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
Address: C.P. 9078, 00100 Roma-Aurelio; Via Aurelia, 269, 00165 Roma, Italy
Phone: 06.393.63.41
>2013: Zambia Fr. Michel Merizzi , M. Afr., Apostolic Administrator of Mansa (Zambia)
>2008: Zambia Fr. Robert Lavertu , M. Afr., Apostolic Administrator of Mpika (Zambia)
>2006: Spain Fr. Justo Lacunza Balda , M. Afr., President of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
>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)
1933: Burkina Faso Fr. Cesario Giovanni Ippolito Esquerre , M. Afr., Prefect Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
>1918: Fr. Antoine Delpuch , M. Afr., Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute
England Cardinal Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (88) Cardinal Michael Louis Fitzgerald , M. Afr. (88), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico, President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Prefect emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims
Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Jean-Christophe Amade Aloma, M. Afr. (65) Bishop Jean-Christophe Amade Aloma , M. Afr. (65), Bishop of Kalemie–Kirungu (Congo-Kinshasa)
Niger Bishop Ignatius Anipu, M. Afr. (66) Bishop Ignatius Anipu , M. Afr. (66), Bishop of Maradi (Niger)
Ghana Bishop Francis Bomansaan, M. Afr. (64) Bishop Francis Bomansaan , M. Afr. (64), Bishop of Wa (Ghana)
South Africa Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr. (78) Bishop Jan de Groef , M. Afr. (78), Bishop emeritus of Bethlehem (South Africa)
Mauritania Bishop Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. (80) Bishop Martin Albert Happe , M. Afr. (80), Bishop emeritus of Nouakchott (Mauritania)
Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr. (66) Bishop Placide Lubamba Ndjibu , M. Afr. (66), Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa)
Algeria Bishop John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr. (77) Bishop John Gordon MacWilliam , M. Afr. (77), Bishop emeritus of Laghouat (Algeria)
Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi, M. Afr. (66) Bishop Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi , M. Afr. (66), Bishop of Wamba (Congo-Kinshasa)
Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr. (61) Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele , M. Afr. (61), Bishop of Goma (Congo-Kinshasa)
Algeria Bishop Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr. (85) Bishop Claude Jean Narcisse Rault , M. Afr. (85), Bishop emeritus of Laghouat (Algeria)
Algeria Bishop Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr. (54) Bishop Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella , M. Afr. (54), Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)
Mozambique Bishop Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. (84) Bishop Francisco João Silota , M. Afr. (84), Bishop emeritus of Chimoio (Mozambique)
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)
2012: Malawi Bishop Patrick Augustine Kalilombe , M. Afr., Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)
2008: Burkina Faso Bishop Denis Martin Tapsoba , M. Afr., Bishop of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso)
2007: France Bishop Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey , M. Afr., Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
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)
2004: Algeria Bishop Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon , M. Afr., Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)
2003: Rwanda Archbishop André Perraudin , M. Afr., Archbishop-Bishop of Kabgayi (Rwanda)
2003: Mali Bishop Georges Biard , M. Afr., Bishop of Mopti (Mali)
2003: Canada Bishop Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin , M. Afr., Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada)
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: Burkina Faso Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont , M. Afr., Bishop of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
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)
1991: Algeria Bishop Georges-Louis Mercier , M. Afr., Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)
1990: Tunisia Archbishop Michel Callens , M. Afr., Bishop-Prelate of Tunis (Tunisia)
1990: Burkina Faso Bishop Jean-Marie Lesourd , M. Afr., Bishop of Nouna (Burkina Faso)
1989: Algeria Bishop Jean-Marie Michel Arthur Alix Zacharie Raimbaud , M. Afr., Bishop of Laghouat (Algeria)
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)
1985: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Urbain Etienne Morlion , M. Afr., Bishop of Baudouinville (Congo-Kinshasa)
1985: Burkina Faso Bishop Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault , M. Afr., Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
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)
1978: Mali Bishop Étienne-Marie-Félix Courtois , M. Afr., Bishop of Kayes (Mali)
1976: Ghana Bishop Gerard Bertrand , M. Afr., Bishop of Navrongo (Ghana)
1976: Ghana Bishop Gabriel Champagne , M. Afr., Bishop of Tamale (Ghana)
1974: Scotland Bishop Francis Raymond Walsh , M. Afr., Bishop of Aberdeen (Scotland)
1971: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Xavier Geeraerts , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu (Congo-Kinshasa)
1970: Uganda Bishop François-Xavier Lacoursière , M. Afr., Bishop of Mbarara (Uganda)
1969: Tanzania Bishop Alfred Lanctôt , M. Afr., Bishop of Rulenge (Tanzania)
1968: Tanzania Bishop Guillaume-Joseph Trudel , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Tabora (Tanzania)
1968: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Richard Cleire , M. Afr., Bishop of Kasongo (Congo-Kinshasa)
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)
1965: Burkina Faso Bishop Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu , M. Afr., Bishop of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso)
1964: Tanzania Bishop Anthony van Oorschot , M. Afr., Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)
1963: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen , M. Afr., Bishop of Bunia (Congo-Kinshasa)
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)
1945: Congo-Kinshasa Bishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Kivu (Congo-Kinshasa)
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)
1888: Tanzania Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier , M. Afr., Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika (Tanzania)
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
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