Election of the Superior General of the Society of The Divine Word

05/07/2024

Fr. Anselmo Ricardo Ribeiro SVD

Fr. Anselmo Ricardo Ribeiro, has been elected Superior General of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) capitulars, gathered at the 19th General Chapter in Nemi, Italy, have elected the new Superior General, Fr. Ribeiro, Anselmo Ricardo, who becomes the 13th Superior General of the congregation.

Fr. Ribeiro joined the Society of the Divine Word in 1998. He made his first vows in 1999 and his perpetual vows in 2004. He was ordained priest in 2005. He has served successively as Provincial Councillor in the Province of Brazil North, Rector of Juiz de Fora Residence in Brazil, Provincial Superior of the Province of Brazil North, member of the Executive Committee of the PANAM Zone and currently as General Councillor in Rome. He is elected for the next six years.

The Society of the Divine Word, founded by SaintArnold Janssen in 1875 in Steyl, Holland, is a global congregation of priests and brothers known as Divine Word Missionaries.
The congregation, which has almost 6,000 members in five continents, is actively engaged in various ministries including pastoral work, education, biblical apostolate, communication, justice, peace and integrity of creation, and other specialized ministries.