International Commission

The International Dominican Youth Movement (IDYM) was born in 1993, when fr. Timothy Radcliffe was Master of the Order. It was founded with the spirit of being the community of communities of Dominican youth, gathering young preachers willing to announce the Gospel to other young people following St Dominic’s path, while adapting to the reality and context in which each group is present.

At the international level there is the Dominican Youth Movement Council (IDYM-MJDI), in which we are represented by each of the five regions: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and United States-Canada.

The International Council has the mission of promoting and strengthening communion and participation among the Youth Movements, in order to achieve a more effective preaching of the Gospel in accordance with the signs of the times.

In each country there are national coordinators who, together with their councils, bring together the different provinces, vice-provinces and vicariates. Their main objective is to live in communion and participation with the Dominican Family in different ways, in permanent dialogue and sharing with the culture of each country or region, with the desire to dedicate ourselves to preaching through the spirituality and charism of the Order of Preachers. (Cf. Statutes IDYM-MJD 2017, Preamble)

International Commission 2026–2030

Elected during the International Elective Assembly, with the approval of the Master of the Order, Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, O.P.

Carlos Beltrán

Coordinator
Colombia

JC

Joaquín Castillón

Promoter of Mission
Philippines

GZ

Ginet Zevallos

Promoter of Formation
Peru

WD

Wilson Domingos

Promoter of Finance
Mozambique

AM

Andrea Martínez

Promoter of Communications
Mexico

Previous commissions

Commission 2022–2026

Commission elected at the General Assembly in Toulouse 2016