Vatican City – The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Sr. Mary Teresa Barron, N.S.A., superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles, as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches, with the office of president of the Pontifical Mission Societies, with effect from 4 January 2027.
Reverend Sr. Barron was born in Donegal, Ireland, on 7 November 1968. She was awarded a master’s degree in “Public Healthcare Administration from the Institute for Public Administration in Dublin, and in “International Development” from the Kimmage Institute in Dublin, Ireland. From 2022 to 2025 she was president of the Service of Documentation and Study on Global Mission , and from 2023 to 2025, president of the International Union of Superiors General in Rome, Italy. Since 2018 she has served as superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles.
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