Pax Romana (organization) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Pax Romana - the international federation of Catholic intellectuals, one of the oldest international lay Catholic movements. It was created in two stages: in 1921 IMCS/MIEC (the student movement) and 1947 ICMICA/MIIC (academic movement) as a response of Catholic university lecturers and students to the need to build a peaceful world after experience of two world wars.
Its name, which refers to the peace existing in the days of Christ, this movement has received in 1921 from Pope Benedict XV

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International Secretariat of ICMICA/MIIC

The following will provide information regarding International Catholic Movements for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (ICMICA Pax Romana), which is the graduate and professional branch of Pax Romana.

ICMICA/MIIC Pax Romana

3 rue de Varembe, CP 161

1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Tel +41 22 823 0707

Fax +41 22 823 0708
Email: lkwark@yahoo.com, lkwark@paxromana.int.ch

Web: www.icmica-miic.org

International Secretariat of IMCS/MIEC

The following will provide information regarding International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS Pax Romana), which is the student branch of Pax Romana.
IMCS/MIEC Pax Romana

7 Impasse Reille

75014 Paris

France
Tel +33 (0)1.45.44.70.75

Fax +33 (0)1.42.84.04.53
Email: office@imcs-miec.org

Web: www.imcs-miec.org
International President: Mehul Dabhi, from Gujarat, India

Secretary General: Christopher Derige Malano, from Hawaii, USA

Structure

The International Team of ICMICA / MIIC Pax Romana consists of an President, Secretary General, Ecclesial Assistant. The International Council is composed of Five Regional Vice-Presidents (who are also coordinators for certain continent), and Vice President for Finance and two countries from each region.
Elections to the International Team shall be held during the Plenary Assembly, which takes place every 4 years. In between the International Team convokes annual International Council Meeting. In 2004, it took place in Warsaw, Poland (for the first time in the history of Pax Romana in Poland), while in 2008 in Nairobi, Kenya (for the first time on the African continent).

International Council

Mandate 2008-2012:
International Team of ICMICA/MIIC Pax Romana

President: Prof. Dr. Javier Iguiniz of Peru.

Ecclesial Assistant: Fr. Luis Maria Goikoetxea, Chaplain of Europe region for the mandate 2004-2008.

The Secretary-General: Ms. Lawrencia Kyung of South Korea.

Vice Presidents:

Europe: Mr. Philippe Ledouble (France),
Africa: Mr. Egide Rwamatwara (Rwanda)
Asia / Pacific: Mr. Uhm Kiho (South Korea)
Latin America: Ms. Mercedes Vega Sahdala (Dominican Republic)
North America: Mr. Mark Wolff (USA)
For Finance: Mr. Kevin Ahern (USA)

Council Members:

Asia/Pacific: Malaysia, India
Europe: Catalunia (Spain), Austria
Africa: DR Congo, Kenya
Latin America: Peru, Uruguay
North America: USA

Mandate 2004-2008:

International Team of ICMICA/MIIC Pax Romana

President: Patricio Rodé from Uruguay was elected for International President in 2004. After his death in November 2005, Jean Nsonjiba Lokenga from DR Congo was elected for this function.

Ecclesial Assistant: Father Antoine Sondag, France

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The Secretary-General: Paul Ortega, former director of the UNESCO

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Vice Presidents:

Europe: Piotr Cywinski
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(Poland)
Africa: Jean Lokenga (DR Congo),
Asia / Pacific: Anselmo Lee (South Korea),
Latin America: Irma Marino Vargas (Peru,
North America: Mark Wolff (USA).

European Board

Each regional (for each continent) Board is elected for a 4-year term and consists of 7 members of the board and vice president of the given continent, who coordinates the work of the board. Elections are held during the Regional (continental) Assembly, which takes place after every International Congress. In 2004, Congress was held in Poland

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, in 2008, Kenya

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Each regional board is assisted by regional Ecclesial Assistant.

European Board 2008-2012

President of the European Board (vice-president of the International Board): Philippe Ledouble.
Ecclesial Assistant: (to be nominated by November 2008).
Members of the Board:

Julia Koszewska of Poland,
Kevin Lambert of UK
Theo Quendler of Austria,
Renato Balduzzi of Italy,
Peter Scharle of Hungary,
Nuria Sastre of Catalunya (Spain),
Annemarie Weinzettl representing the group "Women's vision."

European Board 2004-2008

President of the European Board (vice-president of the International Board): Piotr Cywinski

Piotr Cywinski

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Ecclesial Assistant: father Luis Maria Goikotxea (in the next term of office nominated the International Ecclesial Assistant of Pax Romana).
Among members of the Board were:

Philippe Ledouble of France (Coordinator)
Nuria Sastre (Treasurer)

Membership

Currently, brings together Federations and Movements of Catholic Intellectuals and Professional from over 54 countries.

Specialized Secretariats

ICMICA / MIIC Pax Romana also works by 6 specialized secretariats:

SIQS - The International Secretariat of Scientific questions;
MIJC - The International Secretariat of the Catholic Lawyers;
SIIAEC - The International Secretariat of the Catholic Engineers, Agronoms and Industrialists;
SIESC - The International Secretariat of Catholic High School Teachers;
SIAC - The International Secretariat of Christian Artists;
Women's vision (the group during the world congress in 2008 acquired the status of the International Secretariat).

Representation

Pax Romana (jointly between International Movement of Catholic Students and International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs) has a special consultative status with the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the United Nations. It has representative in New York, Paris, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi. Pax Romana is a recognized as a private organisation before the Canon Law of the Catholic Church. It is also a member of CONGO (Committee of NGOs having special relationship with the United Nations)

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