PRESS RELEASE
Nancy Nohrden Elected as General Director of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi
The General Assembly of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi began meeting in Rome on January 19th, and will conclude on February 27th. On February 11th, the General Assembly elected Nancy Nohrden, an American, as the new general director.
Nancy Nohrden was born on February 4, 1974 in Bellevue, near Seattle, Washington, USA. She grew up in Southern California and finished her high school in Massachusetts. She then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, then worked at a law firm. She was consecrated in 1998, at the age of 24. After three years of formation, her first apostolate was working with youth and young adults in Germany for five years.
Between 2007 and 2011 she worked with youth in the Regnum Christi section in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2011 she moved to Atlanta, GA as the Formation Director at Pinecrest Academy and in 2012 was appointed the community director for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in Atlanta. Since November 25, 2012 she has been the territorial director in North America, based in Atlanta, GA. She was a member of the 2014-2019 North American Regnum Christi Territorial Committee and has been the vice president of the Regnum Christi Federation’s Territorial Directive College since September 15, 2019. She is currently studying a Masters Degree in Strategic Communication and Leadership at Spring Arbor University.
With these appointments, the term of the previous general director and general council, Gloria Rodríguez and her counselors Paula Errazuriz, Viviana Limón, María del Carmen Ávila, Denise Funke, Cristina Danel, and the general administrator, Beatriz Pimentel, concludes. The Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi thank the previous general government for their generous and selfless dedication in these past crucial years of the canonical configuration of the Apostolic Life Society and the configuration of the Regnum Christi Federation.
The newly elected general council consists of:
General Director of the Consecrated Women of RC – Nancy Nohrden
Vicar General and First General Councilor – Elena Bartolemé Larrey
Second General Councilor – Eugenia Álvarez
Third General Councilor – Africa Pemán
Fourth General Councilor – Viviana Limón Olavarrieta
Fifth General Councilor – Jacinta Curran
The general administrator will be appointed by the general director, with the consent of her council, after having heard the opinion of the territorial directors, for a three-year period, with the possibility of renewal for another three years.
The bios for each member of the general council can be found at:
