Br. Raul Schönfeld appointed Provincial of Cruz del Sur for a second mandate

Br Ernesto Sanchez, Superior General, and his Council have appointed Br Raul Schönfeld as Provincial of Cruz del Sur for a second three-year term. In a letter sent to the Province on 29 June, Br Ernesto announced the appointment and thanked the Province’s Marists, brothers and lay, for their dedication to Marist life and mission in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Br Raul, who took up his first mandate in September 2018, will begin his second during the next Provincial Chapter which will take place from 7 to 10 October this year.

Br Raúl José Schönfeld Hergenreder

Br Raúl was born on Jan. 7, 1972, in San Rafael, a small town located in the province of Entre Ríos in Argentina. He lived there with his family, in a rural environment up to the age of 12. In 1985, he encountered Marist life and entered the Juniorate of Lujan, in the province of Buenos Aires, where he completed secondary school. His initial formation was in the same city and he made his religious profession in 1993.    

He studied at the Marist Superior Institute where he obtained the title of Professor for Primary Teaching and Professor of Religious Sciences. In 2002, he was qualified for initial formation in Conferre, Chile.

Br Raúl has worked as a primary and secondary school teacher as well as a catechist. He also worked as  the coordinator of pastoral ministry in an educational centre.   

He was part of the team of vocation animation of his province and collaborated in initial formation – as Master of Novices – in the interprovincial novitiate in Cochabamba, Bolivia. 

In 2015, Br Raúl was elected Councillor and Vice Provincial. And in 2018 was appointed provincial superior of Cruz del Sur for a first three-year term.