The Executive Committee

This is a group appointed by the Guiding Board to provide the necessary leadership to direct and manage the affairs of the Community in between the meetings of the Board. Members:

• Laurence Freeman (UK)
• Pauline Peters (Australia)
• Ana Fonseca (Brazil)
• Peter Ng (Singapore)
• Clem Sauvé (Canada)
• Sean Hagan (US)

The Trustees

They are established under the Community’s Trust Deed to oversee its legal, financial and administrative affairs as required by the laws of England and Wales. Members:

• Mr. Mathias Beißwenger – Chair

• Mr. Bertrand Bouhour

• Laurence Freeman OSB

• Mr. Sean Hagan

• Mr. Steffen Naumann

• Mr. John Paul Rathbone

• Ms. Jenny Scott

• Mrs. Susan Spence

Patrons

Patrons support and endorse the mission of the Community.

The WCCM Patrons:

1. Cardinal Walter Kasper, Germany
2. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Westminster
3. Cardinal John Tong Hon, Hong Kong
4. His Eminence Cardinal Sean Brady, N. Ireland
5. The Most Rev. Paul Gallagher, Vatican
6. The Most Rev. Christopher Prowse, Canberra
7. Archbishop Jason Gordon of Port of Spain Trinidad
8. Abbot Diego M. Rosa OSB, Congregation of Monte Oliveto
9. Abbot Michelangelo Tiribili, Italy
10. Bishop Kallistos Ware, Oxford
11. Dr. Rowan Williams, Wales.
12. Professor Robert Kiely, Harvard University
13. Mary McAleese, Ireland
14. Dr. Balfour Mount, McGill University
15. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala
16. Paul Harris, Canada
17. Mother Mangalam, Malaysia
18. Margaret Rizza, Musician
19. Professor Bernard McGinn, Chicago University
20. Professor John Drew, Chancellor Emeritus, Regent’s University London