Bro. Luis was born on August 25, 1945 in La Coruña, which is in North West Spain.

When he was five years old, he joined the local Brothers school where he did his primary and junior years. Then he joined the Marist Juniorate and moved through the Postulancy, Novitiate until professing his first vows in 1961. After finishing the Scholasticate, he taught in Spain for about 7 years before flying out to Zimbabwe (Africa) in 1970.

He taught for 7 years in Zimbabwe and Zâmbia in mostly Boarding High Schools until he was asked to become master of postulants and novices for about other 8 years. Then he was asked to become the founding rector of the Marist International Centre for Young Marist Brothers in Nairobi (Kenya).

In 1993, Luis was elected to the General Council in Brother Benito’s tenure and in 2001 Vicar General to Brother Sean Sammon.

Luis’ interest has been very much Bible studies and continues to this day. His main hobbies are sports (jogging and cycle riding, reading and music).

Brother Michael was born on December 22, 1956 in Astoria, NY, which is a section of New York City. He first met the Marist Brothers when he went to high school at St. Agnes in Manhattan. After graduation, he kept in touch with the Brothers, and after graduating from Fordham University in the Bronx, he joined the Marist Brothers as a candidate. After novitiate, Michael professed vows in 1981 and final vows in 1986.

Michael has worked in schools as teacher, campus minister, and administrator. He has worked for the province of the United States as Vocations Promoter (5 years) and Vice Provincial (3 years). He also directed an alternative to incarceration program for juvenile offenders in the South Bronx.

Michael was asked to come to Rome in 2004 as the Secretary of the Laity Commission. When the Mission Ad Gentes project was begun, he was asked to be the Delegate of the Superior General for Mission Ad Gentes, under the direction of Bro. Luis Sobrado.

Michael likes to read, walk, and cycle.