Organization
The Story of Us
International assemblies and leadership of the IDYM since its foundation.
| No. | Year | Venue | Global Leader | International Commission | Master of the Order | Promoter for the Laity |
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| 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) |
| II | 1994 | |||||
| III | 1995 | |||||
| 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) | ||
| V | 1997 | Ocaña, Spain | ||||
| VI | 1998 | Maynooth, 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) |
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| 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) |
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| XIV | 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal. Frassati 100 / IDYM 30 | Fr Cristóbal Torres Iglesias, OP. Province of St Martin de Porres (Southern USA). (2023–present) |
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| XV | 2026 | Santiago, Chile. Elective | ||||