Fr. Alcides Costa was elected assistant general

MESSAGE TO THE COMBONI INSTITUTE

With great joy we announce that the General Council has chosen (RL n.157.4) Rev. Fr. Alcides Costa to succeed from May 1^st 2018 our beloved Fr. Rogelio Bustos Juárez as General Councillor to complete the mandate together with the other General Councillors till the next General Chapter. The Comboni Institute is deeply grateful to Fr. Alcides for having accepted this commitment, wishes him a fruitful ministry and accompanies him with its prayers. Fr. Alcides participated from 6 September to 4 October 2015 at the XVIII General Chapter of the Institute.

Fr. Alcides was born at Ibiraçu, Brazil on 7.7.1953. After the scholasticate which he did in Rome, he served in the Provinces of Brazil and Ecuador. He made a good experience in administration, having been provincial superior for six years in South Brazil and another three in Brazil as a united province. Last year he was assigned to the Mission Promotion Centre of Quito (Ecuador).
Rome, March 25^th 2018