He will integrate the General Council that has the task of leading the Institute according to five major themes that make up the blueprint for the next six years: ministeriality, revision of formation, sharing of goods and sustainability, community life and Comboni missionary spirituality.

The members of the General Council are (from left to right): Br. Alberto Lamana (from Spain, general assistant; Fr. Luigi Codianni (from Italy, general assistant); Fr. Tesfaye Tadesse (from Ethiopia, general superior); Fr. David Domingues (from Portugal, general assistant) and Fr. Elias Sindjalim (from Togo, general assistant).