The 29th General Chapter of the Salesian Congregation elected Fr. Gabriel Stawowy from Poland as the new Economer General of the Congregation. As the new Economer General, Fr. Gabriel brings decades of financial and administrative expertise to ensure the responsible stewardship of Salesian resources in service of the Congregation’s mission worldwide. He is fluent in Polish, Italian, and English.

The 29th General Chapter of the Salesian Congregation elected Fr. Silvio Roggia as the new General Councillor for Formation. Fr. Silvio Roggia, an Italian Salesian originally from Piedmont, was born on July 4, 1963, in Novello, Province of Cuneo, in the Diocese of Alba.

The 29th General Chapter of the Salesian Congregation elected Fr. Rafael Bejarano as the new General Councillor for the Youth Ministry. Fr. Rafael Bejarano Rivera, a Salesian from the San Luis Bertrán Province of Colombia-Medellín (COM), was born on December 1, 1977, in Buga, Colombia.