Organization

The Story of Us

International assemblies and leadership of the IDYM since its foundation.

No.YearVenue Global LeaderInternational CommissionMaster of the OrderPromoter for the Laity
I 1993 Newbridge, Ireland Founding Committee Patricia (“Tricia”) Nolan, Fr Yvon Pomerleau OP, Fr Jean Jacques Perennes OP, Sister Pilar del Barrio OP Fr Timothy Radcliffe, OP. Province of England
(1992–2001)
Fr Yvon Pomerleau, OP. Province of Saint Dominic of Canada. (1993–1999)
II1994
III1995
Figure of the IDYM Secretary General / International Executive Secretary
IV 1996 León, Spain 1. Sister Pilar del Barrio, OP. Spain
(1996–2004)
Patricia “Tricia” Nolan (Ireland), Santo Pagnotta (MGD Italia), Ignacio “Nacho” Peiro (MJD España)
V1997Ocaña, Spain
VI1998Maynooth, Ireland
VII 2000 Rome, Italy Aisling Ibbotson (DYM Irlanda), Santo Pagnotta (MGD Italia), Lara Anthony (MJD España), Karen García del Toro (MJD Chile) Fr Gerald “Jerry” Stookey, OP. Province of Saint Albert the Great of the Central USA. (1999–2007)
Fr Carlos Azpiroz Costa, OP. Province of Argentina
(2001–2010)
In 2003: Fr Enrique Sariego, OP (Spain), Aisling Ibbotson (DYM Irlanda), Lucas López (MJD España),
Walter Randolph C. Jalgalado (DYM Filipinas), Karen García del Toro (MJD Chile)
VIII 2004 Manila, Philippines 2. Fr Enrique Sariego, OP. Spain
(2004–2009)
Walter Randolph C. Jalgalado (DYM Filipinas), Luisa Caroca (MJD Chile), Montse Escribano (MJD España)
IX 2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic José Alberto de Blas (Spain), Margarita Cortés Cid (Mexico), Bela Cunha (MJD Portugal)
X 2009 Fátima, Portugal 3. Sister Ginevra Rossi, OP. Italy
(2009–2013)
Kevin Sullivan (USA), Andrés Rivera (Mexico), Jorge Lagos P. (Chile), Fr Wojciech Delik, OP (Poland) Fr David Kammler, OP. German Province of Teutonia. (2007–2013)
Figure of the International Coordinator (young lay person)
XI 2013 Bogotá, Colombia. Elective 4. José Alberto de Blas. Spain
(2013–2016)
Lyamar Díaz Rodríguez (Puerto Rico), Leonardo de Laquila (Brazil), Sean Mundy (USA), Daniel Toledo (Guatemala) Fr Bruno Cadoré, OP. Province of France.
(2010–2019)
Fr Rui Carlos Antunes de Almeida Lopes, OP. Province of Portugal. (2013–2019)
XII 2016 Toulouse, France. Elective 5. Elijor Benjamin Rodil. Philippines (2016–2020). Term extended due to the pandemic (until 2022) Nicolás Ferrada (Formation. Chile), Dimitri Díaz Vidal (Mission. Guatemala), Agyver Sawunyama (Finance. Zimbabwe), Mónica Marco (Communications. Spain)
Fr Gerard Timoner, OP. Province of the Philippines
(2019–2028)
Fr Juan Ubaldo López Salamanca, OP. Province of St Louis Bertrand of Colombia (2019–2023)
6. Carlos F. Beltrán. Colombia
(2022–present)
XIII 2022 International Assembly – Virtual. Elective Current members: Wilson Domingos Amado (Mozambique – Mission Promoter since 2024), Humberto Rico (Venezuela – Communications Promoter since 2023), Cristina Expósito (Spain – Formation Promoter since 2023)

Former members: Kudakwashe Mufandaedza (Zimbabwe. Formation Promoter, 2022–2023); Nathan Agustin (Philippines. Communications Promoter, 2022–2023); Madelen Jaimes Hurtado (Bolivia. Mission Promoter, 2022–2024, she got married); Isioma Chukwuka-Nwodo (Nigeria. Finance Promoter, 2022–2025, age limit reached)
XIV 2023 Lisbon, Portugal. Frassati 100 / IDYM 30 Fr Cristóbal Torres Iglesias, OP. Province of St Martin de Porres (Southern USA).
(2023–present)
XV 2026 Santiago, Chile. Elective