Provinces, Vicariates, and Districts
The Congregation of Holy Cross carries out our ministries and lives our religious life in local houses and communities. The local houses and communities are organized into larger regional units, known as Provinces and Districts. The Holy Cross in France, as the birth place of the Congregation, has a special designation as the "Mother Province." These structures exist to coordinate and to fulfill more effectively the work entrusted to us, both locally and internationally.
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Within each jurisdiction, the highest governing authority is vested in the Chapter, an assembly composed of members of the respective Province or District. The Chapter meets periodically to review the state of the jurisdiction's common life and mission, determine major policies, and elect superiors as well as others involved in the administration of the sector and of the Congregation. Each jurisdiction also has a Superior, ordinarily elected by the Chapter, who with his Council provides pastoral and administrative leadership.
Provinces are established by the General Chapter of the Congregation. While working in concert with the Superior General and the rest of the Congregation, they are given certain authority and powers to direct the common life and work of the Congregation in that sector. Districts are sectors of a Province outside the Province's geographical boundaries but under its jurisdiction. They are established by Provincial Chapters. Since 1968, the district structure has been used as a way of establishing new missions.
The following are the jurisdictions in the countries where the Congregation serves:
Provinces
Canadian Province of Priests and Brothers
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Superior: Fr. Mario Lachappelle, C.S.C.
Province of East Africa
Kampala, Uganda
Superior: Fr. Peter Mayanja, C.S.C.
Midwest Province of Brothers
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Superior: Br. Kenneth Haders, C.S.C.
Moreau Province
Austin, Texas, United States
Superior: Br. Thomas Dziekan, C.S.C.
Province of North East India
Agartala, Tripura, India
Superior: Fr. Simon Fernandes, C.S.C.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Province
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Superior: Fr. Rosemond Marcelin, C.S.C.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Province
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Superior: Fr. George Kamal Rozario, C.S.C.
St. André Province
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Superior: Br. PJ Santosh, C.S.C.
St. Joseph Province
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Superior: Br. Lawrence Subal Rozario, C.S.C.
South India Province
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Superior: Fr. Roque D'Costa, C.S.C.
Province of Tamil Nadu
Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Superior: Fr. Gaspar Selvaraj, C.S.C.
United States Province of Priests and Brothers
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Superior: Fr. William Lies, C.S.C.
Province of West Africa
Cape Coast, Ghana
Superior: Br. John Affum, C.S.C.
Mother Province
Mother Province of France
Le Mans, Sarthe, France
Superior: Fr. Paul Valentin, C.S.C.
Districts
District of Brazil
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Part of the Moreau Province
Superior: Br. Ronaldo Almeida, C.S.C.
District of Chile-Peru
Santiago, Chile, and Lima, Peru
Part of the United States Province
Superior: Fr. Alfredo Hernández Zavaleta, C.S.C.