01/07/2013
The Council of the World Union (WUJA)
The Council of the World Union is the executive body of the Union.
The General Assembly is the supreme body that repre-sents all the member associations and decides on their behalf. The General Assembly makes the major decisions including the election of the members of the Council and their positions (president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer). The General Assembly also votes on resolutions and decides where the Congress will be held. The General Assembly meets once every four years, on the occasion of the Congress.
Between the congresses, the Council, elected by the General Assembly, makes the decisions pertaining to the Union’s action (upon the proposal of the President).
In particular, it approves the budget and annual accounts, it decides about the actions to pursue, about the collection of the contributions, the implementation of the resolutions adopted at the Congress, the communication (newsletter & website), the preparation of the next Congress.
The Council consists of officers (president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer) and thirteen representatives of major regions of the world as follows:
- two each for Africa, South Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America
- one each for the Middle East, East Asia and Oceania
It is assisted by the Jesuit Counsellor (appointed by the Father Superior) who is there to notify the World Union priorities of the Society of Jesus and in turn inform the Society of concerns and actions of the World Union. Associated to the Council are former presidents of the World Union, as honorary members, officials of the association Pedro Arrupe and delegates of the “Youth Wing” representing the younger generation involved in the activity of the Union.
The current composition of the Council is as follows:
– President:
Tom BAUSCH (USA)
– Vice President:
Alain DENEEF (Belgium)
– Secretary:
François-Xavier CAMENEN (France)
– Treasurer:
Ronald D’COSTA (India)
– Jesuit Counsellor:
Father Bill CURRIE (United States, residing in Japan)
– Representatives of Africa:
Grégoire BANYIYEZAKO (Burundi), Sina BURAIMOH-ADEMUYEWO (Nigeria)
– Representative of East Asia:
Peter WONG (China)
– Representatives of Europe:
Frank JUDO (Belgium), Eric de LANGSDORFF (France)
– Representatives of Latin America:
Pedro Pablo DIAZ (Chile), Silvio PIZA (Brazil)
– Representatives of South Asia:
Sunil Kumar GOEL (India), Pramod Kumar MATHUR (India)
– Representative of the Middle East:
Nagy KHOURY (Lebanon)
– Representatives of North America:
Melissa COLLINS Di LEONARDO (USA), Frank BRADY (USA)
– Representative of Oceania:
Andrew HORSLEY (Australia)
