Extraordinary General Council Files

Collection — Container: Documents

Identifier: CSV-POEGCF

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes programs, correspondence, reports, declarations, photographs, notes and summaries of decisions.

Dates

Created: 1966 - 2016

Creator

General Direction (Organization)

Biographical or Historical Information

When meeting together, the General Council and the Provincial Superiors constitute the Extraordinary General Council.

The Extraordinary General Council is normally a consultive body. Its purpose is to promote an effective solidarity between the General Council and the provinces and thus to strengthen the unity of the Congregation. It is called upon to give its advice to the General Council on important questions and exceptional situations that the General Council submits to it.