Daughters of Charity merge 3 provinces (Spain)

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012 Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity Sister Evelyne Franc and the General Council appointed S.Pilar Rendón DC a first Visitatrix of the new Province of Spain South.  The new province results from merging three of nine Spanish provinces of the Company.

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Sister Pilar is currently the Visitatrix of the Province of Seville for the third time  (non-consecutive).

The main task of new Provincial Superioress is to guide 1150 Sisters in 127 communities through the inauguration of new Province Spain South.  Process of reconfiguration began a  couple years ago in order to create more effective service to the poor and to maintain the charism of St. Louise and St. Vincent.

New Province will be inaugurated on March 25, 2013 and will consist of current Provinces of Granada, Seville and Canary Islands and cover the territories of autonomous communities of Extremadura, Andalusia and Canary Islands in Southern part of Spain