Diane Ris
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Sister Diane Ris, S.P., was the Superior General
of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
, Indiana from 1996-2001. During her term, revised versions of the congregation's Constitutions and Complementary Document (1997) were published. Ris also continued the process of the canonization
of the order's foundress, Theodore Guerin, including the beatification
ceremony in Rome in October 1998. She was also present for the final canonization ceremonies in October 2006.
Ris was behind a major effort during the Catholic Jubilee year
of 2000 to forgive the debt of three sponsored institutions of the Congregation. Through this campaign, $1,567,466 was forgiven.
Superior general
A Superior General, or General Superior, is the Superior at the head of a whole religious order or congregation.The term is mainly used as a generic term, while many orders and congregations use other specific titles, notably:* Abbot general...
of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are an apostolic congregation of Catholic women founded by Saint Theodora Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, in 1840...
, Indiana from 1996-2001. During her term, revised versions of the congregation's Constitutions and Complementary Document (1997) were published. Ris also continued the process of the canonization
Canonization
Canonization is the act by which a Christian church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process...
of the order's foundress, Theodore Guerin, including the beatification
Beatification
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
ceremony in Rome in October 1998. She was also present for the final canonization ceremonies in October 2006.
Ris was behind a major effort during the Catholic Jubilee year
Jubilee (Christian)
The concept of the Jubilee is a special year of remission of sins and universal pardon. In the Biblical Book of Leviticus, a Jubilee year is mentioned to occur every fifty years, in which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly...
of 2000 to forgive the debt of three sponsored institutions of the Congregation. Through this campaign, $1,567,466 was forgiven.