【慈幼通訊社
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2014
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03
月
26
日羅馬慈幼會總部訊】
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第27屆全會代表大會選出Francesco
Cereda神父為新副總會長。Cereda神父任培育議員至現在，現為
GC27全代會監督。
Cereda神父向全代會作出回應，表示願意接受任命時說：「我很高興與總會長范達民神父共事。藉著進教之佑聖母瑪利亞的助佑，我接受並願意忠於這份牧職。」(短片請按此)
Cereda 神父於1951年3月6日，在屬於米蘭會省的 Veduggio con Colzano 出生，後來進入 Missaglia 的初學院，並於1968年8月16日矢發初願。稍後，他開始帕爾馬的團體生活，並於1974年9月14日發永願。他於1979年5月12日在基愛里領受執事聖職，並於1980年5月24日晉鐸。
Cereda神父為布雷西亞會省Nave初學後培育院的策勵者，直至1987年，
他成為帕爾馬團體院長暨學校校長為止。1986年，他取得帕爾馬大學數學學士學位。他於1990至1993年擔任會省議員，之後獲提名出任意大利Lombardo
Emiliana會省省會長。省會長任期完結時，獲任命為慈幼宗座大學「瑪利亞上智之座」準會省長上，直至2002年，在GC25舉行期間，他獲選為培育議員。
他於GC26首次擔任全代會監督時，並再獲確認為培育議員。
GC27: Fr Francesco Cereda is the new Vicar of the Rector Major
(ANS - RMG –Roma, 26 March 2014) – The27th General Chapter elected Fr Francesco Cereda as the new Vicar of the Rector Major. Fr Cereda has been Councillor for Formation until now and is currently Moderator of GC27.
"I am happyto work as Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel. With the help of Mary Help of Christians, I will try to be faithful in this ministry and I accept." This was Fr Cereda's response to the General Chapter, indicating his willingness for the office.
on Francesco Cereda, born in Veduggio con Colzano, in the Province of Milan, on the 6th of March 1951, made his first vows on the 16th of August 1968 after his novitiate in Missaglia. He made his perpetual vows on 14th of September 1974, after his Tirocinium at Parma. He was ordained deacon at Chiari on the12th of May 1979 and priest on the 24th of May 1980.
Fr Cereda was animator in the post-novitiate community of Nave, in the Brescia province, till 1987 when he became Rector of the community and Head at the school in Parma. In 1986 he got a Mathematics degree at the State University of Parma. After having been Provincial Councillor for three years 1990-1993, he was naminated Provincial of the Italian Province of Lombardo Emiliana (ILE). At the end of his term he was given the office of Superior of the Visitatoria “Mary, Seat of Wisdom” of the Pontifical Salesian University till 2002 when, during the GC25, he was elected as Councillor for Formation.
He was confirmed in this office at GC26, when he was Moderator for the first time.