Missionaries of Africa (M. Afr.)

White Fathers

Also known as: Missionare von Afrika (Weiße Väter) (Deutsch) / Missionnaires d’Afrique (Pères blancs) (français) / Missionari d’Africa (Padri Bianchi) (Italiano) / Missionarii Africæ (Patres Albi) (latine)

Type: Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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History

Contact Info

Address: C.P. 9078, 00100 Roma-Aurelio; Via Aurelia, 269, 00165 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.393.63.41

Superiors

Superior General: Zambia Fr. Stanley Lubungo, M. Afr. (58) Fr. Stanley Lubungo , M. Afr. (58) (2016年05月27日 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General: Ghana Fr. Richard Kuuia Baawobr , M. Afr. (later Cardinal) (2010年05月31日 – 2016年02月17日)
Superior General: France Fr. Gérard Chabanon , M. Afr. (2004年06月02日 – 2010年05月31日)
Superior General: Fr. François Richard, M. Afr. (1998 – 2004年06月02日)
Superior General: Fr. Gothard Rosner, M. Afr. (1992 – 1998)
Superior General: Fr. Étienne Renaud, M. Afr. (1986 – 1992)
Superior General: Uganda Fr. Robert Marie Gay , M. Afr. (later Bishop) (1980 – 1986)
Superior General: Fr. Jean-Marie Vasseur, M. Afr. (1974 – 1980)
Superior General: Fr. Théoz Van Asten, M. Afr. (1967 – 1974)
Superior General: Fr. Léon Volker, M. Afr. (1957 – 1967)
Superior General: Burkina Faso Bishop Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu , M. Afr. (1947年05月05日 – 1957)
Superior General: Tanzania Bishop Joseph-Marie Birraux , M. Afr. (1936年04月22日 – 1947年04月30日)
Superior General: Fr. Paul Voillard, M. Afr. (1922 – 1936)
Superior General: Uganda Archbishop Léon-Antoine-Augustin-Siméon Livinhac , M. Afr. (1894 – 1922年11月11日)
Vicar General: Uganda Bishop Léon-Antoine-Augustin-Siméon Livinhac , M. Afr. (later Archbishop) (1889 – 1894)
Vicar General: Fr. Francisque Deguerry, M. Afr. (1886 – 1889)
Vicar General: Tanzania Fr. Léonce Bridoux , M. Afr. (later Bishop) (1885? – 1886)
Vicar General: Tanzania Fr. Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier , M. Afr. (later Bishop) (1880 – 1885)
Vicar General: Fr. Francisque Deguerry, M. Afr. (1874 – 1880)

Founder

Founder: Algeria Archbishop Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie (later Cardinal) (1868)

Other Former Members (17)

>2013: Zambia Fr. Michel Merizzi , M. Afr., Apostolic Administrator of Mansa (Zambia)

>2008: Zambia Fr. Robert Lavertu , M. Afr., Apostolic Administrator of Mpika (Zambia)

>2004: Algeria Fr. Michel Larbubu , M. Afr., Apostolic Administrator of Laghouat (Algeria)

2001: Zambia Mr. Joost van den Biesen , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Abercorn (Zambia)

>1997: Tanzania Fr. Walter Liikewille , M. Afr., Apostolic Administrator of Sumbawanga (Tanzania)

>1969: Fr. Joseph Cuoq , M. Afr., Undersecretary of Secretariat for Non-Christians

1964: Mali Fr. Renato Landru , M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Gao (Mali)

1964: Zambia Fr. Fernand Martin , M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Fort Jameson (Zambia)

1957: Malawi Fr. Marcello Saint-Denis , M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Northern Nyassa (Malawi)

1950: Guinea Fr. Agostino Guérin , M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of N’Zérékoré (Guinea)

>1947: Tanzania Fr. Ludwig Haag , M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Tukuyu (Tanzania)

1941: Algeria Fr. Gustave-Jean-Marie Nouet , M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara (Algeria)

1938: Tanzania Fr. Max Theodor Franz Donders , M. Afr., Ecclesiastical Superior of Tukuyu (Tanzania)

1937: Burkina Faso Fr. Marcello Paternôt , M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

Living Bishops (1 Cardinal, 12 Bishops)

Deceased Bishops (2 Cardinals, 15 Archbishops, 72 Bishops)

2025: Canada Bishop Albert Thévenot , M. Afr., Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)

2022: Ghana Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr , M. Afr., Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea and Bishop of Wa (Ghana)

2022: Malawi Archbishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)

2016: Uganda Bishop Robert Marie Gay , M. Afr., Bishop of Kabale (Uganda)

2005: Mali Bishop Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot , M. Afr., Bishop of San (Mali)

2004: Burundi Archbishop André Makarakiza , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega (Burundi)

2003: Rwanda Archbishop André Perraudin , M. Afr., Archbishop-Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

2003: Mali Bishop Georges Biard , M. Afr., Bishop of Mopti (Mali)

2000: Burkina Faso Cardinal Paul Zoungrana , M. Afr., Cardinal-Priest of S. Camillo de Lellis and Metropolitan Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

2000: Uganda Bishop Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez , M. Afr., Bishop of Mbarara (Uganda)

1999: Zambia Bishop Firmin Courtemanche , M. Afr., Bishop of Chipata (Zambia)

1997: Malawi Bishop Jean-Louis Jobidon , M. Afr., Bishop of Mzuzu (Malawi)

1995: Tanzania Bishop James Holmes-Siedle , M. Afr., Bishop of Kigoma (Tanzania)

1992: Tanzania Bishop Joseph Blomjous , M. Afr., Bishop of Mwanza (Tanzania)

1990: Tunisia Archbishop Michel Callens , M. Afr., Bishop-Prelate of Tunis (Tunisia)

1988: Zambia Bishop Marcel Daubechies , M. Afr., Bishop of Kasama (Zambia)

1988: Zambia Bishop Adolf Fürstenberg , M. Afr., Bishop of Mbala (Zambia)

1988: Guinea Bishop Eugène Maillat , M. Afr., Bishop of N’Zérékoré (Guinea)

1988: Zambia Bishop René-Georges Pailloux , M. Afr., Bishop of Mansa (Zambia)

1988: Nigeria Bishop Owen McCoy , M. Afr., Bishop of Oyo (Nigeria)

1987: Burkina Faso Archbishop Emile-Joseph Socquet , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

1986: Burundi Archbishop Antoine Grauls , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega (Burundi)

1984: Zambia Bishop Alexandre-Auguste-Laurent-Marie Roy , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Bangweulu (Zambia)

1984: Malawi Bishop Joseph Fady , M. Afr., Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)

1983: Mali Archbishop Pierre Louis Leclerc , M. Afr., Archbishop-Bishop of Ségou (Mali)

1983: Congo-Kinshasa Archbishop Louis van Steene , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1982: Burundi Bishop Joseph Martin , M. Afr., Bishop of Bururi (Burundi)

1981: Uganda Archbishop Louis Joseph Cabana , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Rubaga (Uganda)

1980: Tanzania Archbishop Cornelius Bronsveld , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

1980: Mali Bishop Didier Pérouse de Montclos , M. Afr., Bishop of Sikasso (Mali)

1976: Ghana Bishop Gerard Bertrand , M. Afr., Bishop of Navrongo (Ghana)

1976: Ghana Bishop Gabriel Champagne , M. Afr., Bishop of Tamale (Ghana)

1971: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Xavier Geeraerts , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)

1969: Tanzania Bishop Alfred Lanctôt , M. Afr., Bishop of Rulenge (Tanzania)

1968: Tanzania Bishop Guillaume-Joseph Trudel , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Tabora (Tanzania)

1967: Mali Bishop Paul-Marie Molin , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Bamako (Mali)

1966: Uganda Archbishop Joseph Kiwánuka , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Rubaga (Uganda)

1966: Tanzania Bishop John van Sambeek , M. Afr., Bishop of Kigoma (Tanzania)

1964: Tanzania Bishop Anthony van Oorschot , M. Afr., Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

1962: Rwanda Bishop Laurent-François Déprimoz , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi (Rwanda)

1961: Malawi Bishop Joseph Ansgarius Julien , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa (Malawi)

1957: Tanzania Bishop Antoon Oomen , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Mwanza (Tanzania)

1954: Tanzania Bishop Burcardo Huwiler , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Bubuka (Tanzania)

1953: Tanzania Bishop Henri Léonard , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Tabora (Tanzania)

1952: Uganda Archbishop Henri Streicher , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Uganda (Uganda)

1952: Ghana Bishop Oscar Morin , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Navrongo (Ghana)

1951: Tanzania Bishop Laurent Tétrault , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Bubuka (Tanzania)

1950: Tanzania Bishop Joseph Sweens , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza (Tanzania)

1949: England Archbishop Arthur Hughes , M. Afr., Titular Archbishop of Aprus and Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt

1949: Burkina Faso Bishop Joanny Thévenoud , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

1947: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Victor Roelens , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Baudouinville (Congo-Kinshasa)

1947: Tanzania Bishop Joseph-Marie Birraux , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika (Tanzania) and Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

1946: Zambia Bishop Heinrich Horst , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Lwangwa (Zambia)

1945: Rwanda Bishop Léon-Paul Classe , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Ruanda (Rwanda)

1945: Uganda Bishop Joseph-Georges-Édouard Michaud , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Uganda (Uganda)

1942: Malawi Bishop Mathurin Guillemé , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa (Malawi)

1942: Burundi Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Urundi (Burundi)

1939: Tunisia Archbishop Alexis Lemaître , M. Afr., Metropolitan Archbishop of Carthage (Tunisia)

1939: Mali Bishop Emile-Fernand Sauvant , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Bamako (Mali)

1938: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Augustin-Léopold Huys , M. Afr., Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Haut-Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)

1935: Zambia Bishop Étienne-Benoît Larue , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Bangweulu (Zambia)

1931: Rwanda Bishop Jean-Joseph Hirth , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Kivu (Rwanda)

1930: Malawi Bishop Joseph-Marie-Stanislas Dupont , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa (Malawi)

1926: Uganda Bishop Jean Forbes , M. Afr., Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Uganda (Uganda) and Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kampala (Uganda)

1922: Uganda Archbishop Léon-Antoine-Augustin-Siméon Livinhac , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza (Uganda) and Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

1917: Tanzania Bishop Adolphe Lechaptois , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika (Tanzania)

1912: Tanzania Bishop François Gerboin , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Unianyembé (Tanzania)

1901: Mali Bishop Augustin Prosper Hacquard , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan (Mali)

1896: Uganda Bishop Antonin Guillermain , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Northern Victoria-Nyanza (Uganda)

1890: Tanzania Bishop Léonce Bridoux , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika (Tanzania)

Blesseds (4)

1994: Algeria Blessed Alain Dieulangard , priest and martyr

1994: Algeria Blessed Charles Decker , priest and martyr

1994: Algeria Blessed Jean Chevillard , priest and martyr

1994: Algeria Blessed Christian Chessel , priest and martyr

Statistics (2023年12月31日)

Houses: 197

Members: 1,343 (1,004 priests)

Last updated on 2026年05月04日

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