Br. Aureliano García Manzanalappointed Provincial of Mediterránea for a second term
On October 21, Brother Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General, announced the appointment of Brother Aureliano García Manzanalas Provincial of Mediterránea for a second three-year term. Provincial since January 2022, Br. Aureliano will begin his second triennium during the celebration of the next Provincial Chapter, which will be held July 2-4, 2025 in Maimon, Cordoba.
Br. Ernesto, in the letter sent to the Province, along with thanking Br. Aureliano for his availability and generosity in accepting to continue carrying out this service, underlined the generosity and dedication of the brothers, lay men and women of the Province, to keep alive the dream of St. Marcellin Champagnat in Lebanon, Syria, Italy and in various parts of Spain.
Br. Aureliano García Manzanal
Br. Aureliano was born in Castromorca (Burgos) on 22 May 1966. In September 1977 he went to the Marist seminary of Guardamar and there he began his Marist story.
He began his novitiate in 1983 in Salamanca and there he made his first profession as a brother on 30 June 1985. He also made his scholasticate in Salamanca.
His first community as a Brother was in Alicante in 1989-90; he taught primary school and worked in the school pastoral team.
From 1990 to 1994 in Algemesí, teacher, pastoral delegate and school secretary. From 1994 to 1997 in Valencia. He was a teacher and studied psychology at university.
From 1997 to 2000 in the insertion community of Barrio del Cristo (Valencia). He worked in Proyecto Hombre and directed a flat opened by the Brothers as a commitment to the world of marginalisation (Piso Hermanos). From 2000 to 2001, he was director of the Marist school in Cartagena.
He was a missionary in Ghana from 2001 to 2009. During these years he was superior of the community of Kumasi and coordinator of development projects; also, from 2006 to 2009 he was councillor of the Marist District of West Africa.
From 2010 to 2015 he was Provincial Councillor and Coordinator of the Council of Marist Educational Works (COEM) of the Province of Mediterránea. His community during those years was Guardamar (Alicante).
Until taking office as provincial in 2022, he lived in the community of Torrente (Hogar Champagnat, center for minors), being vice-provincial and coordinator of the Brothers Today Team in the province.