work, he travelled a great deal all over the five continents, preaching and lecturing. He was one of the pioneers from Latin America to open the road for other Latin Americans to participate actively in the mission of the World Council of Churches. The Central Office of the World Council of Churches has his headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland. In 1969 Bishop Barbieri presided the First Sessions of Delegates from the Methodist Churches in Latin America to constitute the Council of Evangelical Methodist Churches in Latin America (Consejo de Iglesias Evangélicas Metodistas de América Latina). At this time, he was elected its First Executive Secretary, a post he served in until 1978. Since 1938, Bishop Barbieri was a member of the Academy of Letters of Rio Grande, Brazil. Up to 1983, he wrote about 45 volumes of Christian commentaries, poetry, drama and religious stories in Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and English. Among his literary works in English, it is worth mentioning: “Spiritual currents in Latin America” and “Land of El Dorado”. A group of Brazilian friends interested in Bishop Barbieri's literary works, created in 1978 the “Sante Uberto Barbieri Editorial Fund” with the intention of publishing his books. The first one published was Coloquios Intimos which was inspired by the Gospel of Mark; it contains 365 devotional poems. It as published in Portuguese and in Spanish. In April 1982 he was awarded “The 1982 Upper Room Citation” at a ceremony which took place at the Central Methodist Church of Porto Alegre, Brazil. At that occasion, the “Anthology of Poems and Prose” was launched in English. The publication is available in Spanish, too. He retired as an active Bishop in 1970, but his spiritual activity never ended. Afterwards he dedicated himself to lecturing, preaching and writing. In 1987 he received an award for his participation in a poetical contest in his own country. He presented a handful of poems under the title of “Pinceladas Poéticas” His first wife, Odette de Oliveira died on July 24, 1983. On August 3, 1984 Bishop Barbieri married Delina Diaz, former Deaconess of the Methodist Church in Argentina and his devoted secretary for more than 50 years, who accompanied him till February 13, 1991 when he was called to the Eternal Life by God, his Master and Savior. Bishop Barbieri fixed his residence at Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, since 1953.