Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.)

Oblates

Also known as: Oblaten der makellosen Jungfrau Maria (Deutsch) / Misioneros Oblatos de María Inmaculada (español) / Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée (français) / Missionari Oblati di Maria Immaculata (Oblati) (Italiano) / Zgromadzenie Misjonarzy Oblatów Maryi Niepokalanej (polski) / 無玷聖母獻主會 (正體中文) / Congregatio Missionariorum Oblatorum B.M.V. Immaculatæ (latine) / 원죄없이 잉태되신 마리아의 오블라띠 선교수도회 (한국어) (한국어)

Type: Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

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History

Contact Info

Address: C.P. 9061, 00100 Roma-Aurelio; Via Aurelia, 290, 00165 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.39.87.71

Superiors

Superior General: Spain Fr. Luis Ignacio Rois Alonso, O.M.I. (62) Fr. Luis Ignacio Rois Alonso , O.M.I. (62) (2022年09月29日 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General: USA Fr. Louis Lougen, O.M.I. (2010年09月29日 – 2022年09月29日)
Superior General: Paraguay Bishop Heinz Wilhelm Steckling, O.M.I. (79) Fr. Heinz Wilhelm Steckling , O.M.I. (79) (later Bishop) (1998.09 – 2010年09月29日)
Superior General: Italy Fr. Marcello Zago , O.M.I. (later Archbishop) (1986年09月13日 – 1998年03月28日)
Superior General: Canada Fr. Fernand Jetté, O.M.I. (1974年11月26日 – 1986年09月13日)
Superior General: USA Fr. Richard Hanley, O.M.I. (1972年05月09日 – 1974.06)
Superior General: Canada Fr. Léo Deschâtelets, O.M.I. (1947年05月02日 – 1972年05月05日)
Superior General: France Fr. Théodore Labouré, O.M.I. (1932 – 1944年02月28日)
Superior General: Canada Archbishop Augustin Dontenwill , O.M.I. (1908年09月20日 – 1931年11月30日)
Superior General: France Fr. Auguste Lavillardière, O.M.I. (1906年09月23日 – 1908年01月28日)
Superior General: France Fr. Cassien Augier, O.M.I. (1898年05月19日 – 1906年01月24日)
Superior General: France Fr. Jean-Baptiste Louis Soullier, O.M.I. (1893年05月11日 – 1897年10月03日)
Superior General: France Fr. Joseph Fabre, O.M.I. (1861年12月05日 – 1892年10月26日)
Superior General: France Saint Archbishop Eugène de Mazenod (Charles-Joseph-Eugène), O.M.I. (1816年01月25日 – 1861年05月21日)
Vicar General: Fr. Hilaire Balmès, O.M.I. (1944 – 1947年05月02日)

Founder

Founder: France Fr. Eugène de Mazenod (Charles-Joseph-Eugène), O.M.I. (later Archbishop, Saint) (1816年01月25日)

Other Present Members (1)

Other Former Members (23)

>2023: Poland Fr. Ryszard Szmydki , O.M.I., Undersecretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

>2023: Mauritius Fr. Luc René Young Chen-yin (熊振仁), O.M.I., Apostolic Administrator of Rodrigues (Mauritius)

>2020: Philippines Fr. Romeo Sombilon Saniel , O.M.I., Apostolic Administrator of Jolo (Philippines)

>2015: Suriname Fr. Antonius te Dorshorst , O.M.I., Apostolic Administrator of Paramaribo (Suriname)

>2012: Canada Fr. William Stang , O.M.I., Apostolic Administrator of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

>2010: Italy Fr. Giovanni Colombo , O.M.I., Counsellor of Apostolic Penitentiary

>2000: Brazil Fr. Robert Bruce Heit , O.M.I., Apostolic Administrator of Marabá (Brazil)

>1970: Canada Fr. Robert Paradis , O.M.I., Apostolic Administrator of Churchill–Baie d’Hudson (Canada)

1964: Chad Fr. Honoré Jouneaux , O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Pala (Chad)

1960: Laos Fr. Jean-Henri Mazoyer , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

1939: Sri Lanka Fr. Louis Perera , O.M.I., Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka)

1932: Paraguay Fr. Enrico Breuer , O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

1927: Paraguay Fr. Giuseppe Rose , O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

1921: Namibia Fr. Eugenio Klaeyle , O.M.I., Prefect Apostolic of Lower Cimbebasia (Namibia)

Living Bishops (1 Cardinal, 11 Archbishops, 37 Bishops)

Paraguay Bishop Lucio Alfert, O.M.I. (84) Bishop Lucio Alfert , O.M.I. (84), Titular Bishop of Tubyza and Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

Canada Bishop Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. (86) Bishop Vincent Cadieux , O.M.I. (86), Bishop emeritus of Hearst (Canada) and Bishop emeritus of Moosonee (Canada)

South Africa Bishop Sylvester David, O.M.I. (72) Bishop Sylvester David , O.M.I. (72), Titular Bishop of Gunugus and Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town (South Africa)

Ukraine Bishop Jacek Pyl, O.M.I. (63) Bishop Jacek Pyl , O.M.I. (63), Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna and Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine)

Namibia Bishop Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. (77) Bishop Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo , O.M.I. (77), Titular Bishop of Capra and Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Rundu (Namibia)

Deceased Bishops (5 Cardinals, 34 Archbishops, 83 Bishops)

2024: Laos Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

2023: Canada Archbishop Adam Joseph Exner , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada)

2020: Lesotho Archbishop Bernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho)

2020: Chad Bishop Georges-Hilaire Dupont , O.M.I., Bishop of Pala (Chad)

2020: Pakistan Bishop Victor Gnanapragasam , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan)

2015: USA Cardinal Francis Eugene George , O.M.I., Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola and Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA)

2015: Canada Archbishop Peter Alfred Sutton , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

2015: Cameroon Bishop Joseph Djida , O.M.I., Bishop of Ngaoundéré (Cameroon)

2011: Haiti Archbishop Hubert Constant , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti)

2011: Zambia Bishop Paul Francis Duffy , O.M.I., Bishop of Mongu (Zambia)

2007: Namibia Bishop Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek (Namibia)

2006: South Africa Bishop Dominic J. Khumalo , O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (South Africa)

2004: South Africa Archbishop Denis Eugene Hurley , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa)

2004: Canada Archbishop Henri Légaré , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

2002: Philippines Archbishop Philip Francis Smith , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines)

2000: Canada Archbishop Paul Dumouchel , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada)

1999: Philippines Bishop George Eli Dion , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Jolo (Philippines)

1998: Canada Archbishop Henri Goudreault , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

1997: Philippines Bishop Antonino Nepomuceno , O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato (Philippines)

1997: Philippines Bishop Benjamin D. de Jesus , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Jolo (Philippines)

1995: Canada Bishop Jules Leguerrier , O.M.I., Bishop of Moosonee (Canada)

1994: Philippines Archbishop Gérard Mongeau , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (Philippines)

1991: Cameroon Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Garoua (Cameroon)

1990: Paraguay Bishop Sinforiano Lucas Rojo , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

1989: Lesotho Archbishop Alfonso Liguori Morapeli , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho)

1989: Canada Archbishop Henri Routhier , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada)

1989: Sri Lanka Bishop Edmund Peiris , O.M.I., Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka)

1989: Lesotho Bishop Ignatius Phakoe , O.M.I., Bishop of Leribe (Lesotho)

1988: Sri Lanka Cardinal Thomas Benjamin Cooray , O.M.I., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo and Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

1984: Paraguay Bishop Pedro Shaw , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

1982: Canada Archbishop Anthony Jordan , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada)

1980: Laos Bishop Étienne-Auguste-Germain Loosdregt , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane (Laos)

1979: Paraguay Bishop Karl Walter Vervoort , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo (Paraguay)

1977: Cameroon Bishop Louis Charpenet , O.M.I., Bishop of Yagoua (Cameroon)

1976: Canada Bishop Henri Joseph Marie Belleau , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Baie de James (Canada)

1976: Sweden Bishop John Edward Taylor , O.M.I., Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden)

1974: Italy Bishop Maturino Blanchet , O.M.I., Bishop of Aosta (Italy)

1973: Lesotho Bishop Joseph Bonhomme , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Basutoland (Lesotho)

1970: Philippines Bishop Francis Joseph McSorley , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Jolo (Philippines)

1968: Laos Bishop Lionello Berti , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Luang Prabang (Laos)

1966: South Africa Archbishop William Patrick Whelan , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa)

1966: Lesotho Archbishop Emanuel Mabathoama , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru (Lesotho)

1966: Canada Bishop Armand Clabaut , O.M.I., Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson (Canada)

1966: Haiti Bishop Jean Louis Collignan , O.M.I., Bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti)

1966: Canada Bishop Lionel Scheffer , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Labrador (Canada)

1964: Canada Bishop Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize , O.M.I., Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie (Canada)

1963: South Africa Archbishop Herman Joseph Meysing , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein (South Africa)

1963: Namibia Bishop Joseph Gotthardt , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek (Namibia)

1963: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Alfonse Bossart , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Ipamu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1961: Canada Bishop Martin Giuseppe Onorio Lajeunesse , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin (Canada)

1958: South Africa Bishop David O’Leary , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg (South Africa)

1958: Canada Bishop Joseph-Marie Trocellier , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie (Canada)

1955: Canada Bishop Louis Rhéaume , O.M.I., Bishop of Timmins (Canada)

1954: Canada Archbishop Gabriel-Joseph-Elie Breynat , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie (Canada)

1953: Canada Bishop Ubald Langlois , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Grouard (Canada)

1951: Canada Bishop Joseph-Wilfrid Guy , O.M.I., Bishop of Gravelbourg (Canada)

1949: South Africa Bishop Henri Delalle , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Natal (South Africa)

1947: Canada Cardinal Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve , O.M.I., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada)

1947: Sri Lanka Archbishop Jean-Marie Masson , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

1945: Canada Bishop Emile-Marie Bunoz , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert (Canada)

1944: Lesotho Bishop Jules-Joseph Cénez , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Basutoland (Lesotho)

1937: Sri Lanka Archbishop Pierre-Guillaume Marque , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

1936: South Africa Bishop Charles Cox , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Transvaal (South Africa)

1933: Canada Venerable Bishop Ovide Charlebois , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin (Canada)

1932: Canada Bishop Célestin-Henri Joussard , O.M.I., Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Grouard (Canada)

1931: Canada Archbishop Augustin Dontenwill , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada) and Superior General of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblates)

1931: Canada Bishop Michael Francis Fallon , O.M.I., Bishop of London (Canada)

1929: Sri Lanka Archbishop Antoine Coudert , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

1927: South Africa Bishop William Miller , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Transvaal (South Africa)

1920: Canada Archbishop Emile-Joseph Legal , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada)

1920: Canada Bishop Albert Pascal , O.M.I., Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

1919: Sri Lanka Bishop Henri Joulain , O.M.I., Bishop of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

1915: Canada Archbishop Louis-Philippe Adélard Langevin , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada)

1905: Sri Lanka Archbishop André-Théophile Mélizan , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

1905: France Archbishop Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Auch (France)

1903: Canada Bishop Isidore Clut , O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop of Athabaska (Canada)

1903: South Africa Bishop Charles-Constant Jolivet , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Natal (South Africa)

1899: Canada Bishop Paul Durieu , O.M.I., Bishop of New Westminster (Canada)

1894: Canada Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada)

1892: Sri Lanka Archbishop Christophe-Etienne Bonjean , O.M.I., Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

1890: Canada Bishop Henri Joseph Faraud , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Athabaska Mackenzie (Canada)

1890: Canada Bishop Louis-Joseph d’Herbomez , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of British Columbia (Canada)

1886: France Cardinal Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert , O.M.I., Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris (France)

1875: France Bishop Jacques Jeancard , O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille (France)

1868: Sri Lanka Bishop Jean-Etienne Sémeria , O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

1861: France Saint Archbishop Eugène de Mazenod (Charles-Joseph-Eugène), O.M.I., Bishop of Marseille (France), Superior General of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblates) and Archbishop ad personam

Saints (1)

Blesseds (30)

1969: Laos Blessed Joseph Boissel , priest and martyr

1967: Laos Blessed Jean Wauthier , priest and martyr

1961: Laos Blessed Louis Leroy , priest and martyr

1961: Laos Blessed Michel Coquelet , priest and martyr

1961: Laos Blessed Vincent L’Hénoret , priest and martyr

1960: Laos Blessed Mario Borzaga , priest and martyr

1941: Austria Blessed Józef Cebula , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Juan Antonio Pérez Mayo , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed José Vega Riaño , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Francisco Esteban Lacal , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Vicente Blanco Guadilla , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Gregorio Escobar García , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Francisco Polvorinos Gómez , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Manuel Gutiérrez Martín , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Cecilio Vega Domínguez , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Juan Pedro del Cotillo Fernández , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Justo González Lorente , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Pascual Aláez Medina , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Serviliano Riaño Herrero , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Ángel Francisco Bocos Hernández , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Juan José Caballero Rodríguez , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Justo Gil Pardo , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Marcelino Sánchez Fernández , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Publio Rodríguez Moslares , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed José Guerra Andrés , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Eleuterio Prado Villaroel , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Daniel Gómez Lucas , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Justo Fernández González , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Clemente Rodríguez Tejerina , religious and martyr

1914: Lesotho Blessed Joseph Gérard , priest

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Statistics (2023年12月31日)

Houses: 631

Members: 3,478 (2,601 priests)

Last updated on 2026年06月05日

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