“The New Evangelization impels us to continue joyfully responding to the Spirit that never ceases to stimulate our communities to a deep conversion. Our call to celebrate the Gospel and to proclaim it to all our communities is at the very core of the creative ministry of the FIP. With years of Hispanic experience the Federation will continue to respond to the challenges of today’s world and will continue to serve by offering excellent faith, academic, and ministerial formation to our communities and beyond.”
FIP focuses on leadership formation in the US Hispanic cultural context and on giving ongoing service to pastoral institutes throughout the nation. While FIP members know that the ministerial landscape is prone to many changes (budgetary cuts, staff turnover and staff reduction) the Federation endeavors to promote ecclesial documents such as Co-Workers in the Vineyard in order to offer members a broad perspective. FIP recognizes a variety of types of memberships as included within the FIP community:
Institutes: Institutes or centers that offer pastoral formation programs (those free standing institutes which contain the core elements as found in our mission). Example: Congar Institute
Affiliates: those providing formation programs based either diocesan, regional or local concerns and needs. Example: St. Charles Borromeo Parish
Friends: those who support, encourage and make known the mission of FIP in the public forum; Friends are not voting members of FIP. Example: Ligouri
How do we become members?
Incorporation into FIP is based on yearly payment of dues. Institutes, affiliates and friends become members of FIP by payment of an annual fee. (By Laws FIP)
The annual fee for 2017-2018 is $230. For more information please contact us at info@fipusa.org.
If you’re interested in becoming a member of FIP, please
and send it to:
Federation of Pastoral Institutes
Attn: William Becerra
Diocese of Joliet
16555 Weber Rd.
Crest Hill, IL 60403
There are currently 17 members of FIP
(below is an alphabetized list by name/organization)
William Becerra
ESCAP – Escuela de Capacitación Pastoral, Diocese of Joliet, IL
wbecerra@dioceseofjoliet.org
Javier Cervantes
Dir. Ministerio Hispano
Diocese of Colorado Springs
Instituto Guadalupano de Formación para Adultos
Carmen María Cervantes
Instituto Fe y Vida, Stockton, CA
cmcervantes@feyvida.org
Hna. Pilar de la Cruz
Archdiocese of New York
pilarcreyes@hotmail.com
Andres García
Hispanic Outreach, Discipulos Misioneros Maryknoll
agarcia@maryknoll.org
Gloria Hofer
Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries, Santa Clara University
GHofer@scu.edu
Roberto Hurteau
LMU Center for Religion and Spirituality, Loyola Marymount University
rhurteau@lmu.edu
Socorro Lagarda-Quiroz
Instituto de Ministerio Pastoral Laico, Diocese of Monterey
slagarda-quiroz@dioceseofmonterey.org
Nelly Lorenzo
Instituto de Liderazgo Pastoral, University of St. Mary of the Lake
nlorenzo@usml.edu
Hna. Maria Teresa Montes Lara, O.P.
Instituto Hispano Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
mmonteslara@scu.edu
Hilda Noya
South East Pastoral Institute (SEPI), Miami FL
hnoya@sepi.us
www.sepi.us
Marlene Orellana
Instituto de Formacion Pastoral, Diocese of Arlington
m.orellana-zelaya@arlingtondiocese.org
Maruja Sedano
Ministry Formation Institute, Diocese of San Bernardino
msedano@sbdiocese.org
Alejandro Siller
Congar Institute for Ministry Development, San Antonio, TX
congarinstitute@ost.edu
Doris Valentín
Diocese of Buffalo,NY
dvalentin@buffalodiocese.org
Ernesto Vega
Instituto de Pastoral y Evangelizacion, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
EJVega@la-archdiocese.org
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