Rita Calvo Sanz
Superior General of Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born (1960-10-16) 16 October 1960
Tordesillas, Spain

María Rita Calvo Sanz O.D.N. is a Spanish Roman Catholic nun, one of the seven first women appointed members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life the second highest-ranking department of the Roman Curia, the administrative institution of the Holy See since 8 July 2019, when was appointed by Pope Francis.[1][2]

On 27 July 2015 she was named Superior General of Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady.[3][4] She was re-elected in April 2022.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Gagliarducci, Andrea (8 July 2019). "Papa Francesco, sette donne tra i membri della Congregazione dei religiosi" (in Italian). ACI Stampa. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 08.07.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Compañía de María elige a Mª Rita Calvo, superiora general" [The Society of Mary elects Mª Rita Calvo as Superior General]. Revista Ecclesia (in Spanish). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Nueva superiora general de la Compañía de María" [New Superior General of the Society of Mary]. InfoVaticana. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "La vallisoletana Rita Calvo, reelegida en Roma superiora general de la Orden de la Compañía de María" [Valladolid woman Rita Calvo, re-elected Superior General of the Order of the Society of Mary in Rome]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.


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