What is the General Secretariat for Mission?

The General Secretariat of mission is structured to carry out three main functions: 

  • observatory

  • accompaniment

  • involvement and participation in ecclesial paths (synodality)

 

SGM Team
Roma
Fr. John Ikundu
Segretario generale
He is Kenyan and has worked in Chad and Kenya. He worked at the National Seminary in Chad and carried out pastoral work amongst the pastoralist communities of Kenya. He has been in Rome since 2026.
Bro Alberto Parise
JPIC Coordinator
Italian, he worked in Nairobi (Kenya) in urban ministry and teaching at Tangaza College. In Italy he has worked in Youth Ministry. He is in Rome from 2019.
America/Asia
ASCAF
APDESAM
Europa
Fr. Raimundo Nonato Rocha dos Santos
He is Brazilian. He has worked in South Sudan. He is currently the Provincial Superior of the Province of Brazil.
Fr. Emery-Justin Kakule Muvawa
is Congolese and has served as a missionary in the Province of Egypt and Sudan. He is currently provincial superior of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Fr. José Joaquim Luis Pedro
is from Mozambique and has worked in Ecuador. He is currently provincial superior of the province of Mozambique.
Fr. Alvarado Ayala Javier
is Mexican, has developed his missionary work in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mexico and in the London Province, where he currently serves as vice provincial.
The WMS uses combonimission.net as a platform to communicate the programmes it runs. It includes a container of material organised in a structured manner. It is also an open space for the contribution and exchange of views of Institute members on various topics. In addition, it includes links to mission-relevant blogs and websites. (SGM Statute No. 28)