Congregation of the Holy Spirit (C.S.Sp.)

Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers

Also known as: Missionsgesellschaft vom Heiligen Geist (Spiritaner) (Deutsch) / Congregación del Espíritu Santo (Espiritanos) (español) / Congrégation du Saint-Esprit (Spiritains) (français) / Congregazione dello Spirito Santo (Italiano) / Zgromadzenie Ducha Świętego (Duchacze) (polski) / Congregação do Espírito Santo (Espiritanos) (Português) / 聖神會 (正體中文) / Congregatio Sancti Spiritus sub tutela Immaculati Cordis Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ (latine)

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: Clivo di Cinna 195, 00136 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.354.04.61

Superiors

Superior General: Congo-Brazzaville Fr. Alain Mayama, C.S.Sp. (55) Fr. Alain Mayama , C.S.Sp. (55) (2021年10月18日 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General: Ireland Fr. John Fogarty, C.S.Sp. (2012年07月11日 – 2021年10月18日)
Superior General: France Fr. Jean-Paul Hoch, C.S.Sp. (2004.07 – 2012年07月11日)
Superior General: France Fr. Pierre Schouver, C.S.Sp. (1992年09月08日 – 2004.07)
Superior General: France Fr. Pierre Haas, C.S.Sp. (1986.07 – 1992年09月08日)
Superior General: Netherlands Fr. Frans Timmermans, C.S.Sp. (1974 – 1986.07)
Superior General: France Fr. Joseph Lécuyer, C.S.Sp. (1968年09月09日 – 1974)
Superior General: France Archbishop Marcel-François Lefebvre , C.S.Sp. (1962年07月26日 – 1968.09)
Superior General: Ireland Fr. Francis Griffin, C.S.Sp. (1950 – 1962)
Superior General: Senegal Archbishop Louis Le Hunsec , C.S.Sp. (1926年07月26日 – 1950年07月26日)
Superior General: Gabon Archbishop Alexandre-Louis-Victor-Aimé Le Roy , C.S.Sp. (1896.07 – 1926)
Superior General: French Guiana Fr. Ambroise Emonet , C.S.Sp. (1882年08月26日 – 1895年10月17日)
Superior General: France Fr. Frédéric Le Vavasseur, C.S.Sp. (1881年08月27日 – 1882年01月16日)
Superior General: Angola Fr. Ignace Schwindenhammer , C.S.Sp. (1853年02月10日 – 1881年03月06日)
Superior General: France Venerable Fr. François-Marie-Paul Libermann, C.S.Sp. (1848年11月03日 – 1852年02月02日)
Superior General: Madagascar Fr. Alexandre-Hippolyte-Xavier Monnet , C.S.Sp. (later Bishop) (1848年03月02日 – 1848年10月03日)
Superior General: France Fr. Alexandre Leguay, C.S.Sp. (1845 – 1848年02月29日)
Superior General: France Fr. Nicolas Warnet, C.S.Sp. (1845 – 1845)
Superior General: France Fr. Amable Fourdinier, C.S.Sp. (1832年12月25日 – 1845年01月05日)
Superior General: France Fr. Jacques Bertout, C.S.Sp. (1805 – 1832年12月10日)
Superior General: France Fr. Jean-Marie Duflos, C.S.Sp. (1788年10月28日 – 1805年02月28日)
Superior General: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Fr. Julien-François Becquet , C.S.Sp. (1763 – 1788年10月28日)
Superior General: France Fr. Louis Bouic, C.S.Sp. (1710 – 1763年01月02日)
Superior General: France Fr. Jacques Garnier, C.S.Sp. (1709 – 1710.03)
Superior General: France Fr. Claude-François Poullart des Places , C.S.Sp. (1703 – 1709年10月02日)

Founder

Other Former Members (47)

>2022: Lesotho Fr. Mookameli Chale , C.S.Sp., General Secretary of Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference

2011: Senegal Fr. Clément Cailleau , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Tambacounda (Senegal)

1998: Tanzania Fr. Henry Joachim Winkelmolen , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Same (Tanzania)

1979: Guinea Fr. Jean B. Coudray , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Kankan (Guinea)

1977: Nigeria Fr. Leopold Grimard , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Idah (Nigeria)

>1973: Kenya Fr. James Gerard Kavanagh , C.S.Sp., Apostolic Administrator of Machakos (Kenya)

1965: Senegal Fr. Joseph Landreau , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal)

1957: Guinea Fr. Maurizio Le Mailloux , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Kankan (Guinea)

>1951: Gambia Fr. Matteo Farrelly , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Gambia (Gambia)

1947: Nigeria Fr. Giuseppe Kirsten , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Benue (Nigeria)

1947: Senegal Fr. Giuseppe Fayec , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Ziguinchor (Senegal)

1946: Brazil Fr. Miguel Alfredo Barat , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Tefé (Brazil)

1946: Gambia Fr. Giovanni Meehan , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Gambia (Gambia)

>1940: Angola Fr. Giovanni Cardona , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Lunda (Angola)

>1940: Angola Fr. Charles Estermann , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Cunène (Angola)

1937: Angola Fr. Alfredo Ludovico Keiling , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Cubango in Angola (Angola)

>1932: Angola Fr. Benoit-Marius Bonnefoux , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Cunène (Angola)

1930: Congo-Kinshasa Fr. Luigi Lempereur , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Northern Katanga (Congo-Kinshasa)

>1926: Angola Fr. Louis Cancella , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Lunda (Angola)

1924: South Africa Fr. Guglielmo Herting , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Kroonstad (South Africa)

1922: Congo-Kinshasa Fr. Emilio Callewaert , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Northern Katanga (Congo-Kinshasa)

1913: Tanzania Fr. Étienne Baur , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Zanguebar (Tanzania)

>1911: Angola Fr. Victor Wendling , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Lunda (Angola)

1905: Nigeria Fr. Léon-Alexander Lejeune , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Lower Niger (Nigeria)

>1904: Angola Fr. Joseph Antunes , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Cunène (Angola)

1903: Sierra Leone Fr. James Browne , C.S.Sp., Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone)

1901: Angola Fr. Pascal Campana , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Lower Congo in Cubango (Angola)

>1899: Angola Fr. Cyril Moulin , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Lunda (Angola)

1896: Sierra Leone Fr. Edouard Blanchet , C.S.Sp., Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone)

>1892: French Guiana Fr. Joseph Guyodo , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of French Guiana (French Guiana)

>1883: Angola Fr. Charles Duparquet , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Cunène (Angola)

>1883: Angola Fr. Gustave Costes , C.S.Sp., Ecclesiastical Superior of Cunène (Angola)

1880: Tanzania Fr. Antoine Horner , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Zanguebar (Tanzania)

>1871: French Guiana Fr. Olivier Herve , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of French Guiana (French Guiana)

>1859: India Fr. Pierre-Jean-Norbert Calmels , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of French Colonies in India (India)

1847: Madagascar Fr. Jean-Pierre Dalmond , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Madagascar (Madagascar)

Living Bishops (2 Cardinals, 4 Archbishops, 24 Bishops)

Gabon Bishop Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp. (82) Bishop Joseph Koerber , C.S.Sp. (82), Titular Bishop of Siccenna and Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Makokou (Gabon)

Deceased Bishops (23 Archbishops, 105 Bishops)

2024: Brazil Bishop Mário Clemente Neto , C.S.Sp., Bishop-Prelate of Tefé (Brazil)

2024: Gambia Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

2023: France Archbishop Maurice Lucien Fréchard , C.S.Sp., Archbishop of Auch (France)

2021: Brazil Archbishop Sérgio Eduardo Castriani , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil)

2020: Angola Archbishop Benedito Roberto , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola)

2020: Gambia Bishop Michael Joseph Cleary , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

2019: Cameroon Bishop Athanase Bala , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Bafia (Cameroon)

2017: Brazil Bishop Luís Herbst , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil)

2011: Guinea Archbishop Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry (Guinea)

2007: Brazil Archbishop Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry (Guinea) and Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil)

2007: Cameroon Archbishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bertoua (Cameroon)

2006: Nigeria Bishop Auguste Delisle , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Lokoja (Nigeria)

2006: Brazil Bishop Heinrich Rüth , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil)

2000: Nigeria Bishop Anthony Gogo Nwedo , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Umuahia (Nigeria)

1999: Nigeria Bishop Donal Joseph Murray , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Makurdi (Nigeria)

1996: Sierra Leone Archbishop Thomas Joseph Brosnahan , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Freetown and Bo (Sierra Leone)

1995: Madagascar Bishop Jean David , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Majunga (Madagascar)

1992: Brazil Bishop Joaquim de Lange , C.S.Sp., Bishop-Prelate of Tefé (Brazil)

1992: USA Bishop Richard Henry Ackerman , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Covington (USA)

1991: France Archbishop Marcel-François Lefebvre , C.S.Sp. , Archbishop-Bishop of Tulle (France) and Superior General of Society of Saint Pius X

1991: Gambia Bishop Michael Joseph Moloney , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Banjul (Gambia)

1990: Madagascar Archbishop Jean Wolff , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar)

1990: Nigeria Bishop Joseph Brendan Whelan , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Owerri (Nigeria)

1986: Mauritius Bishop Daniel Liston , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Port-Louis (Mauritius)

1983: Kenya Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya)

1981: Gabon Archbishop Jean-Jerôme Adam , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Libreville (Gabon)

1981: Kenya Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Mombasa (Kenya)

1980: Senegal Bishop Auguste Grimault , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Dakar (Senegal)

1978: Tanzania Bishop Joseph Kilasara , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Moshi (Tanzania)

1977: Nigeria Bishop Godfrey Okoye , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Enugu (Nigeria)

1976: Nigeria Bishop James Hagan , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Makurdi (Nigeria)

1973: Ireland Archbishop John Charles McQuaid , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

1973: Brazil Bishop José Hascher , C.S.Sp., Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil)

1967: Nigeria Archbishop Charles Heerey , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha (Nigeria)

1967: Cameroon Archbishop René Graffin , C.S.Sp., Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaoundé (Cameroon)

1966: Tanzania Bishop John Heffernan , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

1961: Tanzania Bishop Joseph James Byrne , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Moshi (Tanzania)

1961: Cameroon Bishop Jacques Teerenstra , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Doumé (Cameroon)

1957: Cameroon Bishop Pierre Bonneau , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Douala (Cameroon)

1956: Congo-Brazzaville Bishop Henri Friteau , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Loango (Congo-Brazzaville)

1954: Senegal Archbishop Louis Le Hunsec , C.S.Sp., Prefect Apostolic of Sénégal (Senegal) and Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers)

1954: Madagascar Bishop Paul-Auguste-Marie Pichot , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Majunga (Madagascar)

1953: Madagascar Bishop Jean Batiot , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Majunga (Madagascar)

1950: South Africa Bishop Léon Klerlein , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Bethlehem (South Africa)

1949: Mauritius Archbishop Jacques Leen , C.S.Sp., Bishop of Port-Louis (Mauritius) and Archbishop ad personam

1949: Guinea Bishop Raymond-René Lerouge , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Conakry (Guinea)

1947: Gabon Bishop Louis-Michel-François Tardy , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Gabon (Gabon)

1945: Cameroon Bishop Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Douala (Cameroon)

1943: Cameroon Bishop François-Xavier Vogt , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Yaoundé (Cameroon)

1943: Tanzania Bishop John Gerald Neville , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

1943: Nigeria Bishop Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nigeria (Nigeria)

1942: Tanzania Bishop Marie-Joseph-Aloys Munsch , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (Tanzania)

1942: Brazil Bishop Heinrich Ritter , C.S.Sp., Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil)

1938: Gabon Archbishop Alexandre-Louis-Victor-Aimé Le Roy , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Gabon (Gabon) and Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans, Holy Ghost Fathers)

1931: Tanzania Bishop Enrico Gogarty , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (Tanzania)

1929: Gabon Bishop Jean Martin Adam , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Gabon (Gabon)

1925: Gabon Bishop Louis Jean Martrou , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Gabon (Gabon)

1924: Tanzania Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar (Tanzania)

1920: Senegal Bishop Hyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal) and Prefect Apostolic of Sénégal (Senegal)

1914: Madagascar Bishop François-Xavier Corbet , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar)

1912: Senegal Bishop Magloire-Désiré Barthet , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal)

1908: Senegal Bishop François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal) and Prefect Apostolic of Sénégal (Senegal)

1900: Senegal Bishop Joachim-Pierre Buléon , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal) and Prefect Apostolic of Sénégal (Senegal)

1893: Senegal Bishop François-Marie Duboin , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal) and Prefect Apostolic of Sénégal (Senegal)

1891: Gabon Bishop Pierre-Marie Le Berre , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Gabon (Gabon)

1889: Senegal Bishop Mathurin Picarda , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal) and Prefect Apostolic of Sénégal (Senegal)

1886: Senegal Bishop François-Xavier Riehl , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal) and Prefect Apostolic of Sénégal (Senegal)

1876: Gabon Bishop Jean-René Bessieux , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Deux Guinées (Gabon)

1875: Senegal Bishop Jean-Claude Duret , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal)

1872: Senegal Bishop Aloyse Kobès , C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia (Senegal)

Blesseds (2)

1936: France Blessed Daniel Brottier , priest

1864: Mauritius Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval , priest

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Brazil Brazil

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England England

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Nigeria Nigeria

Philippines Philippines

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Taiwan Taiwan

USA USA

Statistics (2023年12月31日)

Houses: 637

Members: 2,792 (2,083 priests)

Last updated on 2026年05月11日

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