Raising of Councils in Venezuala and Togo

PROPOSAL TO RAISE A NEW REGIA IN VENEZUALA

The Legion exists in all 10 Archdioceses and 26 Dioceses in Venezuala and the junior Legion is much stronger than in most South American or Central American countries. The Senatus in the capital, Caracas governs the Legion in the whole country, with 12 praesidia directly attached, plus 12 Curiae, 18 Comitia and 1 Regia. This proposal concerns the Regia, with its seat in Barquisimeto, the Archdiocese of Merida and the corresponding suffragen Dioceses.
The proposal is to detach the Legion in the Archdiocese of Merida and its suffragen Dioceses of Trujillo, San Cristobal and Barinas and raise a new Regia in Merida to govern the Legion in that area. In all, there would be 8-12 praesidia directly attached to the new Regia and 8 Comitia.
It is also proposed to affiliate the Curiae in the Archdiocese of Valencia with its suffragen Dioceses of Carora, San Felipe, Acaigua-Araure and Guanare to the existing Regia of Barquisimeto. The Regia of Barquisimeto would then govern 10 praesidia directly attached, a, 3 junior Curiae, 14 senior Curiae and 8 Comitia.
Both Regia to be affiliated to the Senatus of Caracas.
The overall situation would then be: 1 Senatus in Caracas, with 2 Regia, 15 Comitia, 18 Curiae and about 12 praesidia attached.
Both proposals were agreed to by Concilium.

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PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE REGIA OF LOME TOGO TO SENATUS

A proposal was put forward to raise the Regia of Lome Togo to Senatus status in order to administer the Legion of Mary in the Archdiocese of Lome and in the other five Dioceses of Togo; the dioceses of Aneho Kpalime, Atakpame, Sokode and Dapaong. The Senatus will have 22 praesidia directly attached, 21 senior Curiae, 1 junior Curia and 13 Comitia. This submission was proposed and seconded and the Concilium body gave agreement.

PROPOSAL TO ELEVATE THE COMITIUM OF KARA TOGO TO REGIA

A second proposal was put forward to elevate the Comitium of Kara Togo to Regia in order to administer the Legion in the Diocese of Kara. The Regia in Kara will administer 26 praesidia directly attached, 9 senior Curiae and 2 Comitia (Pagouda and Niemtougou). Ecclesiastical approval has been obtained. This submission was proposed and seconded and the Concilium body gave its agreement.

Sile Ni Chochlain, President of Concilium extended her thanks and congratulations to the new councils.

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