October 2025 news

 General Chapter Reports

Fr Declan Marmion SM, new Superior-General

At the General Chapter of the Society of Mary being held at Nemi, Italy, Fr Declan Marmion SM has been elected as 15th Superior-General succeeding Fr John Larsen SM who retires from Marist leadership after eight years of service.

Irish-born Fr Declan, 64, was educated at C.U.S., Dublin, and joined the Marists in 1981. He is currently vicar-provincial of the Marist Province of Europe and national administrator of the Marists in Ireland.

Fr Declan has been primarily engaged in theological education, research and academic administration, most recently at the Pontifical University of St Patrick s College, Maynooth, where he served as Dean of the Faculty of Theology. His langauges include English and German with a working knowledge of French and Dutch.

In his first words to the gathered capitulants Fr Declan emphasised the importance of the Society of Mary's mission today as articulated in the approved Chapter documents as well as the need for fraternal collaboration, communion and the implementation of the orientations and decisions of the Chapter.

Capitulants will now select four General Assistants to complete the team to lead the Society of Mary for the next eight years.

Congratulations, Fr Declan!                              [Oct 02]

Novitiate Newsletter 

From 'Cerdon', the Marist International Novitiate, Davao, Philippines, comes their latest newsletter. The colourful 7-page bulletin includes reports from each of the novices on various aspects of novitiate life as well as from Novice Master, Fr Xavier Sariman SM. 

To download click here.                        [Oct 01]