Mary Prema Pierick
Sister Mary Prema Pierick, M.C. | |
|---|---|
 Sr Mary in 2016 | |
| Title | Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity |
| Personal | |
| Born | Mechthild Pierick 13 May 1953 Reken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Nationality | German, Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 2009- |
| Predecessor | Nirmala Joshi |
Sister Mary Prema Pierick, M.C. (born 13 May 1953), is a German-born Indian Catholic religious sister and the current Superior General[1][2][3] of the Missionaries of Charity of Calcutta, India, the religious institute founded by the Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She is of German descent.
Biography[]
Pierick was born Mechthild Pierick in a farming community in Reken, Germany. In 1980, after reading the biography of the foundress, Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge, she went to meet Mother Teresa in Berlin. She felt called to join her work and moved to India to join the Missionaries.[4]
Pierick eventually became the Regional Superior of the institute for the Sisters in Europe. She returned to India to supervise the tertianship program of the institute, the last stage of training before final religious profession. She succeeded Sister Nirmala Joshi as Superior General on 24 March 2009, heading an organisation which had over 5,000 members worldwide at that time.[5]
References[]
- ^ "With Mother Teresa Set to Be Canonized, Her Work Lives On in the Streets". The New York Times. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Missionaries gets new head in Sister Prema". The Times of India. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "German sister succeeds Sr Nirmala". CathNews. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Mother Teresa Center About Sister Mary Prema
- ^ Mother Teresa Center[specify]
External links[]
- New head of Mother Teresa order to follow her footsteps, AFP[dead link]
- German-born nun to head Mother Teresa's order, AP
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