Fr. Avelino Chico, S.J., Appointed Office Head at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Fr. Avelino Chico, S.J., Appointed Office Head at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
We are delighted to share the joyful news of the appointment of Fr. Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, S.J. as the new Office Head at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in the Roman Curia.
Pope Leo XIV has entrusted this important role to Fr. Chico, recognizing his longstanding dedication to the Church’s mission of justice, peace, and the defense of human dignity.
Fr. Chico, a Jesuit from the Central Africa Province (ACE) has served faithfully as an official within the Dicastery, working tirelessly on behalf of migrants, refugees, and all those marginalized by systems of inequality and injustice. His new appointment comes as a testament to his commitment to promoting integral human development in accordance with the vision of Pope Francis.
This Dicastery plays a vital role in coordinating the Church’s efforts in areas such as care for creation, peace-building, health care, and humanitarian aid—ministries that lie close to the heart of the Society of Jesus and the wider Church.
We extend our warmest congratulations to Fr. Chico and offer our prayers for strength and wisdom as he assumes this new responsibility. May his leadership continue to be a source of hope and transformation for the global Church and those it seeks to serve.
Ad majorem Dei gloriam - For the greater glory of God.
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