From February the 19th to 23rd, 2024, the Ordinary Assembly of the Ministers Provincial of Our Lady of Guadalupe Conference was held at the St John the Baptist fraternity of Boquete, in Panama. It was chaired by its President Br Fredy Gálvez. The Definitor General for Latin America, Br Joaquín Echeverri, and Br Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, the new Bishop of the Diocese of David, Panama, were also present.
The Provincial Ministers addressed various topics: the joint activities of the Conference within the framework of the 500 years of the arrival of the Franciscans to the region of Mexico; study of the document on the Historical Legal Evolution of the Conferences and the organization of the various activities; the election of the new Vice President of the Conference, and in fact, Br Enrique Muñoz was named.
The meeting was also able to congratulate Br Luis Enrique Saldaña for his appointment as Bishop of the Diocese of David, and also to thank him for his service throughout these years in the Order.
