Father General Adolfo Nicolás arrived the Vietnam Province to participate in the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Jesuit in Vietnam from January 17 to 25.
He was accompanied by the Regional Assistant, Fr. Daniel Patrick Huang, and also by Fr. General's Regional Assistant for Western Europe, Fr. Antoine Kerhuel
During the trip he met many Jesuits and lay collaborators of Vietnam Province. Especially, on 24 Saturday he met all formed Jesuits in the morning and Jesuits in formation in the afternoon. Up to now, Vietnam Province has 212 members including: 1 bishop, 55 priests, 96 scholastics, 18 brothers and 42 novices.
Before ending the visit in Vietnam, on Sunday 25, morning, Fr. General met the Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, non-resident special Envoy of Vatican to Vietnam, greeting, as he frequently does, the ecclesiastical authorities of the places he visits. At noon, Fr. General blessed the new retreat house of Vietnam Province and visited the Holy Family community, a Jesuit apostolic community located in Dong Nai (approximately 40 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City).
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