTA GENERALIApromulgamus et promulgata declaramusedicimus vero ac iubemus ut praescripta universa,quae in his Statutis continentur, vim legispro toto Ordine sortiantur a die 19 martii<strong>2010</strong>.Maria, Mater misericordiae atque pauperumadvocata, quae Portiunculae pro famulosuo atque Patre nostro Francisco impetravit“ut ipse spiritum veritatis evangelicae conciperetac pareret” (S. Bonav., Legenda Maior,III, 7), renovatam voluntatem <strong>Ordinis</strong> fideliterin eodem spiritu perseverandi corroboret, nosqueadiuvet ut in observatione Sancti Evangeliiproficiamus atque mundo, Ecclesiae acRegno ministremus.Datum Romae, ex Aedibus Curiae generalis<strong>Ordinis</strong>,die 8 decembris 2009Fr. Ioseph Rodríguez Carballo, ofmMinister generalisFr. Aidan McGrath, ofmSecretarius generalis7. Immutatio Art. 168 Constitutionum Generalium1. Textum articuli 168 Constitutionum GeneraliumOrdo Fratrum Minorum constituitur fratribusqui, Provinciis, Custodiis et Fundationibusa Ministro Generali dependentibus incorporati,gubernantur ad normam iuris universaliset proprii ab ipso Ministro Generali cum suoDefinitorio.2. Congregationis RescriptumCongregazioneper gli Istituti di Vita Consacratae le Società di Vita ApostolicaProt. n. M. 64-1/2003Beatissimo Padre,il Ministro Generaledell’Ordine dei Frati Minori,a nome del Capitolo Generale,chiede a Vostra Santitàl’approvazione delle modifiche dell’art. 168delle Costituzioni Generali del suo Istituto.La Congregazione per gli Istituti di vitaconsacrata e le Società di vita apostolica, esaminatele modifiche proposte, con il presenteRescritto le approva e le conferma secondo iltesto redatto in lingua latina, presentato con loscritto dell’8 dicembre 2009, di cui è conservatacopia nel proprio Archivio.Nonostante qualsiasi disposizione in contrario.Città del Vaticano, 14 dicembre 2009.Franc Card. Rodé, CMPrefettoP. Sebastiano Paciolla, O.Cist.Sottosegretario