THREE MARIANISTS ELECTED TO GENERAL COUNCIL

General Assistant for Temporalities
Bro. Ed Violett, 46, Province of the United States, professed first vows in 1982. He is an assistant professor of international relations at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Prior to St. Mary’s, Bro. Ed served for 12 years in the District of India as managing trustee and chief operating and financial officer of the Marianist Trust in Bangalore, Ranchi, India. He also served as the executive director of the Ragpickers Education and Development Scheme (REDS) in Bangalore. Bro. Ed is former director of the Marianist Vocation Service at St. Mary’s University and former business manager and conference director of the Marianist Retreat and Conference Center in Eureka, Mo. Bro. Ed has a Ph.D. in Social Policy and Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also has a master’s degree in administration from the College of Business at Notre Dame University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from St. Mary’s University. Bro. Ed is president of the Provincial Chapter in the United States and director of the temporary professed.

General Assistant for Education Bro. José María Alvira, 57, Province of Zaragoza, was re-elected to this position by receiving more than two-thirds of the votes. He was born in Zaragoza, Spain, and professed first vows in 1967. He has done university studies in Mathematics and graduate studies in Pastoral Theology.

General Assistant for Religious Life
Fr. André Fétis, 45, District of Ivory Coast, was born in Périgueux, France. He made his novitiate at Art-sur-Meurthe and professed first vows in 1985 at Bordeaux. He studied theology at the Gregorianum in Rome. Fr. André was ordained in 1996, at Antony. Currently, he is the rector of the Marian Shrine in Abidjan. Before going to Abidjan, Fr. André majored in music at the University. He was also the master of novices.