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Order of Malta Korea General Assembly and Board Elections

06/01/2019 


On 6 January, the Order of Malta Korea held a special general assembly and elected new leadership as the founding board has reached its 3 year term last April. As anticipated, Sivano Yongmaan Park as President was re-elected as President and he appointed Francisco Sungkyoon Lim as Chancellor, Veronica Mihyun Kim as Hospitaller, William Yong-il Shin as Treasurer and Monica Young-sik Park as Secretary of the Board, with Theresa Yoosun Chung as Auditor. All appointments were agreed and supported by everyone who joined the assembly including the Order of Malta Korea chaplain, Fr. Mathew Byun.

The board wass officially active as 6 January, 2019, and will serve its term for the next 3 years.

During his acceptance speech, President Silvano Yongmaan Park asked all members to continuously focus on further developing religious spirit and faith while actively serving the forgotten neighbors in our society, which precisely serve the very purpose our membership.

Before the assembly, the members attended the New Year’s mass at Myeongdong Cathedral as a regular monthly activity.

The Australian Association

The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.