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There are about 1,200 Marianists: 405 priests, two bishops, and 800 brothers on four continents and 38 countries. The Marianists say that they "devote the major part of their efforts to inculturation to become rooted in new countries, in Asia and Africa, and also to be in tune with the surrounding cultures that challenge us and that we call modern or postmodern."
The Marianists, also called the Society of Mary was founded in 1817 by Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, a priest who survived the persecutions of Catholics during the French Revolution. There are currently 500 priests and over 1,500 religious in the organization. The Society is one of the four branches of the Marianist Family.
The branch of the “Marist Fathers” was founded by Jean-Claude Colin and approved by Rome on April 29, 1836 (at the same time as the Society of Mary itself). These are religious who have received priestly ordination (they are both religious and priests).
Pranciskus Karevičius (Priest: 17 May 1886 to 27 February 1914) Andrei Katkoff (Priest: 30 July 1944 to 14 November 1958) Jan Paweł Lenga (Priest: 28 May 1980 to 13 April 1991) Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (Priest: 20 November 1898; Superior General: 14 July 1911 to 23 October 1918) Jan Olszanski (Priest: 15 November 1942 to 16 January 1991)
A French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution and later founded the Society of Mary, usually called the Marianists, in 1817. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 3 September 2000. Wolfgang Rösch: 25 August 1959 - A German Catholic priest.
Priests for Life: P.F.L. Fr. Lee Kaylor: Priests for Life: 1990 Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) S.C.J. Fr. Léon Dehon: 1878 Putri Karmel: Carmelite: 1982 Q Queen of Apostles Sisters (Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles) Blessed James Alberione: Pauline: 1959 Qui Nhon Missionary Sisters of the Holy Cross: L.H.C. Lovers of the Holy Cross ...
The Family's four branches are the Society of Mary (Marianists) (S.M.), a religious institute of priests and religious brothers; the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (F.M.I., or also known as Marianist Sisters), an institute of religious sisters; the Alliance Mariale (A.M.), an historically all-female secular institute, composed of laypeople, who ...
The Marian Movement of Priests (MMP) is a private association of Catholic clergy and lay associate members founded by Italian priest Fr. Stefano Gobbi in 1972. [1] According to the MMP, its members now include over 400 Catholic cardinals and bishops , more than 100,000 Catholic priests , and several million lay Catholics worldwide.