Mother Jana Zawieja, CSFN – Superior General

Mother was born in Poland in 1966 and entered the Congregation in 1985. With BA in Language Teaching and an MA in Theology from the University in Poznań, she taught English in the high school in Warsaw, being also involved in retreat work with families. Later on she was a director of a Home for Mothers and Children in Gniezno. Mother has experience in simultaneous translation at various international gatherings of the Congregation. In 2001 she was elected to the general administration as a councilor and secretary. In that role she served the Congregation for nine years. During that time she was also responsible for the Association of the Holy Family as the general coordinator. On July 21, 2010, by the decision of the general chapter, she was elected as a new general superior of the Congregation.