Also known as: Gesellschaft des Göttlichen Wortes (Deutsch) / Congregación del Verbo Divino (Misioneros del Verbo Divino) (español) / Société du Verbe-Divin (français) / Società del Verbo Divino (Italiano) / Zgromadzenie Słowa Bożego (polski) / Congregação do Verbo Divino (Missionários do Verbo Divino) (Português) / 聖言會 (正體中文) / 神言会 (日本語) / Societas Verbi Divini (latine) / Serikat Sabda Allah (Bahasa Indonesia)
Type: Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)
Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life
Patron Saint: JHS Word (March 25)
Address: Via dei Verbiti 1, C.P. 5080, 00154 Roma, Italy
Phone: 06.575.4021
>2026: Botswana Fr. Gabriel Lionel Afagbegee , S.V.D., Apostolic Administrator of Francistown (Botswana)
>2018: Fr. Victor Roche , S.V.D., General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
>2008: Paraguay Mr. Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez , S.V.D., Bishop of San Pedro (Paraguay)
1987: Indonesia Fr. Hubert Hermens , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Denpasar (Indonesia)
1986: China Fr. Anton Pott , S.V.D., Bishop of Xinyang 信陽 (China)
1981: Papua New Guinea Fr. Wilhelm van Baar , S.V.D., Apostolic Administrator of Eastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
1970: Philippines Fr. Henry Ederle , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Mindoro (Philippines)
1969: China Fr. Hieronimus Haberstroh , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Xining 西寧 (China)
1969: China Fr. Ferdinand Loy (盧裴德), S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新疆 (China)
1963: Congo-Kinshasa Fr. Jean Van der Heyden , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Kenge (Congo-Kinshasa)
1951: China Fr. Thomas Megan (米乾), S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China)
1951: Japan Fr. Anton Ceska (アントン・テェスカ), S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Niigata 新潟 (Japan)
1947: India Fr. Peter Janser , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Indore (India)
1945: Japan Fr. Josef Reiners (ヨゼフ・ライネルス), S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Nagoya 名古屋 (Japan)
1934: China Fr. Georg Fröwis (法樂維), S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Xinyangzhou 信陽州 (China)
1931: Papua New Guinea Fr. Eberhard Limbrock , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (Papua New Guinea)
1931: Togo Fr. Hermann Bücking , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Togo (Togo)
1930: Togo Fr. Johann Schäfer , S.V.D., Pro-Prefect Apostolic of Togo (Togo)
1925: Togo Fr. Nicolaus Schoenig , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Togo (Togo)
>1922: Papua New Guinea Fr. Andreas Puff , S.V.D., Apostolic Administrator of Eastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
1921: Indonesia Fr. Petrus Carolus Noyen , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)
Japan Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. (67) Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D. (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Leonardi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan), President of Caritas Internationalis, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan and General Secretary of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences
Serbia Cardinal Ladislav Német, S.V.D. (69) Cardinal Ladislav Német , S.V.D. (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Stella Maris, Metropolitan Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia), President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences
India Archbishop John Barwa, S.V.D. (70) Archbishop John Barwa , S.V.D. (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)
USA Archbishop Michael August Blume, S.V.D. (79) Archbishop Michael August Blume , S.V.D. (79), Titular Archbishop of Alessano and Undersecretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
India Archbishop Leo Cornelio, S.V.D. (81) Archbishop Leo Cornelio , S.V.D. (81), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bhopal (India)
India Archbishop Alangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, S.V.D. (69) Archbishop Alangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj , S.V.D. (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal (India)
Taiwan Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. (82) Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan (洪山川), S.V.D. (82), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)
Zimbabwe Archbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D. (65) Archbishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil , S.V.D. (65), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)
Indonesia Archbishop Paulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D. (60) Archbishop Paulus Budi Kleden , S.V.D. (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Indonesia
Botswana Archbishop Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. (76) Archbishop Franklyn Atese Nubuasah , S.V.D. (76), Bishop of Gaborone (Botswana) and Archbishop ad personam
Papua New Guinea Archbishop Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (76) Archbishop Douglas William Young , S.V.D. (76), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)
Angola Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. (60) Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins , S.V.D. (60), Metropolitan Archbishop of Huambo (Angola)
Philippines Bishop Samuel Naceno Agcaracar, S.V.D. (56) Bishop Samuel Naceno Agcaracar , S.V.D. (56), Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines)
Ghana Bishop John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. (64) Bishop John Alphonse Asiedu , S.V.D. (64), Bishop of Donkorkrom (Ghana)
Brazil Bishop José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. (83) Bishop José Luíz Bertanha , S.V.D. (83), Bishop emeritus of Registro (Brazil)
Bolivia Bishop Krzysztof Janusz Białasik, S.V.D. (67) Bishop Krzysztof Janusz Białasik , S.V.D. (67), Bishop of Oruro (Bolivia)
India Bishop Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D. (65) Bishop Telesphore Bilung , S.V.D. (65), Bishop of Jamshedpur (India)
Ghana Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D. (81) Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai , S.V.D. (81), Bishop emeritus of Yendi (Ghana)
Panama Bishop Edgardo Cedeño Muñoz, S.V.D. (66) Bishop Edgardo Cedeño Muñoz , S.V.D. (66), Bishop of Penonomé (Panama)
Argentina Bishop José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D. (57) Bishop José Luis Corral Peláez , S.V.D. (57), Bishop of Añatuya (Argentina)
Ecuador Bishop John Kwamevi Cudjoe, S.V.D. (50) Bishop John Kwamevi Cudjoe , S.V.D. (50), Titular Bishop of Calama and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Brazil Bishop João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D. (62) Bishop João Batista de Oliveira , S.V.D. (62), Bishop of Corumbá (Brazil)
Papua New Guinea Bishop Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D. (57) Bishop Joseph Tarife Durero , S.V.D. (57), Bishop of Daru–Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)
Ghana Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. (70) Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji , S.V.D. (70), Bishop of Keta–Akatsi (Ghana)
Ghana Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D. (68) Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu , S.V.D. (68), Bishop of Ho (Ghana) and Vice-President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference
Brazil Bishop Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D. (65) Bishop Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster , S.V.D. (65), Bishop of Ji-Paraná (Brazil)
India Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa, S.V.D. (74) Bishop Devprasad John Ganawa , S.V.D. (74), Bishop of Udaipur (India)
Papua New Guinea Bishop Walenty Gryk, S.V.D. (69) Bishop Walenty Gryk , S.V.D. (69), Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)
USA Bishop Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D. (82) Bishop Curtis John Guillory , S.V.D. (82), Bishop emeritus of Beaumont (USA)
Angola Bishop António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D. (62) Bishop António Francisco Jaca , S.V.D. (62), Bishop of Benguela (Angola)
Philippines Bishop Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, S.V.D. (65) Bishop Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian , S.V.D. (65), Bishop of Bangued (Philippines)
India Bishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D. (89) Bishop Lucas Kerketta , S.V.D. (89), Bishop emeritus of Sambalpur (India)
Angola Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindecasse, S.V.D. (67) Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindecasse , S.V.D. (67), Bishop of Dundo (Angola) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé
Poland Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. (72) Bishop Jerzy Mazur , S.V.D. (72), Bishop of Ełk (Poland)
Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Jean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la, S.V.D. (85) Bishop Jean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la , S.V.D. (85), Bishop emeritus of Kenge (Congo-Kinshasa)
Japan Bishop Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D. (52) Bishop Paul Daisuke Narui (パウロ 成井大介), S.V.D. (52), Bishop of Niigata 新潟 (Japan)
Australia Bishop Timothy John Norton, S.V.D. (67) Bishop Timothy John Norton , S.V.D. (67), Bishop of Broome (Australia)
Chile Bishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. (67) Bishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera , S.V.D. (67), Bishop emeritus of San Bartolomé de Chillán (Chile)
Papua New Guinea Bishop Józef Roszynski, S.V.D. (63) Bishop Józef Roszynski , S.V.D. (63), Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea Bishop Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. (86) Bishop Francesco Sarego , S.V.D. (86), Bishop emeritus of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)
USA Bishop James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (85) Bishop James Terry Steib , S.V.D. (85), Bishop emeritus of Memphis (USA)
Philippines Bishop Pablito Martinez Tagura, S.V.D. (64) Bishop Pablito Martinez Tagura , S.V.D. (64), Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines)
Papua New Guinea Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen, S.V.D. (92) Bishop Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen , S.V.D. (92), Bishop emeritus of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea)
India Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. (77) Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal , S.V.D. (77), Bishop emeritus of Indore (India)
Chile Bishop Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco, S.V.D. (68) Bishop Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco , S.V.D. (68), Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile)
2025: Chile Bishop Rafael de la Barra Tagle , S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate of Illapel (Chile)
2024: Indonesia Bishop Anton Pain Ratu , S.V.D., Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia)
2024: Indonesia Bishop Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira , S.V.D., Bishop of Maumere (Indonesia)
2024: Philippines Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes , S.V.D., Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines)
2024: Botswana Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello , S.V.D., Bishop of Francistown (Botswana)
2023: Papua New Guinea Archbishop William Joseph Kurtz , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea)
2022: Papua New Guinea Archbishop Michael Meier , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)
2022: India Bishop Alphonse Bilung , S.V.D., Bishop of Rourkela (India)
2021: Philippines Bishop Antonio Pepito Palang , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines)
2021: India Bishop Basil Bhuriya , S.V.D., Bishop of Jhabua (India)
2020: Brazil Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães , S.V.D., Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil)
2019: Brazil Archbishop Silvestre Luís Scandián , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Vitória (Brazil)
2019: Brazil Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock , S.V.D., Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil)
2018: USA Bishop Dominic Carmon , S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA)
2017: Philippines Bishop Cesar Castro Raval , S.V.D., Bishop of Bangued (Philippines)
2016: India Archbishop Raphael Cheenath , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar (India)
2016: Indonesia Bishop Hilarius Moa Nurak , S.V.D., Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang (Indonesia)
2014: USA Bishop Leonard James Olivier , S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA)
2012: Antigua and Barbuda Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers , S.V.D., Bishop of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda)
2011: Indonesia Archbishop Donatus Djagom , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende (Indonesia)
2011: Philippines Bishop Artemio Lomboy Rillera , S.V.D., Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines)
2011: Ukraine Bishop Julian Gbur , S.V.D., Bishop of Stryj of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)
2010: Slovakia Archbishop Ján Bukovský , S.V.D., Titular Archbishop of Tabalta
2010: Philippines Bishop Miguel Clarete Cinches , S.V.D., Bishop of Surigao (Philippines)
2010: Papua New Guinea Bishop Raymond Philip Kalisz , S.V.D., Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)
2009: India Bishop George Marian Anathil , S.V.D., Bishop of Indore (India)
2009: Papua New Guinea Bishop Hermann Raich , S.V.D., Bishop of Wabag (Papua New Guinea)
2008: Indonesia Bishop Darius Nggawa , S.V.D., Bishop of Larantuka (Indonesia)
2008: Brazil Bishop Olívio Aurélio Fazza , S.V.D., Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil)
2008: Indonesia Bishop Eduardus Sangsun , S.V.D., Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia)
2007: Philippines Bishop Vicente Credo Manuel , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines)
2005: China Bishop Thomas Zhao Feng-wu (趙鳳梧), S.V.D., Bishop of Yanzhou 兗州 (China)
2004: Panama Bishop Carlos Ambrosio Lewis , S.V.D., Coadjutor Bishop of David (Panama)
2004: Brazil Bishop Apparecido José Dias , S.V.D., Bishop of Roraima (Brazil)
2003: Philippines Bishop Simeon Oliveros Valerio , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Calapan (Philippines)
2002: India Bishop Frans Simons , S.V.D., Bishop of Indore (India)
2001: Argentina Bishop Jorge Novak , S.V.D., Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)
1999: Brazil Archbishop Geraldo de Proença Sigaud , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Diamantina (Brazil)
1999: Papua New Guinea Archbishop Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea)
1999: Paraguay Bishop Juan Bockwinckel , S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate of Encarnación (Paraguay)
1999: Brazil Bishop Joel Ivo Catapan , S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil)
1998: Indonesia Bishop Willemus van Bekkum , S.V.D., Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia)
1998: Argentina Bishop Jorge Kémérer , S.V.D., Bishop of Posadas (Argentina)
1998: Indonesia Bishop Vitalis Djebarus , S.V.D., Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia)
1997: Indonesia Archbishop Gregorius Manteiro , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang (Indonesia)
1997: Philippines Bishop Wilhelm Josef Duschak , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Calapan (Philippines)
1997: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Franz Hoenen , S.V.D., Bishop of Kenge (Congo-Kinshasa)
1997: USA Bishop Joseph Abel Francis , S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA)
1996: Philippines Archbishop Federico G. Limon , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines)
1995: Philippines Bishop Odilo Etspueler , S.V.D., Bishop of Bangued (Philippines)
1995: China Bishop Joseph Li Bing-yao (李炳耀), S.V.D., Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China)
1994: Papua New Guinea Bishop John Edward Cohill , S.V.D., Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)
1993: Brazil Bishop Friedrich Helmel , S.V.D., Bishop of Guarapuava (Brazil)
1992: Papua New Guinea Bishop Bernard Schilling , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)
1991: Indonesia Bishop Theodorus van den Tillaart , S.V.D., Bishop of Atambua (Indonesia)
1991: USA Bishop Harold Robert Perry , S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA)
1990: Paraguay Bishop Augustín Van Aaken , S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate of Alto Paraná (Paraguay)
1989: Indonesia Archbishop Gabriel Manek , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Endeh (Indonesia)
1987: Papua New Guinea Archbishop George Elmer Bernarding , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea)
1987: Papua New Guinea Bishop Raymond Rodly Caesar , S.V.D., Bishop of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)
1985: India Bishop Hermann Westermann , S.V.D., Bishop of Sambalpur (India)
1982: China Bishop Vitus Zhang Zuo-heng (Chang Tso-huan) (張作恆), S.V.D., Bishop of Xinyang 信陽 (China)
1982: Indonesia Bishop Antonius Hubertus Thijssen , S.V.D., Bishop of Larantuka (Indonesia)
1981: Papua New Guinea Archbishop Adolph Alexander Noser , S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang (Papua New Guinea)
1976: Philippines Bishop Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe , S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Philippines)
1972: Indonesia Bishop Paul Sani Kleden , S.V.D., Bishop of Denpasar (Indonesia)
1972: Paraguay Bishop Johannes Wiesen , S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate of Encarnación (Paraguay)
1971: Paraguay Bishop Francisco Cedzich , S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate of Alto Paraná (Paraguay)
1970: China Bishop Charles Weber (萬賓來), S.V.D., Bishop of Yizhou 沂州 (China)
1969: Netherlands Archbishop Martin Lucas , S.V.D., Titular Archbishop of Adulis
1968: Brazil Bishop Manoel Könner , S.V.D., Bishop-Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil)
1967: China Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-sin (田耕莘), S.V.D., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via and Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China)
1966: Argentina Bishop Enrique José Mühn , S.V.D., Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina)
1965: China Bishop Theodore Schu (舒德祿), S.V.D., Bishop of Yanzhou 兗州 (China)
1964: China Bishop Augustin Olbert (吳伯祿), S.V.D., Bishop of Qingdao 青島 (China)
1961: Indonesia Bishop Jacques Pessers , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Atambua (Indonesia)
1959: China Archbishop Theodor Buddenbrock (濮登博), S.V.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lanzhou 蘭州 (China)
1954: China Bishop Franz Hoowaarts (何方濟), S.V.D., Bishop of Caozhou 曹州 (China)
1953: Indonesia Bishop Heinrich Leven , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)
1951: Papua New Guinea Bishop Stephen Anthony Appelhans , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
1945: Papua New Guinea Bishop Joseph Lörks , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Central New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
1944: Papua New Guinea Bishop Franz Wolf , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
1942: Philippines Bishop William Finnemann , S.V.D., Prefect Apostolic of Mindoro (Philippines)
1941: China Bishop Georg Weig (維昌祿), S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Qingdao 青島 (China)
1940: China Bishop Hermann Schoppelrey (史赫曼), S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Xinyangzhou 信陽州 (China)
1939: China Bishop Augustin Henninghaus (韓寧鎬), S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Yanzhoufu 兗州府 (China)
1932: Indonesia Bishop Arnold Verstraelen , S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)
1903: China Bishop John Baptist von Anzer (安治泰), S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic of Southern Shandong 山東南境 (China)
1909: Germany Saint Arnold Janssen , priest
1908: Italy Saint Josef Freinademetz (福若瑟) , priest
1943: Germany Blessed Grzegorz (Bolesław Frąckowiak) , religious and martyr
1942: Poland Blessed Ludwik Mzyk , priest and martyr
1942: Germany Blessed Alojzy Liguda , priest and martyr
1940: Germany Blessed Stanisław Kubista , priest and martyr
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