Rita Calvo Sanz Explained

Birth Date:	16 October 1960
Birth Place:	Tordesillas, Spain
Office:	Superior General of Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady
Term Start:	2015

María Rita Calvo Sanz O.D.N. is a Spanish Roman Catholic nun, one of the seven first women appointed members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life the second highest-ranking department of the Roman Curia, the administrative institution of the Holy See since 8 July 2019, when was appointed by Pope Francis.^{[1] [2]}

On 27 July 2015 she was named Superior General of Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady.^{[3] [4]} She was re-elected in April 2022.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: ACI Stampa . 8 July 2019 . Papa Francesco, sette donne tra i membri della Congregazione dei religiosi . it . 8 July 2019 . Andrea. Gagliarducci .
2. 15 July 2019 . . 8 July 2018. Resignations and Appointments, 08.07.2019.
3. Web site: 2015-07-27 . Compañía de María elige a Mª Rita Calvo, superiora general . The Society of Mary elects Mª Rita Calvo as Superior General . 2023-09-23 . Revista Ecclesia . es.
4. News: 2015-07-27 . Nueva superiora general de la Compañía de María . New Superior General of the Society of Mary . . 2023-09-23.
5. Web site: 2022-04-26 . La vallisoletana Rita Calvo, reelegida en Roma superiora general de la Orden de la Compañía de María . Valladolid woman Rita Calvo, re-elected Superior General of the Order of the Society of Mary in Rome . 2023-09-23 . El Norte de Castilla . es.