Colombia. Oriental Colombia and Ecuador, which form only one Claretian Organism, elected the new Provincial (Major) Superior. Fr. José María Flórez Jaimes has been re-elected to the same service he had been rendering during the previous six years. One of the tasks that the Chapter entrusts to him is that of guiding the Province towards the forthcoming fusion of the Colombian Organisms and Venezuela.
He took part in the two General Chapters celebrated in Rome.
All throughout his priestly life he has worked in the education ministry, urban and in the missionary animation.
Neiva, Colombia. Fifteen educational delegations participated in the 43rd Meeting of Claretian Lay Educators, held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Colegio Claretiano de Neiva, in the Province of Colombia–Ecuador. Under the theme “A Pact Rooted in Love in...
San José del Palmar, Colombia. On August 10, 2026, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, with its epicenter in San José del Palmar in the department of Chocó, struck Colombia and was felt in several regions of the country. The Servicio Geológico Colombiano reported that the...
Bogotá, Colombia. On December 8, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Omar Andrés Guarguatí Saavedra, CMF, professed his perpetual vows, while five other brothers renewed their temporary vows. The ceremony was held at the Chapel of the Heart of Mary in Bosa,...