Speaker Event: "How is the Future of the Amazon, a Future for All?"
Maricio Lopez, the latest exciting guest speaker in the Bishop Vincent Presents series, is one of Latin America’s most influential lay leaders:
Date Posted:
20-Jun-2025
Originally from Mexico and based in Latin America, Mauricio currently serves as Executive Secretary of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA). The CEAMA is responsible for implementing the outcomes of the 2019 Amazon Synod.
The Amazon Synod effectively called for bold new paths for evangelisation and the care of creation as the Amazon is a region of the earth deeply affected by environmental degradation, economic injustice and marginalisation of its Indigenous peoples.
Mauricio is also Director of Networking and Pastoral Programs at CELAM, the Episcopal Council for Latin America and the Caribbean. He was appointed by Pope Francis in 2021 to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. He was involved with the Synod on Synodality, serving as a table facilitator at the continental phase and bringing insights from Latin America to the global conversation.
This presentation was given at St Patrick's Cathedral Hall, Parramatta, on Wednesday 23 July 2025