Carmen Sammut
Carmen Sammut SMNDA (born December 20, 1951 in Malta ) is a Maltese Roman Catholic nun .
Life
Carmen Sammut initially studied to become a teacher and worked as a teacher in Malta and Africa. In Algeria she was in contact with the religious order of the Missionary Sisters of Notre Dame of Africa and completed a program in London as well as a two-year assignment abroad in Malawi with the religious order. She entered the Novitiate of the Order in 1974 in Ottawa, Canada. Between 1983 and 1989 she studied at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome. She then worked as an English teacher for girls in Mauritania, Tunisia and Yemen.
From 2000 to 2006 she was Provincial of the Order of North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia and Mauritania) based in Algiers. In 2011 Sammut was elected Superior General of the Missionary Sisters of Notre Dame of Africa (SMNDA) .
In 2013 she was elected chairwoman of the Unione Internazionale Superiore Generali (UISG) (German: International Association of Superiors General) for a six-year term (until 2019). Carmen Sammut succeeded Sr. Mary Lou Wirtz FCJM. The UISG includes the general superiors of around 1900 female orders and congregations . Pope Francis appointed Sr. Carmen Sammut as a member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue .
She is fluent in Maltese, English, French and Arabic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lucetta Scaraffia: To decide on the Church's future - Interview with Sr Carmen Sammut, for three years head of the International Union of Superiors General , L'Osservatore Romano from February 1, 2016, accessed on June 22, 2017 (English)
- ↑ Joshua J. McElwee: Global sisters-elect Maltese teacher as president on ncronline.org from May 10, 2013, accessed on June 22, 2017 (English)
- ↑ Seminatrici di speranza profetica , accessed on January 8, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Piluca Benavente |
Superior General of the Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa since 2011 |
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| Mary Lou Wirtz FCJM |
Chairwoman of the International Association of Superiors General (UISG) since 2013 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sammut, Carmen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maltese Roman Catholic nun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malta |