Bishop Galante has appointed Andres Arango as Delegate for Hispanic Ministry effective June 22, 2011.
As Delegate, Andres will report directly to the bishop and will be a member of the Episcopal Council. He will direct the Office of Hispanic Ministry (replacing the Office of Vicar for Hispanics) and will advise the bishop on all matters relevant to Hispanic communities.
In this new position, Andres will lead all Hispanic Ministry endeavors in the diocese and serve as a resource for different Hispanic cultures present in South Jersey. At the same time, he will continue to be the Director of Evangelization serving all of God’s people in the Diocese of Camden.
Andres has been the director for Evangelization, Young Adult and Campus Ministries since 2009. He served as coordinator of the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal for the Diocese of Sacramento from 2003-2008 and as regional representative to the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal Pacific Region. He was a parish coordinator for Youth and Leadership Development at Immaculate Conception Parish in Sacramento and director of Leadership Training for the School of Evangelization (La Ceja, Colombia).
Currently, he is the chairman of the National Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal Executive Committee and a member of the Latin-American Catholic Charismatic Committee. He has been an active minister, preaching at retreats and conferences in a national and international level. He is the author of the book Con Poder… la Experiencia de Pentecostés (With Power… The Experience of Pentecost).
Andres has a Master of Theological Studies from the Franciscan School of Theology (Berkeley, CA), a B.S. in Production Engineering (EAFIT University, Medellin, Colombia), an Associate of Arts in Philosophy (Misionero del Espiritu Santo Seminary, La Ceja, Colombia) and a Certificate in Leadership Formation from the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services Institute (Rome, Italy).