Synod establishes the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat
October 20, 2012: 18th General Congregation of the XIII Synod of Bishops,
which began on Saturday morning had the first voting of the Ordinary Council of the
General Secretariat for the presentation of the Scheme of the message and the discussion
on the message.At the opening of the General Congregation took place on the first ballot in electronic form for the election of 12 members of the XIII Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops (3 Members for Continents of Europe, Africa, America and Asia-Oceania).
There were 250 fathers at this General Congregation. At the end of the Congregation of the Synod Fathers went to the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican to attend the presentation of the Ratzinger Prize 2012.
The Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops is established at the end of each Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. It consists of 15 members, 12 of whom are elected by the synod, taking into account the representation of bishops from around the world, three are designated by the Roman Pontiff.
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